Press Releases - 2012
02/02/2012
Fáilte Ireland’s Discover Ireland website has been chosen as Site of the Year 2011 award winner, by Kentico Software, one of the world’s leading web content management system providers. The Discover Ireland website (discoverireland.ie) was announced as global winner out of nearly 200 entries.
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30/01/2012
Fáilte Ireland, the national tourism development authority, today announced that €40,000 in funding has been secured for The Westport Music Festival. The tourism authority will be supporting over 200 key events across the country this year.
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26/01/2012
Eighteen trainee hotel managers this week graduated as part of the Fáilte Ireland Trainee Manager Development Programme (TMDP) at a ceremony held in the Castleknock Hotel & Country Club, Dublin. One of the students, Matti Reuter, from Germany, trained at the Clarion Hotel in Sligo, was awarded ‘Graduate of the Year 2011’ for his academic achievements and his contribution to the hotel over the past three years.
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12/01/2012
For the first time in three years, the Irish tourism industry is optimistic about its prospects for the year ahead. However, despite an increase in overseas visitors in 2011, Fáilte Ireland today cautioned against any complacency at its annual End of Year Review and stressed that consumer confidence remains fragile and improving value for money will continue to be central to regaining our share of key markets. Click here to view RTE newclip.
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