"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, [...]

Today we speak to Patrick Delaney, Managing Director of Ovation Global DMC – an international destination management company who’s headquarters are in Dublin. Patrick talks about why meeting planners would want to come to Ireland and a little bit about the experiences what Ovation Global DMC have had arranging events in Ireland.

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.

This year Tourism Ireland is celebrating St. Patrick’s Day with activities that ensure UK event organisers’ minds are firmly focused on the variety of business tourism opportunities that exist in Ireland, with plans that include a special St Patrick’s Day Lunch Reception at The Lanesborough in London and a promotion of Irish horse racing breaks at Cheltenham Racecourse.

An interview with Cailin Keaney, Sales and Marketing Manager of the Aviva Stadium.

Cailin presents the iconic Aviva Stadium and explains how it will become known worldwide as one of Ireland’s new world class venues, capable of hosting not only fantastic sporting events, but will also have advanced facitilites for business tourism events.

With International Confex now under our belts, we’re now well and truly into the business tourism trade show season.  These exhibitions are fantastic for us, providing plenty of opportunities to reach industry buyers and extol the virtues our ‘emerald isle’ offers them.
At Confex, along with having a big green stand that no one could miss [...]

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 [...]

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.

The current economic climate seems to be challenging more than budgets. It’s challenging people’s perceptions too. What’s the best destination for a conference or event which isn’t perceived as over-indulgent? Are there value alternatives close to home which fit with current times?
The theme of perception was the hot topic on our recent ‘FAM’ (familiarisation) trip [...]