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 Over 1,500 cyclists to participate in cycling festival Minister of State for Tourism and Sport Michael Ring has confirmed a major tourism boost for the West at the end of ...

This week saw a number of Kilkenny tourism industry providers attend ‘Meitheal‘, Ireland’s largest travel trade workshop in the RDS, Dublin. Akin to ‘speed-dating’, the Meitheal format is based on ...

Culture and Heritage Tourism....An Emerging Economic Engine? The Chairman of Fáilte Ireland, Redmond O’Donoghue, this morning opened the conference, ‘Culture and Heritage Tourism....An Emerging Economic Engine?,’ which ...

 Collaboration key to securing more conference business this year International conferencing will continue to be a priority for Fáilte Ireland this year - this was one of the messages delivered at ...

A group of international media from diverse markets such as China, USA, Germany, Austria, France and Holland, couldn’t wait to leave our shores…to visit Inishbofin, Inish Turk and Clare Island. ...

Collaboration key to also secure more conference business this year Ireland is aiming to build on its position as a major destination in the incentive travel sector, where companies reward ...

Two of Fáilte Ireland’s food ambassadors, Jp McMahon, Eat Galway (Eat Gastropub and Aniar Restaurant) together with Pádraic Óg Gallagher, The Boxty House Dublin, are currently representing Ireland on the ...

Fáilte Ireland’s ‘Meet in Dublin’ video has been awarded third place in the City Tourism Category at the prestigious International Tourism Media Awards which took place in Berlin. To view ...

Improved levels of business before, during and after festival Fáilte Ireland today reported that St Patrick’s weekend  is proving to be a very positive start to the tourism season for most ...

2013 coverage worth €350 million being targeted Fáilte Ireland rolls out ‘green carpet’ for international media contingent arriving in Dublin tomorrow for the St Patrick’s Day Parade.  Over 70 broadcasters and ...

Rising Indie Rockers ‘Ham Sandwich’ Part of the Menu for Brand New Domestic Market Campaign Promising Value and Variety   Fáilte Ireland’s brand new TV ad for their Discover Ireland home ...

Gathering Events a Highlight as Fáilte Ireland launches Brand New Domestic Market Campaign   Fáilte Ireland today launched its new home holiday campaign emphasising the great variety of festivals and events ...

Today, at its annual briefing for the Dublin tourism industry in Croke Park Convention Centre, Fáilte Ireland emphasised the need for a radical overhaul in how the capital attracts overseas ...

Elite Group Representing €1.4bn Worth of Conference Business To Arrive in the Capital  Over 100 of the world’s top conference organisers will arrive in Dublin later this week to ...

 Rise in US and European Visitor Numbers Expected in 2013 More and More consider Ireland Good Value for money  ‘Gathering’ Bounce Anticipated in 2013   Confidence in the Irish tourism ...

Lucky Winners Arrive in Ireland American actress Shay Mitchell, star of US hit TV series Pretty Little Liars, visited Ireland earlier this year for her first ever trip to her ...

Historic Gordon Bennett 1903 Motor Race Among the Routes To Target UK Motoring Enthusiasts Tourism businesses from across Kildare and Wicklow joined with the Minister of State for Tourism and ...

Portmagee is Ireland’s First National Tourism Town  County Kerry Fishing Village is Ireland’s Overall ‘Tourism Town’ as Inaugural Fáilte Ireland Award is Announced Fáilte Ireland today announced that Portmagee was ...

Ireland’s First National ‘Tourism Town’ to be Unveiled Tomorrow Inaugural ‘Tourism Town’ Awards to Name Irelands Top Town for Visitors Fáilte Ireland will tomorrow name Ireland’s top Tourism Town from ...

Merrion Square Open its Doors for Christmas with Festive Lighting and a Unique Shopping Experience  Minister for Transport, Tourism & Sport Leo Varadkar will today (Monday/6pm) turn on a new ...

 Influential US Group Buyers on Gathering Blitz in West Six of America’s top Group Travel Producers, who set up programmes for group tours to Ireland, were last week in Ireland to ...

Chinese celebrity couple Zhao Ruo Hong and Zhao Yan from Shanghai chose Ireland for their honeymoon destination and arrived in the country this week accompanied by a string of photographers ...

Fáilte Ireland is calling for local communities from Donegal to Cork to get involved in the development of a significant new driving route for the west coast.  The Wild ...

Members of the Boyne Valley tourism industry travelled to Germany last month to pitch directly to 12 of the largest tour operators in the market as part of the Failte ...

Over 60 top overseas educational agents from thirteen countries recently attended Ireland’s largest English language workshop in The Radisson SAS in Galway, hoping to bring their business to Ireland’s English ...

Top international tour operators and journalists from Belgium, France, Germany, UK, Australia, Denmark, Italy and the USA were invited to Ireland to experience the authentic Irish B&B as part of an ...

Fáilte Ireland today welcomed the decision by TBEX, the biggest global meeting of Travel Bloggers, to choose Ireland for their annual 2013 Conference. The decision was announced at this week’s ...

Fourteen of Ireland’s top foodies departed from Dublin Airport today to travel on a food tourism benchmarking trip to Prince Edward County in Canada. Having received a phenomenal response to ...

The latest Fáilte Ireland Tourism Barometer shows some promising signs of recovery in the industry during 2012 with a number of sectors reporting this year as the best performing season ...

