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Tourism Ireland Welcomes New Aer Lingus Flight From London Heathrow to Ireland West Airport Knock

By Ryan Harmon 2 February 2023

Tourism Ireland warmly welcomes the announcement by Aer Lingus of a new flight from London Heathrow to Ireland West Airport Knock. The daily service will commence on 26 March and will certainly help boost tourism from Britain to Mayo and the Wild Atlantic Way. Niall Gibbons, Chief Executive of Tourism Ireland, said about the new […]

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Donegal Represented at Holiday World Show 2023

By Ryan Harmon 25 January 2023

The annual Holiday World Show is back and Donegal will be there.  After a two-year break in face-to-face events, the Holiday World Show returns to Dublin from the 27th to the 29th January. This show, which has run for over 30 years, reaches the largest holiday audience across the island of Ireland. As part of the 2023 […]

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Tourism Ireland Launches 2023 Marketing Plans

By Ryan Harmon 23 January 2023

Tourism Ireland launched details of its marketing plans and plans to promote the island of Ireland overseas in 2023, at an event attended by Tourism Minister Catherine Martin and around 500 tourism industry leaders from around the country.  Tourism Ireland aims to rebuild revenue from overseas holidaymakers to pre-pandemic levels – by attracting ‘value-adding tourists’

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Guinness Storehouse Welcomes 1.1m Visitors in 2022

By Ryan Harmon 4 January 2023

The Guinness Storehouse attracted more than 1.1m visitors last year as both the visitor centre and the wider tourism industry mostly recovered from the pandemic. The Guinness Storehouse has now been visited by 22.9m people since first opening in 2000 and has retained its status Ireland’s most visited tourist attraction, although the 2022 number remains short of […]

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Fáilte Ireland Allocated €68M EU ‘Just Transition’ Funding for Tourism in Ireland’s Midlands

By Ryan Harmon 20 December 2022

Fáilte Ireland has welcomed confirmation of the ‘Just Transition’ Funding tourism allocation, which will transform tourism across 8 counties in Ireland’s Hidden Heartlands and Ireland’s Ancient East through a regenerative tourism scheme.  €68 million has been allocated to the National Tourism Development Authority to implement a Regenerative

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Consultant Appointed to Develop New County Tourism Strategy in South Dublin

By Ryan Harmon 15 December 2022

South Dublin County Council has engaged tourism development consultancy firm KPMG Future Analytics to develop a new tourism strategy for the County. The strategy will develop a vision for the tourism offering in the County over the next five years. It is expected that the new County Tourism Strategy will guide and stimulate tourism development […]

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Fáilte Ireland Launches New 5 Year Tourism Development Plan for Inishowen Peninsula

By Ryan Harmon 13 December 2022

Fáilte Ireland has launched a new 5-year plan that will help drive and sustain tourism on the Inishowen Peninsula in Co. Donegal. The Inishowen Peninsula Destination and Experience Development Plan (DEDP) aims to create a sustainable tourism destination by extending the tourism season and spreading business across all parts of the region over the next […]

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Cuilcagh Lakelands Geopark Business Sustainability Training Programme

By Ryan Harmon 8 December 2022

With a growing market of visitors looking for more sustainable options whilst travelling, the focus to provide sustainable tourism is becoming a key priority for many local businesses. Having successfully piloted a Business Sustainability Training Programme in 2020 with eight local businesses participating, Cuilcagh Lakelands UNESCO Global Geopark recently rolled out the

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Cork County Council Launches ‘Local Festival Fund’ Grant Scheme

By Ryan Harmon 8 December 2022

Cork County Council is inviting applications for funding under the Cork County Local Festival Fund 2023, a competitive grant scheme to support the development of festivals that drive domestic tourism in Cork County and help to improve the visitor experience. A total of €65,000 is available through the Local Festival Fund in 2023 and applicants […]

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Fáilte Ireland and Tourism Ireland Welcome Shared Island Initiative Tourism Funding

By Ryan Harmon 6 December 2022

Fáilte Ireland and Tourism Ireland have welcomed An Taoiseach Micheál Martin’s announcement of over €7 million in funding for Shared Island tourism initiatives. The Wild Atlantic Way and Causeway Coastal Route tourism brand collaboration, funded by the Shared Island Initiative, will connect the two routes to ensure visitors are motivated to stay longer and spend […]

