Thanks for all your help guys, your all a wonderful group.

I found a comparable trip in at the end of March to take in Ireland so now at least I won't have to travel across the Atlantic in July.

I found a 557.00 dollar fare from BNA to SNN which seems rather good considering some of the others I have seen. The only problem is that it's on Delta and I know they are having terrible problem with pilots at the moment. Would it be wise to fly them?

Also the interary I found I would have to transit from LGA to JFK and then from JFK to LGA on the way back. It is particularly difficult to get between these two?

Thanks again for all your help. I'm going to try calling the irish travel agent too and see what kind of deals I can get there.

Gary