Add a question mark to my name, please.
Sorry to bother you all with the details, but just to keep you posted:
Ferries don't agree with the weekend, even the one from Rosslare. I'd have to leave on the Tuesday (extra holidays...), and there are no trains back on the Sunday (no Monday fare), so I'd have to take the car, which would make it unaffordable again.
It comes down to a flight plus train trip.
Looking at it, it'll be about 300 euros either way (Cork-London-EuroStar/TGV or Cork-Paris-TGV). About twice the amount I could afford, so sorry folks: unless a last-minute deal comes up, I won't be there.
Sniff.

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