If you want Easter fun on the cheap, try Sleepzone Connemara from €12 per person in a private room. Rooms for families range from three to six beds and all have ensuite bathrooms. The hostel has its own tennis court, pool table and mini-market, with the Killary Adventure Centre next door - hostelworld.com

FALCON SALE

PRICES starting at €189 per person for a seven-night break on the Costa Dorada is the lure used by Falcon Holidays. Its new sale is available for departures in May and June and runs from now until April 17. Featuring a range of accommodation from two-star self-catering apartments to four-star all-inclusive hotels. TUI Holidays.

EASTER DEALS

The Lodge at Doonberg in Co. Clare has family Easter weekend deals (two adults and two children) for €369 per night. It includes two nights’ bed and breakfast in a two-bedroom suite; dinner in Darby’s for four and kids’ activities on Easter Sunday. Offer is valid April 10-14. There is also a one-night deal available on Easter Saturday for €345. tel. 065 905 5624 or email concierge@doonbeggolfclub.com

FERRY OFFER

Irish Ferries has Easter packages to Alton Towers theme park from €109 per person based on a family of two adults and two children staying two nights at the Holiday Inn Express.
The package include return ferry crossing with car and a park pass to the attractions including Cloud Cuckoo Land and Sharkbait Reef. www.irishferries.com, tel. 0818 300 400