Culinary delights await at Dublin’s New Year’s Festival

Posted on December 16, 2014 by Seamus O'Murchu

Dublin City will be alive with festivities between the 30th December to 1st January during the New Year’s Festival with a host of fantastic events planned to welcome in 2015. For any foodies planning a trip to Ireland then one such event that may appeal is the NYF Food Village which will be taking place on Barnardos Square located on Dame Street in the city centre

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New York Times feature on Christmas in Dublin

Posted on December 15, 2014 by Seamus O'Murchu

Dublin is a “newly energised city” with “an abundance of artisan offerings” and “literary spirit” according to New York Times journalist Ratha Tep. Tep who now resides in Dublin described Dublin as a “Christmas card” in a seasonal travel piece, for the newspaper’s Frugal Traveller column.

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Overseas visitor spending reaches €2.8 billion so far in 2014

Posted on December 12, 2014 by Seamus O'Murchu

2014 has proved to be a busy year for vacations to Ireland and this was supported by figures released by the CSO which indicated that visitor spending is up 9.3% between January and September.

The figures formed part of the Central Statistics Office’s publication entitled ‘Tourism and Travel’ which highlighted a rise of approximately €241 million in total spending by visitors during trips to Ireland from overseas over the first nine months of 2014.

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Galway Continental Christmas Markets

Posted on December 11, 2014 by Seamus O'Murchu

The festive season is certainly in full swing in the West of Ireland with the Galway Continental Christmas market which is currently taking place until the 22nd December. The festival, now in its fifth year attracts over 600,000 visitors each year to Galway over the period of 30 days, promising lots of festive fun for those taking a vacation in Ireland. The festival takes place in Eyre Square in the heart of Galway city centre which has been transformed into a magical, festive Winter wonderland.

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NYF Dublin promises to be the ultimate New Years Eve Party

Posted on December 9, 2014 by Seamus O'Murchu

The countdown is certainly on to the New Years Eve Festival in Dublin. This year’s festivities are set to take the Dublin city by storm with a three-day city-wide music and arts festival, running from the 30th of December until the 1st of January.

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Santa is coming to Dublin Zoo this Christmas

Posted on December 8, 2014 by Seamus O'Murchu

The magical festive celebrations will be present during a trip to Ireland this Christmas, and the world renowned Dublin Zoo will be no different with Santa Claus himself due to visit between the 29th November and 24th December.

The Zoo, located in the Phoenix Park in Dublin City centre, will be transformed into an enchanting winter wonderland with its very own Grotto which will be a hive of activity with Santa’s elves hard at work in preparation for Christmas Day.

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The Connemara Four Seasons Winter Walking Festival

Posted on December 4, 2014 by Seamus O'Murchu

The festive season may be upon us but that shouldn’t deter visitors and those enjoying a vacation in Ireland from experiencing the great landscapes and vistas that the Emerald Isle has to offer. One such event in Ireland over the Christmas period that gives visitors a chance to explore the stunning West of Ireland is The Connemara Four Seasons Winter Walking Festival between the 24th and 26th December.

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Glow: A Cork Christmas Celebration

Posted on December 3, 2014 by Seamus O'Murchu

Dust off your Santa hat and get into the festive spirit as Christmas in Cork has officially begun with the launch of Glow festival. A festival for all ages, not only is there a range of culinary delights to enjoy at various stalls, Bishop Lucey Park has also been transformed into a Winter wonderland with a “night before Christmas” theme- a 3D version of the famous book with real-life characters and original music (Friday-Sunday 4pm-8pm)

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2015 to be biggest year for Ireland Tourism

Posted on December 2, 2014 by Seamus O'Murchu

It is hoped that 2015 will be a bonanza year for tourism in Ireland according to the country’s national body responsible for tourism – Tourism Ireland.  The national authority anticipates that as many as 7.74 million visitors will make the trip to Ireland in 2015 which will see a significant benefit to the local economy of approximately €4 billion ($5 billion).

If this figure was surpassed then the previous record set in 2007 would be broken and would mark a 6% growth on the total tourism figure for 2014, which is projected to reach 7.3 million visitors. Close to 14% of those enjoying a vacation in Ireland originated from North America.

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Failte Ireland announce Westport and Kinsale as Ireland’s leading tourism towns

Posted on November 28, 2014 by Seamus O'Murchu

The towns of Westport in County Mayo and Kinsale in West Cork have been crowned the 2014 National Large Tourism Town and National Small Tourism Town at the recent Failte Ireland Tourism  Towns Awards.

The two towns were chosen from a shortlist of ten top tourism towns. The remaining eight towns on the list are all set to receive certificates of merit to acknowledge their own performances in reaching out and attracting visitors to create the ultimate and best possible tourism experience.

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