Kilkenny Festival Season Hits Fever Pitch On the back of a hugely successful summer season of Festivals and Events, headlined by the Kilkenny Arts Festival and Ireland’s first ever outdoor ...

This weekend will see the launch of Fáilte Ireland’s new Discover Ireland Autumn Breaks Brochure which will be available in Discover Ireland tourist offices from next week until the end ...

It was Meath’s turn to play host to over 20 of the UK’s Inbound top tour operators at a workshop which was held at the Knightsbrook Hotel, Trim, recently.  ...

New Focus for Mayo’s Caravan & Camping Sector Members of Mayo’s Caravan and Camping sector this week attended the first in a series of ‘Caravan and Camping’ workshops, in Breaffy ...

Local “Discover Ireland” Team set to compete also Next Sunday (September 2nd) Galway is set to host the world’s premier triathlon, Ironman, for the second year in a row, having ...

New Theatrical Walking Tour for Galway’s Latin Quarter Fáilte Ireland today announced an exciting new living history journey through the heart of medieval Galway which offers visitors authentic fun and ...

This summer Clonakilty became the first and only Irish ‘Jungle City’ – part of an exciting new outdoor art project which plans to roll out in New York and Sydney ...

A new guide for equestrian holidays was launched last week at the Dublin Horse Show Launch by Minister of State for Tourism and Sport, Michael Ring T.D.   ‘Equestrian ...

(L-R) Stephen Masterson, Powerscourt Golf Club; Danielle Cameron, Portmarnock Golf Club; Tony Lenehan Fáilte Ireland; Bebhinn Carey, The K Club and Denis Buckley Fota Island Resort. As part of a ...

As part of its work to further develop and promote Dingle Peninsula’s reputation as a food destination, the Dingle Food Network Group, with the support of Fáilte Ireland, has today ...

Holidaymakers to the North West are being encouraged to discover Yeats this summer at the inaugural Tread Softly, Season of Yeats festival which begins on July 29th.  The two ...

Fáilte Ireland opens Discover Ireland Pavilion in the Race Village The Volvo Ocean Race Grand Finale, which kicked off at the weekend, is expected to generate millions in revenue for ...

A large number of top Self Catering operators from across the country have this week attended the first in a series of ‘Holiday Homes in Ireland’ workshops in Donegal, Galway, Killarney, Cork ...

A group of owners and senior managers, representing hotels and restaurants from Cork, Donegal, Dublin, Galway, Kerry, Kilkenny and Limerick, convened this week at the Pembroke Hotel in Kilkenny for ...

 Meet Dublin in London annual event held aboard the Silver Sturgeon Irish tourism businesses travelled to London last week for a showcase and workshop event organised by Fáilte Ireland’s Dublin Convention ...

Shay’s Pretty Little Ireland US actress arrives in town American actress Shay Mitchell, star of US hit TV series Pretty Little Liars, is in Ireland this week for her first ...

Minister of State for Tourism and Sport, Michael Ring, T.D., launches a €2.6m Festival Package and 2012 Home Holiday Campaign together with Orla Carroll, Fáilte Ireland, Rachel ...

Discover Ireland Named Website of the Year 2011 by Leading Web Provider Fáilte Ireland’s Discover Ireland website has been chosen as Site of the Year 2011 award winner, by Kentico ...

Exciting New Events at Dublin Writers Museum With Valentine’s Day around the corner and with it being a Leap Year, the Dublin Writers Museum proudly presents Neil O’Shea in ‘Is ...

Local Festival Receives Funding Boost National Tourism Authority supporting over 200 key events in 2012  Fáilte Ireland, the national tourism development authority, today announced that €40,000 in funding has been ...

Tourism Industry Upbeat on 2012 Prospects But No Room for Complacency   For the first time in three years, the Irish tourism industry is optimistic about its prospects for the ...

Don’t Miss a Thing This Year! Get your Discover Ireland 2012 Calendar of Festivals and Events A free copy of Fáilte Ireland's Calendar of Festivals and Events can be found in ...

Foodspotters Descent on Ireland Cork on the menu for 450,000 US Foodies Two of the world’s top food bloggers arrived in Ireland today to see and taste all that is ...

Dublin Pubs, Raising the Bar Eleven of Dublin’s pubs are leading the way for Quality Assurance after being assessed, and approved, under Fáilte Ireland’s national standards scheme for pubs across ...

Kilkenny Student Scoops Gold in The Netherlands Tracey Nolan, a Waterford IT student, originally from Kilkenny, and working in Kilkenny’s Zuni restaurant, has fended off tough competition from some of ...

Businesses in Kilkenny have come together, with the support of Fáilte Ireland, to give visitors a true taste of the city by launching ‘Kilkenny’s Blásta Trail’. This new initiative involves ...

Getting Cork on the Map at UK Tourism Event Local tourism providers travel to Bristol to promote Cork Following the successful visit of her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II to Cork this ...

UK Journalists on Flying visit to Sligo Fáilte Ireland are currently highlighting the many attractions that Sligo, and indeed the North West, has to offer to a group of top ...

Top Activity and Adventure Experts Meet in Mayo Ireland well positioned for Adventure and Activity as 2011 Annual Forum takes place in Westport The Minister of State with responsibility for Tourism ...