Press Releases - 2009
14/12/2009
Fáilte Ireland launches fourth EDEN EU tourism competition.
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12/11/2009
Fáilte Ireland CEO, Shaun Quinn, today stressed that as Ireland grapples with the enormity of the current economic climate and plots its way to becoming a smarter economy, it is imperative that it does not neglect sectors such as tourism which have delivered time and time again.
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03/11/2009
Lonely Planet Founder to address Irish tourism trade.
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16/10/2009
Almost 200 tourism businesses from across Ireland met in Athlone today to share business intelligence and hear about good practice and new trends to help them remain competitive, prepare for new opportunities and increase performance.
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15/10/2009
Forty top travel agents from new and developing markets arrived in Ireland today to meet with members of the Irish tourism trade to discuss business opportunities for the 2010 season.
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08/10/2009
The BBC series 'Three Men in a Boat', produced by Liberty Bell Productions in London, is to be filmed in Ireland where they will travel from Dublin to Shannon by boat.
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05/10/2009
The Heritage Council and Fáilte Ireland have today published a report investigating how climate change may affect the heritage of our coastline and inland waterways, and the Irish tourism industry which depends upon these assets.
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04/10/2009
Check out the latest edition of our Culture and Heritage Update from October through to December. The Irish Cultural and Heritage calendar is jam-packed with things to do and see for you and all the family.
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30/09/2009
Fáilte Ireland today launched its 'Get Out There' adventure holidays brochure as the national tourism authority gathered in Dingle for its September meeting.
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27/09/2009
An interactive discovery experience on offer to all visitors.
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24/09/2009
Fáilte Ireland today published research into the costs associated with food preparation in the hotel and restaurant sector in Ireland.
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23/09/2009
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A new innovative marketing programme for senior managers in the tourism industry gets underway in November.
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21/09/2009
Fáilte Ireland and Diageo launch the Galway Music and Oyster Trail as part of the 55th Galway International Oyster Festival.
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20/09/2009
Fáilte Ireland and HRI Publish Racing Tourism Research Winter Racing Campaign to Target UK
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18/09/2009
Fáilte Ireland, in conjunction with Tourism Ireland and Shannon Development, today welcomed more than 20 top UK coach and group tour operators at the Absolute Hotel in Limerick for a one day Destination Ireland Workshop.
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13/09/2009
The Taoiseach, Brian Cowen TD, today launched Fáilte Ireland’s Autumn Initiative with the publication of a new great value Discover Ireland holiday supplement for September and October, with each copy of the supplement containing a special offer ‘cheque’ worth €50 and ready for use in selected venues in Ireland.
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10/09/2009
Fáilte Ireland today welcomed home the victorious Irish team who were overall second at the WorldSkills Competition in Calgary.
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07/09/2009
Fáilte Ireland has today released figures for the most popular visitor attractions in Ireland in 2008.
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27/08/2009
Two hospitality students have gold in their sights as they prepare to represent Ireland at WorldSkills, the international skills competition taking place in Canada from 1st to 7th September.
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10/08/2009
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A new combined learning experience, offering senior management a chance to gain a professional qualification from Cornell University and develop their management, business and networking skills.
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30/07/2009
The Burren is latest location to join walking friendly initiative.
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29/07/2009
Food festival ‘Harvest Feast’ was today launched by Trevor Sargent T.D., Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food.
The event will run from 11th to 13th September in and around Drumshanbo in South Leitrim.
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21/07/2009
Tinahely is latest location to join walking friendly initiative.
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15/07/2009
Fáilte Ireland supported conferences have already brought in 40,000 delegates and €52m revenue in first half of this year.
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07/07/2009
A new combined learning experience, offering senior management a chance to gain a professional qualification from Cornell University and develop management, business and networking skills.
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07/07/2009
Eleven tourism establishments have been honoured at the Fáilte Ireland Optimus Awards held today in Dublin. The Optimus programme, developed by Fáilte Ireland, aims to help tourism establishments achieve excellence in every aspect of their business by providing a practical approach to boosting bottom-line performance and a focus on improving results.
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28/06/2009
Fáilte Ireland supported conferences have already brought in 40,000 delegates and €52m revenue in first half of this year. A Fáilte Ireland survey of business visitors, who attended conferences in Ireland earlier this year, has recorded high levels of satisfaction from overseas delegates. A total of 86% of respondents expressed themselves to be satisfied or extremely satisfied with Ireland as a destination for conferences, while 83% were likely or very likely to recommend Ireland for future conferences.
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24/06/2009
Summer is well under way and the entire country is awash with ‘Things to Do, See and Experience’. In our latest edition of the Culture and Heritage Update - July to September - you will find a snapshot of all that is on offer in the months ahead. Enjoy
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22/06/2009
Fáilte Ireland today launched a new initiative to promote traditional music and dance in the North West region. Visitors and locals alike are encouraged to discover what’s new in the North West this summer with a cultural calendar full of traditional music and dance performances in local venues.
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05/06/2009
Initial figures indicate that Galway welcomed over half a million visitors, over the last two weeks, during the Volvo Ocean Race Festival.
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24/05/2009
Galway today welcomes some of the world’s most intrepid sailors, thousands of visitors and a global audience of millions as the participating sailing teams of the Volvo Ocean Race arrive in Galway on the seventh leg of their voyage (from Boston) in a race that commenced in Alicante, Spain last October 2008.
