General Industry

Ryanair Tops 100 Million Passengers as Discount Flights Flourish

Ryanair Holdings grew at more than twice the pace of EasyJet last year, taking its annual passenger tally above 100 million for the first time, as Europe&r...

Cliffs of Moher Sees Double Digit Visitor Increase

Visitor numbers at the Cliffs of Moher Visitor Experience in Co. Clare were up 15.8% during 2015. Some 1,251,574 people visited the world-famous tour...

WATCH: Tourism Ireland Launches New Star Wars Short Film

Tourism Ireland has unveiled phase two of its Star Wars campaign, targeting fans of the movie franchise around the world. The campaign, which ...

Guinness Storehouse Visitor Numbers Up 18%

Visitor figures for the Guinness Storehouse increased by 18 per cent during 2015, with almost 1.5 million people taking the tour of the world-famous b...

ISME: Minimum Wage Increase Could Lead To Reduced Staff Hours

The increasing of the minimum wage from €8.65 an hour to €9.15 an hour, which came into effect on 1 January, could lead to reduced staff hours in...

Ryanair Delivers 70% Of Irish Airport Traffic Growth

Ryanair claims it delivered 70 per cent of all traffic growth at Cork, Dublin, Knock and Shannon airports this year. The budget airline releas...

Ryanair to Return to Belfast After 5-Year Absence

Ryanair will fly out Belfast once again, more than five years after the airline pulled out of the city over a runway dispute. According to the Belfast T...

SFA Concerned Over Stalled Monthly Unemployment Rate

CSO figures released this morning (January 5) reveal that the Monthly Unemployment rate stalled at 8.8% from November to December in 2015, meaning that by...