French Travel Writers Pay Laois A Visit

Five top travel writers from France have been exploring Laois and Ireland’s Ancient East. They were here as guests of Tourism Ireland, Fáilte Ireland and Ireland’s Blue Book.   Representing various print and online publications with a combined readership of more than 777,000 people – or potential French holidaymakers – the journalists were here to […]

New Sunset Tour Experience Launched At World’s Oldest Working Lighthouse

The world’s oldest intact working lighthouse has announced that from mid-July 2017 Hook Lighthouse will offer sunset tours. Jutting out to sea at the tip of the Hook Peninsula on the corner of Ireland’s Ancient East, there is there is no better place to take in the vast seascapes and glorious colours of Ireland’s Celtic […]

870,000 Scandinavians Read All About Laois

Journalists from Norway, Sweden and Denmark have been exploring Ireland’s Ancient East, as guests of Tourism Ireland and Fáilte Ireland. As a result of their visit, more than 870,000 Scandinavians will be reading all about Laois and Ireland’s Ancient East over the coming months. The special theme of the visit was ‘digital detox’ – so […]

Top British Tour Operators Stop Off In Laois And Ireland’s Ancient East

Leading British coach and group tour operators have been visiting Ireland’s Ancient East, as guests of Tourism Ireland and Fáilte Ireland. They were here to attend a workshop in Kilkenny, where they met with Irish tourism enterprises to negotiate for their 2017 programmes.   The tour operators also took part in a fact-finding visit around […]