DEAL OF THE WEEK:Stay and play free with Cassidy Golf
Offers running through September and October for the Costa del Sol and Majorca include seven-nights in Fuengirola Beach Apartments, with two rounds of golf. It includes flights and accommodation and costs from €399pps. In Majorca a week in the Gran Santa Ponsa Apartments costs from €419pps, 01-872 5000 and cassidygolf.com.
OVERSEAS DEALS:
Roller-coaster ride: from €509
Trips to the Alton Towers theme park in Staffordshire, cost from €509 for a family of two adults and two children under 11 with Irish Ferries. The offer includes ferry crossing with car, two nights accommodation and a one day pass for the park. Book on 0818 300400 and irishferries.com.
Partying in Ibiza: from €395
Budget Club 18-30 and FM104 will be at Ibiza’s closing parties from September 17th. The Freaks on Friday DJ Al Gibbs and Ben Murray of It’s Your Call will be broadcasting live. It costs from €395pps, book on 01-4350011 and budgettravel.ie.
Winter sun for less: €150 discount
Top up your tan on a winter sun break with Topflight. Early bird offers include €150 discount per couple in Lanzarote and Madeira, free child places, no single supplements and some free room upgrades, 01-240 1700, topflight.ie and travel agents.
Major deal in Majorca: from €369
Escape to the sun this month with Falcon Holidays from Dublin, Cork or Shannon to Lanzarote from €399 and Majorca from €369 or a family deal from €1,276, 1850 453545 and falconholidays.ie.
Four-star Portugal: from €390
Steintravel has limited availability from Dublin, Cork, Kerry and Knock for a week in the four-star Pestana Delfim Hotel in Alvor, Portugal, around September 23th, from €390pps. Book on 1890 408408 and steintravel.ie.
Home
Ready for take-off in airport hotel: €74
Be minutes from departure and park your car at the Holiday Inn Express at Dublin Airport. One night with four days’ parking costs from €74 and eight days’ parking from €89. Book on 01-8628866 and hiexpressdublin-airport.com.
Chocs away in Belfast: from €155
Let the children feel like Willy Wonka in Belfast with get a tour of Aunt Sandra’s Candy Factory. The Stormont Hotel has family weekends, with a Golden Ticket to see sweets being made. An overnightstay costs from €155 for four with a sweetie goodie bag at bedtime, hastingshotels.com and (048) 9065 1066.
Mums’ treat days: from €365
Mum’s the word at Lisnavagh House in Rathvilly, Co Carlow. Weekends begin on September 17th with the emphasis on sleep. There will be yoga, massage and good food. An introductory offer has two nights all inclusive from €365, with third night free; 059-9161784 and lisnavagh.com Get a free room when you dine in the Carlton Castletroy Park Hotel in Limerick. Dinner costs €45pp, details from 061-335566 and carlton.ie
Bluegrass and good night’s sleep: €110
The Appalachian and Bluegrass Festival at the Ulster American Folk Park, Omagh, runs from September 3rd-5th. Stay in Corick House Hotel from £95pps (€110) for two nights BB and a dinner; 1850 230230; discovernorthernreleand.com.
Lodge for nine in Tullow: €599
The Killerig Resort near Tullow has lodges in August at €599 for five nights and sleeps from five to nine people; killerigresorthotel.com.
Please bear in mind that deals are subject to availability.