Deals of the Week: Rail round Ireland; The pretty way to Mallorca; Go gone and Buzz off

A TRAIN

Ireland does not have the swiftest nor most extensive rail network in Europe, but you can see plenty of the Republic by train for a very good price.

The Irish Explorer railpass from Iarnrod Eireann (Irish Rail, 00 353 1 836 6222, www.irishrail.ie) offers five days of unlimited standard-class travel in any 15 days for €105 (£70). This is barely more than a full-fare Dublin-Cork return ticket, so the railpass represents excellent value.

The pass is valid on Dublin suburban and DART services as well as the InterCity network, but not on services across the border to the North. For trains throughout the island, the corresponding all-Ireland Rover Rail pass costs €130 (£87).

A BOAT

The pretty way to Mallorca has reopened for the summer: the car ferry from Sete in southern France to Palma. There are three overnight sailings each week, on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. You can book through Viamare Travel in London (08704 10 60 40, www.viamare.com). In April, a return sailing for a car and two adults is £488, including accommodation in an outside cabin.

A PLANE

Go is about to stop, and Buzz is off. Within the next five days, two no-frills airlines are to disappear from the skies. On Saturday, Go makes its final flight before it is erased as a brand by easyJet (0870 600 0000, www.easyJet.com), which has taken it over. The last departure is GO 226, leaving Nice at 9.55pm, bound for Stansted. Sales of this historic flight are sluggish: as of Monday this week, it was on sale at a modest €62.50 (£42) one-way, if you book through www.easyJet.com.

For a day out in Nice on Saturday before the last Go departure, the early easyJet flight from Luton at 7.35am is now selling for £92.50 one-way.

On Monday, Buzz (0870 240 7070, www.buzzaway.com) makes its final flight before being grounded by the new owner, Ryanair, for a month, and rebranded as the Irish airline. You could go from Stansted to Berlin for the day if you wish to be on the last flight, for a return fare of £100.