Beeline for Chelsea

DEALS:Get away for a midweek night at Druids Glen Hotel in Co Wicklow and an overnight will cost from €100 B&B. Add dinner and it will cost from €165 for two, available until the end of the month.

Book online at druidsglenresort.com

* The premier event for gardeners is the Chelsea Flower Show (May 24th-26th). Book now for two nights accommodation, flights and a ticket to the show, from €350 pps. Tel: 01-8783500, keithprowseireland.com

* Use the new Aer Arann flight from Dublin to Rennes and a family holiday in Brittany will cost from €1,319 for four including flights and a bag each. Details from Keycamp.ieand 021-425300.

* Explore Spain and La Rioja in particular on a guided tour staying in three historic Paradores on April 17th to 24th. The tour includes visits to famous towns including Santiago de Compostela, a chance to play golf, dinner on four nights, with drinks, and a wine-tasting lunch at Marques de Cacares bodega. From €1,550 pps, plus flights. Tel: 095-23511, lornarobertsholidays.com

* Find culture in the spring in Ennis, Co Clare, from Martin McDonagh's The Lonesome West, February 22nd and 23rd; Nanci Griffith on stage on February 29th, and the Book Club Festival on March 2nd-4th. Two nights BB and one dinner in the Old Ground Hotel costs from €99pps. Tel: 065-6828127