Travel: €100 getaway! Is this Cork’s best value break?

And you have to check out the longest treetop walk in Ireland and Britain. It's 1.4 kilometres long and there's a viewing tower

The Mills Inn, Ballyvourney, Co Cork

Ireland’s hotel industry has been receiving a PR hammering of late with some eye-watering overnight room rates, particularly in the capital, spurring accusations of price-gouging and profiteering. Even travel giants such as Lonely Planet are advising visitors to the capital to ensure they have accommodation before arriving in the city.

Booking advice clichés from industry professionals can grind those getaway gears, too — “try booking midweek,” they say! Sure, we’d never have thought of that!