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Press Releases

2014

28 Dec 2014

€1+ million campaign kickstarts Tourism Ireland’s promotional drive for 2015

22 Dec 2014

Tourism Ireland welcomes +8.6% growth in overseas visitors for January-November 2014

22 Dec 2014

Tourism Ireland looks back on a successful year for overseas tourism (NI version)

22 Dec 2014

Millions of Americans will tune in to Ireland this week

18 Dec 2014

Ireland’s double win in American Travel Awards

17 Dec 2014

Tourism Ireland looks back on a successful year for overseas tourism

16 Dec 2014

1.5 million Swedes watch reality show couple on ‘dream date’ in Northern Ireland

11 Dec 2014

President Higgins meets leading Chinese travel professionals at Tourism Ireland event in Shanghai

11 Dec 2014

Tourism Ireland welcomes +9% growth in overseas tourism revenue

09 Dec 2014

From Russia with love!

08 Dec 2014

Targeting luxury travellers for Ireland

08 Dec 2014

Ireland is ‘the business’ for influential American group!

01 Dec 2014

Tourism Ireland launches 2015 marketing plans (NI version)

01 Dec 2014

Popular American radio show says hi from Northern Ireland

01 Dec 2014

Tourism Ireland sets its sights on record year for Irish tourism in 2015

27 Nov 2014

Tourism Ireland welcomes new Transavia flight from Paris to Dublin for summer 2015

26 Nov 2014

Canadian TV show ‘The Travel Guy’ films in Ireland

26 Nov 2014

Tourism Ireland welcomes +9% growth in overseas visitors for January-October 2014

24 Nov 2014

Trade mission to New Zealand and Australia to boost tourism from ‘Down Under’ in 2015

21 Nov 2014

Tourism Ireland welcomes new United Airlines flight from Chicago to Dublin for summer 2015

21 Nov 2014

Tourism top of the agenda!

21 Nov 2014

Scottish travel agents visit Northern Ireland

20 Nov 2014

Ireland says ‘Guten Tag’ in Germany

19 Nov 2014

Sales blitz in San Francisco, Los Angeles and Seattle this week to boost American tourist numbers to Ireland

18 Nov 2014

Tourism Minister Paschal Donohoe launches end-of-year tourism campaign in Britain

18 Nov 2014

Belfast hits the right note for international media

17 Nov 2014

Recipe for success as Cork and Kinsale set to star on ‘small screen’ in Canada

17 Nov 2014

Northern Ireland is ‘cool’ in Iceland

14 Nov 2014

India calling for Northern Ireland!

12 Nov 2014

Ireland ‘meets’ London’s West End

12 Nov 2014

Walk this way!

11 Nov 2014

‘Willkommen’ in Northern Ireland for German travel professionals

11 Nov 2014

Ireland scoops travel award in Italy

11 Nov 2014

Minister Ring unveils National Tourism Awards Initiative

10 Nov 2014

‘Willkommen’ in Ireland for German travel professionals

07 Nov 2014

Ireland is ‘the business’ for influential American group!

05 Nov 2014

Tourism Ireland welcomes new Aer Lingus flight from Washington DC to Dublin for summer 2015

04 Nov 2014

Tourism Ireland welcomes new SAS flight from Gothenburg to Dublin

04 Nov 2014

Tourism Ireland welcomes new flight from Barcelona to Belfast

03 Nov 2014

Minister Michael Ring kicks off Ireland’s tourism drive for 2015 at world’s largest travel fair

03 Nov 2014

Northern Ireland’s tourism drive for 2015 kicks off at world’s largest travel fair (NI version)

01 Nov 2014

Business tourism buyers have a ‘spooktacular’ time in Londonderry

01 Nov 2014

Influential UK tour operators pay a visit

31 Oct 2014

Northern Ireland ‘open’ for groups

31 Oct 2014

American and Canadian tour operators give Ireland the ‘thumbs up’!

31 Oct 2014

Tourism Ireland congratulates Dublin East Coast Golf Alliance on being named European Golf Destination of the year for 2015

31 Oct 2014

Ireland does the business in Munich!

