Holidays
# holidays - Monday 17 June, 2013
How the Obama girls can get a REAL Irish holiday experience
And there’ll be no fighting in that backseat now or else Michelle is just going to turn this car right around and go home.
# holidays - Sunday 16 June, 2013
One in five parents to take children out of school early for holidays
The average primary school pupil misses 11 out of 183 days of a school year.
Explainer: Why should you get a European Health Insurance Card before travelling?
Of course we hope you don’t get sick on your holidays, but just in case…
# holidays - Saturday 15 June, 2013
Column: The truth is, I don’t like holidays all that much
Maybe it’s not normal for adults to feel homesick, but taking off and seeing my rainy but beautiful country reduced to a speck in the distance that always fills me with a deep sense of melancholy and loneliness, writes Ann-Marie Scully.
# holidays - Tuesday 11 June, 2013
Aer Lingus and Ryanair flights cancelled over ‘single sky’ strike
Have you holidays booked over the next three days? Read on.
# holidays - Sunday 9 June, 2013
7 steps to enjoying the sun like a pro-athlete
Even if some of us can only see it from the office.
9 essential lessons from the world’s worst holiday photos
You can avoid this horror.
# holidays - Saturday 8 June, 2013
11 things Irish people buy on holiday
‘Sure we had to get some of the Tunisian pottery – you can’t get it anywhere else in the world!’
# holidays - Wednesday 5 June, 2013
Irish people spending an average of €1,000 while on holiday
A new survey shows that one in three are planning a sun holiday while 17 per cent will remain here for a ‘staycation’.
# holidays - Monday 3 June, 2013
9 things everyone does when it rains on holiday
It would be bucketing down outside and you’d be doing one of these things.
# holidays - Sunday 26 May, 2013
Poll: Have you planned a summer holiday?
Make us jealous.
# holidays - Friday 24 May, 2013
Romantic getaways helping over half of Irish hotels increase turnover
A new survey also showed that hoteliers have a more positive outlook about growth at their own business over the next year.
# holidays - Thursday 16 May, 2013
Column: You can get a tan from a bottle, so save your skin
People in Ireland seem to be obsessed with getting a tan – but this country has one of the highest skin cancer rates in the entire world. It’s time to wake up to the real danger sun of exposure, says Pauline Power, who was diagnosed with a melanoma at 29.
# holidays - Saturday 11 May, 2013
How to tell if you are an Irish person on holiday
From bringing your own tea bags to clapping when the plane lands.
# holidays - Saturday 20 April, 2013
Poll: Should school summer holidays be shortened?
The UK’s Education Secretary is calling for longer term times – should that be considered in Ireland too?
# holidays - Wednesday 3 April, 2013
9 essential destinations to see the REAL Ireland
Where would you send Tom Cruise?
# holidays - Friday 29 March, 2013
9 things that ALWAYS happened on a family weekend away
You’d be off to the amusements right after you’d listened to your favourite tape on the way down.
# holidays - Sunday 3 March, 2013
Here’s how the Costa Concordia wreck is being removed
Workers have to undergo a four-day mountain climbing course before starting the job to equip themselves for the dangerous conditions.
# holidays - Saturday 2 February, 2013
PICS: Inside Disneyland’s super-exclusive $10k-a-year members’ club
This one ain’t targeting the kids: it’s got a licence to sell alcohol.
# holidays - Thursday 31 January, 2013
January’s almost over, here’s 7 ways to celebrate
Spring is just around the corner. It could be raining more. Just a few of the reasons to be cheerful today…
# holidays - Tuesday 29 January, 2013
9 ideas for your ultimate fantasy holiday
We all need something to look forward to, right?
# holidays - Thursday 10 January, 2013
Passenger numbers at Dublin Airport up 2 per cent
An extra 360,000 passengers used Dublin Airport last year with an increase of 420,000 in international passengers.
# holidays - Tuesday 25 December, 2012
Charity warns male victims of domestic abuse are vulnerable at Christmas
Amen has said fathers who have separated from their abusers are often denied access to their children over the holidays.
# holidays - Monday 24 December, 2012
Pic: Our favourite personalised Christmas decoration
You might cry. We certainly did.
# holidays - Sunday 23 December, 2012
# holidays - Saturday 22 December, 2012
Open Thread: what are your coolest (or weirdest) Christmas tree decorations?
The Wright Brothers knew how to deck out this tree to the max – but what have been your most memorable decorations?
# holidays - Friday 21 December, 2012
In pictures: Coming home for Christmas
There were a lot of smiles and happy tears at Dublin Airport today as people were greeted by their families and friends at arrivals.
# holidays - Thursday 13 December, 2012
Column: 5 simple ways to survive Christmas unscathed
This can be a difficult time, writes Ciara Conlon – but there are easy ways to keep stress at a minimum.
# holidays - Thursday 22 November, 2012
Pic: What happens when Americans fly home for Thanksgiving
Busy skies much?
# holidays - Friday 16 November, 2012
The Irish work more hours – and get fewer holidays, survey says
A global poll by Expedia has revealed that the average Irish person gets 21 days off a year – less than the European average.
# holidays - Sunday 4 November, 2012
Column: Stephen Donnelly: Here’s what a week off for a TD actually looks like
Skyfall, constituency work, money we owe to Anglo, and a face-off with Richie Boucher of Bank of Ireland – Stephen Donnelly shares exactly what he did on his mid-term break this week.
# holidays - Tuesday 28 August, 2012
15,000 US fans expected into Dublin Airport ahead of Notre Dame, Navy game
The sold-out game kicks off on Saturday at the Aviva.
# holidays - Sunday 12 August, 2012
5 alternative sixth year holiday ideas
Leaving Certificate students have worked hard, now where are they going to play hard? Here are some less than ordinary sixth year holiday destinations.
How to… nab a bargain holiday
Summer isn’t over just yet. Here are some novel bargain holiday ideas if you are strapped for cash.
# holidays - Monday 6 August, 2012
How to: survive a long-haul flight
Are your legs dreading those cramped hours, dampening your holiday excitement? TheJournal.ie has some tips.
# holidays - Sunday 5 August, 2012
Open thread: What are your best childhood holiday memories?
It’s been the coldest July in 40 years so we’d like you to warm the cockles of our heart…
# holidays - Sunday 29 July, 2012
Potential for growth in tourism sector highlighted at Summer School
Leaders in the tourism sector highlighted paths for potential growth in the sector at the Garret FitzGerald Summer School in Killarney.
# holidays - Friday 27 July, 2012
Latest visitor figures described as ‘flat’ by Tourism Ireland
Three million tourists came to Ireland in the first six months of the year.
# holidays - Sunday 22 July, 2012
Have you checked your passport lately?
We’re all going on our summer holidays….. IF your passport is in date. You’re being urged to check before you travel.
# holidays - Saturday 21 July, 2012
Poll: Are you planning a summer holiday?
Is it a staycation, an Irish vacation or a trip abroad?
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