Press Releases - 2010
20/12/2010
Fáilte Ireland, the national tourism authority, today announced details of a new national ‘Food in Tourism’ framework aiming to capitalise on the growing trend of consumers seeking a food experience as an integral part of their holiday as well as ensuring that all visitors can get an authentic taste of the real variety of Irish ingredients on offer. This newly designed approach has been developed by an industry led working group chaired by broadcaster, Derek Davis.
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23/11/2010
Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport, Mary Hanafin T.D., speaking today at the Fáilte Ireland Annual Tourism Conference 2011, “Moving towards Recovery”, held in the Dublin Convention Centre, emphasised the importance of tourism in any national economic recovery.
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19/11/2010
Three new looped walking routes for Carlingford, Co. Louth were launched today (Friday 19th November) by Mary Hanafin T.D., Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport in Carlingford. These new walks were developed with support from Fáilte Ireland and Louth County Council and were launched in conjunction with a new Walkers Welcome initiative. These new initiatives, together, aim to make Carlingford and the Cooley Peninsula a destination of choice for walkers from both at home and abroad.
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18/11/2010
A full scale mobilisation of the arts sector to support Irish tourism could reap great benefits. This was the clear message delivered today as Fáilte Ireland and the Arts Council today hosted a cultural tourism seminar in Farmleigh designed to give almost 100 arts organisations from around the country the practical tools needed to attract visitors.
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08/11/2010
Fáilte Ireland, the national tourism development authority, today joined forces with tourism operators in the Louth and Meath areas to officially launch The Boyne Valley Destination Programme – an initiative designed to fully optimise the area’s tourism potential and develop the Boyne Valley as a tourism destination.
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02/11/2010
The image of the typical adventure-orientated tourist as some type of snow-boarding adrenalin junkie is a myth and recent research indicates that the markets for greatest potential growth in activity tourism are actually families and older people who prefer the types of activities Ireland is best placed to offer. This will be one of the key points delivered at Fáilte Ireland’s National Adventure and Activity Forum in Killarney this Wednesday and Thursday (3rd – 4th November).
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01/11/2010
An immediate priority for the Irish tourism industry in the current economic climate is to redouble its efforts to develop and secure an increased share of business from key overseas markets. The need to address the issue of excess capacity in the hotel sector underscores this challenge, particularly given the recent high dependence of the sector on the home holiday market, which appears to have now peaked.
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25/10/2010
Telling the story of your town and turning it into a compelling historic place of interest can encourage visitors to stay longer and spend more. This insight comes as Fáilte Ireland’s new Historic Towns in Ireland Guidelines - a practical guide to how Irish towns can maximise their tourism potential - are launched today.
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22/10/2010
Fáilte Ireland has announced the establishment of Fáilte West, its new tourism development forum for the region. This announcement comes as the group met for their inaugural meeting at the Clayton Hotel, Ballybrit, Galway this week.
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20/10/2010
Fáilte Ireland has launched its student magazine Picktourism.ie – with some current tourism students helping to launch the magazine at the Climbing Wall in Trinity College Dublin.
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19/10/2010
‘Fáilte NorthWest’ the new tourism forum responsible for spearheading and overseeing a new three-year development plan for tourism in the north west region, met this week for their inaugural meeting in Harvey’s Point Hotel, Co Donegal.
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10/09/2010
As many as one in two Irish adults intend to take a holiday or short break at home over the next 12 months according to the most recent independent research undertaken for Fáilte Ireland. The news came as the tourism authority joined forces with Iarnród Éireannto launchtheir autumn home holiday marketing campaign at Heuston Station.
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07/09/2010
Fáilte Ireland today welcomed the official opening of the Convention Centre Dublin (CCD) as the tourism authority embarks on a business tourism blitz with the arrival of 120 top buyers from across the globe.
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27/08/2010
Fáilte Ireland has joined forces with Cork City Council to produce two downloadable iWalks, allowing visitors to discover the local secrets and colourful history of Ireland’s often claimed “Real Capital”!
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03/08/2010
Fáilte Ireland today announced the establishment of Fáilte Kerry, its new tourism development forum for the county. Fáilte Kerry will be responsible for spearheading and overseeing a 3-year development plan for tourism in the region with the active support of the Fáilte Ireland organisation.
