ANYONE thinking about a pre-Christmas shopping trip to New York is advised to travel early to benefit from special deals. Tour America, in fact, believe the best savings — up to €200 — can be had by heading west next month on the basis that New York hotels are keen to fill rooms before domestic demand takes off.

An investigation will get underway later today to establish the cause of a fire at a north county Dublin hotel.

Fire services in Dublin are still at the scene of a fire in the north of the county.

THE Moriarty hotel and retailing group is to create 350 jobs with plans for two new hotels and a shopping centre.