DEALS:Be Wild at Heart at the Connemara Walking Festival next weekend, with a walk up Diamond Hill and a trip over to Inishbofin, and inspiring direction from Michael Gibbons. Packages from €199pps. Book with Abbeyglen Castle (095-21201); Ballynahinch Castle (095-31006); Clifden Station House (095-21699); Lough Inagh Lodge (095-34706) and Cashel House Hotel (095-31001)
Malta iscelebrating St Patrick's Day too and you could spend a few days there with prices from as low as €82 per night in five-star hotels. See VisitMalta.com. Flights with Ryanair from Dublin
Neon nights, silent discos, sunset cruises are on the cards for Club 18-30 holidays to the sun. Two weeks in Ibiza will cost from €559pps. Tel: 0818-214161
Friendship Travelhas late availability single cabins on the five-masted sailing ship, Royal Clipper, for cruises around the Mediterranean during April and May, with prices from £995 (about €1,195). Tel: 048-94462211.
Non-walkerswill love being based in Santiago de Compostela and heading out each day to explore the treasures of Galicia. Seven nights in a four-star hotel, flights, five dinners, and all excursions will cost from €945pps. Tel: 01-8783111 and see Maptravel.ie