Capt. Paddy & Lucky’s 32 Counties Challenge

As they approach the final months of their adventures, the two bears are setting themselves one last goal—to have flown or driven in and out of every county in Ireland! Their mission is to visit as many airfields, flying schools, and heritage sites as possible. If you’d like to be a part of this final pawsum adventure, reach out and help them complete their ultimate challenge for 2025! 10/32 counties completed so far!

Achievements by Capt. Paddy & Lucky

1 Goal
2 Teddy Bears & 2 Charites 
3 years of Adventures (almost)
6 Continents reached
10 Counties of Ireland flown from
21 times circumnavigated the Globe 
30 Countries visited
66 different aircraft types flown on
900+ flying hours
€11,000 raised so far for our Charities
20,000 target to raise by the end of the year
850,000km flown

Support Ireland’s globetrotting aviator teddy bears as they raise awareness and funds for two incredible charities: LauraLynn Children’s Hospice and Dogs Trust Ireland. To make a kind donation, visit www.aviationireland.ie and click the donate button to access the JustGiving pages. Counties visited so far:

Antrim ✅
Armagh ✅
Carlow
Cavan
Clare ✅
Cork ✅
Derry
Donegal
Down
Dublin ✅
Fermanagh
Galway
Kerry
Kildare ✅
Kilkenny
Laois
Leitrim
Limerick
Longford ✅
Louth
Mayo
Meath ✅
Monaghan
Offaly ✅
Roscommon
Sligo
Tipperary
Tyrone
Waterford
Westmeath ✅
Wexford
Wicklow

Mark Dwyer
Mark Dwyerhttps://flyinginireland.com
Mark is an airline pilot flying the Boeing 737 for a major European airline. In addition he is also a Type Rating Instructor, Type Rating Examiner and Base Training Captain on the B737. Outside of commercial flying Mark enjoys flying light aircraft from the smallest 3 Axis microlights up to heavier singles. He is also an instructor and EASA Examiner on single engines and a UK CAA Examiner. He flies the Chipmunk for the Irish Historic Flight Foundation (IHFF). Mark became the Chairman of the National Microlight Association of Ireland (NMAI) in 2013 and has overseen a massive growth in the organisation. In this role he has worked at local and national levels. In 2015, Mark won ‘Upcoming Aviation Professional Award’ at the Aviation Industry Awards sponsored by the IAA. Mark launched this website back in 2002 while always managing the website, he has also been Editor and Deputy Editor of FlyingInIreland Magazine from 2005 to 2015.

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