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20/05/2009
Fáilte Ireland Launches ‘Quality and Service’ Charter for Volvo Race
Almost sixty local businesses in Galway have committed to high quality standards and transparent pricing during the Volvo Ocean Race Festival. This was announced today as Fáilte Ireland officially launched its Quality and Service Charter in time for the long-awaited Volvo Ocean Race stopover, which starts in Galway on 23 May. The charter initiative, which is being rolled out in partnership with accommodation and food and beverage providers in Galway, is designed to demonstrate that participating premises are 'on board' to welcome visitors to Galway and Ireland during the stopover. The charter guarantees a comfortable, safe, informative and memorable experience as well as good value for money for all visitors during the stopover.
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14/05/2009
Fáilte Ireland has joined forces with Westmeath County Council and Waterways Ireland to launch Mullingar as the first Cycle Hub Town in the East and Midlands Region. Three cycle routes around the town and environs of Mullingar and the local Royal Canal are now officially open for business with bike hire available in the town.
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11/05/2009
Fáilte Ireland has announced the Irish winner of their “European Destination of Excellence” (EDEN) competition, which is held in 22 European States. Sheep’s Head in Bantry has been awarded the title of European Destination of Excellence – Tourism and Protected Areas.
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01/05/2009
Fáilte Ireland in the East & Midlands have joined up with the local authorities in Louth and Meath, and the local tourism trade to launch a Heritage Guide for the Boyne Valley region.
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27/04/2009
Ireland’s largest tourism trade fair, Meitheal, began today in Dublin with a record attendance of 300 Irish companies and 281 overseas operators.
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26/04/2009
Fáilte Ireland today published the findings of its 2008 Visitor Attitudes Survey which, once more, highlighted very high levels of satisfaction – with 98% of visitors saying that they would recommend a holiday in Ireland to family and friends.
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20/04/2009
Dunmore East Adventure Centre will star in the Master’s Apprentice on RTE One on 21st April as part of a six part series supported by Fáilte Ireland, the national tourism development authority.
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06/04/2009
Local businessmen Gerry McCloskey and Brian Hughes will star in the Master’s Apprentice on RTE One on 7th April as part of a six part series supported by Fáilte Ireland
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30/03/2009
The lastest edition of the Culture and Heritage update for April to June 2009 is now available.
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24/03/2009
Ireland’s first Ecotourism Handbook has been published by Fáilte Ireland and the leading ecotourism organisation, Greenbox.
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18/03/2009
Fáilte Ireland has announced the five finalists of their “European Destination of Excellence” (EDEN) competition. The winner will be announced on 11 May.
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13/03/2009
Local potter Nicholas Mosse will star in the Master’s Apprentice on RTE One on 24th March as part of a six part series supported by Fáilte Ireland.
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11/03/2009
Chairman assures local tourism interests of support during challenging times ahead.
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10/03/2009
Interest has soared in tourism-related college courses for the academic year beginning in September 2009. The increase is attributed to a strong marketing campaign run by Fáilte Ireland over the past year, as well as the current more straitened economic conditions, which encourage students to choose courses that offer them a defined skill or ‘craft’ required by industry.
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09/03/2009
Fáilte Ireland announces details for its new plan to promote holidaying at home within the Irish market this year.
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04/03/2009
The Chairman of Fáilte Ireland, Mr Redmond O’Donoghue, today welcomed the official announcement that mobile phone company, 3, will be the title sponsor of the Irish Open for the next three years.
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09/02/2009
Fáilte Ireland, the National Tourism Development Authority, has announced that Mr Gary Breen will take up the role of General Manager for Fáilte Ireland in the South East Region. Gary will replace Mr Joe Palmer, who is retiring after 40 years in Irish tourism.
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09/02/2009
3rd Phase of EDEN competition launched
The search is on to find the next European Destination of Excellence. Fáilte Ireland is currently inviting entries for the third phase of the European Union competition, which is currently being held in each of the member states.
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24/01/2009
Consumer confidence, credit and cost control key to performance this year.
Fáilte Ireland in the East & Midlands today emphasised that while this year would be a challenging one, there was still everything to play for in the tourism market in 2009.
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23/01/2009
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Consumer confidence, credit and cost control key to performance this year.
Fáilte Ireland in the North West today emphasised that while this year would be a challenging one, there was still everything to play for in the tourism market in 2009.
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22/01/2009
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Consumer confidence, credit and cost control key to performance this year.
Fáilte Ireland in the West today emphasised that while this year would be a challenging one, there was still everything to play for in the tourism market in 2009.
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21/01/2009
Consumer confidence, credit and cost control key to performance this year.
Fáilte Ireland today emphasised that while this year would be a challenging one, there was still everything to play for in the tourism market in 2009.
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20/01/2009
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Fáilte Ireland in the South West today emphasised that while this year would be a challenging one, there was still everything to play for in the tourism market in 2009.
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19/01/2009
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Consumer confidence, credit and cost control key to performance this year.
Fáilte Ireland in the South East today emphasised that while this year would be a challenging one, there was still everything to play for in the tourism market in 2009
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07/01/2009
Consumer confidence, credit and cost control key to 2009 performance
Industry braced for a challenging year ahead
Irish tourism revenues declined marginally in 2008 to €6.3 billion (down 2%) as a consequence of the first decline in overseas visitor numbers (down 3%) in seven years and no growth in domestic expenditure for the first time in five years.
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16/07/2008
Mid - Shannon Corridor Tourism Infrastructure Investment Scheme launched
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