General Industry

Coveney Launches Training Programme To Help 350 Food Businesses

Over 350 small Irish food business look set to benefit from a new training programme, the Food Academy Start, which was launched this morning. The progra...

Wifi Spots Available In Cafes and Restaurants Increase Dramatically

According to statistics from the telecoms regulator, Comreg, the number of WiFi hotspots in Ireland has increased by 84%. The majority of these new wifi...

Four Irish Locations Named As Top Adventure Spots

Four tourist spots in Ireland have been listed by the Lonely Planet in a new book of top tens for adventurers.   Mullaghmore Head in Co Sligo, Cro...

Mayo Greenway Scoops Top European Accolade

The Great Western Greenway has been awarded 1st prize in the Exemplary Initiatives category at the 6th European Greenways Awards Ceremony in Portugal beati...

€19 Million Campaign Injection For The Gathering

Tourism Ireland have launched a €19million promotional campaign in order to entice late-season travelers to Ireland from around the world dur...

VAT Rate To Be Retained?

The Minister for Tourism, Leo Varadkar, has said he wants the 9% VAT rate for tourism-related goods and services retained after the next budget. ...

Dublin Loses Out To Stansted In Ryanair Expansion

Dublin Airport has lost out to Stansted on plans for a lucrative Ryanair expansion package. Ryanair has announced its intention to boost passenger traffi...

Tourism And Food Part Of Plan To Revitalise South East

An Oireachtas Committee report aiming to kickstart the economy in the south east of the country has targeted both the food and tourism industries. The Jo...