Welcome to Travel Directories Ireland Newsletter for Autumn 2017

Tourism News

Tidy Towns Results
Congratulations to Birdhill, Co. Tipperary who were the overall winners of the Tidy Towns Competition 2017
Best Village: Birdhill, Co. Tipperary
Best Small Town: Clonakilty, Co. Cork
Best Large Town: Westport, Co. Mayo
Best Large Urban Centre: Ennis, Co. Clare
Overall Winner: Birdhill, Co. Tipperary
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GAA All-Ireland Championship Results
All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Winner: Galway
All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship Winner: Cork
All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Winner: Dublin
All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship Winner: Dublin
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Travel and Tourism Statistics
The following table shows trips made to Ireland from January to July 2017, compared with the same period in 2016 and also indicates where the visitors came from.
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Travel News

Air Canada To Operate New Dublin-Montreal Service
Dublin Airport welcomes today’s announcement from Air Canada that it will launch a four times weekly direct service to Montreal next summer. The airline also announced that it will increase capacity on its Vancouver service by 65% next year with the addition of two extra flights offering a five times weekly service for summer 2018.
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Icelandair To Operate New Dublin-Reykjavik Service
Dublin Airport welcomes today’s announcement from Icelandair that it will launch a new six-times weekly, year-round service to Reykjavik from May 2018. The new service, which will also have connections to and from 20 gateways in North America, will operate six days per week.
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SWISS To Expand Zurich Service For Summer 2018
Cork Airport has warmly welcomed the announcement by Swiss International Air Lines that it is to expand its Cork Zurich service for 2018. SWISS, who operated the service for the first time this year, will more than double its capacity for next summer from 9,000 seats to 20,140 providing a significant boost to inbound tourism.
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Shannon Airport welcomes new Toronto service
Shannon Airport has today welcomed the announcement by Air Canada of a new direct service from Shannon to Toronto operating from 2nd June to 13th October 2018. The service will operate four days a week on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays.
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31 million increase in public transport passengers since 2013
The number of journeys on subsidised public transport and commercial bus services has increased by almost 31 million since 2013, according to figures released by the NTA today. In 2013, there were 210m passengers on subsidised Public Service Obligation (PSO) services, while in 2016, that number went up to 236m.
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M3 Corridor Service Improvements from 17 September 2017
Bus Éireann in conjunction with the National Transport Authority are pleased to announce the introduction of an enhanced bus service for our customers along the M3 Corridor and in particular the towns of Dunshaughlin, Navan, Kells, Virginia & Cavan. This follows the Bus Éireann/National Transport Authority review of services along the M3 Corridor and takes account of the feedback received from members of the public. The enhanced services will be introduced on Sunday, 17 September 2017.
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Events Autumn 2017

Wild Atlantic Way Cycle Sportif
8th - 26th September 2017
Starting in Kinsale, finishing on the Inishowen Peninsula, experience the stunning climbs and sweeping descents along Europe&rsqu/www.pumpkinfestival.ie/$o;s longest coastal cycling route.
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Cork Puppetry Festival
30th July - 7th August 2017
This year’s festival continues to provide world class shows for children, families and adults. The programme has a strong international contingent, presenting companies from Greece, Iceland, Germany and the UK as well as the best of Cork and Irish puppetry. Indoor performances will be presented at the Granary Theatre and the Village Hall and they are hosting two outdoor events this year, an opening event at Bishop Lucey Park, and the Puppet Picnic at Fitzgerald’s Park to close the festival where they will attempt to break the world record for the largest sock puppet gathering!
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Clonakilty Guitar Festival
20th - 24th September 2017
The Clonakilty International Guitar Festival is a celebration of the guitar. It is not starch collared or stuffy nosed, from virtuosos to noodlers, all are welcomed and exalted! The Festival is run by a not for profit voluntary organisation of music lovers and we are very proud of the rich, relaxed, educational, exciting & artistic environment our festival creates in our beautiful seaside town. 90% of the events are free over the majority of the weekend with only 4 shows Ticketed.
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Recipe

Plum & Almond Crumble Slice
Prep: 15 mins
Cook: 1 hr, 5 mins
Cuts into 16 slices

Ingredients
250g pack butter (this must be very cold)
225g caster sugar
300g ground almond
140g plain flour, plus 25g
2 eggs
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp baking powder
Approx. 6 plums, stoned and cut into sixths
50g flaked almond

Method
1. Heat oven to 180C/fan 160C/gas 4. Butter and line a 20 x 30cm baking tin with baking paper. Put the butter, sugar and ground almonds into a food processor, then pulse until the mixture resembles very rough breadcrumbs. Spoon out half the mix into a bowl and set aside.

2. Add 140g flour into the mix in the processor and whizz until it just forms a dough. Tip into the tin and press down with the back of a spoon. Bake for 15-20 mins until golden. Leave to cool for 10 mins.

3. To make the filling, put the remaining butter and the sugar and almond mix back into the processor, saving a few tbsp for the topping. Add the eggs, the 25g flour, cinnamon and baking powder and whizz to a soft batter. Spread over the base.

4. Top with the plum pieces and a little extra caster sugar and cinnamon. Bake for 20 mins, then sprinkle with the remaining crumble mix and flaked almonds. Cook for another 20 mins or until golden. Leave to cool in the tin before slicing.

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Final Thought

“Mistakes are a great educator when one is honest enough to admit them and willing to learn from them.”
- Alexander Solzhenitsyn

Slán

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