Our Next Adventure: Greenway Financial Advisors

Posted on March 12, 2019 by agclontarf

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In 2019 we launched a new financial advisor website called Greenway Financial Advisors. Adrian teamed up with his son Ian, and daughter-in-law Debbie, preparing, studying, and carefully researching, and now Greenway is officially open for business!

We specialise in Mortgage Protection Policies, Life Insurance, and Mortgages. We’ve developed excellent online quote calculators, and we’re so excited to answer your questions that we’re trying to answer them before you even ask in our blog posts:

Explaining Mortgage Protection

The Difference Between Group & Individual Mortgage Protection

Tips Filling Out Your Forms

And our handy list of Frequently Used Terms!

We’re passionate about our new path, and would love for you to visit our site:

Greenway Financial Advisors

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Summary of the Year Away

Posted on July 9, 2016 by agclontarf

We have made it ! Lock No. 1 The SummitLooking back on our year away. We had a great time, meet lots of great people and achieved a life time ambition. We did manage to find the right boat and get it from The River Shannon in Ireland, via Paris to Berlin and back to Chalon sur Saone in France. We sold the boat there and returned home.

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We are back in our house – The Gap Year is Officially Over

Posted on March 11, 2015 by agclontarf
The Strida folding bike has been from home to Berlin and back

The Strida folding bike has been from home to Berlin and back

On Saturday, 7th March we moved back into our house and then it hit me, the Gap Year is really over! Continue reading →

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Shoddy work by an English Car Garage- I did not follow my own advice

Posted on March 6, 2015 by agclontarf
The first Tow truck on A 40 Carmarthen Road

The first Tow truck on A 40 Carmarthen Road

Yesterday we got Nuala’s car back from the garage in Dublin. The work that was supposed to be done by the Portsmouth garage had to be redone. So we have had to pay twice for the same job plus the added inconvenience and cost of breaking down en route, in addition to missing the ferry. Yet the Portsmouth garage will get away with it because it’s too much trouble to fight it! Continue reading →

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Another reality check…

Posted on March 4, 2015 by agclontarf

Missing good French wines

First week, back at home and I am already missing France- especially the wine and cheese!

There is nothing for it ,I will just have to stop drinking wine. Might be good for my body but definitely not good for my quality of life. Continue reading →

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Reality Bites- The Gap Year is Over- Nuala went back to work today.

Posted on March 2, 2015 by agclontarf
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Nuala going back to work after the year off !

Nuala left the apartment at 8 am this morning for her first day at work in 11 months. I am going to attend the Rotary meeting this afternoon. Continue reading →

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Why do some people say one thing when their minds really are thinking the opposite?

Posted on February 27, 2015 by agclontarf
The broken down car

The broken down car

As you know our car broke down on the way to the ferry in Fishguard last Sunday. We missed the 2.30 pm ferry by minutes and had to wait for 12 hours.  So we did what we know works- find a local hotel with Wi-Fi and a quite place to sit. Continue reading →

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Five days R&R in Portsmouth before returning to Dublin

Posted on February 25, 2015 by agclontarf
HMS Alliance

HMS Alliance

Our Gap Year has been wonderful and things have fallen into place for us as we went along. One such example was staying with Neil & Bernie on the way home. It was a great transition from our year on the boat in Europe to coming back to Dublin and work. It helped prepare us. Continue reading →

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We are home- we limped into Ireland rather than arrive to applause

Posted on February 23, 2015 by agclontarf
The first Tow truck on A 40 Carmarthen Road

The first Tow truck on A 40 Carmarthen Road

We are home in Dublin since 11.30 today Monday 23rd February. Fourteen hours behind schedule but then again we did arrive by breakdown truck. Continue reading →

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A Gap Year Lesson for Me- Sometimes You Just have to go with the Flow.

Posted on February 20, 2015 by agclontarf
The Surgeons show Adrian how to use the crutches

The Surgeons show Adrian how to use the crutches

Now that we are near the end of our Gap Year, I have been reflecting on what the year has taught me. Definitely one lesson for me is that it is always right to go with the flow and not try and force life. Continue reading →

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