29 Oct 2014

New Ryanair flight from Brussels-Zaventum is good news for tourism

29 Oct 2014

‘Connecting’ Canada and Ireland

28 Oct 2014

Ireland – ready to do business in Belgium

28 Oct 2014

French journalists find the ‘write’ stuff in Dublin

24 Oct 2014

‘Willkommen’ in Ireland for German business tourism buyers

23 Oct 2014

Tourism Ireland welcomes +9.3% growth in overseas visitors for January-september 2014

23 Oct 2014

Tourism Ireland welcomes growth of +19% in overseas holidaymakers to Northern Ireland for January-June 2014

22 Oct 2014

The Walled City in the spotlight for leading tour operators

22 Oct 2014

Start spreading the news!

22 Oct 2014

Start spreading the news!

21 Oct 2014

Ireland is named fifth best country in the world to visit in 2015 by Lonely Planet

21 Oct 2014

Italian radio number one says ‘ciao’ from Belfast

20 Oct 2014

Ireland – ready to do business in Las Vegas

19 Oct 2014

Website is a big ‘hit’

17 Oct 2014

Influential UK tour operators pay a visit to Ireland

16 Oct 2014

‘Novel’ tourism promotion targets Australian holidaymakers

16 Oct 2014

The Island of Ireland welcomes Chinese tour operators

16 Oct 2014

Promotional blitz in the deep south of the USA to boost American tourists

15 Oct 2014

Ireland says ‘bienvenue’ in Paris

15 Oct 2014

Middle East meets west!

15 Oct 2014

Waterford welcomes South African tour operators

13 Oct 2014

Ireland is ‘wunderbar’ for German tour operators!

13 Oct 2014

Ireland welcomes influential Indian group

13 Oct 2014

European tour operators give the West of Ireland the ‘thumbs up’!

10 Oct 2014

Northern Ireland welcomes influential Indian group

10 Oct 2014

Showing off Northern Ireland’s “je ne sais quoi”!

08 Oct 2014

Adventure journalists battle it out in Killarney!

08 Oct 2014

Lough Erne resort is number one on Huffington Post’s “11 best hotels for winter” list

07 Oct 2014

French connection for Ireland

06 Oct 2014

Tourism Ireland welcomes British-Irish visa scheme

03 Oct 2014

Northern Ireland provides backdrop for top German outdoor magazine

03 Oct 2014

A Taste of Ireland at ‘flavours’ tourism event in London

02 Oct 2014

Tourism Ireland scoops four prestigious advertising awards

30 Sep 2014

Cork welcomes influential French group

29 Sep 2014

Top travel bloggers experience the island of Ireland (ROI Version)

29 Sep 2014

Tourism Ireland goes on location with Channel 4’s Phil Spencer and Classic FM to promote Northern Ireland this autumn

29 Sep 2014

A welcome Viking invasion – as top Nordic tour operators pay a visit

28 Sep 2014

French connection for Ireland

26 Sep 2014

Tourism Minister Paschal Donohoe travels to Boston to promote Ireland in the all-important United States market

26 Sep 2014

Tourism Ireland welcomes +9.4% growth in overseas visitors for January-August 2014

26 Sep 2014

American journalists find the ‘write’ stuff in Ireland

23 Sep 2014

Creating business links for the island of Ireland with France

22 Sep 2014

‘Showtime’ for Wild Atlantic Way in Belgium!

10 Sep 2014

Tourism Ireland and Tourism Minister Arlene Foster launch £9.5M autumn campaign

09 Sep 2014

Tourism Ireland welcomes new flight from Helsinki

05 Sep 2014

International spotlight on Ireland and our unique sporting heritage

05 Sep 2014

Ready to do business in Amsterdam

05 Sep 2014

Austrian travel writers ready for action

05 Sep 2014

Ireland does the business in Germany!

04 Sep 2014

Wallaby Phil Kearns lends a hand to promote the Wild Atlantic Way ‘Down Under’

03 Sep 2014

‘Teeing up’ golf in Ireland – at the Deutsche Bank Championship in Boston

01 Sep 2014

Tourism Ireland leads sales mission to China

28 Aug 2014

Lucky winner of Tourism Ireland global promotion checks out Galway

27 Aug 2014

Tourism Ireland welcomes +9.9% growth in overseas visitors for January-July 2014

26 Aug 2014

Dublin set to ‘Glow’ in Canada

26 Aug 2014

Promoting Mayo around the world

26 Aug 2014

‘Teeing Up’ the island of Ireland at the Barclays PGA in New Jersey

25 Aug 2014

Business ‘buzz’ in Bermuda!

