Travel TREATS

MAN CITY SLICKERS: I can take or leave soccer. It’s not a patch on Gaelic games, especially hurling, in my view. However, my uncle brought two mugs home from Manchester many moons ago and my brother got the red one and me the blue. Since then I’m a Man City fan and despite recent successes, there were decades of grief to put up with. Now they are the golden boys for the new kids on the block. Celtic Horizon Tours are ‘official supplier’ of supporter travel for City fans and you can go see them play Southampton at the end of the month for €169, hotel and ticket package. See celtichorizonoturs.com

NEW YORK ST PADDY’S DAY: Yes, I know it’s too soon to be rabbiting on about Christmas never mind St Patrick’s Day. But looking ahead to our patron saint’s day, you might want to check out Travel Department’s offer of a few days in New York to celebrate the big day. Home to the largest parade in the world, it’s a city that you could visit countless times and still be mesmerised with each return. You can have five nights, B&B flights transfers, a guided tour of Manhattan, starting at €1,199. See traveldepartment.ie.