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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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‘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 […]
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Major Development Starts in Sligo

By Ryan Harmon
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
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
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 and Tourism Ireland Welcome Shared Island Initiative Tourism Funding

By Ryan Harmon
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
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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Fáilte Ireland Launch Winter in Dublin

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

By Ryan Harmon
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
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 […]