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JD Wetherspoon to use subsidiary in Dublin for EU expansion as its eyes locations in Spain
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Dublin’s Hoxton hotel on Exchequer Street hosts first visitors
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Hilton Honors reduces requirements for gold status
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LISTEN: ‘The bad news is the stadium is very small’- Eoghan Corry on getting to Prague
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80 tourism enterprises attend Failte Ireland seminar at Whites of Wexford
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Three airports awarded net zero level 5 status by the airport carbon accreditation programme
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Bright & green Christmas conference hosted by Waterford
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Land purchase agreement to bring end to stand-off over access to Castletown House
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MetroLink recosting ‘to be based on older designs’ Oireachtas committee told
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KEY takeaways from Day THREE of the Dubai Air Show
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Ryanair fails to get court orders for return of seized documents in Italian probe
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Key takeaways from IBTM World in Barcelona
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Rí Rá agus Rúile Búile over Kerry Airport Irish language signs
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IAG, Air France & Lufthansa prepare bids to buy Portugal’s TAP
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Bernadette Randles’ Dromhall Hotel Kerry celebrates 60 years in business
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KEY takeaways from ECTAA semi-annual congress in Rabat
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Ashford Castle plans House of Guinness history weekend
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Libya’s Buraq Air joins Airbus family with agreement for ten A320neo
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Ireland is one of FIVE countries to see European tourism decline in 2025
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Cruise BOOM: Viking reports third quarter revenue is up by 19.1pc
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Sustainability officer Julie Higgins selected as godmother of Uniworld’s S.S. Emilie to be named next March
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‘Namibia air’ chosen as name for proposed new national carrier
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Blue Islands aircraft impounded in Guernsey as governments hire Loganair to rescue routes
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Tourism Ireland brings 35 enterprises to IBTM World in Barcelona
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Brú na Bóinne Visitor Experience
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FLY4 Airlines completes largest ever ACMI operation in Summer 2025
FLY4 Airlines has completed its busiest summer of ACMI operation that served nearly 400,000 holidaymakers…
IHF Kerry Branch names their 2025 employee of the year
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River cruise average age ‘has dropped by TEN years’ – Survey
Andy Harmer of CLIA The 2026 European River Cruise Market Report indicates positive booking trends…
Le Boat offers 20pc off spring-summer 2026 holidays
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HERE is the code for a Lighthouse stay with Irish Landmark trust
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Ryanair offers 200 FREE tickets to the 2026 Cheltenham Festival
Jade Kirwan of Ryanair Ryanair is offering 200 free tickets to the 2026 Cheltenham Festival…
US Restores Zero Tariffs on Korean Swiss Aircraft Parts
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US FAA Expands Emergency Airworthiness Directive to DC-10s
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‘Robin Hood in reverse’ – IATA hits out at proposed EU261 reforms
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