General Industry

Three Quarters Of Irish Food And Drink Exports Will Be Origin Green Registered By 2014

More than 75% of Ireland’s food and drinks exports will be from Origin Green verified members by the end of 2014, Bord Bia estimates. To date, over...

New Irish Tourism App Launched

Keyquests,a new phone app developed by a Cork company, offers an interactive treasure trail allowing tourists to unlock ‘quests’ along the way...

More Child Pageants Planned, Despite Dublin Hotel's Cancellation

Organisers of a US-themed child beauty pageant have signalled their intention to stage up to four more in Ireland next year, despite suffering a public bac...

Noonan- Tourism Sector VAT Likely To Return To 13.5%

Minister for Finance Michael Noonan has indicated that the 9% rate of VAT for the hotel and tourism industry will rise in the forthcoming budget. It was...

Three To Sponsor Gathering Finale At New Year's Eve Concert

Three Mobile has announced it is to sponsor Ireland’s biggest New Year’s Eve Festival, which will mark the official end of The Gathering. The...

Eighth Annual Culture Night Tonight

Tonight marks the eighth annual Culture Night across the country with hotels, pubs and cultural organizations in 34 regions, towns and cities playing host...

Gabriel Byrne's Gathering Bashing "Good Publicity", Says Minister

The Minister for Tourism and Sport, Michael Ring, has thanked Irish international movie star Gabriel Byrne for his widely reported criticism of The Gatheri...

Wine Tax Challenging Ireland's Tourism Trade, says IWA Chief

The extra euro which was placed on a bottle of wine by Michael Noonan in last year's budget, is harming Ireland's pull as a tourism destination, claims the...