"Let's talk about Ireland"

Earlier this year Tourism Ireland held a Destination Focus Group lunch in London where directors from Ford, Imagination and Oxford International were asked to discuss their impressions of Ireland.  After the event we spoke to Richard Foulkes, Director of Imagination; John Walker, Managing Director of Oxford International; and Patrick Delaney, [...]

We generally try to ignore industry buzz words. Though ‘staycation’ seems to be sticking, and we’ve even heard people using ‘awaycation’ (surely that’s just a holiday?). But the latest has caught our attention, as it has such relevance for Ireland: ‘bleisure’.

A recent news release from the Post Office suggested that Dublin might be 2010’s ‘dark horse’ in regards to the costs of a city break, according to their City Costs Barometer report for the year. According to the Post Office, Dublin is one of the cities in the Eurozone where prices have fallen, and in [...]

Ireland Means Business is here to open up a new world of business tourism ideas to you. We know that you will be pleasantly surprised by the breadth of fantastic event options available to you in Ireland.

The warm welcome and the love of the craic is just the beginning. At Tourism Ireland we know another Ireland, an Ireland that is impressive, efficient and effective; this is the real Ireland and we’re presenting it to the world.

If this week was a colour, it would be green.
With the COP15 United Nations Climate Change Conference taking place in Copenhagen the word ‘sustainability’ is on everybody’s lips, and it’s no different in the conference and events industry – in fact Conference and Incentive Travel are running a special ‘Green Week’.
Of course everyone wants to [...]

We’ve seen quite a few pieces in the press about the developments in Ireland’s business tourism offering recently, so thought we would share them here.

This year GUINNESS celebrates its 250 anniversary, marking the birthday of one of our most famous and enduring brands. Today the site brews more than 3 million pints daily and still remains the world’s largest export breweries, even as the global demand for beer wanes.
The event space at the Guinness Storehouse [...]

A shift is taking place in what Ireland’s meetings and conference suppliers are offering. Ireland has long been known as a place to come for ‘the craic’ (noun: meaning fun or enjoyment, specifically within a social environment) but perhaps less so for business. This is changing, world class conference facilities are being built, access is improving and awareness of the existing facilities is growing. If you plan your event in Ireland now it’s going to be professionally and efficiently run.

Following our annual workshop and FAM trip which this year was in and around Dublin, we stayed in the magnificent Carton House where the first team of Real Madrid, including Cristiano Ronaldo, were staying just a couple of weeks later.
Real Madrid selected Carton House as the base for their first team pre-season training camp, July [...]