25 Aug 2014

Touchdown for tourism – Croke Park Classic set to attract up to 20,000 American football fans

21 Aug 2014

Tourism Ireland welcomes new Ryanair service from Brussels to Dublin

20 Aug 2014

Brazilians find the ‘write’ stuff in Ireland

20 Aug 2014

Creating business links with Canada!

20 Aug 2014

Tourism Ireland launches online film promoting Fermanagh and Happy Days Festival

18 Aug 2014

International Media Check Out the Wild Atlantic Way

18 Aug 2014

Targeting the Diaspora in Milwaukee

18 Aug 2014

International Spotlight on Sligo

15 Aug 2014

Happy Days for Fermanagh – as 2 million Americans read about Beckett Festival in New York Times

14 Aug 2014

Mid-year review of overseas tourism 2014

12 Aug 2014

Belfast-born film-maker turns his lens on Belfast

08 Aug 2014

Tourism Ireland welcomes news of Dublin voted fifth friendliest city in the world – by readers of Condé Nast Traveler

08 Aug 2014

Spotlight on Ireland in France

06 Aug 2014

Ireland gets the ‘Oz’ factor

06 Aug 2014

Top travel blogger takes on “challenge of her lifetime” – to cycle the entire length of the Wild Atlantic Way

05 Aug 2014

Top literary writers enjoy some ‘Happy Days’

03 Aug 2014

ITV to showcase Wild Atlantic Way to millions in Britain

30 Jul 2014

Tourism Ireland unveils unknown Irish family connections of H.S.H. Princess Charlene of Monaco

29 Jul 2014

Millions of Canadians to read about Northern Ireland

28 Jul 2014

Tourism Ireland welcomes +10% growth in overseas visitors for the first half of 2014

25 Jul 2014

Tourism Ireland welcomes new Jet2 flight from Rome to Belfast International Airport

23 Jul 2014

Casting the tourism net for Cork in Britain

23 Jul 2014

Calling outdoor enthusiasts and countryside lovers from Britain

23 Jul 2014

Walking boots at the ready!

22 Jul 2014

Tourism Ireland launches online film promoting flagship event of Limerick City of Culture

22 Jul 2014

Spotlight on Northern Ireland at Glasgow 2014

22 Jul 2014

Tourism Ireland and Northern Irish Connections encourage athletes to promote ‘home’ at Glasgow 2014

21 Jul 2014

Spotlight on the Wild Atlantic Way in Britain

20 Jul 2014

Tourism Ireland congratulates Rory McIlroy on his Open victory

16 Jul 2014

Business ‘buzz’ in Germany

15 Jul 2014

10 million Indian TV viewers to see Ireland in HD

11 Jul 2014

10 million Indian TV viewers to see Northern Ireland in HD

10 Jul 2014

Northern Ireland provides backdrop for top Canadian fashion magazine

10 Jul 2014

Tourism enterprises ‘meet’ in London

08 Jul 2014

Ireland says ‘bonjour’ in Lyon

08 Jul 2014

Tourism Ireland welcomes new flight from Iceland to Belfast

07 Jul 2014

Serving up a ‘slice’ of Ireland in Colorado

01 Jul 2014

1+ million Germans to read about Clare and Limerick

01 Jul 2014

Targeting international tourists for Lough Neagh

01 Jul 2014

Tourism Ireland welcomes new Ryanair flight from Manchester to Shannon Airport

30 Jun 2014

German business tourism buyers check out Cork

30 Jun 2014

Spotlight on the island of Ireland in Scotland

27 Jun 2014

Score for tourism in Spain!

27 Jun 2014

Tourism Ireland welcomes +9% growth in overseas visitors for January-May 2014

25 Jun 2014

Ireland is the place to meet!

24 Jun 2014

Tourism Summit takes place in Dublin

24 Jun 2014

Ireland is number one in ‘Good Country Index’

20 Jun 2014

Start spreading the news – tourism from United States on track for another record year in 2014

19 Jun 2014

To Russia with love!

