Irish Ferries Says ‘Bonjour’ To 2017
Irish Ferries has opened its doors to bookings on its 2017 sailings to France and to celebrate, the company is promoting a 10% early booking offer on motorist reservations made by September 14th. Aimed at families seeking the best choice of holiday and valid for travel between January 1st and December 16th next year, Irish Ferries […]
Tradespeople And Construction SMEs Must Meet Tough Regulations To Survive
Tradespeople and SMEs operating in the construction sector face challenges in ensuring they are compliant with new regulations in the industry. The Construction Industry Federation will host an event for tradespeople and SMEs in the sector to help them remain compliant as the industry recovers and demand for construction increases. CIF Regional Director Justin […]
Chinese, Indian And Australian Travel Agents Eye Offaly
Eleven top-performing travel agents from six different markets – including China, India, Australia, New Zealand, the GCC and South Africa – have been enjoying an action-packed visit around the island of Ireland. Their visit is the ‘grand finale’ of Tourism Ireland’s ‘Ireland Specialists’ online training programme – which is designed for travel agents and […]
Win a Stay for Two at The Maryborough Hotel & Spa
Win a two night break for two, plus dinner, at the Maryborough Hotel & Spa To celebrate the recently launched AA App, we’re giving a weekend away for two in the AA 4* Maryborough Hotel & Spa to one lucky winner. While staying at the Maryborough Hotel you will be surrounded by luxury and pampered beyond compare […]
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Penalty Points: 80% of Motorists Favour Safety Course
8 in 10 drivers support the introduction of a system whereby drivers guilty of certain offences can attend a Driver Safety Course to avoid having penalty points added to their license. According to an AA Motor Insurance survey of almost 11,000 motorists 46.5% of respondents stated that they “strongly support” the introduction of these courses in […]
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Maryborough Hotel & Spa Terms & Conditions
Competition closes on 9th September 2016 at midnight. To be eligible to enter the Maryborough Hotel & Spa competition entrants must be over 18 years of age and resident in the Republic of Ireland. To enter the competition each entrant must download the AA App between the 24th and 9th of September. The prize is a complimentary […]
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Government Ramping Up Activities To Stave Off Skills Shortage In Construction
CAO applications for construction related courses have increase in this year’s Leaving Certificate. Architecture and engineering courses saw an increase in interest by students of 13%, and other construction related courses saw an increase of approximately 8%. Tom Parlon, Director General of the Construction Industry Federation (CIF) stated: “The Irish economy depends on the construction […]
Results of Ireland’s Alternative Census Just Announced
The 2016 National Census took place in Ireland on April 24, the precise anniversary of the 1916 Easter Rising. To mark this occasion The Trailblazery collective created Census of the Heart inviting anyone living on the island of Ireland to participate. We decided to get straight to the heart of things by asking people about […]
Level Yellow Weather Warnings for Places in Ireland
Level yellow Weather Warnings Wind Warning The following level yellow Wind Warning has been issued by Met Éireann at 10:00 hours Friday, 19-Aug-2016 for Wexford, Clare, Cork, Kerry and Waterford. West to Southwest winds 50 to 65 km/hr gusts 80 or 90 km/hr in exposed areas. Winds veering West to Northwest overnight. Valid from 14:00 […]
60% of Parents Get into Debt Funding Third Level Education
The Irish League of Credit Unions has launched the results of the 2016 Cost of Third Level Education Study which surveyed 1,000 Irish adults over the age of 18 with Marketing Research Company iReach. The research found that 60% of parents get into debt funding third level education; 73% of parents really struggle tocover the […]