Book today and you could see a whole chunk of the country tomorrow with Railtours. Will it be Connemara and Galway Bay, or Kilkenny, Waterford or Cork, Blarney Castle and Cobh or the Giants Causeway (above) and the Glens of Antrim? Booking: (01) 8460045.
The fast-moving show of Irish dance, music and song Ragús from the Aran Islands is on nightly at 8.30 p.m. in the Olympia Theatre, Dublin. Booking, tel: (01) 679 3323 or the Ticketmaster booking line 0818 719 300. The sister show take place in Halla Ronain, on Inis Mór at 2.45 p.m. and 9 p.m. daily
Make a splash around Dublin in an amphibious vehicle, wearing a Viking hat and roaring at passersby. It's all part of the Viking Splash tours which start at Bull Alley, beside St Patrick's Cathedral. Credit card bookings, tel: (01) 4539185. Prices: adults €15.95, children under 13 €8.85, family tickets ( two adults and up to three children) €50. Tours run every half hour until August 31st.
This weekend, tour operator Direct Holidays is offering the following late sun deals: One week in Ibiza from €439, Crete from €459, Tenerife from €469, Algarve from €499 and Majorca from €469 and two weeks in Menorca from €499. Tel: (01) 8860400.
Joan Scales
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