Welcome to Travel Directories Ireland Newsletter for Autumn 2012

Tourism News

The Gathering Ireland 2013
The Gathering Ireland 2013 will be a spectacular, year-long celebration of all things Irish. Throughout 2013, Ireland will open its arms to hundreds of thousands of friends and family from all over the world, calling them home to gatherings in villages, towns and cities. There will be clan gatherings, festivals, special sporting events, music and concerts taking place all across the country, all year long Communities throughout Ireland will showcase and share the very best of Irish culture, tradition, business, sport, fighting spirit and the uniquely Irish sense of fun. Over 70 million people worldwide claim Irish ancestry. The Gathering Ireland 2013 provides the perfect excuse to reach out to those who have moved away, their relatives, friends and descendants, and invite them home.
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Hurling Final
Congratulations to Co. Kilkenny who won the All Ireland Hurling finals this year.

Travel and Tourism Statistics
The following table shows trips made to Ireland between June and August 2012, compared with the same period in 2011 and also indicates where the visitors came from.
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Travel News

Ryanair New Routes

Cork

Route Destination	Commencement Date
Gdansk	10 Nov 12
Krakow	7 Nov 12
Vilnius	9 Nov 12
Warsaw Modlin	7 Nov 12
Wroclaw	8 Nov12

Dublin

Route Destination	Commencement Date
Grenoble	22 Dec 12
Lublin	22 Dec 12
Maastricht	12 Dec 12
Rome Fiomicino	24 Sep 12
Salzberg	22 Dec 12
Turin	22 Dec 12

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EasyJet adds extra flights to London
easyJet, Northern Ireland’s largest airline, is to increase its flights between Belfast International Airport and London Gatwick in response to high demand. A 10.15 flight from Belfast and a 12.05 flight from London Gatwick will be added to the schedule from 20 December.
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Events Autumn 2012

Virginia Pumpkin Festival
25th - 29th October 2012
This year's Pumpkin Festival promises to be another success for young and old. There will be lots of things to do over the four day bank holiday weekend.
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National Trails Day
7th October 2012
National Trails Day is a celebration of Ireland’s wonderful variety of trails and a chance for everyone to enjoy some of our most beautiful countryside, forests, mountains and lakes.
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Foxford Walking Festival
6th - 7th October 2012
National Trails Day is a celebration of Ireland’s wonderful variety of trails and a chance for everyone to enjoy some of our most beautiful countryside, forests, mountains and lakes.
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List an event for free
Do you have an event you would like to see listed? Whether you are holding a festival, fair or workshop, we offer free publication. Check our event calendar for events all over Ireland
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Recipe

Chicken & Mushroom Pasta Bake

Ingredients Serves: 4
1/2 (500g) packet spaghetti, broken into pieces
50g butter
4 tablespoons plain flour
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
250ml chicken stock
250ml double cream
2 tablespoons sherry
75g sliced mushrooms
275g chopped cooked chicken
50g grated Parmesan cheese

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Final Thought

When a man tells you that he got rich through hard work, ask him: 'Whose?'
Don Marquis
US humorist (1878 - 1937)

Slán

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