Category Archives: Ireland

The success of the recent Guinness Cork Jazz Festival

The renowned Guinness Cork Jazz Festival recently took place on the October Bank Holiday Weekend in Cork. The globally renowned festival saw over 1000 jazz musicians who made the trip to Ireland to take part in over 400 music sessions … Continue reading

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Condé Nast Traveler Magazine names four Irish hotels in their Top 10 European Resorts

Condé Nast Traveler magazine has named four of Ireland’s prestigious hotels amongst their Top 10 European Resorts. The hotels featured include Sheen Falls in County Kerry which topped the poll at number 1, Ashford Castle in County Mayo reached second … Continue reading

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Ireland ranked as one of the top 10 countries to visit in 2015 by Lonely Planet

Lonely Planet’s influential travel guide has just ranked Ireland 5th on its list of Top 10 in the World to visit in 2015. This mention in Lonely Planet gives Ireland a much needed boost to an already recovering economy. According … 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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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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2014 Tourism Towns Awards Shortlist by Failte Ireland

Failte Ireland has just confirmed the shortlist of towns in its Tourism Towns Awards for 2014. A total of ten towns will be in included in this prestigious award along with two towns sharing the accolade of Ireland’s top Tourism … Continue reading

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West Cork Masters of Tradition Music Festival

One of West Cork’s finest festivals is set to take place in Bantry town, celebrating traditional music in its purest form. Throwing open its doors to some of the very best musicians in the land, this unique music festival which … Continue reading

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Belgium films Ireland’s newest and biggest attraction- The Wild Atlantic Way

As worldwide interest in the Wild Atlantic Way increases, interest in Belgium in this now famous 2,500 km route is set to rise even further with an estimated 1 million Belgium viewers being introduced to this newest and biggest tourist … Continue reading

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Escape to the rare beauty of Garnish Island in West Cork

While on an Ireland vacation in West Cork, you may be surprised to discover a hidden and quite unexpected gem… Garnish Island. The island is home to a garden of unique beauty, so much so, that garden lovers from all over the globe … Continue reading

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Visitor number increase year to date for Ireland’s top attractions

Continuing with last year’s tourism growth, Ireland’s top attractions are seeing visitor numbers of people taking a vacation in Ireland up about 10% so far this year. These top attractions are notably seeing a rise in British visitors taking a … Continue reading

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