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Things To Do In Dublin With Kids

Posted on March 18, 2020 by Seamus O'Murchu

Dublin is the capital of Ireland and provides many facilities and sights to see when traveling with children. Entertaining children can sometimes be tough, but Dublin boasts child-friendly activities that have been visited by hundreds of thousands of tourists each … Continue reading →

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Discovering Ireland…on a budget!

Posted on February 3, 2020 by Seamus O'Murchu

There are many cost effective ways to explore all that Ireland has to offer including an escorted tour or self drive tour which gives the independence of being able to come and go as you please. Taking a trip to … Continue reading →

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Tourism Ireland welcomes growth in overseas visitors

Posted on March 27, 2018 by Seamus O'Murchu

Vacations in Ireland are set to further grow in 2018 with an increase of visitor numbers where the aim is to grow overseas tourism revenue by 5% to €5 billion.

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Ireland gets ‘thumbs up’ from over 400 International tour operators

Posted on March 3, 2017 by Seamus O'Murchu

Tourism Ireland were showcasing the best of Ireland to over 400 top international buyers from 40 countries at the ExploreGB 2017 exhibition in Brighton recently. Some of the world’s top international buyers from countries, including the US, Canada, Germany, France, Italy, Australia, China, … Continue reading →

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Tourism Ireland welcoming growth of 11.6% in overseas visitors to Ireland

Posted on November 24, 2016 by Seamus O'Murchu

According to the latest figures from the Central Statistics Office, nearly 8.3 million people took a vacation in Ireland in the first ten months of 2016 which equates to an increase of 11.6% on the same period in 2016. October … Continue reading →

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Further growth in domestic travel for 2015 compared to 2014

Posted on August 4, 2016 by Seamus O'Murchu

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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Wild Atlantic Way short film premieres across Great Britain

Posted on July 12, 2016 by Seamus O'Murchu

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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Tourism Ireland’s ’10 Things to Do in Dublin’ Film

Posted on July 7, 2016 by Seamus O'Murchu

Tourism Ireland recently launched a new short film online which aims to promote several key landmarks and tourist attractions in Dublin City. Dublin City is home to some of Ireland’s most recognisable attractions including the  Guinness Storehouse, Trinity College and Temple Bar … Continue reading →

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New tourism campaign is set to encourage more Chinese tourists to Ireland

Posted on June 16, 2016 by Seamus O'Murchu

A brand new Irish tourism campaign has set its sights on encouraging more Chinese tourists to Ireland. Ireland is thought to just need a small share of the ever booming Chinese overseas tourism market to make a major impact. A … Continue reading →

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Winter Solstice at Newgrange

Posted on December 17, 2015 by Seamus O'Murchu

One of Ireland’s most renowned annual events takes place at the Bru na Boinne Visitor Centre on Monday, 21st December 2015. The Winter Solstice sun show at Newgrange is a wondrous annual experience that has taken place for roughly five thousand years since its … Continue reading →

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