PORTMARNOCK RESORT DEBUTS INTERNATIONAL MEMBERSHIP FOR DREAM DUBLIN GOLF GETAWAYS By Brian Weis

PORTMARNOCK RESORT DEBUTS INTERNATIONAL MEMBERSHIP FOR DREAM DUBLIN GOLF GETAWAYS

By Brian Weis

Portmarnock Resort, home of the acclaimed and recently redeveloped Jameson Golf Links, has launched an international membership offering for the first time.

Exclusively available for golfers living permanently outside of the island of Ireland, the membership includes access to the highly praised design, originally laid out by Bernhard Langer in 1995.

A multi-million-pound project to further elevate the course, including the elevation of tee boxes and greens to create even more dramatic ocean views, was completed in 2024. The new-look layout is now one of Ireland's most picturesque golfing experiences and features panoramic vistas of north Dublin's Velvet Strand and the famous island known locally as Ireland's Eye.

Another attractive perk of international membership is a dedicated concierge service to assist with bookings at other local courses, making Portmarnock Resort an unparalleled base for an Irish golf getaway. Dublin's north coast is a hotbed of world-class links courses, including the nearby Portmarnock Golf Club, County Louth and The Island Golf Club.

Paul McCanny, director of golf at Portmarnock Resort and Jameson Golf Links, said: "When you consider just how many exceptional golf courses there are in this part of Ireland, it's perhaps unsurprising that so many of our guests - including regular guests - have travelled from the UK and all over the world.

"In response it makes perfect sense to launch our first international membership, giving overseas guests a new way to make the most of our full offering. We are proud to be a place where golfers from far and wide choose to base themselves when they take that bucket-list trip to the Emerald Isle."

As Dublin's only coastal resort, Portmarnock Resort & Jameson Golf Links immerses guests in the natural beauty of the rugged Irish coastline despite being situated just 30 minutes from the city centre.

International membership spaces are limited; to enquire, please email director of golf Paul McCanny at pmccanny@portmarnock.com.

For more information on Portmarnock Resort and Jameson Golf Links, click here.

Revised: 12/16/2025 - Article Viewed 32 Times - View Course Profile

About: Brian Weis

Brian Weis is the mastermind behind GolfTrips.com, a vast network of golf travel and directory sites covering everything from the rolling fairways of Wisconsin to the sunbaked desert layouts of Arizona. If there’s a golf destination worth visiting, chances are, Brian has written about it, played it, or at the very least, found a way to justify a "business trip" there.

As a card-carrying member of the Golf Writers Association of America (GWAA), International Network of Golf (ING), Golf Travel Writers of America (GTWA), International Golf Travel Writers Association (IGTWA), and The Society of Hickory Golfers (SoHG), Brian has the credentials to prove that talking about golf is his full-time job. In 2016, his peers even handed him The Shaheen Cup, a prestigious award in golf travel writing—essentially the Masters green jacket for guys who don’t hit the range but still know where the best 19th holes are.

Brian’s love for golf goes way back. As a kid, he competed in junior and high school golf, only to realize that his dreams of a college golf scholarship had about the same odds as a 30-handicap making a hole-in-one. Instead, he took the more practical route—working on the West Bend Country Club grounds crew to fund his University of Wisconsin education. Little did he know that mowing greens and fixing divots would one day lead to a career writing about the best courses on the planet.

In 2004, Brian turned his golf passion into a business, launching GolfWisconsin.com. Three years later, he expanded his vision, and GolfTrips.com was born—a one-stop shop for golf travel junkies looking for their next tee time. Today, his empire spans all 50 states, and 20+ international destinations.

On the course, Brian is a weekend warrior who oscillates between a 5 and 9 handicap, depending on how much he's been traveling (or how generous he’s feeling with his scorecard). His signature move" A high, soft fade that his playing partners affectionately (or not-so-affectionately) call "The Weis Slice." But when he catches one clean, his 300+ yard drives remind everyone that while he may write about golf for a living, he can still send a ball into the next zip code with the best of them.

Whether he’s hunting down the best public courses, digging up hidden gems, or simply outdriving his buddies, Brian Weis is living proof that golf is more than a game—it’s a way of life.