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Eoghan Corry @eoghancorry.bsky.social · 15h

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Eoghan Corry @eoghancorry.bsky.social · 2d

Today’s headlines on TRAVEL Extra, www.travelextra.ie/todays-headl...

Eoghan Corry @eoghancorry.bsky.social · 2d

Entry Exit System launches across 29 European countries this morning for British passport holders www.travelextra.ie/entry-exit-s...

Entry Exit System launches across 29 European countries this morning for British passport holders

Filip Cornelis, Director for Aviation, European Commission The Entry Exit System (EES) launches across 29 European countries this morning, requiring non-EU nationals, including British passport holder...

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Eoghan Corry @eoghancorry.bsky.social · 2d

European airport passenger traffic grew by 4.9pc in August 2025 www.travelextra.ie/european-air...

European airport passenger traffic grew by 4.9pc in August 2025

Olivier Jankovec ACI Europe Director General European airport passenger traffic grew by 4.9pc in August 2025 compared to August 2024, surpassing the year-to-date average of 4.3pc. International traffi...

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Eoghan Corry @eoghancorry.bsky.social · 2d

Local councils target AirBnB in move against tourism rentals www.travelextra.ie/local-counci...

Local councils target AirBnB in move against tourism rentals

Richard Shakespeare Dublin City manager Local Councils investigated approximately 1,600 properties as which they suspect are illegal short-term lets over the past three years. Warning letters were iss...

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Eoghan Corry @eoghancorry.bsky.social · 2d

Visitor attractions conference under way in Waterford www.travelextra.ie/avea-confere...

Delegates arrive today for visitor attractions conference in Waterford

Catherine Flanagan, Eoghan Corry, Margaret O'Reilly and Andrea Mortimer Catherine Flanagan CEO of AVEA The Association of Visitor Experiences and Attractions (AVEA) annual conference in Waterford toda...

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Eoghan Corry @eoghancorry.bsky.social · 2d

Portugal on course for 550k trips from Ireland in 2025 www.travelextra.ie/portugal-on-...

Portugal on course for 550k trips from Ireland in 2025

Carlos Pinto de Oliveira - Director Visit Portugal Ireland and Ricardo Dinis of Tap Air Portugal at Dublin airport Portugal hosted 62,465 visits from Ireland in August, ranking Ireland as the 11th mos...

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Eoghan Corry @eoghancorry.bsky.social · 2d

Tributes paid to Kerry hotelier Paudie O’Callaghan www.travelextra.ie/tributes-pai...

Tributes paid to Kerry hotelier Paudie O’Callaghan

Paudie O'Callaghan of The Fáilte Hotel Tributes have been paid to Kerry hotelier Paudie O’Callaghan, passed away at 58 on 11 October 2025, leaving Killarney in mourning. He managed The Fáilte Hotel, c...

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Eoghan Corry @eoghancorry.bsky.social · 2d

Bidding process to open to restart Dublin-Derry PSO route in spring 2026 www.travelextra.ie/bidding-proc...

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Eoghan Corry @eoghancorry.bsky.social · 2d

TRAVEL Extra quote of the day: Paul Theroux www.travelextra.ie/us-federal-g...

US federal government enteres twelfth day of shutdown

Sean Duffy US Transport commissioner The United States federal government has entered its twelfth day of shutdown today, with Congress failing to pass funding legislation for the fiscal year that bega...

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Eoghan Corry @eoghancorry.bsky.social · 3d

Today’s headlines on TRAVEL Extra, www.travelextra.ie/todays-headl...

Eoghan Corry @eoghancorry.bsky.social · 3d

Portugal on course for 550k trips from Ireland in 2025 www.travelextra.ie/portugal-on-...

Eoghan Corry @eoghancorry.bsky.social · 3d

JUST BACK FROM: Montebelo Mosteiro de Alcobaça Historic Hotel in central Portugal www.travelextra.ie/just-back-fr...

JUST BACK FROM: Montebelo Mosteiro de Alcobaça Historic Hotel in central Portugal

ITAA 2025 conference in Alcobaca Guests arriving at the Montebelo Mosteiro de Alcobaça Historic Hotel step into a space where stone arches frame a welcoming reception area, complete with a polished ma...

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Eoghan Corry @eoghancorry.bsky.social · 3d

HERE are the winners of 33rd NI Travel and Tourism Awards in county Down www.travelextra.ie/33rd-ni-trav...

HERE are the winners of 33rd NI Travel and Tourism Awards in county Down

Louise Magill of Holiday Hotspots Larne The 33rd NI Travel and Tourism Awards took place last night at the Slieve Donard Hotel. That ceremony saw Louise Magill's Holiday Hotspots Larne win the travel...

