Meet the Team

Padraig Sears, owner and guide of Green Road Cycle Tours, has a great love for outdoor activities. He is a frequent visitor to the French and Italian Alps, in summertime for mountain biking and touring and in the winter months for skiing. Such vacation activities are a continuation of his love of the outdoors and outdoor adventure activities which is available to him amongst Killarney’s National Park and the foothills of the MacGillycuddy Reeks, Ireland’s highest mountain range.

Here, he has his home and the base for his business. His previous career was in law enforcement, having served 30 years in Ireland’s national police force, An Garda Siochana.

The highlights of his police service, which he found very rewarding and life learning was his role as a Police instructor in the Garda College (Academy), his many years in firearms and specialised training of different Garda units, Garda management and Detective units.

Padraig is a Fáilte Ireland (Irish Tourist Board) approved regional and local guide.

Green Road Cycle Tours has been featured in Cycling World Magazines February 2016 edition. Read the article (pages 60 & 61) here >>

Tomás Mac an t-Saoir (or Sears in English) is from Ballyferriter, located on the hugely popular Slea Head drive. Not only is Tomás a keen cyclist, but he is also an avid history lover and he is a fluent Irish speaker.

Tomás spent 3 years in University in Galway City, securing a degree in Irish & History. Following his graduation from university, he went on to successfully cycle 3,000 miles (4,800km) across the USA from California to Florida. Tomás raised 8,000 Euro for the Donal Walsh Live Life Foundation to combat mental health issues among Ireland’s youth. Tomás is now planning to cycle 12,000km from Egypt to South Africa & climb Mount Kilimanjaro.

He juggles his tour guiding duties with working in his family pub, Tigh an tSaorsaigh, in Ballyferriter.

Worth watching! The Irish language in full flow on the Dingle Peninsula. Tomás Mac an t-Saoir (Tom Sears) being interviewed on Ireland’s National television regarding his cycle trip from west coast to east coast USA. The background scenery is what you will experience with Green Road Cycle Tours.

Fiona grew up the youngest of 9 children in Mallow, Co. Cork and first moved to Kerry when she was 20 years old.  After a career in International Business Development worldwide, Fiona moved to Beaufort, Kerry with her daughter Kitty over 10 years ago.

With Green Road Cycle Tours from the very beginning, Fiona looks after the Sales and Marketing side of the business as well as bookings and operations.  She also guides from time to time and therefore has first-hand knowledge to advise clients from the get go.  Outside of cycling, Fiona likes to ski  in the Winter, row on the Lakes of Killarney in the Spring/Summer and plan for next year in the Winter!