Our Mike Polk Jr. recently traveled with his family from Cleveland to Ireland using the new service from Aer Lingus.

There are a lot of Irish people in Cleveland, and ideally, there will be even more visiting soon.

We had to offer Aer Lingus some significant financial incentives to get them to set up shop here, but we now have direct flights running from Hopkins Airport to Dublin and back four times a week.

Now, some people might contend that because Cleveland is one of the poorest cities in the nation, using taxpayer money to subsidize air travel to Europe might not be the best use of resources, and those people are called "Party Poopers." But yes, it's a legitimate concern.

Back in May, a delegation of Cleveland dignitaries and civic leaders — including the mayor and county executive — tried the new route out for themselves, but regrettably, I was unable to join them due to a total lack of invitation.

Read what Mike had to say about his experience here: https://www.wkyc.com/article/life/peo...

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