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Eoghan Corry @eoghancorry.bsky.social · 3d

Waterford’s Irish Wake Museum reveals Halloween tours www.travelextra.ie/irish-wake-m...

Waterford’s Irish Wake Museum reveals Halloween tours

The Irish Wake Museum in Waterford offers two Halloween experiences from 27 to 30 October 2025, rooted in the Celtic festival of Samhain. The Family Experience with a Touch of Magic, designed for ages...

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Eoghan Corry @eoghancorry.bsky.social · 3d

Delegates arrive today for visitor attractions conference in Waterford www.travelextra.ie/avea-confere...

Delegates arrive today for visitor attractions conference in Waterford

Catherine Flanagan CEO of AVEA The Association of Visitor Experiences and Attractions (AVEA) will host its annual conference in Waterford on Monday and Tuesday, bringing together industry leaders to d...

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Eoghan Corry @eoghancorry.bsky.social · 3d

Jetblue leads AI developments in aviation this month www.travelextra.ie/ai-developme...

Jetblue leads AI developments in aviation this month

John Grant of OAG OAG’s October 2025 Airline-Tech Innovation Radar focuses on three non-AI advancements. JetBlue partners with Amazon’s Project Kuiper to provide satellite-powered Wi-Fi across its fle...

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Eoghan Corry @eoghancorry.bsky.social · 3d

Wexford awarded €1m to commence ‘transformation’ of Rosslare www.travelextra.ie/wexford-gets...

Wexford gets €1m to commence ‘transformation’ of Rosslare Harbour and Strand

Tom Enright CEO of Wexford County Council Wexford County Council secured €1 million from the Rural Regeneration Development Fund for planning and design works in Rosslare Harbour and Strand. The fundi...

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Eoghan Corry @eoghancorry.bsky.social · 3d

How Ireland invented Gothic horror literature, a literary fly-past for Halloween www.travelextra.ie/how-ireland-...

How Ireland invented Gothic horror literature, a literary fly-past for Halloween

https://youtu.be/0kuRTNDx4BE The Gothic horror genre, with its brooding atmospheres, spectral apparitions, and labyrinthine explorations of the human psyche, has long been intertwined with the cultura...

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Eoghan Corry @eoghancorry.bsky.social · 3d

More details revealed of Guinness Cork Jazz Festival, from 23 to 27 October www.travelextra.ie/details-reve...

More details revealed of Guinness Cork Jazz Festival, from 23 to 27 October

Mark Murphy Director of Guinness Jazz Festival The Guinness Cork Jazz Festival, from 23 to 27 October 2025, marks its 47th edition during the October bank holiday weekend. The event features over 500 ...

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Eoghan Corry @eoghancorry.bsky.social · 3d

Funding secured for US Essential Air Service programme amid shutdown www.travelextra.ie/funding-secu...

Funding secured for US Essential Air Service programme amid shutdown

Sean Duffy US Transport commissioner The US Department of Transportation secured USD 41m, equivalent to €37.8m, to sustain the Essential Air Service programme amid the government shutdown. This fundin...

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Eoghan Corry @eoghancorry.bsky.social · 3d

Pan Am reborn as AVi8 Air Capital begins FAA certification process www.travelextra.ie/pan-am-rebor...

Pan Am reborn as AVi8 Air Capital begins FAA certification process

Pan American Global Holdings LLC and AVi8 Air Capital have begun the FAA certification process to operate a Part 121 scheduled carrier under the Pan Am brand. Upon certification, the airline will base...

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Eoghan Corry @eoghancorry.bsky.social · 3d

Con McGovern from Drumlish & other characters from Irish history of Pan Am as it prepares to relaunch www.travelextra.ie/pan-am-back-...

Con McGovern from Drumlish & other characters from Irish history of Pan Am as it prepares to relaunch

Pamela Brooks, (centre) Head of Operations at Shannon Airport, pictured with the crew: Steinar Bragason – Lead Commander, Jóhann Kristján Hjaltason – First Officer, Dísa Lind Tómasdóttir – Senior Cabi...

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Eoghan Corry @eoghancorry.bsky.social · 3d

Halloween events in the north of Ireland for October 2025 www.travelextra.ie/discover-ni-...

Halloween events in the north of Ireland for October 2025

John McGrillen of Tourism NI Discover NI has curated a list of Halloween events for October 2025, celebrating the region’s connection to Samhain, the ancient Celtic festival that birthed Halloween ove...

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