WATCH: The difficulties Fáilte Ireland faced when they launched the ‘Hidden Heartlands’ brand
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZsyxuFvPZc Paul Kelly CEo of Fáilte Ireland told the annual conference of the Irish Tourism…
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Australia and NZ agents hosted in west of Ireland
Agents at Westport House Australian and New Zealand travel agents are visiting Ireland as part…
60 German travel agents in Ireland for Destination Forum
Klaus Hildebrandt Edith fo FVW A group of 60 German travel agents and tour operators…
18 companies arrive in Spain to promote tourism to Ireland
Tourism Ireland are leading a B2B roadshow bringing 18 tourism suppliers to promote Ireland to…
Ireland’s business events pipeline now worth €1.2bn
David Boyce of Tourism ireland Fáilte Ireland says Ireland’s business events industry has shown strong…
Outdoor movie screening among highlights for Dublin’s Night Fest on Nov 2-3
Daithí de Róiste Lord Mayor of Dublin An outdoor movie screening on Capel Street, demonstrations by…
First acts announced for Dublin new year festival
Ciara Sugrue Head of Festivals at Fáilte Ireland First details have emerged of The New…
AVEA conference to get travel trends update from Google
Eoghan Phibbs Country Manager for Ireland at Google Eoghan Phibbs, Country Manager for Ireland at…
WATCH: Cliffs of Moher felt at times they ‘could not cope’ with the numbers of tourists
Geraldine Enright of the Cliffs of Moher speaking at the 2023 conference of the Irish…
‘The Budget shows that tourism is not a priority’
Eoghan O’Mara Walsh Tourism sector groups have written a hard hitting letter to Minister for…
Details of Halloween fire and shadows processions released by Fáilte Ireland
Fáilte Ireland has launched the Fire and Shadows Processions, a pilot scheme taking place in…
Druids Glen wins IGTOA Golf Resort of The Year, K Club course of the year
Druids Glen Hotel & Golf Resort were awarded ‘Golf Resort of The Year’ award at…
Cork hosts Belgian and Dutch tour operators
Orla McElhinney, Tourism Ireland (left) and driver Eddie Brennan (second left) with Belgian and Dutch…
WATCH: ‘It is a challenge to bring tourists to the west of Ireland, when we get them we want to keep them there.’
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‘Online booking trends and greener way of doing business’ check out Ireland’s visitor attraction conference
Catherine Flanagan CEO of AVEA The upcoming Association of Visitor Experiences and Attractions (AVEA) annual…
Condé Nast Traveller Readers select Cork as second friendliest city in Europe.
Melinda Stevens of Cndes Nast Condé Nast Traveller Readers’ Choice Awards survey of 240,000 readers…
Rimini mission for 9 Irish tourism companies promotes shoulder season breaks in Ireland
Nine Irish companies are joining Tourism Ireland at TTG Travel Experience in Rimini, where they…
Netherlands event promotes Ireland off-season & ‘home of Hallowe’en’
Six tourism companies from Ireland travelled to the Netherlands for Tourism Ireland’s ‘Halloween Evening’ at…
Virginia Cultural Centre opens in County Cavan
Minister Heather Humphreys officially opened the Virginia Civic, Library, and Cultural Centre in County Cavan.…
Fáilte Ireland launches 2023 Transition Year Work Experience Programme
Sharon Balmaine Fáilte Ireland has launched its 2023 Transition Year Work Experience Programme, providing students…
Waterford Winterval festival plans 40 events starting December 23
Festival organisers John Grubb and Trevor Darmody The 11th annual Winterval Festival in Waterford will…
Tourism Ireland connects 11 Irish convention venues with German organisers
‘Meet in Ireland’ event in Munich brought 40 German meetings and incentive event professionals in…
Alan Bannon’s 2023 Cannonball Overland adventure set for Kerry on November 10-11
Cannonball Ireland founder Alan Bannon The third annual Irish road adventure organised by Cannonball Overland…
‘Imagine if 20pc of cranes were removed from building sites or one in five farm tractors decommissioned.’
Eoghan O’Mara Welsh, CEO of the Irish Tourism Industry Confederation, was commissioned by the Irish…
County Clare ranked 38 in the Global Destination Sustainability Index
View to Inisheer from Doonagore Castle, Doolin. Photo Brian Morrison County Clare has been ranked…
Lantern-led tours among Halloween scares at free festival in Hook Lighthouse
A free traditional Samhain Festival at Hook Lighthouse on October 29th and 30th will feature…
CSO: Visitors to Ireland stay 8.7 nights and spend an average of €1,346 on their trips
In July 2023, out of the 650,200 foreign resident overnight visitors departing Ireland on overseas…
Transport For Ireland app lets passengers down (again)
The Transport For Ireland app which recently replaced the Dublin Bus app faced further criticism…
The Budget measure designed to bring the next ‘Game of Thrones’ or ‘Star Wars’ to Ireland
Russell Crowe in the Pope’s Exorcist, currently being filmed in Wicklow The tax break for…
WATCH Economist Jim Power: ‘What an inopportune time to raise the VAT rate’
WATCH Economist Jim Power: ‘What an inopportune time to raise the VAT rate,’ speaking at…
Tourism responds to Budget 2024: a ‘missed opportunity’, labour-intensive industries such as tourism and hospitality ‘now at a critical juncture’
The Irish hospitality industry has described the decision to leave VAT at 13.5pc a ‘missed opportunity’…
Budget 2024: Local authorities will handle support scheme for small businesses
The support scheme for small to medium-sized businesses, announced in Budget 2024, will come through…
Budget 2024: this is what the Irish tourism and hospitality industry wants
This is a summary of the wish list from Ireland’s tourism and hospitality industry for…
Lighthouses in Ireland attracted 622k visitors last year
Yvonne Shields O’Connor, CEO of Irish Lights Lighthouse tourism attracted 622,000 people last year, ‘bringing…
Consultation process begins for Arklow Shillelagh Greenway
A public consultation process for the Arklow Shillelagh Greenway has begun after 16 years of…
WATCH: 25 years of Tourism Ireland, ‘David Trimble had only 2 interests (apart from abusing me), canals & opera’
n the talks that led to the Good Friday Agreement and the foundation of 25…
What counties have never won a national tidy towns award? the results will surprise you.
By winning the 2023 award, Abbeyleix from Laois became the second town form the county…
AirBnB creates fund to help restore Ireland’s historic homes for tourism
Thomas Cosby of Historic Houses of Ireland Home letting home lettings agency Airbnb has announced…
Extra date will bring Cork jazz festival to 5 days & 100k attendance
The Guinness Cork Jazz Festival has added an extra date this year due, organisers say,…
Cliste hospitality conference to focus on AI, sustainability and future technologies
Paul Armstrong founder of TBD Group Irish Hospitality Perspectives Conference 2024 conference organised by Cliste…