Roe & Co Distillery in Dublin and Tayto Park’s new driving school make Lonely Planet list
Lonely Planet’s annual best in travel Diageo’s Roe & Co Distillery in Dublin Tayto Park’s…
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Paul Blanchfield & Gerald Heffernan open €5m immersive visitor attraction in Dublin’s Liberties
€5m immersive theatre attraction opens in Dublin’s Liberties Vaults Live is the biggest employer of…
Two new Irish attractions named in Lonely Planet’s guide to what’s hot in 2019
Top 10 best openings 2019: Academy Museum, Los Angeles The Museum of the Future, Dubai…
Titanic Belfast 2018 visitor numbers up 8pc at Ireland’s 8th busiest visitor attraction
Spring/summer 2018 figures up 8pc year-on-year Visitors from 145 countries 771,038 visited in 2017 Ireland’s…
Tourism & Failte Ireland appeal for Wild Atlantic Way photographs
Call of the Wild social media appeal for photographs Tourism ireland will promote images to…
Center Parcs Longford holds careers open day for job-seekers
Where it’s hiring: Food, beverage and retail Leisure; housekeeping; technical services and support roles. Roles…
Adare and Doonbeg listed 4th and 10th in Europe’s top ten resorts by Conde Nast
Readers’ Choice Awards 2018 Adare in 4th place Doonbeg in 10th place Westbury and Ballyfin top Irish…
Irish hospitality industry in shock as Minister Donohoe hikes VAT rate to 13.5pc as Brexit looms
VAT rate raised from 9pc to 13.5pc Minister ignored outcry over impact on jobs Followed…
Irish Rail bans alcohol on more trains heading to Galway and Mayo
Going alcohol-free from Friday, October 12: 11:25hrs Heuston to Galway 13:25hrs Heuston to Galway 15:35hrs…
EPIC Emigration Museum receives its 250,000th visitor.
250,000 visitors for Epic Irish emigration museum targets 400,000 a year Ireland’s emigration museum…
Fáilte Ireland offering €1m to tourist attractions in Dublin area
Failte has €1m in grants in Dubin region Seeking surprising stories attractions Fáilte Ireland…
Ireland’s 2018 inbound tourism business expectations drop back to 2012 levels in Failte survey
Business up for 51pc of accommodation providers Heat wave boosted domestic tourism Failte Ireland’s…
Dublin Zoo announces four half price weekends, Sept 29/30, Oct 6/7, 13/14 & 20/21.
Dublin Zoo announces four half price weekends Sept 29/30, Oct 6/7, 13/14 & 20/21. Dublin…
ITIC says six of 51 recommendations have been achieved, 13 showing no progress
6 issues showing progress 32 issues are at a standstill 13 are showing no progress…
Irish tourism hosts nine tour operators from UAE at networking night
Nine delegates from luxury tour operators Visits to ireland up 17pc says Turkish airlines…
IAG CEO Willie Walsh to be honoured at Irish Tourism Industry Awards
ITIC awards to take place Feb 1 Clayton Burlington Rd Willie Walsh to be honoured …
CSO’s first half results to June show visits to Ireland up 6.6pc and revenue up 9pc
Revenue outpacing growth in tourism numbers Visits up 6.6pc revenue up 9pc Holiday makers up…
The new old Ireland: castles outnumber activity parks and visitor centres in attraction charts
Castles outnumber visitor centres Country houses also prominent Ireland’s top fifty visitor attractions for…
Kerry's greenway will require CPO from 197 landowners
Previous greenways took up to 10 years of negotiate Kerry to go to compulsory purchase…
Kindergartener favourite Off-Road Explorers will be among activities at Center Parcs Longforf
Outdoor Activities include: Archery, Adventure Golf, Segway experience, Geocache, Falconry, Tennis, Stand-Up Paddle Boarding, Raft…
5,436 extra hotel rooms in two years time still not enough for Dublin, Fáilte Ireland warns
Failte Ireland says pipeline show 5,436 extra hotel rooms Not enough to meet demand Growing demand…
Tripadvisor ranks Ireland fourth best in world for travel experiences
TripAdvisor survey Ireland behind Costa Rica, New Zealand and Vietnam Ireland has been named the fourth…
'The Gathering' revisited: Irish tourism aims to attract diaspora home through festivals
With echoes of 2013’s The Gathering, which encourage the Irish diaspora to return home for…
Ed Sheeran and Dermot O'Leary to promote tourism to Ireland this autumn
Singer Ed Sheeran and TV presenter Dermot O’Leary are to promote Ireland in a campaign…
Government looking at higher VAT rate for larger hotels, says Shane Ross
Tourism Minister Shane Ross has confirmed that the preferential 9pc VAT rate for the hospitality…
Department of Finance economist not convinced by 9pc VAT extra jobs claims
Economist Mojdeh Khandanian argues hotels restaurants have ‘scope to absorb higher VAT rate’ No evidence of…
Tourism Ireland still on target for €6bn year as visitor numbers rise 6.7pc in first half of 2018
In keeping with its targets announced in January, Tourism Ireland is aiming for a €6bn…
Fáilte Ireland appoints Paddy Matthews to head up its Ireland's Hidden Heartlands brand
Paddy Matthews has been appointed Head of Fáilte Ireland’s new brand, Ireland’s Hidden Heartlands. The…
Tourists spent €1.3bn on Irish trips this spring – and we spent over €1bn heading abroad
Tourism Ireland has welcomed the latest CSO tourism figures, showing inbound visitors are worth €110m…
Doolin to Aran Islands gets second high speed cruise ferry
New Garrihy family ferry will halve the journey time of predecessor Two high speed ferry…
Behind the scenes glimpse as Ireland's €233m Center Parcs takes shape
It’s still a year away from opening, but work is progressing fast on Ireland’s first…
Ireland battling Britain for tourists as our inbound numbers rise 7.3pc
Latest CSO figures reveal that Ireland’s tourism boom has continued into the first four months…
Brown Thomas eyes big-spending Chinese customers as it welcomes Hainan to Dublin
Only 70,000 Chinese a year visit Ireland – and many are attracted to the brands…
Kerry leads the way as record number of beaches plant Blue Flags
A record 90 beaches and marinas have achieved Blue Flag status, up from 88 last year.…
Irish tourism rebounding after poor weather dampened demand at start of year
Fáilte Ireland has found that the weather, not Brexit, was the biggest cloud affecting Irish…
Visit Ireland, high-spending markets told at Arabian Travel show in Dubai
Tourism Ireland is promoting the island of Ireland this week at the Arabian Travel Market…
Irish tourism partners warn Government that it needs to take sector seriously to sustain growth
Inbound Irish tourism partners want the Government to up its game and support a new…
Shanghai surprise as Ireland wins award at travel agents awards in China
Ireland has been named the ‘best overseas self-drive touring destination’, at an awards ceremony in…
Lough Derg Blueway officially launched by three-county initiative by Clare, Tipperary and Galway
Ireland has a new tourism attraction – covering three counties – with the launch of…
Europa Hotel, Slieve Donard resort , Fitzwilliam Hotel and Lough Erne Resort named in awards
Belfast’s Europa Hotel, Fitzwilliam Hotel, the Slieve Donard resort in Co Down and Lough Erne were…