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Tourism News

Walkway And Cycle Path Officially Opened
An urban walkway and cycle path along a section of the River Suir in Clonmel was officially opened on Monday. The walking and cycling path extends from the Convent Bridge to the Old Bridge at Green Lane and from the Gashouse Bridge to the Galloping Field.
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Running Wild In Kerry
Hot on the heels of Star Wars and Top Gear, the cameras are rolling again in Kerry - adventurer Bear Grylls is currently filming in a remote location for his smash hit American TV series, Running Wild with Bear Grylls.
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Tidy Towns Results 2016.
Congratulations To Broughshane, County Antrim, the winner of Ireland's Best Kept Town Competition 2016.
Best Village is Terryglass, County Tipperary
Best Small Town is Broughshane, County Antrim
Best Large Town is Armagh, County Armagh
Best Large Urban Centre is Ballincollig, County Cork
Overall winner is Broughshane, County Antrim
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Summer Events
National Heritage Week 2016
National Heritage week runs each year, during the last week of August, many national and hundreds of local community organisations participate by organising events throughout the country. Many of the events that take place during the week are free and the programme highlights the abundance of great work that is carried out in all communities in Ireland to preserve and promote our natural, built and cultural heritage. To find an event in your area, please visit the national heritage week website.
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Junction Festival
Over the course of 7 days Clonmel Junction Festival presents a programme of events including live music, theatre, street performance, comedy, visual art, and much much more...
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Ballyshannon Folk and Traditional Music Fesitval
The 39th annual Ballyshannon Folk and Traditional Music Fesitval is the place to be next August Bank Holiday Weekend (Friday 29th July - Sunday 31st July 2016)
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Kilkenny Arts Festival
Since its foundation in 1974, Kilkenny Arts Festival has gathered many of the world’s finest musicians, performers, writers and artists in Ireland’s medieval city each August.
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Travel and Tourism Statistics
The following table shows trips made to Ireland between January and May 2016, compared with the same period in 2015 and also indicates where the visitors came from.
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Travel News

Dublin Airport New Route
Cyprus-based airline Cobalt has launched a new twice weekly direct scheduled service from Dublin Airport to Larnaca. The new route will operate on Wednesdays and Saturdays from July 9 until September 3.
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Ireland West Airport New Route
Tour Operators Falcon and Thomson, part of the TUI Group, launched the inaugural flight on their new Costa Dorada service direct from Ireland West Airport Knock on 28th June 2016. With a weekly flight every Tuesday until the 16th of August, holidaymakers throughout the West of Ireland have the opportunity to discover the ‘Golden Coast’ from their local airport. Costa Dorada is home to the popular resorts of Salou, La Pineda and Cambrils while also on the doorstep of Barcelona.
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Ryanair Launches New Routes At Shannon Airport
Ryanair have launched its winter schedule for Shannon Airport - which will see a number of new routes and services come into effect later this year. As part of the launch, the low-cost airline are selling 100,000 seats for just €19.99 across their European network - but they are only available until Monday, July 4.
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Recipe

Baked Pears with Gingerbread and Cream

Small knob butter
4 large pears (firm but ripe)
300ml (1/2 pint) cream
50g (2 oz) caster sugar
2 drops vanilla extract
Pinch ground cinnamon
Pinch ground nutmeg
1 tsp freshly grated root ginger
4 slices gingerbread (crumbled)

Method
Preheat the oven to 190°C (375°F/Gas 5). Lightly butter a large, shallow baking dish. Peel the pears and cut in half lengthways, then carefully remove the cores. Arrange in the buttered dish, cut side down in a single layer.
Place the cream in a bowl with the sugar, vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg and root ginger, then mix until well combined. Pour over the pears and then bake for 20 minutes until the pears are almost tender and the cream mixture is well reduced.
Remove the pears form the oven and sprinkle the crumbled gingerbread on top. Bake for another 5 minutes until well heated through. The pears should now be completely tender and the cream thick and bubbly. Leave to cool slightly before serving straight to the table.
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Final Thought

Do not judge my story by the chapter you walked in on.
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