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Tourism News

Rural pubs closing down at rate of more than one per day

Rural pubs are closing at a rate of more than one a day. New figures show drinkers have moved their custom to urban bars and off-licences. According to figures compiled by the Revenue Commissioners, almost 440 fewer pub licences were issued or renewed last year compared to 2005, This is the steepest decline ever recorded.
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Ryanair opposed to €609m Terminal 2 and doubling passenger charges at Dublin Airport

Ryanair, Dublin Airport's largest airline user, says that it will continue to oppose the gold plated €609m second terminal (T2) proposed by the DAA monopoly at Dublin Airport - because it costs 10 times more than similar sized facilities being provided at other airports in Europe and will lead to passenger charges doubling at Dublin Airport.
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Hotels ask Government to stick to pay deal

The Irish Hotels Federation (IHF) has asked the Government to adhere to the pay terms set out by the national pay agreement towards 2016 in determining rises in the national minimum wage, in the future.

The IHF said the two most recent revisions were based on recommendations from the Labour Court which, it said, "does not have to explain or reconcile its recommendations with the objective of maintaining competitiveness in the Irish economy."
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€540m investment plan towards tourism

Failte Ireland has recommended a €540m investment during next seven years to improve Ireland's tourism experience - with more activity based holidays, cultural offerings, improved access to sites and a re-vamp of existing attractions.
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Travel and Tourism Statistics

The Central Statistics Office have released Travel and Tourism statistics for the fourth quarter of 2006.
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Travel News

Major Charity Cycling Event to highlight Rail Corridor Campaign

West-on-Track in conjunction with the Slieve Aughty Cycle Club and Cancer Care West are staging a cycle following the closed part of the route of the Western Rail Corridor from Ennis to Colloney on Saturday, 31st March 2007.
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Knock Airport's €27m take-off

New funding of €27 million for Ireland West Airport at Knock is seen as a major boost to driving the future growth and development of the airport and the region in general.
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Ryanair - New Flights

Ryanair announces 16 new routes across Europe and its 19th base in Dusseldorf today. This development brings Europe’s lowest fares to four new airports, Alicante (Spain), Maastricht (Netherlands), Palma de Mallorca (Spain) and Zadar (Croatia). Ryanair now operates 454 low fare routes from 130 airports across Europe.
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Aer Arann:

New routes from UK to Ireland

Aer Arann has announced the introduction of a number of new routes between UK and Irish regional airports from Summer 2007.
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Aer Lingus:

Aer Lingus is to reduce long haul fuel surcharges by 25% on all tickets booked for flights to and from the US and the Middle East from midnight tonight. The fuel surcharge reduction represents a decrease of € 10/US$15 each way and comes as a result of decreasing international oil prices.
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Irish Ferries rejects Labour Court ruling

Irish Ferries has rejected a Labour Court ruling that it infringed employment agreements when it endeavoured to replace almost 550 Irish workers with cheaper agency staff from overseas.
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Internet News

Latest Virus Alerts

Get the latest information on the top ten viruses and virus hoaxes.
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News from us

Launch of On-line Reservation Facility

Tuesday 20th March 2007,will see the first listings being added to our on-line reservation facility, which will offer guests a simpler way to make realtime reservations on-line, using their credit card. The service will initially be available to serviced accommodation on the english language section of our site.

Over the coming months we will be gathering information from our accommodation providers, ie: Room information/Rates information. If you are interested in being listed immediately, please contact us.

Forthcoming Events
If you would like to add any up-coming events in your area, do let us know and we will be happy to list them on our 2007 calendar.

Reminder
Don't forget to notify us of your new price rates for 2007.

Recipe

Filling
12 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 cup strawberry jam
2 - 8 oz. packages cream cheese
1 - 8 oz. carton frozen whipped topping
whole fresh strawberries for garnish

Method

Grease a baking sheet and pre-heat oven to 400°F. In a medium saucepan, melt butter in the boiling water. Add flour, cocoa, sugar and salt while stirring vigorously. Cook until mixture forms a ball that won't separate. Remove from heat and cool for 10 minutes. Add eggs one at a time, beating after each addition until smooth. Drop about 1/4 cup batter for each puff on a greased baking sheet. Space puffs about 3 inches apart. Bake for 25-30 minutes.

Meanwhile, melt chocolate chips in top of a double boiler. In a separate bowl, beat cream cheese and jam until smooth. Beat in melted chocolate then stir in whipped topping. When puffs have been removed from oven, allow them to cool for a few minutes, then split them in half and remove any soft dough inside. Cool completely. Fill with cream cheese mixture and garnish with fresh strawberries.

Final Thought

Author: Confucius

Beannacht Dé dhibh go léir ar lá Fhéile Phádraig.

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