Praia da Luz is in the Western Algarve, a small sleepy traditional Portuguese village just 5km from the historical town of Lagos which is the major town in the area.

Irish Times - KERRY, then Galway are the two most popular counties with people staying at home for the holidays.

Holiday Homes Direct customers favourite summer reads this year

TRAVEL SURVEY: OVER HALF of Irish holidaymakers intend to have their main holiday in Ireland this year, even though 63 per cent of them believe that Ireland is too expensive, according to a survey by travel and leisure website Ireland.com.

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Aircoach, Ireland’s leading private bus and coach operator and provider of luxury coach services operating to and from Dublin Airport, has today officially launched a new route from Dalkey to Dublin Airport.

Summer's here so expect the odd shower. Pól Ó’Conghaile picks his top wet-weather trips

Irish airspace has reopened for flight operations after six days of disruption due to a cloud of volcanic ash from Iceland.

All flights into and out of Dublin, Shannon and Knock airports have been grounded and sections of Irish airspace have been closed due to the plume of volcanic ash which is moving across Europe.

Dublin is now one of the cheapest capital cities in Europe to visit.

The past 18 months has meant a huge amount of economising and scaling back on previously normal treats and experiences. Mintel, a leading market research company predicts that consumers will start occasionally breaking free from the tyranny of value in 2010. Escapism will resonate both in and outside the home as consumers splurge on big purchases.

DAA CHANGES: From Wednesday 03rd February, the boarding gates at Dublins airport will be renumbered so it's farewell to gate D60 and hello to gate 101.

Canary Island routes secured until March 2012 after Local Government extends airport discount scheme

The boss of low-cost airline easyJet is to leave the company next summer, it was announced today.

Ireland’s largest tour operator Budget Travel ceased trading from 25th November with the loss of 172 jobs and the closure of the company’s 17 retail shops.