Planning ahead for the annual 2015 St. Patrick’s Festival

Posted on March 6, 2015 by Seamus O'Murchu

Plans just been revealed for the 2015 four-day St. Patricks’ Day Festival.  It is expected that a half a million people will attend this year’s festival, which will be led by Brendan O’Connor of Mrs. Brown’s Boys fame. Organisers of the 2015 festival are hoping that the four- day festival will generate over €120 million for the Irish economy. This year’s festival takes place from March 14 to 17 and is set to showcase street-theatre, artistic installations as well as world class events.

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Trips to Ireland from overseas have increased by 9%

Posted on February 27, 2015 by Seamus O'Murchu

Trips to Ireland from the UK and North America have increased according to recent CSO figures. The figures for overseas trips to Ireland had increased by more than 123,000 (9.1%), in the period from November 2014 to January 2015 when compared with the same period 12 months previously.

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Ireland is back on the world tourism map with over 7.25 visitors in 2014.

Posted on February 26, 2015 by Seamus O'Murchu

In 2014 an estimated 1.2 million visitors from the United States took a vacation in Ireland. This figure was a 15 percent from 2013 and it set a new record according to Tourism Ireland, who additionally plan to build on those numbers in 2015 with new plans to further promote the Emerald Isle.

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Inchydoney in West Cork wins “Best Beach” title for the second year running

Posted on February 20, 2015 by Seamus O'Murchu

Inchydoney Beach, which is located in Clonakilty in the heart of West Cork has just been voted “Best Beach in Ireland” by Tripadvisor in their 2015 Travellers Choice Awards. The County Cork beach scooped the top position with one reviewer commenting “to walk along the beach in the warm Irish sunshine isn’t far short of wonderful”.

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A bird’s eye view of Cork City

Posted on February 17, 2015 by Seamus O'Murchu

If you are planning on taking a vacation in Cork over the next few months, then viewing the recent stunning aerial footage of Cork is a must. A drone has recently swooped along the famous River Lee capturing scenes of Cork city’s landmarks including the Shandon Bells, Blackrock Castle, passing ships as well as a wind turbine’s assembly. Complete with a motion picture-style soundtrack, the video is a must watch.

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Major landmarks sign up for global greening in the largest St. Patrick’s Day Festival

Posted on February 13, 2015 by Seamus O'Murchu

2014’s St Patrick’s Festival attracted a record 7.74 million visitors, resulting in an additional nine percent of visitors taking a trip to Ireland. The rise in visitors for the 2014 festival was due to the €65,000 investment it received from Tourism Ireland which resulted in the “greening” of over 120 landmarks. This significant investment generated lots of positive international media coverage for Ireland, which was thought to be worth at least €10 million.

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Tourism Ireland to sponsor Irish cricketers at 2015 World Cup

Posted on February 12, 2015 by Seamus O'Murchu

With the 2015 ICC World Cup fast approaching, it was announced by Tourism Ireland that they will be acting as the main shirt sponsor of the Ireland cricket team for the tournament, which commences on the 14th February. This unique partnership was announced by Minister for Transport, Tourism & Sport, Paschal Donohoe TD, at the cricket grounds in Trinity College Pavilion in Dublin, with Minister of State with responsibility for Sport and Domestic Tourism, Michael Ring TD, also in attendance.

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Ireland’s new high-tech futuristic Tourist Information Office

Posted on February 10, 2015 by Seamus O'Murchu

Fáilte Ireland has just opened a new state-of-the-art Tourist Information Office in Dublin. The new futuristic center offers the ultimate in technology to ensure trips to Ireland can be planned at ease. The new center marries the latest digital high-tech delivery of information with personal interaction and a warm Irish welcome.

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Failte Ireland launch Wild Atlantic Way App

Posted on February 5, 2015 by Seamus O'Murchu

This week Fáilte Ireland released drone footage of the 2,500km Wild Atlantic Way Route, taken by filmmaker Robert Fogarty.  In addition to this Failte Ireland has also released an app which is now available to download.  The app includes everything from places to see along this now famous route, everywhere from County Donegal to County Cork as well as where to sleep and where to eat. Also featured and showcased are where and when the best festivals and local events are taking place.

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How many Dublin’s are there in the United States?

Posted on February 4, 2015 by Seamus O'Murchu

To the majority of those living in Ireland there is only one Dublin, otherwise known as Baile Atha Cliath, the Fair City and the Big Smoke. In the US, however, Dublin can refer to not only one, two or three locations but there as many as nine Dublin’s, and even that figure increases to the grand sum of eleven if you take townships into consideration. The following are some of the more renowned Dublin’s in the United States.

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