8.‘It’s Not a Hobby That Would Save Anyone’s Life, But It Could Save Your Sanity’

12 years ago, Paul Duff left behind the hustle and bustle of Dublin and settled for a new life on Valencia Island, just off the south west tip of Co Kerry. Here he is surrounded by the wild Atlantic Ocean as he tends to his vegetables and a lighthouse. Mark Nevin is model railway enthusiast who can quite easily while away the hours and days building and maintaining his large model railway. It’s a…