Welcome to Travel Directories Ireland Newsletter for Winter 2018

Tourism News

Irish Ferries 'WB Yeats' arrives in Dublin amidst Rosslare controversy

After months of delays and a fresh controversy over the likely axing of its Rosslare-France services next year, the WB Yeats has docked in Dublin.
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Restaurant ‘no-show’ deposits could add legal responsibilities
Congratulations to Listowel, Co. Kerry who were the overall winners of the Tidy Towns Competition 2018
Restaurants have been advised by legal experts that taking deposits at the time of booking, to be forfeited in the event of a “no-show”, may turn the booking into a stronger legal contract that implies a list of responsibilities for both sides.
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There's a lack of new hotel rooms in regional cities
There is growing demand for new hotel rooms in Ireland’s secondary cities – but investors have been reluctant to back regional builds because they can’t deliver the same returns as Dublin.
With overseas visitor numbers forecast to increase 20% by 2022, tourism officials will be keen to avoid accommodation squeezes that contribute to higher room rates – which are soaring across the country - especially as Ireland’s value-for-money rating is already in decline.
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Travel and Tourism Statistics
The following table shows trips made to Ireland from January to October 2018, compared with the same period in 2017 and also indicates where the visitors came from. more>>

Travel News

France preparing additional sea ports for Irish freight traffic after Brexit

France is reorganising its sea ports to manage additional freight traffic from Ireland and segregate it from UK freight arriving after Brexit, French transport minister Elisabeth Borne has said.
Ms Borne gave assurances that traffic flows coming from Ireland “cannot be penalised by additional checks” that could come into force after the UK’s departure from the EU.
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New Flights
Dublin Airport
• Ryanair will have 13 new services from Dublin Airport next summer to Bodrum, Bordeaux, Bournemouth, Caligari, Dubrovnik, Frankfurt, Gothenburg, Kyiv, London Southend, Lourdes, Luxembourg, Split and Thessaloniki.
• Austria’s Laudamotion airline will operate a new daily service from Dublin to Vienna, year round.
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Cork Airport
• Aer Lingus has announce two new routes from Cork Airport. Twice-weekly flights to Nice, France commencing on May 1, on Wednesday and Sundays and a new service to Dubrovnik, Croatia will take off from May 4, 2019 on Tuesday and Saturdays.
• Ryanair will add a new route to London Luton for Summer 2019.
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Shannon Airport
• Ryanair have announced that it is to begin a new twice weekly East Midlands service for next year’s summer season.
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Ireland West (Knock) Airport
• Ryanair will commence a new direct service from Cologne in Germany starting in June 2019 until the end of September every Tuesday and Saturday.
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Etihad Airways will reduce its Dublin-Abu Dhabi flights from next year
Middle Eastern airline Etihad Airways will reduce the number of flights from Dublin to Abu Dhabi next summer.
The state-owned carrier will operate 11 Dublin-Abu Dhabi services each week from 27 June to 15 September 2019. It currently operates a twice daily service between the two cities.
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New state of the art Visitor Discovery Centre opens at Ireland West Airport
The new Centre will feature information on attractions, activities, events and visitor experiences from across the region and present opportunities for local suppliers to showcase local crafts, food tastings and also facilitate musical performances from local musicians throughout the year.
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Events Winter 2018

The Enchanted Garden Winter Light Festival 2018
7th December – 31st December 5-8pm, Tramore, Co. Waterford.
Follow the magical pathways and visit the winter fairy dome. See it to believe it.
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GLOW – A Cork Christmas Celebration 2018
7th – 9th, 14th – 16th, 20th – 23rd December, Bishop Lucey Park, Cork
Visit our festive installation in Bishop Lucey Park, soar high above Cork on a giant Ferris wheel and indulge in our festive market and entertainment on the Grand Parade this Christmas.
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W5 Science & Discovery Centre Belfast
Year round with seasonal events.
Winterland Express, Climbit at Christmas, Fashion Fairytales photographic exhibition and travel to storybook worlds in our Once Upon a Fairytale model display.
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Castlecomer 5km Wellie Race
1st January 2019, The Square, Castlecomer
Originally started in 1978 the Powley (an area in the hills surrounding Castlecomer) men decided, while playing cards, on St Stephen's day to run off the Christmas excess by having a race over a cross country circuit. Not being the type of men that would be caught dead in a pair of Nike's or Adidas runners, let alone actually own a pair, the most obvious footwear for this type of event was, yes you guessed it, WELLINGTONS.
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Recipe

Christmas pudding cheesecake
Prep: 25 mins - Cook: 5 mins
Cuts into 10 slices

Method
1. To make the base, mix the gingernuts and sugar in a large bowl and sprinkle in the flaky salt. Pour in the melted butter and mix with a wooden spoon to form a biscuit crumb-like mixture. Press into a 20cm round springform cake tin, spreading the mixture in an even layer to the corners. Chill in the fridge for 30 mins until set.
2. Put the Christmas pudding, brandy, stout and orange zest in a blender, and whizz to a purée.
3. Using an electric hand whisk, beat the cream cheese with the double cream, sugar and vanilla seeds, then fold through the purée. Spread the mixture over the biscuit base and leave to chill in the fridge overnight.
4. The next day, peel the clementines, slice into rounds and place on a baking tray. Sprinkle them with sugar, then blowtorch until caramelised and leave to cool. Release the cheesecake from the tin and arrange the clementines on top. Will keep for three days in the fridge.

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Quote

“Christmas… is not an external event at all, but a piece of one’s home that one carries in one’s heart.”
- Freya Stark

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