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Embracing Ireland’s Outdoors Launched

By Ryan Harmon 29 November 2022

The Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys, has launched Embracing Ireland’s Outdoors – an ambitious and transformational National Outdoor Recreation Strategy. The five year strategy was launched in Castlecomer Discovery Park in Co. Kilkenny where the Ardra Loop Walk and Arboretum Walk was also officially opened by the Minister. Embracing

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Clare Residents Surveyed on Sustainable Tourism in the County

By Ryan Harmon 22 November 2022

A new countywide survey has been launched to inform the local tourism sector as it pursues a strategy developing Clare as a globally recognised and certified sustainable tourism destination. Third party verified and independently carried out by researchers at the Atlantic Technological University (ATU) Sligo, the resident survey comes from one of a number of […]

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Rural Ideas Forum Opened to Focus on a Socially Inclusive Rural Ireland

By Ryan Harmon 16 November 2022

Minister of State with responsibility for Community Development and Charities Joe O’Brien TD opened the 6th Rural Ideas Forum as the Department of Rural and Community Development continued its series of engagement fora. These events provide an opportunity to discuss the challenges and opportunities that impact on rural communities and economies. A virtual gathering of […]

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Westlife Set to Ring in 2023 at New Year’s Festival Dublin

By Ryan Harmon 11 November 2022

Ring in 2023 with New Year’s Festival Dublin, Ireland’s biggest New Year Celebration. Dublin City will come alive over 2 days of celebrations on New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day as New Year’s Festival Dublin returns, bigger and better than ever – with a brand-new Festival Village and 2 spectacular countdown events all taking […]

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Fáilte Ireland Funding Illuminates the Town of Drogheda With Ancient Irish Tales

By Ryan Harmon 7 November 2022

Fáilte Ireland officially launched the first elements of the Urban Animation project in Drogheda which sees the town’s historic streetscapes illuminated with animated projections and murals of the epic myths and legends associated with the area. Fáilte Ireland allocated a total of €672,000 to Louth County Council for the project in Drogheda through its Urban […]

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Dublin City Council Wins Global Tourism Innovation Award

By Ryan Harmon 7 November 2022

Dublin City Council’s Smart Tourism Programme has won a prestigious award at the Global Tourism Innovation Awards presented at the Tourism Innovation Summit taking place in Seville.  The Smart Tourism Programme for Dublin, the only Irish nomination amongst entries, took home the prize for best Digital and Innovation award. The Global Tourism Innovation Awards are […]

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Joint North-South Tour de France Bid to Be Pursued

By Ryan Harmon 20 October 2022

The island of Ireland intends to pursue a joint North-South bid to host the opening stages of a future Tour de France. Minister Catherine Martin T.D. and Minister Gordon Lyons MLA have submitted an expression of interest in the formal bidding process to the Tour organisers and officials in both Departments will now collaborate on […]

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Fáilte Ireland Launch Winter in Dublin

By Ryan Harmon 18 October 2022

Fáilte Ireland have announced details of this year’s Winter in Dublin programme which will spotlight the diverse range of events and experiences taking place in the capital between November 2022 and January 2023. As part of the programme, Fáilte Ireland will run a €600,000 national multi-channel marketing campaign across radio, online audio, press, YouTube, digital […]

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Spooky Tunnel Returns to Waterford Greenway in 2022

By Ryan Harmon 14 October 2022

The 2022 ‘Spooky Tunnel’ experience will be in place for the public to enjoy at the Waterford Greenway from Friday 28th October to Thursday 3rd November. This Hallowe’en installation is free to attend. It is a ‘walk through experience’ that promises to be a sight to behold for all age groups! This years’ experience promises to be […]

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Strokestown Park Home to New National Famine Museum Following €5m Investment

By Ryan Harmon 13 October 2022

The new National Famine Museum at Strokestown Park House and Gardens, in Co. Roscommon has been officially opened by the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, Catherine Martin. The new Museum, which has been developed by the Irish Heritage Trust, in partnership with Fáilte Ireland and owners of the property Westward Holdings, […]