What You Need For An Adventurous Trip To Ireland

What You Need For An Adventurous Trip To Ireland

2020 may have interrupted the global tourism industry, but last we knew, trips to Ireland were on the rise. Our post declaring ‘Trips to Ireland Increased by 1.8% in 2019’ noted that nearly 11 million people visited the country last...
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Tourism Ireland Launches Special Poem And Mood Video

Tourism Ireland Launches Special Poem And Mood Video

‘I will return into her arms, gently into the fold. To see her waters and her hills and all the beauty she beholds.’ Some welcome words during this unique and, for many, challenging time. “Tourism Ireland is delighted to have...
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Trips to Ireland Increased by 1.8% in 2019

Trips to Ireland Increased by 1.8% in 2019

In 2019, the total number of trips to Ireland by overseas residents was 10,807,500, an increase of 1.8% over 2018. There was an increase of 6.5% in the number of overseas trips made by Irish residents in 2019 to over...
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Survey: Significant Opportunities for Irish Tourism from Britain in 2020

Survey: Significant Opportunities for Irish Tourism from Britain in 2020

A new survey reveals that over half of Britons are interested in visiting the island of Ireland in 2020. The survey, undertaken last month by YouGov, on behalf of Tourism Ireland, shows that 52% of British people planning to take...
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Celebrating Legendary Cartoonist Charles Addams and his Addams Family Through an Upcoming Animated Film Due This October

Celebrating Legendary Cartoonist Charles Addams and his Addams Family Through an Upcoming Animated Film Due This October

A day spent in Westfield, New Jersey provided a unique look into Charles Addams — the creator of the Addams Family — a pop culture phenomenon which thankfully didn’t slip away from the public consciousness. Long before The Addams Family...
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Dublin Crypt to Reopen on Tuesday For First Time Since Theft of Mummified Head

Dublin Crypt to Reopen on Tuesday For First Time Since Theft of Mummified Head

A crypt at a historic Dublin church is to re-open next week for the first time since the theft of its mummified remains. The head of an 800-year-old mummy known as The Crusader was stolen, along with another skull, from...
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Ireland’s EPIC Emigration Museum Named as Europe’s Leading Tourist Attraction

Ireland’s EPIC Emigration Museum Named as Europe’s Leading Tourist Attraction

Ireland’s EPIC Emigration Museum has been voted Europe’s Leading Tourist Attraction for 2019. It has beaten Buckingham Palace, the Roman Colosseum and the Eiffel Tower to grab the spotlight at the World Travel Awards in Madeira, Portugal. The museu...
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New Immersive Attraction in Belfast Showcases North’s Myths and Legends

New Immersive Attraction in Belfast Showcases North’s Myths and Legends

Northern Ireland’s myths and legends are being showcased in the first exhibition at a new immersive attraction. The region has become world famous as the backdrop for HBO TV hit Game Of Thrones, but the director of the new €1.1...
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Visitor Growth to Ireland up More Than 5% in First Four Months of 2019

Visitor Growth to Ireland up More Than 5% in First Four Months of 2019

In April 2019, the total number of trips to Ireland by overseas residents increased by 4.3% to 938,300 – an overall increase of 38,400 compared to twelve months earlier. Trips by residents of Great Britain increased by 5.1% to 339,000...
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Donegal’s Sliabh Liag Gets €5m Investment to Help Boost Tourism

Donegal’s Sliabh Liag Gets €5m Investment to Help Boost Tourism

A Donegal beauty spot has been treated to a €5m investment as part of an effort to further boost Ireland as an outdoor tourism destination. Sliabh Liag, on the Wild Atlantic Way, encompasses coastline cliffs of almost 2,000 feet high...
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