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Ireland pips Paris as Frommer' favourite destination
Ireland has topped a vote among readers of a leading travel book series, pipping Paris to take the top spot.
Ireland came out on top of the Frommer’s readers’ favourite destination poll, with the support of 29 per cent of voters, beating Paris by 1 per cent to take the top spot.
Voters praised Ireland’s lush countryside, history and its opportunities for rambling, the guide said yesterday, when it announced its top destinations for 2011.
While Ireland did not feature on the list compiled by the guide’s writers and editors, it topped a poll of readers who were asked to choose their favourite of 10 destinations. Also included in the poll were Paris, Alaska, Hawaii, Australia, Egypt, Italy, Germany, New Zealand and Greece.
A total of 7,300 readers cast votes in the survey.
Flawed Dunnes top stays on sale
A child's top containing two grammatical errors remained on sale in Dunnes Stores yesterday following a customer complaint, writes Genevieve Carbery.
The red top for boys, aged 0-12 months, has the slogan “Your going to fast in your little car” on the front. It is sold in a pack of two for €6.
Among those to complain about the top was a mother, Jill Ryan, who said she had contacted Dunnes Stores head office which had acknowledged the error.
The company declined to comment on the matter to The Irish Timesyesterday.
Child dies of swine flu in North
A child diagnosed with swine flu in Northern Ireland just over a week ago has died, the North’s Public Health Agency confirmed yesterday.
The pupil went to Ceara School in Lurgan – a special school for children with severe learning difficulties. Twenty people from Northern Ireland died in last year’s swine flu outbreak, including a number of children with learning difficulties. An agency official said the death was a reminder that flu infection can cause serious complications, and death, in those with certain underlying medical conditions.
Begging rules may change by Christmas
New measures to arrest people who beg on the streets may be in place by Christmas, writes Tim O'Brien.
The measures which give gardaí the power to arrest people begging within 10m of a business premises are due to be debated by the Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Equality and Law Reform in the week commencing November 22nd.
Yesterday the Lord Mayor of Dublin, Cllr Gerry Breen, called for the swift enactment of the measure following the committee debates.