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Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment Peter Burke and Fáilte Ireland have announced that a further 17 projects, worth over €5.5 million, have been awarded funding under Fáilte Ireland’s Regenerative Tourism and Placemaking Scheme.
Fáilte Ireland has honoured the outstanding contributions of 109 sector leaders at the biennial Conference Ambassador Recognition Awards held at The Royal Dublin Society on Thursday 27th November. These leading academics and industry experts, known as conference ambassadors, were celebrated for hosting international conferences in Ireland between 2023 and 2024, and collectively generating an estimated €117 million for the Irish economy.
Fáilte Ireland has launched a new five-year strategy to sustainably grow the economic value of tourism in Galway City. Developed in collaboration with local stakeholders, the Galway City Destination and Experience Development (DEDP) plan sets out a clear vision to enhance the city’s unique appeal as a vibrant, cultural and coastal destination while reinforcing its role as a key hub on the Wild Atlantic Way.
Making Tracks, a new low-carbon, slow tourism enterprise, has officially opened in Ballybrophy, Co. Laois, offering a unique visitor experience that includes glamping, horse-drawn wagon tours, and an Irish country house hostel.
Emily Square in Athy, Co. Kildare has been officially reopened today by Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Martin Heydon TD in the presence of Cathaoirleach of the County of Kildare, Cllr Carmel Kelly, following a transformative redevelopment led by Kildare County Council in partnership with Fáilte Ireland.
Fáilte Ireland has today published the findings of its 2025 Tourism Careers Labour Market Research revealing that while the tourism and hospitality sector has made strong progress in rebuilding its workforce since the pandemic, momentum has now plateaued, and further action is needed to futureproof the industry.