Golf: Killester Travel (01-8336935, www. killestertravel.com) is offering two trips for people who fancy playing golf with some of Ireland's greatest rugby and GAA players.
• First up is the Rugby Hall of Fame Golf Week in Islantilla, Spain, between October 5th and 12th, when holidaymakers will get the chance to take to the course with former Irish internationals such as Mick Galwey, Moss Keane and Phil Orr.
The package includes seven nights' accommodation at Islantilla Golf Resort, three rounds of golf, transfers and dinner each night, when you can mingle with the stars.
• The company's annual Hall of Fame GAA week, which runs from October 14th to 21st, could see you teeing off with, among others, former Kilkenny and Tipperary hurlers Eddie Keher and Babs Keating, as well as Dublin legend Charlie Redmond. Flights leave from Cork and Dublin for Faro Airport, in Portugal, an hour from the resort. Both deals cost €845 per person sharing, including taxes.
• The same company has deals for the Ryder Cup, in Kentucky, at €2,750 for five nights and €3,150 for seven nights, including flights.
• For golfers who like a challenge, Limerick Travel company Fly for Golf (061-204444, www.flyforgolf.com) has packages that take in a number of amateur tournaments this winter.
They include the Vila Sol Algarve Renaissance Open, the XXI Grande Troféu Vilamoura in Portugal and the La Cala World Open in Spain. The events, which take place in November, are open to anyone who plays off a handicap.
• The cheapest package, a four-night deal for the XXI Grande Troféu Vilamoura, starts at €356 per person sharing. Fly for Golf has seven-night trips to Vilamoura in Portugal starting at €442 per person sharing. Three-night packages start at €283 per person.
Mark Rodden