Emerald Experiences (emeraldexperiences.co.uk) is a collection of some of Ireland's finest hotels and resorts boasting a host of great offers for spring and summer.

For April only, you will receive €50 resort credit when you book a two-night package at country manor house hotel Castlemartyr Resort in Cork for £166 per person*. The offer includes luxury accommodation, full Irish breakfast each morning and dinner for two on one evening in the award-winning Bell Tower Restaurant.

If you're after an active short break, try the equestrian escape at Castle Leslie Estate. Whether you're an experienced rider or a novice, you can explore this magnificent 1000-acre estate in County Monaghan on horseback with a two-hour guided trek included in the package, along with full Irish breakfast daily and one dinner in the award-winning Snaffles Restaurant., all from just £162** per adult.

Or if you want to relax by the lake in a boutique hotel then Wineport Lodge's Blissful Break package is the answer. Stay two nights from £135 per person*** with full Irish breakfast each day and one dinner in the hotel's acclaimed restaurant included. Take in the views from your bedroom balcony, cosy up by the fireside in the Bollinger Lounge, soak away your stresses in the rooftop hot tub, or explore the local countryside with the walking trails provided.

Finally, if it's romance you're after then the Perfect Proposal package at Dromoland Castle, near Shannon Airport, is guaranteed to impress. There are few settings more romantic than a castle when it comes to popping the question and this two-night luxury break has some serious wow-factor. Stay in a signature suite, with champagne on arrival, full Irish breakfast each morning and a luxurious couples' spa treatment. Enjoy a stroll through Dromoland Estate to meet the falcon who can deliver the engagement ring to your hand, should you wish! The package also includes a full day luxury cruise on Lough Derg, with lunch on board and two stops at lakeside villages. And if that's not enough, when you return to the castle, you'll enjoy a private dinner for two under the stars in The Temple of Mercury.  From £1654 per adult.****

Great deals for travel to Ireland this spring include flights for less than £60 return.*****

To find out more visit www.emeraldexperiences.co.uk

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Notes to editor

*special offer available only until end of April, Sunday-Thursday bookings

**based on a Lodge Classic room for a maximum of two adults sharing. Valid until December 2013

*** based on two adults sharing a deluxe lakeview room. Valid for bookings until December

****valid April to September 2013. Based on €1950 per person, for two adults sharing

*****based on travel with Ryanair. See www.ryanair.com