18 Jun 2014

Wicklow ‘wows’ influential journalists

17 Jun 2014

Creating business links with the United States

17 Jun 2014

Over 1 million clicks, comments and shares for Tourism Ireland’s Game of Thrones campaign

16 Jun 2014

Tourism Ireland welcomes new daily flights from Newfoundland, Canada, to Dublin

16 Jun 2014

Tourism Ireland welcomes news that Royal Portrush has been invited to host The Open

16 Jun 2014

Business ‘buzz’ in Brussels

16 Jun 2014

Tourism Ireland welcomes joint visa initiative between Ireland and the United Kingdom

15 Jun 2014

Tourism Ireland welcomes visit of Chinese delegation

15 Jun 2014

International golf media swing into action

13 Jun 2014

Social media competition winners experience Westeros and more!

12 Jun 2014

International media flock to Northern Ireland for another Game of Thrones instalment

12 Jun 2014

Tourism Ireland welcomes +8% growth in overseas holidaymakers for first quarter of 2014

12 Jun 2014

Tourism Ireland board meets in Waterford

10 Jun 2014

Targeting Indian tourists for Ireland

04 Jun 2014

5 million Austrians to read about Ireland

03 Jun 2014

German business tourism buyers check out Northern Ireland

03 Jun 2014

1 million Germans to see Wild Atlantic Way in TV documentary

03 Jun 2014

International Spotlight on Limerick

03 Jun 2014

‘Teeing up’ Ireland in Scandinavia

30 May 2014

Start spreading the news – showcasing Kerry in New York

30 May 2014

The truth about Kimye’s honeymoon in Ireland

29 May 2014

Tourism Ireland comment on overseas visitor numbers to Northern Ireland in 2013

28 May 2014

New tourism promotions target millions of Spaniards

27 May 2014

Tourism Ireland capitalises on Kimye honeymoon hype to boost tourism

26 May 2014

Irelands’ ‘big drive’ at BMW PGA Championship in Wentworth

26 May 2014

Influential German journalists fly in on new Germanwings flight from Cologne

26 May 2014

Tourism Ireland welcomes +7.5% growth in overseas visitors for February-April 2014

23 May 2014

Tourism Ireland welcomes news of Powerscourt Gardens at number three in National Geographic’s ‘world’s top 10 gardens’

22 May 2014

Ireland ‘means business’ in Germany

22 May 2014

West Cork is ‘In Vogue’ in Holland

22 May 2014

Tourism Ireland launches online film promoting Limerick City of Culture 2014

22 May 2014

Northern Ireland gardens will help ‘grow’ visitors from Germany

21 May 2014

Ireland on the menu in Texas

19 May 2014

French connection for Ireland and the Wild Atlantic Way

19 May 2014

Tourism promotion targets 1.4 million German travellers

14 May 2014

Asia focus on the island of Ireland in Kuala Lumpur

14 May 2014

Ireland is the place to meet for influential American group

13 May 2014

Tourism Ireland supports Northern Ireland flower-arranging team at this year’s Chelsea Flower Show

12 May 2014

Irish do the business in Belgium

12 May 2014

British golf writers drop by ‘fore’ a visit

09 May 2014

Targeting conference business for Ireland in London

09 May 2014

Dublin and Ireland at number five in ‘top summer destinations’ for American travellers – says Fly.com

09 May 2014

Thumbs up for Tourism Ireland!

08 May 2014

‘Showtime’ for West Cork in the Netherlands!

08 May 2014

ITV’s Good Morning Britain comes to Belfast

08 May 2014

It’s the “Writer Cup” for Danish and Swedish Golf journalists!

07 May 2014

Ireland means business in California!

07 May 2014

Serving up a ‘slice’ of Cork and Kerry in the Netherlands

07 May 2014

Giro promotion targets millions of GB commuters

06 May 2014

Ready for prime time on Dutch TV show (NI version)

02 May 2014

Ready for prime time on Dutch TV show

02 May 2014

Air Canada rouge touches down in Dublin

29 Apr 2014

Tourism Ireland welcomes +7% growth in overseas visitors for first quarter of 2014

28 Apr 2014

New Tourism Ireland research shows strong potential for growth from China

25 Apr 2014

Sales blitz to boost American tourists

25 Apr 2014

Ireland in top three ‘dream destinations’ for American travellers – says TripAdvisor

23 Apr 2014

Tourism Ireland welcomes new flight from London City Airport

22 Apr 2014

American family band tours Ireland

17 Apr 2014

Wild Atlantic Way to feature on top travel blog

17 Apr 2014

735,000 Americans to read travel feature on Ireland

16 Apr 2014

Tourism promotion targets millions of French commuters

15 Apr 2014

Canada has lift off!

