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Curious about river cruising? This is the perfect chance to find out if it’s for you – join a spectacular short cruise along the enchanting Danube.

JWT Cruises experts share their insights into river cruising and select some of the most stunning destinations to explore in Europe and beyond. The JWT Cruise Show takes place at the Salthill Hotel on Sunday, September 14.

It might seem a bit early to start thinking about Christmas and winter travel, but certain tours and dates sell out quite quickly, says Caroline O’Toole, head of cruises and luxury holidays at JWT Travel.

In celebration of International Jazz Day, Fahy Travel Cruiseworld and Uniworld Boutique River Cruises are offering a once-in-a-lifetime experience for music lovers: the Music on the Danube themed cruise. This exclusive voyage will run on just two select dates — August 3 and November 27, 2025 — as part of Uniworld’s acclaimed Enchanting Danube itinerary.

JWT Cruises experts share their insights on the popularity of river cruises and select some of the most stunning destinations to explore in Europe and beyond.

Are you looking for last minute travel inspiration or exciting ideas for 2025? Travel expert Caroline O’Toole, head of cruises and luxury holidays at JWT Travel, shares her top trends.

VLADIMIR JABLOKOV’S 2020 captures many of the ups and downs, the obvious lows, and unexpected highs of this strange year, but above all, it encapsulates the sheer resilience of the arts in the face of the pandemic and lockdown.

I am writing this column in the week of the 20th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement, signed in Belfast on April 10, 1998.

An extraordinary thing happened in the Hungarian city of Gyor on St Patrick’s Day, March 17 1697. A painting of the Virgin and Child, brought to the city 42 years previously by Bishop Walter Lynch, a member of the esteemed Lynch family of Galway, began to ‘weep copiously’ during Mass. Despite having been wiped clean with linen cloths (one of those cloths is still preserved), it continued to exude ‘a bloody sweat’ for three hours.

Imagine yourself reclining under a deep azure sky, as the polished teak deck moves almost imperceptibly with the rhythm of the Mediterranean and a refreshing evening breeze ruffles the air.