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Travel Editor, Irish Independent | Travel Writer w/ @NatGeoTraveller, @RTE, @PatKennyNT et al. | Author, Secret Dublin | He/Him
Dublin City, Ireland
Joined January 2010
The #IndoHot100 is out in today's Irish Independent. Here's a little about the list, and you can red it in full in today's @Independent_ie or online at https://t.co/Z5jvtKEncl 🛎️
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There's a bumper read on the way in Saturday's Irish Independent. Ireland's Hot 100 hotels for 2025. From three-star thrillers to surprise luxury stays (and everything in between), it's feeling very real now! #IndoHot100
https://t.co/Z5jvtKEncl
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The Irish Independent's Fab 50 is out today! 50 of the newest and most innovative stays in Ireland for 2025. From forest dens to 5-stars, mirror houses to a whiskey hotel, there's loads of inspiration for your next short break... #indofab50
independent.ie
Forget the usual suspects. The Fab 50 is the freshest list in Irish travel, an annual round-up of new and game-changing stays assembled over several months...
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Ryanair will delay its move to 100pc paperless boarding passes to November. Here's the latest, and what they'll do if your phone dies or in airports that don't take digital passes...
independent.ie
Ryanair has delayed its move to 100pc paperless boarding passes to November 3.
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From Monday, March 10, there will be over 6,000 new parking spaces at @DublinAirport. Here's how it works, and more news on bus cancellations and possible new routes from Bray and Greystones...
independent.ie
From Monday, there will be over 6,000 extra car parking spaces serving Dublin Airport.
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Looking forward to speaking and meeting everyone at the @fermanaghomagh tourism conference at @killyhevlin tomorrow! #FODCTourismConference25
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Lake Como is a cracker… but what about those crowds? I’m writing about Italy’s luxury lake in today’s @IndoWeekend & @Indo_Travel_
https://t.co/64ZvRLFus4
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Sections of the Cliffs of Moher trail 'won't be open at all this year', but there are still issues with people ignoring warning signage. Read the latest on the trail, and what's likely to happen next, here: https://t.co/TkecXYKCll
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Looking for travel writing tips and advice? I'll be moderating this masterclass by @NatGeoTravelUK on Weds (6-7pm). It's online, so you can join from home. Tickets (£25) available here: https://t.co/U3THupSYpv
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Delighted to win the 'Best Home Market' category at the Travel Extra Travel Journalist of the Year Awards last night. Congrats to Domhnall O'Donoghue for the overall win, and all fellow category winners. Full details here:
independent.ie
Mediahuis Ireland journalists and contributors have won several prizes at this year's Travel Extra Travel Journalist Awards, held in Dublin.
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It's a decade since the first Dean hotel opened in Dublin... With new Deans on the way to Berlin, Miami and Munich, I'm looking at how it shook up Irish Independent: https://t.co/LZ3oIFgdqi
@thedeanirl
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‘No more greenwashing - let’s make Ireland the sustainable tourism island’ - my report from the @Sus_Tourism_Net conference in Co Clare #STN_Conf2025
independent.ie
“No more greenwashing,” said Darina Allen.
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#StormÉowyn - Over 230 flights cancelled to/from @DublinAirport alone this morning. Here are your rights if flights are cancelled or delayed...
independent.ie
The rights of passengers in the event of cancelled or delayed flights are set out under EU Regulation 261/2014. Here are the details...
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Today's hotel review is The Ross in Killarney... excuse the Christmassy videos (stayed a few weeks ago), but they give a sense of its fun and creativity. Full review here: https://t.co/P0f88isbkV
@IndoWeekend
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Looking forward to the @Sus_Tourism_Net conference at @ArmadaHotel in Co Clare next week. January's a good month for fresh thinking in travel... https://t.co/T8k8Ju2GKG
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Ryanair is taking its approach to turbulent passengers to a new level, filing legal proceedings for €15,000 against one whose alleged antics caused the diversion of a flight between Dublin and Lanzarote last April. Here's my take.
independent.ie
Acting out at sea level is one thing. But as anyone who has shared a flight with a disruptive passenger knows, it’s something else in a metal tube at 35,00...
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Bumper travel issue of @IndoWeekend out today! If you're looking for holiday inspiration for 2025, @Nicola_Brady and I have tonnes of advice... this is the place to find it. https://t.co/10kXxSkEkJ
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Mary Kennedy is walking the Camino this year, on a group trip you can join too. Here, she shares a few tips. You can read my full interview and more about her life, thoughts and travels in Saturday's @IndoWeekend and online here: https://t.co/P3bncCUrTx
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