According to the newspaper report, comments by minister for transport, Noel Dempsey, yesterday gave a clear indication of the intention to keep Cork and Shannon Airports under the authority of Dublin.
As often speculated at the time, it now appears that the State Airports Act 2004, was nothing more than a name change from Aer Rianta to the Dublin Airport Authority (DAA). If this story turns out to be true, surely a further name change is required? It would seem a ridiculous situation to have the other two airports as part of a DUBLIN airport authority in the longer term???
Julian Lloyd Webber stars at Sheen Falls Lodge Classical Weekend, November 21st to 23rd.
Following the success of his performance last year, Julian Lloyd Webber returns to Sheen Falls with a new beautiful programme of classical music.
One of the world’s most popular solo cellists; Julian has premiered more than 50 unique works for cello and has inspired new composition by composers such as Malcolm Arnold, Joaquin Rodrigo, James MacMillian and Philip Glass.
At Sheen Falls, Julian will perform favourite classics by Bach, Brahms, Faure, Saint Saens and Elgar, jazz greats Cleo Laine, Stephane Grappelli and Elton John in addition to works, of course, by his brother Andrew Lloyd Webber.
The appointment has been announced that Gerry Walsh, former CEO of Board Gáis, will take over the position of Chairman of the Cork Airport Authority.
At myguideIreland we are huge fans of Cork Airport and often receive reviews from travellers highlighting the ease of transit and the quality of the experience at Cork Airport.
We welcome the appointment of Gerry Walsh and wish hime every success in steering the airport to even greater success in the coming years.
This October, In association with Adare Manor Resort we are offering you the chance to live like a Lord or Lady. Adare is the perfect base for touring the most popular tourist site in Ireland in Counties, Kerry, Limerick, Cork and Clare and we are giving you a choice of 2 great value packages that include the Adare Manor experience:
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7 nights on the estate in one of Adare’s luxury Villas including a Rental Car for just $342/£195 per person when 4 people share or $684/£391 per person when 2 people share. read more
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7 days/6 nights touring Ireland including 2 nights in the historic Adare Manor House for just €573/£327 read more
This month myguideIreland have another excellent offer giving you the opportunity for only $359 to spend a 6 days in Ireland including a castle stay!
Combine the luxury regal experience of a 15th Century castle with a stay in a cottage vacation rental as you tour Ireland’s most popular tourist region. The package includes:
4 nights in a cottage vacation rental.
1 night in the former Castle home of one of Ireland’s most famous Earls.
Full cooked Irish breakfast in Castle Dining room.
Economy rental car including unlimited mileage, CDW, all fees and taxes.
Map of Ireland.
Shipping by FedEx of your accommodation vouchers
Ireland discount booklet with $600 in admission concessions
What Dublin doesn’t have in size, it more than makes up for in personality. Ask anyone who’s visited the ‘Fair City’ and they’ll have one or two tales to tell about the legendary charm of Dublin. This September, Dublin is set to host a range of exciting events that provide the perfect opportunity to experience the city‘s unique character.
Of these events the one grabbing most of the headlines is the Dublin Fringe Festival. Picking up where Edinburgh left off, The Fringe is Ireland’s showcase of visual and performance arts played out at established and makeshift venues throughout Dublin from September 6th to 21st
It’s official! Westport in County Mayo is Ireland’s tidiest town. For the third time, the County mayo town has won the overall title at the 2008 SuperValu TidyTowns awards ceremony in Dublin. Westport previously won in 2001 and in 2006
A visit to Westport as part of an Ireland vacation or holiday will show the beauty that the town exudes.
Tidy towns initiative
The national TidyTowns competition was launched by Bord Fáilte (now Fáilte Ireland) in 1958 as a follow on from the National Spring Clean Campaign which ran from 1953 and 1957 as part of Tostal a tourism celebration of all things Irish. Bord Fáilte was restructured in 1995 and the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government assumed ownership of TidyTowns and now organises the competition with the support of national sponsor SuperValu
Ryanair announced today that they are to close 2 routes to Cork Airport from the United Kingdom.
This is a blow to toursim in the southwest of Ireland, a region that has also seen UK visitor numbers affected by the closure of the Swansea-Cork ferry 2 years ago.
The routes to close are from East-Midlands and Glasgow-Prestwick, which will close on October 26th and 28th respectively.
Ryanair’s CEO Michael O’Leary said they had made the decision due to an increase in the charges being imposed by the airport on those routes from 1 November however Cork Airport management have rejected this claim stating that they have not raised charges.
While we look at at the uncharacteristically heavy rain this August, I came across this youtube clip that reminds us just why an Ireland Vacation is just so popular:
In this month’s newsletter Seamus O’Murchu looks at one of the oldest beauty pageants in the world, The Rose of Tralee which starts on August 22nd.
As always, myguideIreland have a very special offer this month giving you the opportunity to spend a week in Ireland for just $399!
Furthermore, for anyone who missed this last month, we are also continuing to keep you up to date with the top remaining festivals in Ireland this Summer & finally in this edition we hope you’ll enjoy experimenting with this month’s extra special traditional recipe!
In this month’s newsletter Seamus O’Murchu looks at one of the oldest beauty pageants in the world,