Great deal for horse-racing fans to see the Irish Derby at The Curragh. Thousands will be at the three-day weekend meet in County Kildare and Irish Ferries has a package so you can be there too. The self-drive break includes the ferry to Dublin 27 June 27 and four nights at the four-star Killashee House Hotel & Spa just 15 minutes from the Curragh and a 45-minute only drive from Dublin port.
The price is £341 per person based on two adults sharing a deluxe room at the hotel, an Irish breakfast each morning, free shuttle bus transfers to the racecourse every day and return crossings for the car on the cruise-ferry Ulysses from Holyhead to Dublin.
The Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby Three Day Festival runs June 28, 29 and 30 with a full card of races each afternoon/evening, a concert by the Knights of Leon on Friday night and family-friendly entertainment on Sunday. General course admission costs from €30 for one day, with a three-day festival ticket €50 (visit curragh.ie for further information).
Killashee House Hotel and Spa is set in 280 acres of parkland with views across Kildare to the Wicklow Mountains. Other attractions in the area include the National Stud and its Japanese Gardens, Russborough House and Castletown House.
