Fionn - spot on! It was indeed Dianna and Geordie (Nigel being the s**t hot tenor banjo player). Hopefully we'll see them again this year - I know Dianna drops into the Mudcat now and again.

David Ingerson - if your daughter is into rock climbing (the finest of sports!) then Donegal has a lot to offer, I believe (never climbed there meself though). However, I there's no bolted (sports) routes in Ireland - it's all trad, as far as I know. Belfast, Derry and Newcastle (Co. Down) have climbing gyms, and I think there might be some in the universities in Dublin. http://www.climbing.ie/ is a good place to start.
I can't think of anything better than arranging a year away around your favourite hobbies!