15 Apr 2014

Rugby Star Jonny Sexton lends a hand to promote Ireland to business travellers in France

14 Apr 2014

International spotlight on Sunny South East

14 Apr 2014

Vikings prepare to re-invade!

14 Apr 2014

International journalists explore the ‘home’ of Game of Thrones

11 Apr 2014

Spanish eyes on the island of Ireland in Barcelona

11 Apr 2014

Minister Michael Ring and Alastair Ross MLA join Tourism Ireland in Milan to promote the Grande Partenza of the Giro d’Italia

10 Apr 2014

Lord Mayors of Dublin and Belfast visit Tourism Ireland in London

09 Apr 2014

Tower of London goes green to mark historic State Visit by President Michael D Higgins to Britain

09 Apr 2014

Tourism Ireland and VisitBritain sign new partnership agreement

08 Apr 2014

4.5 million British TV viewers tune in to Ireland on ITV’s ‘James Nesbitt’s Ireland’

08 Apr 2014

French group finds the ‘write’ stuff in Ireland

08 Apr 2014

Danish golfers help ‘putt’ golf in Ireland on the map

08 Apr 2014

Ireland says ‘bonjour’ in Bordeaux

07 Apr 2014

International tour operators explore Downpatrick and more …

07 Apr 2014

International tour operators explore Ulster American Folk Park and more …

07 Apr 2014

International tour operators explore Ballintoy and more …

07 Apr 2014

International tour operators explore Londonderry and more …

04 Apr 2014

First Chinese Gathering of 2013 arrives in Ireland

04 Apr 2014

New strategy unveiled to boost tourism from Germany and France to Northern Ireland

04 Apr 2014

Sales blitz targets German business travellers

04 Apr 2014

‘Drive’ to woo British tourists

04 Apr 2014

Tourism Ireland welcomes Irish Open back to Northern Ireland

03 Apr 2014

Start spreading the news! American travel organisers pay a visit

02 Apr 2014

London launch of Limerick City of Culture

02 Apr 2014

‘Connecting’ Canada and the island of Ireland

02 Apr 2014

Game of Thrones to promote Northern Ireland overseas: Foster

31 Mar 2014

Varadkar and airlines welcome start of €0 travel tax tomorrow

28 Mar 2014

Ireland says ‘ciao’ to Italian travel agents!

27 Mar 2014

Tourism Ireland welcomes +12% growth in overseas tourism earnings in 2013

27 Mar 2014

Ireland says ‘bonjour’ in Nice

26 Mar 2014

Business ‘buzz’ in Germany

24 Mar 2014

Tourism Ireland launches online films featuring Chris Hadfield

24 Mar 2014

On a mission to woo tourists from India

24 Mar 2014

Putting Ireland on the ‘MAP’ in Paris

23 Mar 2014

Limerick and Mid-West delegation visits Tourism Ireland in New York

23 Mar 2014

Clare delegation visits Tourism Ireland in New York

23 Mar 2014

Leitrim County Council visits Tourism Ireland in New York

23 Mar 2014

Wicklow County Council visits Tourism Ireland in New York

20 Mar 2014

Ireland is all ‘tee’d up’ for golf tourism from Britain

20 Mar 2014

Tourism Ireland welcomes new Ryanair flights to Dublin Airport

20 Mar 2014

‘Growing’ Canadian tourists to the island of Ireland

20 Mar 2014

Minister Tom Hayes lends a hand to boost tourism from Scandinavia

19 Mar 2014

Ireland says ‘hola’ to Spanish travel professionals

18 Mar 2014

Minister Michael Ring switches on the green lights at Evoluon Eindhoven

18 Mar 2014

Minister Simon Coveney lends a hand to boost tourism from Australia

18 Mar 2014

Oh là là! Northern Ireland is ‘très bon’ for French group

17 Mar 2014

Ireland’s big ‘drive’ at golf promotion in Toronto

16 Mar 2014

St Patrick’s celebrations get the green light around the world

13 Mar 2014

Targeting British tourists for Ireland

13 Mar 2014

The Great Wall of China to become the ‘Great Green Wall’ – as part of Tourism Ireland’s Global Greening lineup for St Patrick’s 2014

