To get to Galteemore, take the M8 motorway as far as Junction 12, just beyond Mitchelstown. Take the direction to Kilbehenny / Cahir. Once you reach the village of Skeheenarinky (great name), take the first turn left and proceed 1 mile up this road to the end, where there is parking. There is a well trodden walking trail, called the Black Road, up to the mountains. Walk straight on for about 2 miles, slowly gaining altitude. You will see Galteemore to your left, with smaller Galteebeag straight ahead of you. There is trail around the base of Galteebeag heading towards a gap between the two mountains. This trail is not as well marked, and is somewhat boggy. The gap is also very boggy (very) and there is a steep drop-off to the north, looking down into Lough Dineen and the Glen of Aherlow. Proceed to your left up Galteemore. It's a fairly steep 20 minute climb to the top.  

To descend, you can retrace your steps, or alternatively there is a low ridge to the southwest. South of this ridge is a small wooded area and some streams merging together. There is a crossing point here. and a trail leading upwards to the left of the woods.  You will eventually find yourself at a T-junction where you rejoin the Black Road and can proceed right back to the car-park. 

Some similar directions here : http://www.munsterhillwalks.com/Documents/Galtees.htm

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Couple of things.

We are unlikely to ever get our affairs in order - there will always be challenges and changing priorities. Is that enough reason, or is it even a valid reason, to put the brakes on exploration? When would it ever be the right time? Does going to the Moon completely invalidate trying to solve more pressing issues such as hunger, health, etc? Normally, it doesn't.

The race to the Moon created an unprescendented period of human innovation - it was far an economic failure. It created wealth through new technologies and new industries. Many private sector jobs exist today that owe their existence, in part, to the Moon landings.

Also, I think that competition might be exactly what is needed to get this process kickstarted again. It's possibly the lack of competition that has the whole thing languishing. When Armstrong and Aldrin landed on the Moon, it was not seen as exclusively an American achievment. It was understood to be, quite rightly, a global achievement. I think competition can work, particularly when the US sees China and India taking the initiative.

Aren't there quite innovative solutions being proposed about how to deal with space junk? There is already a prototype solar sail in space - NanoSail D - that might be a forebearer of a system that will capture and slow down the most troublesome material. It's a problem that has some potentially cost-effective solutions.