Young farmer exchange programme China/EU

Irish young famers will soon have the chance to visit China on study trips, while young Chinese farmers and agriculture professionals can visit Ireland and other EU countries. The project will be jointly funded by the EU and the Chinese authorities. The project was jointly announced today by Commissioner Phil Hogan and Han Changfu, Minister […]

Chinese, Indian And Australian Travel Agents Eye Offaly

Eleven top-performing travel agents from six different markets – including China, India, Australia, New Zealand, the GCC and South Africa – have been enjoying an action-packed visit around the island of Ireland.   Their visit is the ‘grand finale’ of Tourism Ireland’s ‘Ireland Specialists’ online training programme – which is designed for travel agents and […]

EU SME Centre: Free Business Tools to Assist Irish SMEs to enter the China Market

The EU SME Centre in Beijing, China is a project funded by the European Union to assist European Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs) to export to China by providing a comprehensive range of free, hands-on support services including the provision of information, confidential advice, networking events and training. The Centre works very closely with […]

Spotlight on Ballyfin and Co Laois in India

DEBI, which was organised by VisitBritain in association with Tourism Ireland, is an important travel trade event for the Asia-Pacific, Middle East and Africa (APMEA) region.  During the three-day event, which included meetings, seminars, networking events and group discussions, the participating tourism operators who travelled from around the island of Ireland met with over 200 […]