For families planning a holiday in Ireland this summer, the wonderful island of Fota also offers up a handful of short term and long term summer holiday options.

Volvo Cork Week 2014 takes place between the 5th and 11th July at The Royal Yacht Club in Crosshaven, County Cork, and is the largest international sailing regatta in Ireland.

Following Martin Kaymer’s victory in the US Open Championship, the golfing spotlight returns to the Irish Open at Fota Island Resort in Cork.

Fota Island will be a hive of activity over the next or so with all eyes on the East Cork five star Resort as it plays host to the Irish Open, one of the biggest sporting events in Ireland.

He may officially be out of action with a niggling injury but there will be a Tiger at Fota Island this June and beyond, albeit in a different sense to the golfing personality that we are all familiar with.

The European Tour has chosen the Mercy Hospital Foundation in Cork as the Official Charity to the 2014 Irish Open.

Fota Island Challenge Series returns on the 11th June when participants will undertake either a 5k or 10k run through a forest trail throughout the grounds of Fota Island Resort and the surrounding area.

The Irish Tatler Spa Awards are well under way at this stage with the well known Irish magazine combing the country for the most revitalising spa treatments and luxury spa resorts in Ireland.

Fota Island Resort will be welcoming Irish Major winners Rory McIlroy, Padraig Harrington, Graeme McDowell and Darren Clarke who will be taking part in the Irish Open at our championship Cork Golf Club.

One of the PGA’s golfing characters, John Daly, will be visiting our championship Golf course in Cork this June when he takes on the best of European and world golf at the Irish Open. Daly is a two-time Major winner and is immensely popular with golf fans across the globe…

There will be a wide variety of upcoming local activities and festivals in the Cork area to get the summer started during the remainder of April and the month of May.

Spring is really in the air with some beautiful sunshine over recent days and many kids are also enjoying off school on their Easter midterm break. If you considering a family hotel break or even just a short hotel break in Cork then Fota Island Resort should be your destination of…