Category Archives: Ireland

2016 Dublin Film Festival

There’s nothing like a festival full of theatre, documentaries and music from around the world to make you feel a tad cultural. If you are taking a vacation in Ireland this weekend and if you are visiting Ireland’s capital city Dublin, … Continue reading

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2016 Food and Wine Magazine Restaurant Awards

The much awaited Food and Wine Magazine Restaurant of the Year Awards were recently announced at the Inter Continental Dublin last week. With more than fifty awards and now in its 16th year, the prestigious awards are considered one of … Continue reading

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2016 National Heritage Week

The much awaited and anticipated, National Heritage Week is set to kick from tomorrow until the 28th of August. The theme for this year’s event is “100 years of heritage”, a journey back through one hundred years of Ireland. As part … Continue reading

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Further growth in domestic travel for 2015 compared to 2014

Statistics just released by Fáilte Ireland has just revealed how 3.8 million vacations in Ireland were taken in 2015, representing an increase of 6% on domestic holiday trip statistics from 2014.

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2016 Fleadh Cheoil na hEireann

The much- awaited and popular Fleadh Cheoil na hEireann is set to return from the 14th until the 22nd of August to the town of Ennis in County Clare. Popular with both locals and those planning a vacation in Ireland, … Continue reading

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Fáilte Ireland’s preliminary tourism statistics for 2015

Following on from the latest travel data statistics by the Central Statistics Office, Fáilte Ireland have just published its Tourism Facts for 2015, detailing a full report on how tourism in general and trips to Ireland fared over the year. … Continue reading

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Tourism Ireland Unveils A New Guinness Storehouse Campaign

It was recently announced that Tourism Ireland has teamed up with one of Dublin’s most popular attractions; the Guinness Storehouse in its new campaign which highlights and features Dublin has a top destination in four vital markets- Italy, France, Spain … Continue reading

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Tourism Ireland’s “Top 10 Things to do in Dublin”

Tourism Ireland has just launched an online film promoting several of Dublin’s key landmarks and tourist attractions, showcasing what makes Ireland’s capital city so special. The short film, titled “10 Things to do in Dublin” encourages people from all over the … Continue reading

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Wild Atlantic Way short film premieres across Great Britain

Tourism Ireland in association with Smooth Radio has released the third in a series of short films promoting the island of Ireland to potential visitors from Great Britain. The short film features actor Richard E Grant exploring the Wild Atlantic Way to … Continue reading

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Spend from Great Britain visitors to Ireland up by 18%

Tourists visiting Ireland from Great Britain spent €33 million more between January and March 2016 than in the same period in 2015, making a vast increase of 18%. In this period, British tourists were found to have spent €214 million … Continue reading

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