Des O’Driscoll picks the best of the box this week

Corfu, Greece’s most northern Ionian island, is a gem of tranquility all year round, writes Ellie O’Byrne.

An airline crew member was arrested at Gatwick Airport after turning up to work on a flight smelling of alcohol, police in England have said.

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Pre-summer escapes are currently available at Castlemartyr Resort. 

The Kelly family feature on ‘Doctor in the House’ on TV3 on Wednesday at 9pm.

Steve Barron directed the music video for ‘Billie Jean’, the chart-topping second single from 1982’s Thriller.

The parents of two children who died from carbon monoxide poisoning on holiday have welcomed a review criticising Thomas Cook’s treatment of the family following the deaths.

Under-fire travel firm Thomas Cook said its former chief executive Harriet Green has been awarded a shares bonus worth around £5.7m (€8m) but will donate a third to charity after the deaths of two children in Corfu. 

The mother of two children who were killed by carbon monoxide poisoning on holiday has accused Thomas Cook’s former CEO of trying to use their memory to gain public sympathy.

The Thomas Cook CEO has admitted the company failed in its handling of the tragedy that saw two young children killed by carbon monoxide poisoning in Corfu and pledged to help their parents move on with their lives.

Tony Clayton-Lea compiles a list of some of the hot deals of offer in the Med, Greece,UK, Ireland, Italy or Spain for those looking for a bargain break.

Thomas Cook has nothing to apologise for over the deaths of two children from carbon monoxide poisoning while on holiday in Greece, the travel firm’s current boss has told an inquest.

Beware. The Rubberbandits are bringing their madcap musical to a town near you, writes Richard Fitzpatrick

February’s new releases keep you looking naturally beautiful with barely-there makeup, tinted lash primer and rosy pops of colour. Rachel Marie Walsh reports.

A cargo ship believed to be carrying hundreds of migrants has turned towards Italy, brushing off Greek authorities responding to a distress call from one of its passengers.

A cargo ship believed to be carrying hundreds of migrants has turned towards Italy, brushing off Greek authorities responding to a distress call from a passenger.

A ferry carrying about 470 people caught fire off the Greek island of Corfu, trapping passengers on the top decks as gale-force winds and choppy seas hampered the evacuation.

A fire broke out on the car deck of a ferry carrying 466 people from Greece to Italy, forcing authorities to order an evacuation.

Left it late to book a summer getaway? Don’t panic. There are plenty of deals left, particularly if you book fast.

Pól Ó Conghaile has just been named the Travel Extra Travel Journalist of the Year, awarded for “his exceptional body of work” including articles written for the Irish Examiner and the National Geographic.

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Aer Lingus has today announced additions to its schedule for summer 2014 with new routes at Dublin and Shannon airports.

Where does a travel writer bring his family for a break? When in Ireland, Pol returns again and again to Wicklow’s ‘local secret’, Silver Strand, part of a beautiful stretch of coastline on the east coast.

Not every holiday is perfect, but every holiday should have its sweet spot.

Aer Lingus has given the strongest indication yet that it is considering operating transatlantic flights from Cork Airport.

Low-cost airline Ryanair is to create 1,000 UK jobs next year by flying one million more passengers on a number of new routes.

Cheltenham Festival-winning jockey Campbell Gillies has died following an accident on holiday in Greece.

Cheltenham Festival winning-jockey Campbell Gillies has reportedly died following an accident on holiday in Corfu.

You’ve the squad memorised, and the tactics sussed. Ben Lyttleton and Iain MacIntosh help broaden fans’ minds a little further with some topographical titbits on the other 15 nations at Euro 2012.

Greece's parliament has today approved a new international bailout deal, which will see the crisis-hit country receive an additional €172bn in rescue loans.

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Ryanair will open its 48th base, located at Billund Airport in Denmark, in March 2012, it was announced today.

Ireland is on course for the warmest November ever, since records first began.

Greek authorities say striking taxi drivers are disrupting cruise ship arrivals at two major resort islands and blocking roads during the peak of the vital tourist season.

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TURKEY attracted more than 90,000 visitors from Ireland this year, and Sunworld Holidays has just launched the most extensive holiday programme ever from Ireland.

SKI instructors from Austria will be present at the Ski Club of Ireland in Kilternan next weekend (Saturday and Sunday) to introduce the ever popular sport which thousands of Irish people enjoy each year.

A British woman who fractured her spine in three places while on honeymoon in Corfu is due to be flown home tomorrow.