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Monday 26 October 2020
It’s like the last day of school all over again!
Better start stocking up.
We spend an entire month gearing ourselves up to the best day of the year with songs that document heartbreak, war, loneliness and The Wombles. Have we all gone mad?
No really, that is her actual name.
There’s nowhere else in the world I’d rather be than Ireland… most of the time. But this is the one day of the year that I would give almost anything to be back in my home neighbourhood of East Milton, Boston, writes Larry Donnelly.
‘AHAAAA’ we hear you say.
We asked you to send us in your pumpkin carvings, and boy did you oblige!
I’m not a complete scrooge (I swear) but bah-humbug to Halloween! I can’t stand the expense, the binge drinking and the ubiquitous “sexy” costumes, writes Kate Bellamy.
This follows reports in August that the government was growing increasingly embarrassed by the behaviour of their citizens abroad.
Most internet shoppers in Ireland are buying travel and holiday accommodation.
The number of overseas trips to Ireland by non-residents increased to 1.893 million trips from April to June of this year.
More than 60,000 passengers travelled through the airport last month.
Over 85,000 passengers passed through the airport last month with numbers travelling to popular sun destinations also up.
Good morning! Here are nine things you want to know as you start your day
A survey finds that Irish workers feeling the strain of holding down a job as well as work pressures is contributing to them not taking their holidays.
The nation’s state-run television CCTV even a ran a series of programs aimed at encouraging good manners and acceptance of foreign customs when abroad.
Tourists will not be able to apply for refunds until October at the earliest after a German company filed for insolvency.
Planning on taking some holidays? Read this before you jet off.
New figures show a seven per cent increase on passenger numbers when compared to the same period last year.
The Bank Holiday has come and gone. Take this quiz to see if you got any craic out of it.
Ah sure you’d nearly even miss the rain, all the same.
Football, jam sandwiches and sand.
Is there anything to be said for having another round of crazy golf.
A quiet day in the houses of the Oireacthas with only the Seanad sitting to discuss MEP constituencies and public inquiries.
The sun can sometimes bring out the ugly side of our wardrobes.
Why? Because it’s so GREEN.
Looking forward to a trip away this summer? Know what to avoid like the plague.
Are you dreaming of your place in the sun?
Handy for the holidays, wha?
Latest Hotels.com hot list shows increases for Killkenny, Slane and Ballina
Decisions, decisions…
And there’ll be no fighting in that backseat now or else Michelle is just going to turn this car right around and go home.
The average primary school pupil misses 11 out of 183 days of a school year.
Of course we hope you don’t get sick on your holidays, but just in case…
Maybe it’s not normal for adults to feel homesick, but taking off and seeing my rainy but beautiful country reduced to a speck in the distance that always fills me with a deep sense of melancholy and loneliness, writes Ann-Marie Scully.
Have you holidays booked over the next three days? Read on.
Even if some of us can only see it from the office.
You can avoid this horror.
‘Sure we had to get some of the Tunisian pottery – you can’t get it anywhere else in the world!’
THERE ARE 59 shopping days until Christmas.
Most retailers across the country will be closed until 1 December, losing out on some vital festive shopping business.
Many are depending on customers shifting to online sales during that time.
So we want to know: Will you do more of your Christmas shopping online this year?
Poll Results:
Share your story: voices@thejournal.ie
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