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Tourism News

The Gathering Festivals & Events line up announced
Details of hundreds of special festivals and events planned to celebrate the Gathering Ireland 2013 have been announced. The events span a variety of fields including culture, sport, food, music and heritage and will enhance a growing calendar of home-grown Gatherings. The special events announced today alone are expected to welcome approximately 80,000 additional overseas visitors to Ireland throughout 2013 with many more thousands of visitors expected to attend the 1700 gatherings being organised by families, individuals and communities throughout Ireland.
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Travel and Tourism Statistics
In the period August - October 2012, the total number of trips to Ireland increased by 1.6% to 1,949,600 - an overall increase of 29,800 compared to the same period twelve months earlier. Trips by residents of North America to Ireland increased by 14.9% to 337,200. The number of visitors from Great Britain decreased by 4.5% to 802,700. Visitors from European Countries other than Great Britain (Other Europe) increased by 3.3% to 700,500 while visitors from Other Areas increased by 1.7% to 109,300.
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Travel News

Aer Lingus announces super summer schedule for 2013 with new routes and increased frequencies
Aer Lingus has launched a packed schedule for next summer with 85 destinations on offer including new sun and city break options and increased frequencies on many existing routes from Dublin, Cork and Shannon airports.
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Travel to London this Christmas from just €:52 return with Bus Eireann's Eurolines
Bus Éireann Eurolines is delighted to announce additional coach and ferry services from Dublin to Birmingham and London and return for the Christmas period. The additional services will run from 14 December until 13 January inclusive. They will complement the international coach company's existing services on the route. Customers travelling to and from Dublin over the Christmas should note that the additional Eurolines services added for the festive season will depart from Dublin (Busáras) at 20.00, and arrive in Birmingham city centre at 04.50 and London city centre at 08.15. The crossing will be aboard the Irish Ferries super-ferry "Ulysses" and is an ideal service for relatives and family members coming home for Christmas.
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Cork Airport Reduces Gas Usage By 50% And Electricity Consumption By 25%
Airport Achieves Level 2 Airport Carbon Accreditation Rating Cork Airport has made huge strides in reducing its energy costs and achieved a Level 2 rating under the European Airport Carbon Accreditation Programme. For the four year period since 2008, the Airport has reduced its gas usage by a staggering 50% while electricity consumption has decreased by 25%. This significant energy cost reduction is a direct result of Cork Airport's work towards achieving Airport Carbon Accreditation. The European wide aviation accreditation blueprint enables airports to implement carbon reduction programmes. Having successfully achieved Level 2 accreditation, the ultimate goal is for the Airport to achieve Level 4, or carbon neutral status. Reaching Level 4 status will involve offsetting the remaining footprint associated with the Airport's day-to-day operations.
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Message From Us

Rates 2013
Don't forget to notify us of any changes to your rates for the coming new year.

Calendar 2013
If you know of any events, festivals or activities taking place in your area, why not tell us about it and we will mention it in our
Calendar. By promoting your area, you are helping to promote your business too.

Merry Christmas
Finally, we would like to thank all our customers for their continued support.
Wishing you all a happy & peaceful Christmas and a prosperous New Year.

Recipe

Perky Turkey

6 good handfuls leftover roast turkey meat
3 garlic cloves
2 tablespoons soy sauce
a tablespoon chilli sauce
a tablespoon tomato ketchup
a tablespoon grain mustard
black pepper
225-250ml/8-9fl oz turkey stock
a little vegetable oil

For the salad
2 oranges
a grapefruit
4 handfuls watercress

Preparation method
Preheat the oven to 200C/400F/Gas 6. Strip the cooked meat from the turkey, keeping the pieces as large as you can. They will stay juicier that way. Peel and crush the garlic and put it in a mixing bowl. Stir in the honey, soy sauce, chilli sauce, ketchup, mustard, turkey stock and a drizzle of vegetable oil. Season with a little black pepper, then add the turkey meat. Toss gently then tip everything into a baking dish. Bake for 20 minutes, or until the meat is glistening. Meanwhile make the salad. Peel the oranges and grapefruit with a sharp knife, then slice thinly. Toss with the watercress. To serve, pile the hot turkey onto the salad and serve.

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Final Thought

You know you're getting old, when Santa starts looking younger.
Robert Paul

Seasons Greetings

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