Friends with free deals

IT'S A FREE WORLD:ORGANISE a group of 20 people and travel free of charge with Joe Walsh Tours. The offer applies to any sort of group; it could be a bridge clubs, a school tour, wedding party, or even a couple of families travelling together.

To translate into figures, a seven-night package to Cyprus that would normally cost €499 each is €474, a €25 reduction per person across the board, if you divide the discount equally. Free places are available though subject to numbers travelling and other conditions but the general rule is, the more passengers you have the more free places you receive.

Catch: Group dynamics are such that you can be guaranteed that one or two people will drop out of the planned holiday before departure.

Take note:not everyone will want the organiser to travel for free. joewalshtours.ie

GOREADERSwho might find themselves in the environs of Grenada, Spain, next week can enjoy a plethora of musical delights at the 60th Festival Internacional de Musica y Danza de Granada. Around the Alhambra and all over the city the streets will be filled with the sound of Spanish guitars, the click of castanets and the whirl of flamenco dancing. The programme features around 40 shows. Next Saturday, July 2nd, at the Monasterio de San Jeronimo, vocal polyphony group Stile Antico presents a free programme that includes Spanish Renaissance religious music with works by Victoria, Morales and Guerrero (granadafestival.org).

Catch: The concert starts at midday and is a great way to escape the intense heat.

Take note: This is one of Grenada's great festivals so book before you go.

THE CASTLEMARTYRResort in east Cork is offering a free kids club to families who book a The Family Fun package.

This starts at €264 per night for a Junior family suite which sleeps two adults and two children BB and includes free entry to the Kids Club.

Little ones can take a pottery lesson, engage in story telling, participate in a sports day or take trips to nearby Fota Wildlife Park and Leahy’s Open Farm.

The club runs from July 18th to August 14th 2011. For reservations call (021) 421 9000 or visit castlemartyrresort.ie

Catch: Expensive if you want to stay a few days.

Take note: For those not availing of the Family Fun package, a charge of €10 applies per child for entry to the Kid's Club. Prices for family rooms start from €179 B&B per night for a room that would sleep two adults and two children under 12.