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Every year, we look forward to the bank holidays stretching out our beloved weekends by that much-needed extra day. Now there are calls for a once-off bank holiday weekend to happen here in Ireland in September 2021 for the first time ever. The Irish Tourism Industry Confederation has urged the Government to announce an additional bank holiday at the end of September in order to prolong the domestic tourism period in Ireland. As well as this, they are stating that this would be a reward to the public who haven’t necessarily been able to enjoy the other bank holiday weekends at the beginning...

In light of outdoor swimming’s burgeoning popularity, the national Bathing Water Group has proposed year-round water tests. Never before has the joys of dipping your toes into chilly waters been so popular. But with all season swimming increasingly de rigueur, extra considerations need to be made says the group. The Irish Times reports that they are examining the proposals, which aim to extend the short summer bathing season. This season, which runs from June into mid-September, doesn’t reflect the ever-increasing popularity of sea swimming. A swimmer jumps into the sea at the Vico bathin...