This Week's Headlines – Irish Travel

corey says…Here are our favorite Irish Travel/Irish Interest headlines from the last few days. You can get them as we post via Twitter… www.twitter.com/IrishFireside

• Even more killer deals on accommodations in Ireland from Pat Preston
• A trip to Tipperary with Shane MacGowan of the Pogues. There’s drink, drugs and swearing…consider yourself warned. www.zoom-in.com/blog/music/katie-camosy/its-a-long-way-to-go-to-tipperary…
• Travelodge has many rooms for £29 in Ireland & NI. www.travelodge.co.uk/ (via @ukseries)
• Ireland is great place to go for a walk! One of the best, in our opinion.. www.walkinginireland.org (via @EngagingIreland)
• Exploring Dublin’s Dark Corners. www.mirror.co.uk/advice/travel/2009/04/25/dublin-exploring-the-dark-corners-of-ireland-s-capital-115875-21305538/
  
• A few itinerary ideas. www.examiner.com/x-5821-SF-Travel-Insights-Examiners~y2009m4d26-Wanted-tourists-in-Irelandoff-the-beaten-track–Were-talkintravel
  
• An amazing walk in Tipp. www.independent.ie/travel/inside-ireland/walk-of-the-week-dolmen-loop-glen-of-aherlow-co-tipperary-1719816.html
  
• Irish Dancing: Behind the Scenes www.diddlyi.com/video/irish-dancing-behind-the (via @Diddlyi)
• Ireland Monitoring Swine Flu…no reported cases in Ireland. www.irishhealth.com/article.html?id=15426
• Tourism businesses slash prices to 2002 levels www.sbpost.ie/post/pages/p/story.aspx-qqqt=IRELAND-qqqm=nav-qqqid=41343-qqqx=1.asp
• Came across this new glossy Irish magazine focusing on dance, Dance Life www.diddlyi.com/profiles/blogs/dancelife-a-new-dance-magazine (via @Diddlyi)
• St Mullin’s: Never been here? You’ll never forget it. www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/travel/2009/0425/1224245348790.html
• Good value now par for the course. www.independent.ie/sport/golf/good-value-now-par-for-course-1720264.html
  
• 98% of visitors would recommend an Irish holiday to friends. www.rte.ie/news/2009/0426/tourism.html
• 1 in 5 tourists dissatisfied with Ireland’s cost of living. www.rte.ie/news/2009/0426/tourism.html
• McDonalds expanding in Ireland. Can’t say I’m thrilled. www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2009/0425/breaking15.htm
• A wee bit of art inspired by Irish dance from @KevinStormsArt. www.kevinstorms.com/pages/gallery/irishDance/irishDance1.php
• Why hard-up tourists are heading for Dublin. www.herald.ie/national-news/city-news/why-hardup-tourists-are-heading-for-dublin-1715527.html
• Ireland’s pirate queen. www.bclocalnews.com/vancouver_island_north/comoxvalleyrecord/lifestyles/43570357.html
• Irish tour operator talks about the state of travel. www.the-kingdom.ie/news/story/?trs=mhaucwcwey
• Post-Celtic Tiger Economy: www.thenational.ae/article/20090425/FOREIGN/704249779/1002
• Feel the Irish Fireside Facebook fan page love. www.facebook.com/pages/Irish-Fireside/76119078717?ref=ts
• Is there a future for Irish B&Bs? www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/features/2009/0424/1224245291616.html
• Wexford makes opera-lovers’ list. blogs.suntimes.com/travel/2009/04/travel_for_opera_lovers.html
• 10 Irish Hotels who go the extra mile. www.independent.ie/travel/inside-ireland/10-besthotels-who-go-the-extra-mile-1689804.html
• Walking the Sperrin Hills, Co Tyrone. www.independent.ie/travel/inside-ireland/walk-of-the-week-sperrin-hills-co-tyrone-1712848.html
• Irish traveling more at home, less to other countries. www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2009/0424/breaking28.htm
• No one as Irish as Susan Boyle – video. www.youtube.com/watch?v=QpEk5VirxH0
  
• Ireland has just one “fjord.” Check it out! www.irishtourism.com/attractions-ireland/killary-harbour_155259-attraction.htm (via @EngagingIreland)
• Have you voted for the New 7 Wonders of the World? Cliffs of Moher are on there. www.new7wonders.com
• Hooray! Liam’s CD has arrived. www.liamjazz.com
• Officials say recession to be ‘particularly severe’ for Ireland. www.rte.ie/news/2009/0422/imf.html
• 7 steps to prepare yourself mentally for a foreign trip www.hotelresortinsider.com (via @TravelEditor)
• Stunning photos of Ireland. www.ciaranmchugh.com
• 93% wish to have Irish language revived or preserved. www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2009/0422/breaking8.htm