37th Annual Cork Folk Festival

Posted on September 29, 2016 by Seamus O'Murchu

If you are taking a vacation in Ireland this weekend, then a visit to 37th annual Cork Folk Festival is a must. The much-awaited festival runs until Sunday the 2nd of October and is set to showcase some of Ireland’s great musical acts in a range of venues around Cork city.

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Join the ‘Taste Trail’ at the Dingle Food Festival

Posted on September 20, 2016 by Seamus O'Murchu

The summer months may have come and gone but Dingle will be coming alive for the 10th annual Dingle Food Festival between 30th September and 2nd October 2016.

The scenic County Kerry town will be hosting a variety of events including food workshops and cookery demos to art trails, whiskey and wine tasting and the Blás na hÉireann Food Awards. The festival will also have a full line up for children so there should be plenty to keep the whole family occupied.

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2016 Food and Wine Magazine Restaurant Awards

Posted on September 8, 2016 by Seamus O'Murchu

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 the top culinary awards in the Irish calendar.

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2016 Waterford Harvest Festival

Posted on August 25, 2016 by Seamus O'Murchu

The eight edition of the Waterford Harvest Festival is set to make a colourful, tasty and aromatic return to Waterford city for a three-day festival celebrating what’s good about the South East’s food, heritage and culture. Running from the 9th until the 13th September, the festival is a celebration and collaboration of producers, restaurateurs, historians, families and food enthusiasts.

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2016 National Heritage Week

Posted on August 19, 2016 by Seamus O'Murchu

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 of the week-long festival, the Heritage Council of Ireland who manage the National Heritage Week are publicising a range of events taking place in every county of Ireland, many of which are free of charge on Sunday August 28th.

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Dublin and Galway listed among the world’s top 10 friendliest cities

Posted on August 16, 2016 by Seamus O'Murchu

Dublin and Galway have been voted amongst the top six friendliest cities in the world, according to the leading Condé Nast Traveler Magazine and its 29th annual Readers Choice Awards.

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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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2016 Fleadh Cheoil na hEireann

Posted on August 3, 2016 by Seamus O'Murchu

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, this popular festival is an annual celebration of Ireland’s rich and cultural traditions with a range of traditional Irish music, singing and dancing to suit all tastes.

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2016 Kilkenny Arts Festival

Posted on July 28, 2016 by Seamus O'Murchu

Since its foundation in 1974 by a collection of classical music admirers. the Kilkenny Arts Festival has expanded its programme to include theatre & dance, classical music, street, literature and visual art and craft.

The popular Irish festival takes place at various locations and venues throughout Kilkenny City between the 5th and 14th August 2016, when the city comes alive with a feast of artistic entertainment for all.

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Fáilte Ireland’s preliminary tourism statistics for 2015

Posted on July 26, 2016 by Seamus O'Murchu

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. Each year, Fáilte Ireland collects information from an array of sources including the CSO, generating an outlay of tourism performance in Ireland to share with its members of the industry and stakeholders.

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