10 Mar 2014

Face-to-face with the Culture Wall

10 Mar 2014

Mission Scandinavia – tourism operators ‘hit the road’ in Copenhagen, Oslo and Stockholm

09 Mar 2014

Sligo County Council visits Tourism Ireland in New York

07 Mar 2014

Sewing the seeds for tourism success at Philadelphia Flower Show

06 Mar 2014

Promotion with a difference for the Wild Atlantic Way

05 Mar 2014

St Patrick’s Day parade ‘floats’ the worldwide web

05 Mar 2014

60 million American music fans to see and hear the sights and sounds of Belfast and Northern Ireland

05 Mar 2014

Ireland is ‘wunderbar’ in Berlin

04 Mar 2014

Ireland scoops “best potential destination” award in China

04 Mar 2014

Targeting international tourists for Tyrone

04 Mar 2014

Showtime for Ireland in Toronto

03 Mar 2014

Under Starter’s Orders for Giro d’Italia 2014!

01 Mar 2014

Taoiseach attends tourism event in House of Commons, kicking off week-long programme of St Patrick’s 2014 celebrations

28 Feb 2014

Under Starter’s Orders for Giro d’Italia 2014!

27 Feb 2014

From Russia with love!

26 Feb 2014

Tourism Ireland welcomes +8.2% growth in overseas visitors for November 2013-January 2014

24 Feb 2014

Targeting the Diaspora at genealogy event in London

24 Feb 2014

Influential GB journalists join rally champion Paddy Hopkirk for 50th anniversary celebrations

20 Feb 2014

Sales blitz gets under way to boost American tourists

17 Feb 2014

129,000 American travel agents read article on Limerick

17 Feb 2014

Tourism partners join Tourism Ireland for a ‘Great Day Out’ in Manchester

17 Feb 2014

Calling adventure enthusiasts and lovers of the Great Outdoors!

12 Feb 2014

Tourism Ireland announces Global Greening lineup for St Patrick’s Day 2014

10 Feb 2014

Northern Ireland gardens in the spotlight in the Netherlands

06 Feb 2014

7 million Germans to tune in to Ireland

06 Feb 2014

Tourism Ireland board meets in Limerick

31 Jan 2014

Targeting Indian tourists for Ireland

29 Jan 2014

Tourism Ireland reaches two million Facebook fans (NI version)

29 Jan 2014

Tourism Ireland reaches two million Facebook fans

28 Jan 2014

Tourism Ireland welcomes Etihad’s decision to operate double-daily services form Abu Dhabi to Dublin

27 Jan 2014

The Russians are coming

27 Jan 2014

Targeting British coach and group tours business

27 Jan 2014

Golfing holidays to the ‘fore’ in Florida

24 Jan 2014

Ireland is ‘the business’ in Paris

23 Jan 2014

GMac tees off for tourism

23 Jan 2014

The Russians are coming!

21 Jan 2014

Tourism operators go Dutch

20 Jan 2014

Forging Celtic connections in Glasgow

20 Jan 2014

Irland bitte! Germans targeted at holiday fair in Stuttgart

16 Jan 2014

Fishing’ for German tourists

16 Jan 2014

Tourism Ireland launches 2014 marketing plans in New York

09 Jan 2014

Giant leap for tourism! Astronaut Chris Hadfield lends a hand to promote Ireland

09 Jan 2014

Tourism Ireland kicks off 2012 with a brand new global advertising campaign (ni version)

08 Jan 2014

Tourism Ireland launches new e-learning programme in the Gulf States

08 Jan 2014

Targeting further growth in roots tourism

01 Jan 2014

Millie meets Molly! Made in Chelsea star Millie Mackintosh celebrates New Year’s in Dublin

01 Jan 2014

Tourism Ireland welcomes +9.9% growth in overseas visitors to Ireland for final quarter of 2013