Travel – Page 14 – Irish Examiner USA

May 3, 2019 No Responses

Tractor Tires, Lobster Pots & Plastic Bottles Amomg Trash Cleared From Giant’s Causeway Coast

Tractor tyres, lobster pots and plastic bottles have been cleaned off the beaches of Northern Ireland’s most famous coastline. Swimmers, jet skis and small boats all helped to reach bays at the bottom of steep cliffs close to Unesco World...

May 2, 2019 No Responses

New Dublin to Kiev Route Launched by Ryanair

Ryanair has today launched a new route from Dublin to Kiev in the Ukraine. Flights will operate twice a week as part of the airline’s Summer 2019 schedule. Among the 100 routes already operating, Ryanair has 14 new destinations available...

May 1, 2019 No Responses

Paisley Jr Suggests The North Should ‘Aggressively’ Pursue Tourists in Dublin

A DUP MP has suggested that Northern Irish tourism companies should “aggressively” target tourists in Dublin to tell them “you’re in the wrong part of the island”. Ian Paisley Jnr, speaking to delegates from Visit Belfast and Visit Derry during...

April 25, 2019 No Responses

Overseas Visits to Ireland Up by Over 5% in First Quarter of 2019

CSO data published today shows that the number of overseas visits to Ireland for the first quarter of 2019 increased by 5.5% compared to the same period in 2018. Responding to today’s CSO figures, Fáilte Ireland’s CEO Paul Kelly, said:...

April 18, 2019 No Responses

Fáilte Ireland Launches ‘Taste the Ireland’ Program to Celebrate Ireland’s Food and Drink

Fáilte Ireland is inviting businesses and individuals interested in providing tourists with a food or drink experience to attend workshops in their local area and find out how they can get involved in their new initiative – ‘Taste the Island...

April 16, 2019 No Responses

Study Ordered to Assess Impact of Visitors on Giant’s Causeway

A study is due to assess the impact of more than a million visitors on one of the North’s natural wonders. The UK’s National Trust has announced a sustainability study to understand the impact on and opportunities for the local...

April 15, 2019 No Responses

Doolin Wins Fáilte Ireland Award for Excellence in Customer Service.

Doolin has been awarded Fáilte Ireland’s Destination Award for Excellence in Customer Service. Tourism businesses in the popular Co Clare village undertook Fáilte Ireland’s Accredited Service Excellence Program to achieve the award. Almost 120 local tour...