Posts Tagged ‘ travel ’

Charlie Chaplin’s famous bowler hat and cane sold at auction

By The Mick
November 19, 2012
Charlie Chaplin’s famous bowler hat and cane sold at auction

The town of Waterville, Ireland was a favorite holiday spot of Charlie Chaplin and his family who used to stay in the Butler Arms Hotel. There is a statue of Chaplin located in the center of the village in his memory. And with the Chaplin family’s full permission, the community hosts the annual Charlie...
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Irish fans begin arriving at Dublin airport for Euro 2012

By The Mick
June 8, 2012
Irish fans begin arriving at Dublin airport for Euro 2012

It’s expected that more than 20,000 soccer fans will arrive the gates at Dublin Airport and and travel onto Poland over the next 12 days making their way to Euro 2012 soccer championships. The first of the 130 flights, more than a third of which are in addition to the typical June travelers, began...
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Ireland’s Tourism Minister extends reduced Tax

By The Mick
May 10, 2012
Ireland’s Tourism Minister extends reduced Tax

The lower VAT rate of 9% for the tourism industry will continue into 2013. Ireland’s Minister for Tourism Leo Varadkar confirmed the move in the Dáil after communications with Minister for Finance Michael Noonan. Mr Varadkar said that the reduction has been successful in increasing employment and it has, by and large, passed on...
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