Category Archives: Ireland

Saddle up for the 2008 Galway Races!

Begining on July 28th, Galway will host its annual 7 day world renowned horsing racing festival. The 2008 Galway Races promise to be a real spectacle in the Irish Horse Racing calendar and will attract some 200,000 race-goers to the … Continue reading

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North of Ireland strives for supremacy in Golf

Ballyliffin and Royal Portrush Golf clubs have joined forces in a united cross-border bid to bring Golf’s Irish Open to Ireland’s North Coast. Details of this exciting initiative were revealed at a media briefing for the Seniors Irish Open which … Continue reading

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New route to Cork Airport from Geneva

Aer Lingus has just announced its new winter schedule for 2008/09 to Cork Airport with the addition of a new service  from Cork to Geneva that will commence early December 2008. Commenting on the news, Kevin Cullinane, Marketing Manager Cork Airport said, … Continue reading

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Knock Airport passenger numbers up 25%

Knock Airport has announced that passenger numbers were more than 177,000 in the first four months of 2008 up 25% on the previous year . The Airport had it’s busiest Easter on record with 30,000 passengers passing through it’s doors. Recent additions of new routes to London … Continue reading

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Aer Arann and Aer Lingus commence new routes to Ireland

Two new routes commenced in the past week at Cork Airport. Aer Arann added a link from France when services began from Cork (ORK) to Brest (BES). Brest becomes Aer Arann’s fifth location in France adding to Bordeaux, La Rochelle, … Continue reading

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Dingle named in top 20 destinations in the World

Tripadvisor, the expedia owned travel review website, have just named their best destinations for 2008. Dingle, or “An Daingean” as it is officially named, has been listed at number 18, the 6th European destination to be listed. Dingle, which is in the … Continue reading

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Easing concerns about the strength of the Euro

There has been a lot of talk about fuel prices, a weak dollar and even impending recessions this year. The strenght of the Euro is undoubtedly a factor in this discussion. For travellers to “Euro-zone” countries, this has certainly been on their minds … Continue reading

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New Route from Germany to Ireland

Ryanair have just announced a new route from Berlin to Shannon commencing on May 30th 2008 In a statement Ryanair’s Caroline Baldwin said: “This new connection to Germany’s exciting capital city is a great enhancement of our route network at Shannon. An ideal … Continue reading

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Why not be the Captain in your own vacation?

An experience report – the self-trial On the rivers and lakes of Ireland you can rent more than 500 cabin-cruisers and enjoy your vacation with a lot of nature. You can cast the fishing rod or enjoy a bath in … Continue reading

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Lose yourself in an Irish Bog!

When people think about vacations in Ireland they inevitably think about the coastal counties of Kerry, Cork & Galway and of course the big smoke Dublin. The ring of Kerry, Cliffs of Moher and Connemara are always amongst the first … Continue reading

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