vacation: destination dublin

here i go again, despite me promising myself that i will NEVER spend another night on the airport floor (at least not without my sleeping bag and inflatable mattress), i've made a combination of bookings that will result in me spending the night of 17th march on the cold hard floor of london stansted airport....=3

and to make things worse, i will be without my 2 treasures (i.e. sleeping bag and mattress) as i didnt want to pay for check-in luggage (yes, for ryanair flights, one has to pay for the number of pieces of luggage one checks in; and even doing check-in at the airport will require 3 pounds per way)...

to cushion the blow of having to suffer one miserable night, how does 5 nights in dublin sound? =D
better still, how does 5 nights in dublin, with ireland's largest festival (st patrick's festival) sandwiched in between, sound? =D