Gilheaney left Leitrim aged 19 to go to college and spent most of those 20 years living in Dublin. She commutes six hours a day, three times a week to her lecturing job in Dublin. Martha Gilheaney (41) recently swapped her six-minute commute to work in Dublin city centre for a six-hour commute from her home in Leitrim. Photograph: Chris Maddaloni/The Irish TimesMartha Gilheaney at her recently bought home in Co Leitrim. Photograph: Chris MaddaloniOverall, she is happy with her decision to leave Dublin, despite the difficult commute.

Source: The Irish Times October 28, 2025 22:30 UTC