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Celebrate Paddy’s Day in Galway
Celebrate the national holiday in the City of the Tribes with a stay at the Radisson Blu Hotel Spa, which is offering special deals.
Stay overnight on Patrick’s Day from €65 per person sharing, including breakfast. Pipe bands, dance groups and performance artists come from all over the world to Galway each year to experience the parade. 091-538300 or radissonhotelgalway.com
Go green on Clare Island
Clare Island, off the Mayo coast, is the setting for a series of organic gardening courses this spring. Delivered by Cáit Curran, one of the pioneers of organic farming in Ireland, the classes will take place over a series of weekends from March to May at Macalla Eco Farm.
Participants will learn the basics of growing organic vegetables.
Macalla Eco Farm is a self- sufficient small holding where care has been taken to ensure it complements the local landscape.
The weekend course, as well as offering useful and practical growing advice, is a great way to learn and unwind at the same time.
For bookings, log on to ecofarm.ie, or email christophe@ecofarm.ie
$100m
The amount the US is planning to spend to woo overseas visitors. It will be partially paid for by a $10 fee imposed on travellers from visa-waivers countries, most of whih are in Europe.