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A flash sale on airfare by JetBlue combined with a simple points trick can get you from Texas to Ireland on the cheap.
JetBlue sale
Deals we Like was the first poster that I saw that announced a sale from select cities in Texas (Houston, Dallas and Austin) to Boston. Flights are $54 one way, and availability is pretty open, though probably going to go away pretty quickly.
Here’s an example that I randomly picked from Austin
Boston to Dublin
Okay that gets you from Texas to Boston, but what about Ireland? This is taking advantage of one of the major sweet spots in the distance-based award chart of British Airways.
Boston to Dublin comes in at a saucy 2993 miles, so you can use only 12,500 Avios points (or transfer from Chase)
How’s that sound for a cheap way to get to Europe?
Dan Miller travels with his wife and 6 (SIX!) children. He loves to help families travel for free / cheap, especially larger families. If you are looking for help, drop him an email at 
I am planning to do this soon. I have just under 50K in my UR account so I will need to open a Chase Sapphire Preferred for my husband to get enough for 3 tickets. But it’s a great deal!