From a week at the Red Sea to girlie stay-overs in Kilkenny, JOAN SCALEShas the best of the week's deals
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Galway fest offer: from €157pps
Galway is hopping with the arts festival until July 25th and the Meyrick Hotel on Eyre Square has two-night packages, including pre-theatre dinner one evening, from €157.50pps. Immediately after the arts festival is Race Week and there are some rooms still available from €244pps for two nights, including one dinner. Tel: 091-564041 or hotelmeyrick.ie.
Mount Falcon: from €125pps
Enjoy a night in the kitchen with Mount Falcon’s head chef Philippe Farineau. He will demonstrate how to prepare a three-course gourmet meal. Dinner and BB is €125pps on August 4th and September 1st. Tel: 096-23113 or see mountfalcon.com.
Westport stay: from €629
Families will enjoy electric escapes at Westport Plaza and Castlecourt hotels in Westport from €629 for four. Three nights mid-week, BB, dinner two evenings and the Electric Escape Pirate Queen Tour to Westport House, with packed lunch and electric bicycle hire. Tel: 098-55088, or 098-51166 or visit electricescapes.ie.
Lyrath stay: from €145pps
“Girls Allowed” at Lyrath Estate in Kilkenny. Gather up the gang for a fun visit with afternoon tea, oriental dinner, movies in the private screening room and overnight – €145pps mid-week, €155 on Fridays. Tel: 056-7760088 or lyrath.com.
Up to Down: from €118pps
Take a two-night break at the Burrendale Hotel, Newcastle, Co Down with one dinner from £99pps (about €118). Visit the nearby Castle Ward Estate and after a stroll take cream tea in the Strangford Suite from Thursday to Sunday. Book with Northern Ireland Tourist Board on 1850 230230.
Summerfest in Killarney
Killarney Summerfest starts July 24th for a week. Dance to Samba bands, Circus Gerbola, hill walk in the mountains, etc. See killarneysummerfest.com, accommodation packages on destinationkillarney.ie.
Please bear in mind that all details are subject to availability
Overseas deals:
Spanish break: from €875pps
Stay in the Paradores of Hondarriba Castle and the former Palace of Eguilor at Limpias, northern Spain from September 25th to 30th from €875pps plus flights. There’s also a golf tournament on two days for €130. Tel: 095-23511 or lornarobertsholidays.com.
Red Sea week: from €897pps
September in the Red Sea will be lovely and you can enjoy a week near Naama Bay in the four-star Sierra Sharm El Sheikh, all-in from €897pps. Tel: 01-2886828 or sunway.ie.
London return: from €50
Bus Éireann Eurolines has a new service to Birmingham and London from Thursdays to Sundays until September 5th from €50 return with a luggage allowance of two medium suitcases. See: buseireann.ie.
Rooms in Paris: from €45
Accor Hotels, owners of Mercure, Novotel and Ibis brands, is running a summer promotion and there is some great value around Europe. Rooms in Paris from €45, Amsterdam from €49, Monaco from €67. See accorhotels.com.
Deal of the week:
Aquamania Majorca week: from €2,256
A week all-in at the Aquamania resort in Majorca for two adults and two children on August 7th is from €2,256 and a week at Aquamania in Odzere, Turkey is from €2,928 on August 14th. Tel Direct Holidays at 0818-200110 or directholidays.ie