#Travel – International

Cork 9/11 survivor caught up in Heathrow chaos

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A 9/11 survivor from Cork was among those to have their travel plans thrown into chaos following the closure of Heathrow Airport. Eight flights between Cork Airport and Heathrow were cancelled after a fire at an electrical station shut the London airport and impacted 1,350 flights to and from the English capital. Christine Rock from … Read more

Cheap airlines and their baggage limits have made us packing pros

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Irish people residing in Britain are some of the most skilled packers in the world. The most strategic, the most ruthless, the ones with all the packing hacks. We have evolved using Darwinian adaptation. Survival of the lightest. We have adapted to cheapo airlines and their stringent, cheeseparing requirements, whittling down our travel belongings to one … Read more