From Grace Kelly's London hotel to plain sailing in Cork and Mayo,
JOHN SCALEShas the best of the week's offers
Grand National: from €170pps
Go to the Grand National at Fairyhouse on Easter Monday with Carton House. Meet RTÉ’s Colm Murray for champagne and canapés before. Afterwards return by coach to Carton for a four-course dinner and accommodation. One-night stays from €170pps, two nights for €260pps. 01-5052000, cartonhouse.com.
Leprechaun hunt hotel: from €149
The National Leprechaun Hunt is on in Carlingford on March 28th, as people hunt for 50 leprechauns carrying a reward for Our Lady’s Hospital, Crumlin, and Newry Hospice. The Crowne Plaza Hotel in nearby Dundalk has family rooms from €149 per night. 042-9394900, cpireland. crowneplaza.com.
Castle proposal: €2,450pps
Two nights at Dromoland Castle, champagne breakfast, spa treatments, the ring delivered by a falcon, a helicopter trip over the Cliffs of Moher and romantic dinner at the castle’s Temple of Mercury, until the end of September, for €2,450pps. 061-368144, dromoland.ie.
Plain sailing: from €225
Glenans sail training from March 20th in Baltimore, west Cork and Collanmore Island, Co Mayo. Weekend courses from €225, and five-day courses from €425 including accommodation and meals. 028-20630, gisc.ie.
Meath cottage discounts
Ten per cent off bookings at the Decoy Country Cottages in Co Meath until the end of March. Or, until the end of May, stay two nights, dinner and a massage for €150pps, except over Easter. 046-9026960, decoycountrycottages.ie.
Mother’s Day in Kilkenny: €129
For Mother’s Day, stay at Mount Juliet, Co Kilkenny, for €129 per room on March 13th. Lunch for €38. 056-7773010, mountjuliet.ie.
Tel Aviv flights: from €515
Direct flights to Tel Aviv from Dublin will operate weekly from July 14th to October 5th, from €515 including tax. Packages are also available. A fly-drive package costs from €530pps and a kibbutz accommodation package from €875. A highlight tour is also available from €1,195pps. Details from Sadlier Travel, 01-6688854.
Grace Kelly style: from €375
To coincide with the Victoria and Albert Museum’s Grace Kelly – Style Icon exhibition, which runs from April 17th to September 26th, the Connaught hotel in London will include two cocktails, tickets for the exhibition, a box set of her movies and breakfast from £375 per night on weekends. 00-44-2074997070, the-connaught.co.uk.
Sail Rosslare to France: from €139
Irish Ferries spring sale is on until March 16th and there are savings of up to 33 per cent between March and May on Rosslare to France sailings, from €139 each way. Discounts of up to 12.5 per cent are available for customers in wine outlets in Cherbourg and Roscoff. 0818-300400, irishferries.com.
Mount Etna views: from €200pps
The Excelsior Palace Hotel has a commanding location on the hillside in Taormina in Sicily, and great views of the coastline and Mount Etna. Book by March 9th to travel between May 23rd and June 13th, and you will save €200pps. A week with Sunway will cost from €999pps. 01-2886828, sunway.ie.
In for the long haul for less
Long-haul fares available in March with Swiss, for travel up to June 26th, include Hong Kong from €634, Bangkok from €765, Muscat from €506, Dubai from €480 and Nairobi from €596. swiss.com.
DEAL OF THE WEEK: Nine days in India: from €6,080
The family can see the best of northern India over nine days with the Enchanting India trip, available from April to September. Highlights will include tours of New and Old Delhi, Agra, Jaipur and the Taj Mahal. The total price from €6,080 is based on a family of four (children under 15) staying in the Oberoi hotels, and all flights, excursions and tours. 0818-300204, incredibleindia.ie.
- Please note that all deals are subject to availability