Author Archives: Seamus O'Murchu

Bram Stoker Festival to haunt Dublin in October

There may be a new Dracula film hitting the silver screen at the moment but it looks like the vampire theme is set to continue in Dublin City during the latter part of October when the Bram Stoker Festival 2014 takes place … Continue reading

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Hotels and Restaurants in the North and West of Ireland big winners in Georgina Campbell Awards 2015

Venues in the north and west of the Ireland were found to be big winners in a long list of food, pub, restaurant and hotel facilities at the Georgina Campbell Awards 2015. Scooping the top prize in the country’s longest-running … Continue reading

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Enjoy County Kilkenny for FREE on the 11th October

The tourism body for Kilkenny City are offering visitors an especially cheap day out on Saturday, 11th October, for Kilkenny FREE Day.  Buildings all over the city and County Kilkenny will be open to visitors free of charge throughout the day giving … Continue reading

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Increase in visitors to Ireland from Germany and the US

Tourism in Ireland is on the increase and businesses are reporting  a positive growth in visitor numbers from this past Summer, especially from German and US visitors. Experts are claiming that this growth is due to the Wild Atlantic Way … Continue reading

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Guinness Cork Jazz Festival returns to the banks of the Lee

The globally renowned Guinness Cork Jazz Festival will be rocking the banks of the River Lee between 23rd and 27th October 2014. Continue reading

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Dublin Theatre Festival

The eighteen day Dublin Theatre Festival is currently in full swing. The festival first staged in 1957, has a long history and is Europe’s longest running specialist theatre festival. An annual event, the festival brings world class performers to Dublin … Continue reading

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Increase in numbers of overseas summer trips to Ireland

According to figures released recently by the Irish Central Statistics Office (CSO), the total number of overseas trips to Ireland has seen an increase of up to 10% over the peak summer months. During the period between June and August 2014, the amount of … Continue reading

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Kinsale Arts Festival

The colourful, scenic and vibrant town of Kinsale is hosting on one of Ireland’s biggest art events this week. Bringing a range entertainment and excitement to the West Cork town, this festival is set to take place until the 28th … Continue reading

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Dublin ranked second friendliest urban destination in the world

The readers of travel magazine Rough Guides ranked Dublin as the friendliest urban destination they have visited in a recent poll. Continue reading

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Tourism Ireland’s new campaign to promote the Wild Atlantic Way

In a bid to further promote the now famous Wild Atlantic Way route, Tourism Ireland have teamed up with Classic FM, one of the UK’s largest radio stations as well as UK property guru Phil Spencer, co-presenter alongside Kirstie Allsopp … Continue reading

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