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Tourism News

President to open Nenagh Castle
NENAGH Castle is to open to the public this summer, a move that was described as “fantastic” by local Junior Minister Alan Kelly. And he revealed that he is to write to President Michael D Higgins to ask him to offically open the project on June 6. The news that the complex is to open for the summer was made this Monday by the Junior Minister for the OPW, Brian Hayes, who was in Nenagh at the invitation of Deputy Noel Coonan. Deputy Kelly also met Deputy Hayes along with town councillors and members of Nenagh Ormond Historical Society.
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Clonmel open for business
Clonmel Chamber of Commerce is using a poster campaign to highlight that the town will be open for business on St. Patrick’s Day. The campaign was devised in-house and the posters printed and designed locally. It aims to inform consumers that despite Saturday, March 17th being a public holiday, Clonmel is open for business on St. Patrick’s Day.
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Travel and Tourism Statistics
The following table shows trips made to Ireland between November 2011 - January 2012, compared with the same period in November 2010 - January 2011 and indicates where the visitors came from.
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Travel News

Bus Eireann Revises Galway City Network to Deliver Enhanced Service
Following a review of public transport services in Galway undertaken by the National Transport Authority, Bus Eireann is pleased to announce a revised Galway City bus network to provide customers with an improved level of service including more frequent services, increased reliability, clearer timetables, and a simplified network. The changes, which have been approved by the National Transport Authority, will come into effect from Sunday, March 4th, 2012.
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Ryanair New routes 2012

Flights from Cork

Route Destination	Commencement Date
Alicante	02 Jun 12
Barcelona Girona	27 Mar 12
Barcelona Reus	01 Jun 12
Bordeaux	01 Jun 12
Carcassonne	02 Jun 12
Faro	26 Mar 12
Gran Canaria	27 Mar 12
Palma	28 Mar 12
Pisa	01 Jun 12

Flights from Dublin

Route Destination	Commencement Date
Alghero	25 Mar 12
Barcelona Girona	14 Mar 12
Barcelona Reus	25 Mar 12
Berlin Brandenburg	03 Jun 12
Biarritz	25 Mar 12
Ibiza	25 Mar 12
La Rochelle	28 Mar 12

Flights from Kerry

Route Destination	Commencement Date
Alicante	28 Mar 12
Faro	26 Mar 12

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Dublin Airport welcomes London Southend route
Dublin Airport welcomes the decision by Aer Lingus Regional, operated by Aer Arann, to open a new service between Dublin and London Southend Airport in Essex. The new route, which begins on May 10, will operate three times daily. London Southend Airport is located about 40 miles east of central London. Trains run from the airport to Liverpool Street Station in London. The new service to London Southend is one of 11 new services from Dublin Airport for this year.
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Recipe

Warm Pancakes with Syrup and Berries

Serves 4
Ingredients
150g plain flour
1 teasp. baking powder
2 tablesp. sugar
3 eggs
1 tablesp. Greek style yoghurt
Milk
1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
Butter for cooking

Directions
Place the flour, baking powder and sugar in the food processor. Whiz to mix well. Add the eggs, yoghurt and enough milk to make a thick, but not too thick batter. Heat a knob of butter on a non-stick pan. Take spoonfuls of the batter and cook on the hot pan for 3-4 minutes on each side until nicely browned. Keep warm.
Serving Suggestions; Serve with berries sprinkled with caster sugar and maple syrup. A spoonful of Greek style yoghurt would also be very good served with them.

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Final Thought

Always desire to learn something useful.
Sophocles

Happy St Patricks Day

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