“I believe that the cyclised city is the civilised city”, declares ebullient Boris Johnson. Love him or hate him, London’s mayor is – not so quietly –revolutionising cycling in the capital.
“The Passport Office, which is part of the Department of Foreign Affairs, issues passports to Irish citizens.
All Irish citizens are entitled to apply for an Irish passport. Services are provided by the Passport Offices in Dublin and Cork and by Irish Diplomatic and Consular Missions overseas.”
You probably remember from lessons at school, Lord Lytton’s novel “The Last Days of Pompeii”or even the Frankie Howerd film, “Up Pompeii” the story of the city that was mostly covered in volcanic ash. Now the site is one of the great tourist “must-do’s.” But the way things are going it might be a “must don’t.”
Although many parts of Thailand have been affected by floods, they are expected to recede in a few weeks, and the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) team have welcomed guests at this week’s World Travel Market with smiles and enthusiasm, despite the damage that the floods are causing back home.
Our government has announced that it is going to investigate why so many children are being taken out of school during term and going on holiday.The figures, it says, show that the number of people being given fixed penalties has trebled over the last three years to about 15 or 16,000 (figures aren’t available yet [...]
In Belfast tomorrow the first of the big consumer holiday shows opens. Sponsored by the Belfast Telegraph at the Kings Hall, the Holiday World Show is on until Sunday. The following weekend a slightly larger version moves on to the RDS, Simmonscourt in Dublin where some of the exhibitors vary.
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