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Dining room at Castle Leslie, Co Monaghan. Play lord and lady in these castles and manor houses to rent around Ireland
  • Mimi Murray
  • September 15, 2019, 06:05

These luxurious historic homes can be all yours for a weekend or longer

Returning to Japan after 30 years for the Rugby World Cup Returning to Japan after 30 years for the Rugby World Cup

Frank McNally recalls lavish 1988 trip as he prepares to report on this year’s tournament

There’s no better way to unwind than on a boat cruise around Bodrum There’s no better way to unwind than on a boat cruise around Bodrum

New route to Turkey’s most famous resort opened from Dublin this summer

Forget pricey tours: Nine cities where you can see the sights on public transport Forget pricey tours: Nine cities where you can see the sights on public transport

Take the bus in London, the lift in Lisbon or the vaporetto in Venice for an authentic (and cheap) way to see the sights

Walk for the Weekend: Rhododendron Walk, Co Tipperary Walk for the Weekend: Rhododendron Walk, Co Tipperary

Warm welcomes and beautiful scenery at the annual Rhododendron Walking Festival

Travel Deals

Active luxury in Kerry in a hotel with postcard-perfect views Active luxury in Kerry in a hotel with postcard-perfect views

Travel Bag: Plan an escape with these holiday ideas around Ireland

Sligo foodie tours, Barcelona ecoluxury, Cork staycation Sligo foodie tours, Barcelona ecoluxury, Cork staycation

Travel deals: Plan an escape with these holiday ideas in Ireland and abroad

New London hotel, just the fit for fitness-lovers, and breathtaking Prague views New London hotel, just the fit for fitness-lovers, and breathtaking Prague views

Travel deals: Plan an escape with these holiday ideas in Ireland and abroad

London designer bolthole, afternoon tea at Lismore Castle, five-star-plus Bali London designer bolthole, afternoon tea at Lismore Castle, five-star-plus Bali

Travel deals: We check out the latest offers so you don’t have to

Travel News

Hotel sues tourist after he complained about Nazi portraits

Hotel sues tourist after he complained about Nazi portraits Visitor posted on Booking.com and TripAdvisor about disgust at pictures in Austria

Top travelling tips for wheelchair users, from wheelchair users

Top travelling tips for wheelchair users, from wheelchair users Read the online fine print and don’t be afraid to write instructions for baggage handlers

How to make sure you’re covered if something goes wrong on holiday

How to make sure you’re covered if something goes wrong on holiday Simple tips like having a working phone and doing your research will go a long way

When things go wrong Ryanair staff hardest to find, says Which!

When things go wrong Ryanair staff hardest to find, says Which! Consumer group surveyed passengers on how European airlines dealt with complaints

Should manholes now be called maintenance holes?

Should manholes now be called maintenance holes? Berkeley in California is taking terms like ‘maiden’ and ‘manpower’ out of its city code

Dutch airline KLM having week from hell following second PR gaffe

Dutch airline KLM having week from hell following second PR gaffe Company attracted negative press after saying it would tell breastfeeding mothers to cover up

Ireland

Dining room at Castle Leslie, Co Monaghan. Play lord and lady in these castles and manor houses to rent around Ireland

These luxurious historic homes can be all yours for a weekend or longer

Maybe it’s high time to indulge in some unadulterated pampering on a luxurious away break. File photograph: Getty Need a break? Leave the kids behind for an adults-only getaway
‘I get great value out of it,’ says Nell O’Neill (right) and Anne Carroll. Photograph: Jennifer O’Connell Free public transport scheme: ‘If they tried to take it away, we’d fight it’
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  • First Look: Inside the Marlin, Dublin’s new €55m hotel

Europe

Bodrum is Turkey’s most famous resort, well known for its nightlife. Photograph: iStock There’s no better way to unwind than on a boat cruise around Bodrum

New route to Turkey’s most famous resort opened from Dublin this summer

President of Liberland Vít Jedlicka with Floating Man festival-goers. Photograph: David Simacek Floating Man, Liberland: A tiny festival in one of the world’s newest (and smallest) states
Simone, John, Sophie and Jane at Chateaux Azay-le-Rideau in the Loire Valley. Could we drive the family on holiday to France in an electric car?
  • French tourists face six years in jail over claims they stole Sardinia sand
  • How to holiday cheaply in France: Everything you need to know

Long Haul

Iain Henderson and CJ Stander arrive at Haneda Airport in Tokyo, Japan, ahead of the Rugby World Cup. Photograph: Dan Sheridan/Inpho Returning to Japan after 30 years for the Rugby World Cup

Frank McNally recalls lavish 1988 trip as he prepares to report on this year’s tournament

A week among the stars (and the Irish) in Los Angeles
The medina, Fès el Bali, is said to be the largest car-free urban area in the world. Fès: Marrakesh’s quieter, timeless little sister
  • The mesmerising beauty of Zambia’s Victoria Falls
  • Holidaying solo on the honeymooner’s island of St Lucia

Walks

There is little doubt the Rhododendron Walking Festival is here to stay. Walk for the Weekend: Rhododendron Walk, Co Tipperary

Warm welcomes and beautiful scenery at the annual Rhododendron Walking Festival

Well worth a stop, and a good read along the way, are a series of informative panels concerning the history of the path and its environs, the railway, coastal processes and the exceptional seabird life on the shore below. Walk for the Weekend: Bray Head, Co Wicklow
There is nothing like a lakeside to drag you into the moment, and sitting alone by these quiet waters I marvelled at the perfect teardrop shape of the lake. Walk for the Weekend: The Borheen and Muskry valleys
  • Walk for the Weekend: Mount Brandon from the east
  • A pleasant hike with a high mountain feel in Tipperary

Welcome to My Place

Paraic McGrath now works as director of business development for Taxback International in Singapore. Photograph: Grainne Quinlan Welcome to my place . . . Singapore
  • September 8, 2019

Singapore has ‘excellent infrastructure and a wonderful diverse mix of cuisines’

Dermot and Christine Pleiss relaxing in a “beautiful quiet spot” called Lykkos on the south coast of Crete Welcome to my place ... Chania, Crete
Gayle Pierce met her Belgian husband in an Irish bar in Mechelen in Belgium watching Ireland beat Wales in the 2014 Six Nations. Welcome to my place . . . Mechelen, Belgium
  • Welcome to my place . . . Edinburgh
  • Welcome to my place . . . Casablanca

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By only discussing sex when there is an problem, we’re ensuring we remain inarticulate and awkward when it comes to conversations about sex. Photograph: iStock ‘He says my favourite kind of sex isn’t really his thing’
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1 Philip Lynch with his daughter Molly on the plane from Hobart to Dublin. Visits back home to Ireland will always rekindle grief
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