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Major Development Starts in Sligo

By Ryan Harmon 27 January 2023

The major development of Stephen Street car park, into a fully pedestrianised public space known as Queen Maeve Square, funded by Fáilte Ireland, the Urban Regeneration Development Fund and Sligo County Council, has begun in Sligo. Welcoming the commencement of the project, Councillor Michael Clarke, Cathaoirleach of Sligo County Council, said, “it is great to […]

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New Augmented Reality App Shows Dublin As You’ve Never Seen It Before!

By Ryan Harmon 18 January 2023

Dublin City Council launched Dublin Discovery Trails – ‘Doors into Docklands’, the first in a series of mobile app based immersive discovery trails with innovative Augmented Reality. The App, which has been co funded by Dublin City Council and Fáilte Ireland through its Destination Town Investment Scheme will help to further unlock the tourism potential of the Docklands

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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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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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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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Waterford City’s History Brought to Life By Digital Story Walking Trail

By Ryan Harmon 16 November 2022

A new digital story trail featuring augmented reality (AR) offers tourists an engaging way to discover history via their smartphone in Waterford. Waterford City and County Council (WCCC) in partnership with Imvizar, have launched a new digital walking trail featuring augmented reality (AR). This fantastic trail has been funded by Fáilte Ireland under the Destination Town’s

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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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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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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, […]

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150 Galway Tourism Businesses Attend Fáilte Ireland’s In-Person Briefing in Galway City

By Ryan Harmon 10 October 2022

Fáilte Ireland hosted a special briefing event for the Galway city tourism industry in The Dean Galway. Over 150 tourism businesses attended the event, which was the first in-person Fáilte Ireland briefing of this scale, in the city post-Covid. Among the future plans for Galway city outlined at the event was an upcoming 5-year Destination […]

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Fáilte Ireland Golf Sales Event to Drive Greater Tourism Demand

By Ryan Harmon 20 September 2022

Fáilte Ireland welcomed 50 top international golf tour operators to the Slieve Russell Hotel Golf & Country Club in Co. Cavan for the first in-person Golf Tourism Convention in two years. The convention, organised in partnership with IAGTO (International Association of Golf Tour Operators), is a sales event for leading overseas golf operators to meet […]

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Fáilte Ireland’s New Employer Excellence Initiative Will Champion Best Employers in Tourism Industry

By Ryan Harmon 13 September 2022

Fáilte Ireland has launched a new, first of its kind industry wide Employer Excellence initiative that will provide tourism businesses with a competitive edge as they recruit and retain staff in a highly competitive employment market. The initiative will help to drive improvements in employment practices across the industry and provide businesses with tailored action […]

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Táin Trail Route to be Reimagined by Fáilte Ireland

By Ryan Harmon 2 September 2022

Fáilte Ireland has initiated a review the Táin Trail Route (Walking/Hiking, Cycling & Driving) for Louth, Meath, Westmeath, Longford and Roscommon, to establish it as an important tourism trail within Ireland’s Ancient East and Ireland’s Hidden Heartlands. The purpose of the review is to transform the Táin Trail, which stretches from the Cooley Peninsula in […]

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Number of Upcoming Festivals Aim to Attract Diaspora Home to Limerick This Autumn

By Ryan Harmon 31 August 2022

Limerick will be the place to be this autumn as a series of festivals will take place aimed at attracting our diaspora home for visits. The Global Irish Festival Series is a joint initiative between Fáilte Ireland and the Department of Foreign Affairs and Limerick City and County Council to encourage diaspora to return home […]

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President Higgins Opens Beyond the Trees Avondale

By Ryan Harmon 11 July 2022

President Michael D. Higgins performed the official opening of ‘Beyond the Trees Avondale’, a spectacular new visitor experience developed in partnership between Coillte, Fáilte Ireland and EAK Ireland in Avondale Forest Park in Co. Wicklow, combining a stunning 700 metre Treetop Walk with a 12 storey high Viewing Tower. Visitors to Beyond the Trees Avondale will […]

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Fáilte Ireland Launch Scheme to Support Development of Gala Dinner Venues

By Ryan Harmon 5 July 2022

Fáilte Ireland has launched a new €1.4million investment scheme to stimulate the development of new or enhanced gala dinner venues of scale which will boost Ireland’s attractiveness for international conferences and events. The gala dinner venue Investment Scheme, under Fáilte Ireland’s Platforms for Growth investment programme, will fund up to seven unique gala dinner

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Global Irish Festival Series to Attract Diaspora Home

By Ryan Harmon 4 July 2022

The Global Irish Festival Series, a Fáilte Ireland and Department of Foreign Affairs initiative in partnership with Local Authorities, will take place along the Wild Atlantic Way in Limerick, Mayo, Donegal and Kerry this year and aims to harness diaspora links for the benefit of local and community tourism. A joint initiative between Fáilte Ireland […]

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New Experience at the Blasket Centre in Dún Chaoin Opens

By Ryan Harmon 28 June 2022

A new visitor experience has officially opened at the Blasket Centre, following an investment of €2.9million from Fáilte Ireland, the Office of Public Works and the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage.  The Minister for State with responsibility for the Office of Public Works Patrick O’Donovan and Máire Ní Shúilleabháin Uí Chíobháin, daughter of […]