Category Archives: Ireland

7 Day Ireland vacation cheaper than an iPhone

Hands up if you’re tired yet of the endless talk about a recession in the economy? For months now, there has been speculation about whether there will be one, if it’s not there already. Well if the answer above is … Continue reading

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The best Tea in Ireland

Ever wondered what makes the Irish so partial to a cup of tea? Here, Summer of Travel writer Liz o’ Malley explains her experiences when travelling the South West of Ireland with the help of Barry’s finest amongst others….

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Cork Airport announces Transatlantic connection

Cork Airport has announced that passengers can now book flights between Cork and the USA in one single transaction. In a deal between Aer Arann and Aer Lingus, passengers will now be able to book flights from USA airports to … Continue reading

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New Routes for cheap flights to Ireland

Cheap flight access to Ireland has been given a further boost as Ryanair has announced 4 new routes to Ireland The airline is commencing 3 new routes into Shannon from October 2008. All originating in Poland they will link the midwestern Airport with Katowice, … Continue reading

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Top 10 Reasons to Vacation in Ireland in 2008

Here at DiscoveringIreland, we always like to ask our Guests why they love vacations to Ireland and what it is that makes them dream of coming back, because we all know its not the weather here!. Based on feedback and … Continue reading

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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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