http://www.myguideireland.com/blog Thu, 18 Mar 2010 12:38:19 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en From Yesterday, St. Patrick's Day, all senior tourists (aged 66 or more) are entitled to travel on the Irish Rail Network completely free of charge. The scheme, known as the "Golden Trekker" applies to train travel in Ireland on the Iarnród Éireann (Irish rail) network. Golden Trekker Tickets take the form of a four-day Trekker ... http://www.myguideireland.com/blog/free-rail-ireland/ Hotels in Ireland are now among the cheapest throughout Europe with only Hungary, Poland & the Czech Republic having lower average rates. According to the Hotels.com Hotel Price Index, the average price of an Irish hotel room fell by 21% in 2009 with the cost per night falling ... http://www.myguideireland.com/blog/irish-hotels-in-top-5-in-europe-for-value/ In an effort to remove confusion for the passenger and allow for the additioanl boarding gate capacity that will come on stream in Terminal 2, all boarding gates at Dublin Airport will be renumbered on Wednesday next February 3 2010. The alpha-numerical system based on the pier location will be abandoned for a more logical numeric sequence following consultation ... http://www.myguideireland.com/blog/departure-gates-in-dublin-airport-to-be-renumbered/ We often get questions about how to pay at toll roads in Ireland and their costs. It struck me that it would be a good topic for a post and an opportunity to put together a comprehensive list of car charges and payment methods for tolls in Ireland. As of today there are ... http://www.myguideireland.com/blog/paying-tolls-when-driving-in-ireland/ Congratulations to Bray on clinching the title of Ireland's cleanest town. Bray won top spot  ahead of Cavan in the annual Irish Business Against Litter awards. http://www.myguideireland.com/blog/bray-wins-irelands-cleanest-town/ Discount Airline, Ryanair today announced that it is to launch a new twice weekly route from Derry Airport to Faro in southern Portugal. The service runs from April 2010 and is the low-cost airline’s second international route from the north western airport. http://www.myguideireland.com/blog/new-route-between-derry-airport-and-faro/ We are delighted to announce the top 10 hotels in Ireland rated by genuine Guests; Unlike some rating sites where anyone can set up an account, our ratings are gathered only from people who we can verify have stayed at the property in question....because they booked it through us! For quality ... http://www.myguideireland.com/blog/top-10-hotels-in-ireland/ It is with great pride, here at myguideIreland, that we welcome the announcement that Cork City has  been listed alongside well known cities in the USA, Canada, UAE and Japan in a new Lonely Planet  guide for the top places to visit in 2010. The "Best in Travel 2010" published earlier ... http://www.myguideireland.com/blog/cork-gets-top-10-listing-in-lonely-planet/ We have just launched an initiative that sees the US Dollar jump in value by 10% when you book a vacation to Ireland; At myguideIreland, we always pride ourselves on putting our Guests first and are always looking for ways to offer better value without compromising the service we deliver. As you ... http://www.myguideireland.com/blog/us-dollar-jumps-10percen-v-euro/ Due a phenomenal year here at myguideIreland, we are currently recruiting candidates for our German and U.S Teams to work as Sales Guides selling vacations to Ireland. Positions are based in our Skibbereen, Co Cork office and also in our Boston Office. Candidates must possess the following - ... http://www.myguideireland.com/blog/were-hiring-again-at-myguideireland/