Premier League: Celtic Horizon Tours (01-6292000, www.celtic horizontours.com) has an offer for the Premier League clash between Bolton and Arsenal at the Reebok Stadium on Saturday, September 20th.
The match-day coach and ferry trip costs €89, including a match ticket. Coaches leave from Cork, Letterkenny, Limerick, Galway, Sligo, Waterford and Wexford, with further pick-ups on the way to the Holyhead ferry.
MotoGP
A four-night package for the final MotoGP race of the season, in Valencia, leaves Dublin on Friday, October 24th. The deal includes return flights to Alicante, transfers and hotel accommodation for €649 per person, plus taxes. Contact the
Travel Department (01-6371600, www.the traveldepartment.ie).
Foreign A Fares (021-4278999, www.foreignafares.ie) has a similar four-night deal, also leaving
Dublin for Alicante on October 24th, at €699 plus taxes.
Both deals include tickets for Saturday's qualifying session and Sunday's grand prix, as well as the services of a tour escort. A half-day tour of Valencia is included in both deals.
Rallying
Sportstours (01-4572311, www.sportstours.ie) can take you to the 10th round of the World Rally Championship, Rallye Deutschland, in Germany. The second asphalt rally of the season will take place in two weeks' time in the Mosel region, near Trier. It promises challenging conditions for the drivers, as stage conditions vary vastly each day. Departing from Dublin on Thursday, August 14th, Sportstours' trip includes return flights to Luxembourg, about 30 minutes' drive from Trier, as well as transfers and four nights' accommodation in a four-star hotel. The package costs €1,339 per person plus taxes.
Mark Rodden
rodden.mark@gmail.com