Take in a tour of the Royal Hospital Kilmainham, Dublin. Apart from housing the Irish Museum of Modern Art, the 17th-century building has a rich heritage of its own

Guided tours include visits to the Baroque Chapel, the Great Hall, and the formal gardens. Tours run between 10 a.m. and 4.45 p.m. every day except Monday. Admission: €3.50 adults/€2 concessions/€6 families (tel: 01- 6129900).

Catch the last performance of Nightmare on Abbey Street, a satirical look at Irish theatre by Gerard Stembridge, tonight at 8 p.m. at Draíocht, Blanchardstown, Dublin. Tickets: €14/€9 (tel: 01-8852622).

Bring the family to the National Museum, Collins Barracks, Dublin on Sunday at 2 p.m. for the first in a series of free outdoor events. Africiko, Elikia and Extreme Rhythm will perform world music followed by a rare chance to see turn-of-the-century west African goatskin-and-wood drums taken out of the museum's storage for the day. Geri Maye, children's TV presenter

My three favourite places are:

1 The village of Adare has a specialness and gives you a sense of being well away from it all. When there, you feel like you have moved back in time because most of the restaurants and pubs are housed in thatched cottages and it is all so nicely kept.

2 Walking along the Shannon, starting just five minutes from Limerick city centre. You can get there by going over the "new bridge" in Limerick and down the Dock Road. It's a narrow riverbank walk that leads you past a nature reserve and out into the countryside.

3 Cruises Street in Limerick city centre. When I was growing up in the city, Cruises Street was a great place to go for socialising. Now, I love it for shopping. In times gone by, Cruises Hotel used to be a great meeting place.

The six-star Silversea cruise line has introduced special price reductions for this season with 20 to 50 per cent discounts on European cruises. The Dublin to Lisbon 14-day cruise on July 18th now costs £4,495 sterling. Details from (0044) 870-3337030 or www.silversea.com

You are guaranteed lots of sun in Turkey, and Panorama Holidays has seven days' bed and breakfast in the Marlife Apartments in Marmaris from €579 (tel: 01-6301700).

13 degrees Celsius (55 Fahrenheit)was the average temperature at Dublin Airport in June, to which thousands of holidaymakers flying to warmer climes will testify.

68 air traffic control centres manage European air space. EU efforts to unify them are expected to cause air traffic chaos all summer.