Tourism Ireland Offers Chinese Tourists a Cead Mile Failte to Ring in The Year of The Dragon
Five groups of Chinese tourists arrive in Ireland this week, to ring in the ‘Year of the Dragon’ Irish-style. They will be travelling around the island of Ireland – from the Cliffs of Moher, to Dublin, to the Giant’s Causeway – to celebrate the Chinese New Year here. It is estimated that approximately 10,000 Chinese […]
Tourism Ireland Comment On CSO Figures For The January-November 2011 Period
Commenting on the CSO figures issued today for overseas visitor numbers to Ireland for the period January-November 2011, Niall Gibbons, chief executive of Tourism Ireland, said:<em>“Today’s figures show that visitor numbers for the period January-November 2011 are almost +7% ahead of the same eleven-month period in 2010. However, the economic turmoil of recent months has […]
Tourism Ireland’s Review Of 2011
2011: The Year When Overseas Tourism Returned to Growth – Following some of the most difficult years for travel and tourism, the island of Ireland has seen signs of a welcome return to growth in overseas visitors in 2011. By the end of this year, Tourism Ireland expects that almost 7.4 million people will […]
Tourism Ireland Welcomes Growth Of +11% In Overseas Visitors For First Eight Months Of 2011
Welcoming the CSO figures issued today for overseas visitor numbers to Ireland for the period January-August 2011, Niall Gibbons, chief executive of Tourism Ireland, said: “The growth in overseas visitor numbers of +11% for the first eight months of the year is very good news for everyone in the tourism industry. Particularly welcome is the […]
People’s Association Watchdog (PAW), call upon the government to BAN FRACKING in Ireland
We, the members of the People’s Association Watchdog (PAW), call upon the government to BAN FRACKING in Ireland. The People’s Association Watchdog (PAW) is a group of informed concerned citizens who engage ourselves in addressing current issues. As citizens of Ireland we are angered at decisions being taken for short term gain regardless of their […]