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01/08/2010
Details were today announced of a new €160,000 advertising campaign for Dublin funded by Fáilte Ireland, in conjunction with Dublin Tourism, the Irish Hotels Federation and Dublin City BID (Business Improvement District).
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28/07/2010
The Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport, Mary Hanafin TD, spoke today about the importance of showcasing Ireland through our golf tourism. The Minister was speaking as the 3 Irish Open 2010 begins tomorrow in Killarney and as Fáilte Ireland outlined its intent to maximise the potential of the event for Ireland’s golfing and tourism sectors.
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24/07/2010
Fáilte Ireland CEO, Shaun Quinn, discusses the current state of tourism.
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16/07/2010
The latest figures show that walking in Ireland is one of the top activities enjoyed by holidaymakers with over 1.6m taking part during 2009.
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15/07/2010
Details were today announced of a new €160,000 advertising campaign for Wexford funded by Fáilte Ireland, Wexford County Council and the local tourism industry.
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02/07/2010
Twelve tourism establishments receive Fáilte Ireland’s Optimus Awards for Quality and Efficiency. These top tourism establishments received the ‘Business Excellence Award’ as special recognition for their ongoing commitment to continuous improvement and a first class customer experience.
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16/06/2010
A group of 55 South Kerry tourism businesses have become the first in Ireland to be certified under the Green Tourism Business Scheme at an awards ceremony held today in the Brehon Hotel, Killarney. The recipients have been working both individually and as a network to make their businesses greener since December 2009, and were today recognised for their commitment to an environmental approach to management. (For the full list of winners log on to www.greentourism.ie.)
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04/06/2010
As many as eight out of 10 families may take a holiday at home this year according to the most recent independent research undertaken for Fáilte Ireland. The news came as Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport, Mary Hanafin TD, kicked off Fáilte Ireland’s summer home holiday marketing campaign at the Bloom Garden Festival in Phoenix Park.
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21/05/2010
The Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport, Mary Hanafin TD, today, announced details of a new €200,000 advertising campaign for Kerry funded by the local tourism industry and Fáilte Ireland.
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19/05/2010
Fáilte Ireland today announced the Irish winner of their “European Destination of Excellence” (EDEN) competition with Loop Head in Co. Clare awarded the title of European Destination of Excellence – Aquatic Tourism.
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14/05/2010
Fáilte Ireland kick-starts campaign to promote new brand “Time to Play”. Mary Hanafin T.D., Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport and Fáilte Ireland today unveiled Ireland’s three-time Major winner Padraig Harrington as Ireland’s new face for golf tourism.
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30/04/2010
As the May Bank holiday approaches, many people may be contemplating taking a walk along the many new national looped walks in forests, rural areas, national parks and coastal areas which have been developed over the last few years.
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22/04/2010
Fáilte Ireland, today, announced details of a new advertising campaign for Donegal, as the national tourism authority gathered in Rosapenna for its April board meeting.
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20/04/2010
Fáilte Ireland is continuing to work with hoteliers and other accommodation providers in Ireland to assist visitors who have had to extend their stay in Ireland due to travel disruptions.
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18/04/2010
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Fáilte Ireland data illustrates that friendliness of the Irish people and beauty of our landscapes remain our biggest assets.
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30/03/2010
Over half a million Euro available to bring conferences to Ireland. The money is being made available through Fáilte Ireland’s Conference Ambassador Fund and it is hoped that this activity will generate a significant increase in the number of business tourism visitors coming to Ireland.
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16/03/2010
A free rail scheme, developed by Fáilte Ireland in conjunction with Iarnród Éireann, has been finalised and now is available for all over 66s visiting Ireland. The scheme, announced by the Government as part of Budget 2010 last December, is designed to increase overseas visitor numbers to Ireland.
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03/03/2010
Fáilte Ireland today welcomed the Lonely Planet’s placing of Ireland in the world’s top-10 friendliest countries. Part of the Lonely Planet’s 1,000 Ultimate Experiences, the list celebrates countries where a welcome is always warm.
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22/02/2010
Download details from Fáilte Ireland's Home Holiday Research, stills from our TV/cinema advertisements, and examples of print advertising.
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26/01/2010
Clontarf Castle Hotel, Dublin was amongst a group of 20 tourism establishments honoured at the Fáilte Ireland Optimus Awards held today in Galway.
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07/01/2010
Another tough year but business sentiment more optimistic
As less fly abroad, Fáilte Ireland to launch new Home Holiday campaign
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