Sun-seekers have been beating the summer blues here with one travel agency confirming that early bookings for 2015 sun breaks were up 30% and helped drive revenue growth.

The heat wave enjoyed last summer in Ireland has resulted in a dip in early 2014 sun holiday sales at the country’s largest travel agency.

Pre-tax profits at the largest travel agency in the country, Club Travel last year increased by 13.7% to €3.9m.

The Liquidator of Budget Travel has announced that it has agreed to sell the trade name of Budget Travel to Club Travel Limited.