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Students studying in Limerick are paying up to €390 weekly for five nights in a hotel as part of a deal struck between Mary Immaculate College and three city hotels .

The teacher training college says it is the first time it has had to do this for students returning after the summer break. It has reached a similar agreement with one hotel in Thurles where it has a smaller campus.

The college has acknowledged that it is "not ideal" but says there is no other option.

Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary has warned that prices will increase as passengers rush to holiday in Europe next summer.

Mr O’Leary said this huge demand for holidays would coincide with fewer flights, meaning a price rise for flights and also for hotels.

In an interview with The Sunday Times, he said: “I think there will be a dramatic recovery in holiday tourism within Europe next year. And the reason why I think prices will be dramatically higher is that there’s less capacity.

“Take out Thomas Cook (six million seats), Flybe (eight million seats), Norwegian (nearly 24 million seats) – Alitalia’s reducing its fleet by 40%. 

"There is going to be about 20% less short-haul capacity in Europe in 2022 with a dramatic recovery in demand.”

Ryanair prices will be cut this winter, to “grab market share everywhere”, Mr O’Leary said.

 

1930 Café recently opened adjacent to Lidl's new store on Corbally Road, Westbury and uses the ButterflyCup.

The café said it will save more than 1 million plastic coffee cups and lids a year by using the new sustainable cup.

It is planned to expand the concept throughout Ireland.

The ButterflyCup does not contain a plastic laminate lining, is certified as fully recyclable, home compostable and free of toxins. Its all-in-one design eliminates the need for a plastic lid.

 

 

Tourism Ireland is attending the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth, in south-east England, this week, to promote our world-class golf. Three tourism companies from Ireland are joining Tourism Ireland at this important event in the golfing calendar.

 

 One of the European Tour’s biggest golf competitions, the BMW PGA Championship attracts top players, thousands of spectators and international journalists each year – providing a fantastic platform to showcase our superb golf courses. As we begin to rebuild our overseas tourism business, promoting golf holidays in Ireland will be a focus for Tourism Ireland in Britain, and in other key markets around the world.

 Julie Wakley, Tourism Ireland’s Head of Great Britain, said: “Our presence at this year’s BMW PGA Championship is an excellent opportunity to remind golfers that Ireland offers some of the very best golf in the world, as well as spectacular scenery and fantastic experiences. We’re also taking every opportunity to highlight the fact that the Ryder Cup will take place at Adare Manor in 2027 and the recent announcement that The Open will return to Royal Portrush in 2025. Tourism Ireland will be pulling out all the stops once again to leverage the tourism potential of these prestigious sporting events, in Great Britain and in our other important golf markets.”

 

Pictured are Joe Cruise, Tourism Ireland; Larry Byrne, Club Choice Ireland; Jonathan Lennon, NI Golf Tours; and Cathal O'Donoghue, Specialty Golf Trips, at the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth.