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From October 26th, a twice-weekly year-round service will operate from Cork to Lisbon. Travel bag: the week’s top travel news
  • Jo Linehan
  • April 21, 2018, 06:00

New Cork-Lisbon Aer Lingus route and Fermanagh tourism finds its feet

Brussels: So much more than the sum of its diplomats Brussels: So much more than the sum of its diplomats
  • Jeanette Farrell
  • April 21, 2018, 06:00

Enjoy layer upon layer of cultural endeavours over the course of a weekend at the Belgians’ inimitably leisurely pace

Aircraft seat belts: friend or foe? Aircraft seat belts: friend or foe?
  • Joan Scales
  • April 20, 2018, 14:57

Your seat belt can’t save you in extreme circumstances – the passenger sucked out of an aircraft window this week was wearing hers – but can keep you safe in turbulence

13 hacks to make it through the airport quickly, cheaply, sanely 13 hacks to make it through the airport quickly, cheaply, sanely
  • Conor Pope
  • April 20, 2018, 09:56

You can breeze through the airport with these time-saving, money-saving tricks

Tour Thailand, taste Big Bertha’s gin or sail to Santander Tour Thailand, taste Big Bertha’s gin or sail to Santander
  • Joan Scales
  • April 19, 2018, 14:24

Great Escapes: Spain, Thailand, romance in the midlands, spring on the Danube

Walk for the Weekend: Dooish from Glenveagh, Co Donegal Walk for the Weekend: Dooish from Glenveagh, Co Donegal
  • Michael Guilfoyle
  • April 18, 2018, 00:00

We were enthralled by the profound beauty all around us

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Travel bag: the week’s top travel news Travel bag: the week’s top travel news

New Cork-Lisbon Aer Lingus route and Fermanagh tourism finds its feet

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Enjoying the calm conditions in Glenveagh Walk for the Weekend: Dooish from Glenveagh, Co Donegal
  • Travel
  • Michael Guilfoyle
  • April 18, 2018

We were enthralled by the profound beauty all around us

The Great Southern Greenway: developed by a group of volunteers, in 2011 they received a special award from the European Greenways Association for their pioneering work Walk for the weekend: Another greenway to try in Co Limerick
  • Travel
  • Tony Doherty
  • April 18, 2018

Work began on this greenway 25 years ago – now it is an award-winning amenity

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Brussels: So much more than the sum of its diplomats Brussels: So much more than the sum of its diplomats

Enjoy layer upon layer of cultural endeavours over the course of a weekend at the Belgians’ inimitably leisurely pace

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Miami spice: glitz and glamour in south Florida’s melting pot Miami spice: glitz and glamour in south Florida’s melting pot

Whether walking around the art deco districts, taking a graffiti bike tour, or just people-watching in South Beach, you’ll feel like you’re in a Will Smith song

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Hannah (left) with her friend Jenny in front of the 15th-century town hall in the Grand Place, Brussels. Welcome to my place . . . Brussels
  • Abroad
  • Hannah O'Brien-Moller
  • April 15, 2018

Hannah O’Brien-Møller on what to eat, what to see and where to stock up on chocolate in the Belgian capital

Falset is home to the Hermitage of Saint Gregory, which is built into the side of a mountain. Photograph: iStock Welcome to my place . . . El Priorat
Aminah Bajwa: “My husband is originally from Lahore, so after 14 years living in Ireland we thought we should try living in Pakistan.” Welcome to my place . . . Lahore
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