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Departure Lounge: Shannon's new routes take flight with a €150 discount for sun breaks
Direct from Shannon
Shannon Airport's newest routes offer direct access to Madrid, Lapland and Madeira, and Munster holidaymakers can enjoy €150 off all sun holidays for those flying between June 2025 and December 2025.
All you have to do is book your holiday online via Shannon Airport by June 30, 2025, and enter the promo code for two people sharing: sun150 or for solo traveller's promo code: sun75.
Breaks include seven nights B&B at the five-star Melia Madeira Mare Hotel, from €599 per person, travelling in December 2025.
Fun for all the family
Heritage Awali in Mauritius
Heritage Awali in Mauritius promises a memorable eco-adventure at its complimentary Kids Club with nature-based activities for all ages.
From learning about marine life at the Yellow Submarine play centre to kids' own ecology passports and resident parakeets at the Bel Ombre Nature Reserve, it's extra special.
Add in a golf course, open-air cinema nights at the boma, and an introduction to Sega dancing, and you'll see why it was rated as the 'Best Family Resort in Mauritius' at the 2023 World Travel Awards.
All-inclusive rates from €483 per night based on two adults and two children sharing a Deluxe Sea View room.
Deal of the week
A bed at Lyrath Estate
Lyrath Estate is hidden away in 170 acres in Co Kilkenny.
This summer the five-star resort is offering an overnight Relax, Refresh & Reconnect package that includes breakfast in a bedroom with garden views, a grazing board and prosecco in your room, and access to The Spa's Thermal Suite.
With all the fun of a luxury retreat, you can choose to splurge on afternoon tea, a spa treatment or even a spot of falconry.
Bikes are available to explore the historic grounds too. From €155 per person sharing.
Algarve luxury with kids
Pine Cliffs
Portugal's dramatic Algarve coastline is the idyllic setting of Pine Cliffs, a luxury resort promising very special family holidays.
Wrapped in nature, the five-star award-winning destination is elegantly designed with a huge range of family-friendly activities, including one of Portugal's largest kids' clubs, a new tree climbing circuit, watersports and football academy with football legends this summer.
There's a nine-hole golf course, eight swimming pools, and 15 restaurants and bars to keep everyone happy.
A family of four can share a two-bedroom Pine Cliffs Garden Suite from €444 per night.
Solo adventurers
Friendship Travel's Turkey breaks
Solo travellers looking for fun and companionship might fancy the sound of Friendship Travel's Forever Hotel holiday.
The leading solo tour provider offers Turkish house party holidays all summer at The Forever Hotel in Oludeniz.
With weekly departures from Dublin throughout July and August, the trip promises a mix of R&R, sunshine and company at the 19-room property reserved exclusively for these solo groups.
€1,090 includes flights from Dublin, a double room for sole use, half board and Dalaman airport transfers.
