Image by TheLizardQueen via Flickr Just when you thought you didn’t need another reason to tour the sparkling lakes and mystical valleys of Emerald Isle, Travelsupermarket comes out with a new study that reveals Ireland as the cheapest destination for car hire. Yep.

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Ireland is the Cheapest Place to Rent a Car

Car hire company Hertz ups the ante against rival Avis in the billion-dollar bidding war for Dollar Thrifty.

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Car rental bidding war escalates

PARK RIDGE, N.J. – Dollar Thrifty has accepted a new bid of about $1.43 billion from Hertz, which is battling Avis to acquire the rental car company and a bigger stake of the vacationers’ market.

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Car rental company Dollar Thrifty accepts higher $1.43B takeover offer from Hertz