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The Sandhouse Hotel Wins Top Accolade at Inaugural Fáilte Ireland Employer Excellence Awards

By Ryan Harmon
The Sandhouse Hotel, Co. Donegal received the Outstanding Employer Award at the inaugural Fáilte Ireland Employer Excellence Awards which took place in the Guinness Storehouse in Dublin. The awards ceremony celebrated businesses who have demonstrated their commitment to making the tourism industry an appealing and rewarding place to work through their participation in
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Step into Summer in Waterford

By Ryan Harmon
With warmer weather on the horizon, businesses across Waterford city and county have began to step into summer and have started to welcome both domestic and international visitors for what is set to be a busy summer season throughout the city & county. With particular interest from the American market, international bookings to the region […]
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Be a Tourist in Your Own County Clare

By Ryan Harmon
Members of the public are being encouraged to be a tourist for the day in County Clare through a new tourism promotion initiative offering free and half-price admission to popular local visitor attractions and sites on Sunday, 23rd April. The Tourism Department of Clare County Council, working in partnership with the Clare Tourism Advisory Forum […]
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Yeats Trail in Sligo Officially Opened

By Ryan Harmon
Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys TD, visited Sligo to officially open the Yeats Trail. The Yeats Trail visits 14 sites throughout the county which have an association to the works of William Butler Yeats. The new trail complements the Wild Atlantic Way and will help attract visitors to the region. The project […]
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New Clare Tourism Website Launched At Clare ‘Tourism Together’ Networking Event

By Ryan Harmon
A dedicated new tourism website for County Clare was launched at the Clare ‘Tourism Together’ Networking Event 2023 at the Inn at Dromoland. VisitClare.ie is an initiative of Clare County Council and is the most comprehensive ever website dedicated to showcasing everything Ireland’s Banner County has to offer domestic and international visitors. The site features […]
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Burren Ambassadors Training Module Is Launched

By Ryan Harmon
A new ambassadors training module aimed at promoting the culture, heritage and the environment of the Burren is set to be rolled out to tourist guides, coach drivers and staff of tourism related business. The Ambassadors Training Module for the UNESCO Burren and Cliffs of Moher Geopark encourages participants to become knowledgeable ambassadors and custodians […]
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‘Ireland’s Global Garden’ – Mount Congreve Estate in Waterford Opened

By Ryan Harmon
Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys, and Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, Catherine Martin, have to officially opened ‘Ireland’s Global Garden’. The Mount Congreve Estate in Kilmeaden, County Waterford, has been re-developed into a world class tourist attraction and is expected to welcome over 86,000 visitors this
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Fáilte Ireland Tee Up Golfers in Northern Ireland

By Ryan Harmon
Fáilte Ireland showcased some of Ireland’s world-class golf product to golf enthusiasts in Northern Ireland at the annual ‘Keep Discovering Golf Promotion Night’ in the Europa Hotel in Belfast.   Golf tourism is extremely valuable to the Irish economy and is estimated to be worth more than €300 million annually.  Fáilte Ireland’s research shows a golf […]