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European holidaymakers could turn to destinations such as Bulgaria and Cape Verde if they want to avoid high prices in busy Spanish destinations, the chief executive of European tourism group TUI said.

Two holiday jets — operated by the same airline — were forced to make emergency landings at Shannon Airport yesterday after passengers fell ill.

A bank yesterday sought to repossess the luxury family home of one of the country’s best-known hoteliers, who became broke in the property crash.

The Chieftains’ Matt Molloy talks to Eoin Edwards about some of his and his instrument’s epic journeys

Pope Francis yesterday named 20 new cardinals from around the world to the elite group at the top of the Roman Catholic hierarchy, including 15 who can enter a conclave to choose his successor after his death or resignation.

Kerry Katona has slammed reports her marriage is on the rocks.

An Corkman and his companies are suing a Cape Verde development firm for €8m for alleged breach of contract and negligent misstatement in relation to the sale of residential units in the tropical islands.

Kerry Katona has married George Kay.

Sporting Lisbon have sanctioned the sale of defender Marcos Rojo to Manchester United, with winger Nani returning to Portugal as part of the deal.

Katie Price still wants Kieran Hayler be at the birth of their child, despite his cheating with her best friend.

Katie Price has spoken of her shock after discovering that she is six months pregnant with her fifth child.

This is possibly the most epic clip of a wedding dance we've ever seen - and it was all on the spur of the moment.

DNA left at a crime scene could in future be used to build up a picture of an offender’s face, scientists believe.

An Estonian has begun a trip around the world in a Toyota Land Cruiser that he turned into an amphibious vehicle that will cross land, oceans and rivers on a 60,000km journey.

Victor Wanyama, the man who shot to fame when he scored to help Celtic beat Barcelona in the Champions League this season, is predicting a feast of football in South Africa as the African Nations Cup gets underway today — and another chance for an underdog to make an impact.

Some say being a cartographer can’t be fun but they clearly haven’t spent two weeks mapping a tropical island for a cool €10,000.

Archimedes had his famous eureka moment while sitting in the bath. Paul Watson — like many of us — had his while sitting on his couch.

AFRICAN mediators have offered Ivory Coast’s embattled leader Laurent Gbagbo incentives to stand down after disputed polls, using the threat of military action as the only alternative.

IRELAND ranks in the top ten in two World Bank surveys of best international destinations in which to conduct business.

A Royal Navy destroyer intercepted a yacht carrying £4m (€4.87m) worth of cocaine, it was revealed today.

Switzerland hero Gelson Fernandes was as surprised as everyone else after netting the winning goal in his team’s historic World Cup triumph over Spain.

Hugo Chavez made diplomatic inroads in Africa at a summit of South American and African leaders where he offered Venezuela’s help in oil projects, mining and financial assistance.

Maritime chiefs admitted that they always knew where the “missing” freighter Arctic Sea was, but agreed to keep silent in a bid to bring a dangerous hijacking drama to a bloodless end.

THE Russian navy has arrested eight men accused of hijacking the Arctic Sea freighter near Sweden and forcing the crew to sail to west Africa — the latest twist in a puzzling maritime mystery.

Eight suspects in the hijacking of the Arctic Sea freighter are reported to have been detained.

THE freighter that sparked a high-seas mystery when it disappeared nearly three weeks ago has been found by a Russian naval frigate off the West African coast.

A “pirate” freighter that went missing nearly three weeks ago has been found near Cape Verde with its crew is alive and well, Russia said today.

A ransom demand has been made for a freighter which disappeared more than two weeks ago, Finnish investigators said today.

The missing cargo ship which reportedly sailed through the English Channel after it had been boarded by pirates, will only have enough fuel to last a few more days at sea, a maritime expert said today.

THE missing “pirate” ship Arctic Sea was spotted far out to sea off Africa’s west coast.

The missing “pirate” ship Arctic Sea was spotted today far out to sea off Africa’s west coast.

An Air France jet missing with 228 people - including three Irish citizens - on board ran into a towering wall of thunderstorms over the Atlantic Ocean, officials said tonight.

South American drug cartels see this country as a vulnerable entry point, writes Cormac O’Keeffe.

YOU’VE heard of salty old sea dogs — now meet one of the world’s most experienced sea cats.

SINCE you asked, just back from Cape Verde, off the coast of west Africa, and soon to rival anywhere else in the world as a golf-sunshine-watersport-chill-out destination.

Britain is one of 12 countries likely to miss a 2009 deadline to clear all land mines from its territory, campaigners said today.

Three Italian women were brutally attacked while on a surfing holiday at a Cape Verde resort island, dragged into the woods, and left for dead at the bottom of a hole, according to the single survivor who recounted the tragedy today.

CAPE Verde Development, the Cork-based company that focuses on holiday developments on the Cape Verde islands off the west coast of Africa, has begun work on a €2 billion golf and leisure resort on the islands.

AIRLINE company bmi starts a Dublin to Moscow (Domodedovo) via Heathrow (short stopover) from October 29.

AN estimated 80,000 people in West Africa are currently preparing to migrate illegally to Europe —and that situation is going to get worse, according to a senior member of the European Parliament.

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