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GO US: The rolling beaches and rugged seascapes of the Outer Banks, in North Carolina, make for a cracking family holiday on a coastline ripe with history, writes
Joan Scales
GO IRELAND:Neolithic monuments and chambers of the dead are scattered all over the country. They're a legacy worth seeing, writes
Amanda Phelan
GO CROATIA:Cruising the Elafiti Islands of the Adriatic makes
Catherine Foleyfeel as if she's living the life of a tsarina
GO CITYBREAK:Looking for an unusual weekend break? Thessaloníki has a lively cultural scene, vibrant street life and a reputation as a culinary capital, writes
Deirdre McQuillan
GO BOOK:The first big journey that our columnist
Manchán Magantook was a trip from England to Kenya, as he describes in his new book
GO PLAN: Fiona McCannreports on a travel agency that is seeing off competition from the internet

FESTIVAL:ABOUT 80 SINGLES aged 30-55 will descend on Clare Island, in Co Mayo, on Friday, September 19th, for a three-day event so popular with British lonely hearts that it was even the subject of an article in
Country Livingmagazine.
THEMED CRUISES:THE BRITISH HAVE often been criticised for travelling to foreign parts only to bring their own heritage along with them.
PERSONAL FINANCE:TRAVELLERS RETURNING from foreign trips might be alarmed to see extra charges on their credit-card bills from their overseas spending.
The rest of the week's travel news

From a Glenans sailing course in Cork or Mayo to midterm in Cuba,
Joan Scaleshas the best of the week's offers
Your earliest holiday memory? It was in the Baltic Sea with my parents in East Germany on Ruegen, an island close to the Polish border.
Kate Holmquist and family shivered their way through a recent flight
THERE IS MORE to Crete than the sunny, crowded beaches of the north coast.
YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED
How much for a week's golf in the Florida sun?
GO GADGETS:For those of us who have a tough time finding a matching pair of socks each morning, think of the extra aggravation that would be caused by owning several pairs of Injinji's split- and individual-toe socks.
BRIAN O'CONNELL'S ROUND-UP OF TRAVEL BLOGS
ANNALISA SCALAVINO, CONFERENCE CO-ORDINATOR WITH ABBEY TOURS
LIAM STEBBINGVISITS RENVYLE HOUSE HOTEL, CO GALWAY
ETHICAL TRAVELLER:Catherine Mackon responsible tourism
This week's travel books


GO SPORT:A leisurely day at Lord's cricket ground is an endless piece of heaven for
Jason Michael- if only he'd remembered the picnic basket
A guide to upcoming sporting events and how to get to them

2008 All-Ireland SHC FinalGAA Correspondent Seán Moran gives his account of the final where Kilkenny totally dominated their neighbours Waterford
John McCainFull audio recording of John McCain's speech at the Republican National Convention in St Paul, Minnesota.
Inside Wexford's giant celloFrank McDonald on the decision to rebuild Wexford's Opera House
Final touchesLiam MacCarthy Cup repaired before Croke Park appearance
Palin address to Republican Party ConventionFull audio recording of Sarah Palin's address to the Republican Party Convention 2008