Minister Kyne call for Inis Mór winter ferry service to resume
Ferry services withdrawn on Wednesday No boat services for winter for first time in 140 years…
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Irish hotel group Hidden Ireland launch coffee table book
A new coffee table book highlights the range of Ireland’s quirkiest and most historic hotels…
Shane Ross hits back at critics over tourism performance
Ross: ‘The figures speak for themselves’ Visits to the island are up 11pc 10.5m…
Irish inbound tourism up 10.6pc to October
Inbound tourism up 11.6pc Outbound up 5.1pc CSO figures show the best ever month of…
Dublin 20th most reputable city in the world
Dublin 20th most reputable Sydney, Vienna, Zurich, Toronto and Stockholm top 5 Dublin has been ranked the…
Psychologist names Inchydoney as fifth ‘most seductive’ coastline in the world
Mathematical equation to find most seductive coastline Inchydoney fifth behind Dubai, Blackpool, Gulf of Mexico…
Boyne Valley tourism facilities get €445k to kick start development
Boyne Valley site interpretation gets €350k Knowth to get €95k. Minister Patrick O’Donovan announced…
Chopped’n’change with Dublin Airport’s newest cafe
Chopped coming to Terminal 1 Providing 15 new jobs and fresh food to those in…
CSO: Surprise upturn in visitors from Britain
Trips to Ireland up 10.5pc in July-Sept Up 12pc for first 9 months of year…
Skellig Michael rated 10th best region in Lonely Planet’s Best in Travel list
Skellig Michael Number 10 in Lonely Planet’s Best in Travel list. Ireland finished number five…
Tayto Park reopens after 9 injured in House of Horrors stair collapse
9 taken to hospital Minor injuries, one sustained fractured bone Tayto Park in Ashbourne remains open…
Icelandic company says $100 flat fee combo tour model could work for tourism industry in Ireland
Management tool used by tour providers ni Iceland $100 flat fee for users A group…
Ireland to get 10.61m visitors in 2016 if trend continues
Tourist numbers to hit 10.6m for first time England leads, followed by US. Italy…
Dublin adds 1m extra visitors in just two years as Cork and Kerry tourists fall
Dublin adds 1m extra visitors in just two years Cork and Kerry show decline Dublin…
Mulranny wins overall at Irish responsible tourism awards, 2 category winners are from Doolin
Mulranny overall winner Two from Doolin Co Clare among five category winners Blackfriars Co Meath,…
Whiskey and Cosmetics make Dublin Airport’s shopping commended inside and out.
Moodie Davitt Report Dreamstore Awards 2016 voted Dublin Airport’s perfume and cosmetics store as the…
Ballymahon holds community event for Center Parcs CEO Martin Dalby
Longford forest resort to open in 2019 Will have a capacity of 1,800 when finished…
88 Portuguese Man of Wars spotted on Beara beach
88 on Beara beech 40 on Keel Strand Third epidemic in irish waters after 1903…
Connect16, the business tourism and experiential event showcasing Ireland to the world, anticipates 2,000 visitors
Doors open at 8am; opening ceremony at 9.30am Entertainment showcase from 5pm – 7pm Connect16,…
Kenmare festival of Theatre and Dining
Kenmare’s inaugural ‘Theatre and Dining Small Roads Festival’ will be taking place October 6-17 Tickets…
Skerries wins tidy towns competition for 2016
Skerries wins overall Birdhill, Listowel and Ennis category winners First ever winner from Dublin Skerries was…
Fáilte Ireland launches autumn sales workshops & other news from Ireland’s tourism industry
Connect 16 opens on Wednessday. Nicola McGrane and a horse named Dante joined the stakeholders from Kildare Fáilte to publicise…
Travel Funday raises €55,000 & other news from the Irish Travel Trade
The Travel Funday raised €55,000 for the Simon Community, My Lovely Horse/Dogs Aid, Chernobyl Children, Jigsaw and…
Find your Belfast
Visit Belfast is launching ‘Find your Belfast’ campaign Aimed at those looking for an overnight…
Carravagio, Clarke & Turner: National Gallery announces programme for 2016-2017
The National Gallery of Ireland have launched their exhibitions programme for 2016-2017 Creating history: ‘Stories…
Eight fisheries projects to get €500,000 in funding
€500,000 for eight projects Sector attracts 273,000 domestic anglers Sector attracts 163,000 overseas visitors The…
15 nominees in 6 categories for 2016 Irish Responsible Tourism awards
15 nominees in 6 categories Awards take place during 3rd responsible tourism conference The shortlist…
Buses will NOT be running on culture night after all, Dubin bus strike hits the premier event of the year for visitor attractions
172,000 attend culture night events in Dublin Bus shuttes were to run every 20 minutes…
The cost of NOT being in Schengen: Indian & Chinese visitors are 20pc of what they should be
European tourism has grown ten-fold since Schengen in 1995 Irish tourism from emerging markets…
Ballinasloe horse fair drops music event & other activities
Sulky racing dropped from programme last year Protests have caused other events to be dropped…
Richard E launches Tourism Ireland campaign & other news from Ireland’s tourism industry
Richard E Grant launched Tourism Ireland’s €9m autumn campaign targetting late-season travellers including two new online videos…
Life as it was- Bunratty holding an American Wake
Shannon Heritage are re-enacting an American Wake Shannon Heritage are re-enacting an American Wake at…
Business tourism growing by 7pc per year
Connect16 showcase in the RDS on September 28th 2016 Business worth 669m per year to…
Irish tourism awards scheduled for February 3
Awards celebrate innovation and creativity in Irish tourism industry ITIC, Fáilte Ireland and Tourism Ireland…
Irish agri-food trade delegation leaves for Asia
Irish agri-food trade mission leave for four-country tour of Asia. Thirty companies are represented along…
Erasmus students bring an average of 4 tourists each to Ireland
Most Erasmus students have at least one visitor from abroad Using Failte Ireland estimates of…
Dublin Bus strikes planned for Thursday and Friday
First of six Dublin Bus strikes to go ahead Thursday and Friday Strikes planned for…
Belmond Grand Hibernian gets off to imperfect start
Belmond Grand Hibernian breaks down on first journey. Refurbished carriages had experienced technical difficulties during…
Ireland’s 2-in-a-row as Europe’s best attraction: Titanic centre wins at Europe leg of World Travel Awards
Titanic Centre succeeds Guinness Storehouse Goes to World final Titanic in Maldives on December 2. Ireland…
A fourth Irish visitor attraction will hit 1m visitors in 2016, but which one?
Great summer for Dublin museums Collins Barracks up 64pc Cliffs of Moher has to manage…