Holiday bookings skyrocket as fed-up sunseekers skedaddle

Fed up with the temperamental Irish weather, sun-seekers nationwide have been making last-minute travel plans with holiday bookings skyrocketing in recent weeks.

Sunway, one of Ireland’s largest tour operators, said it is experiencing a high volume of bookings at the moment, despite the fact prices are higher now, in peak travel season.

“Obviously the weather we’re having at the moment is helping us. People want to get out and get a bit of sun so last-minute sales are pretty hard to get at the moment,” said Mary Denton, general manager of Sunway.