Tourism

May 11th, 2012

Spotlight on The Gathering 2013

The Gathering 2013 aims to be the biggest tourism event ever held in Ireland. A calendar of significant festivals and events will take place throughout the…

May 11th, 2012

Taoiseach & Tánaiste launch The Gathering Ireland 2013 & ask every community in Ireland to play a part

An Taoiseach, Enda Kenny and Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore have asked every community in Ireland to get involved in The Gathering Ireland 2013, the…

May 11th, 2012

Taoiseach & Tánaiste launch The Gathering Ireland 2013

11th May 2012
Taoiseach Enda Kenny and Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore have asked every community in Ireland to get involved in The Gathering Ireland 2013, the…

May 11th, 2012

Speech by the Taoiseach, Mr. Enda Kenny, T.D., at the launch of the “Gathering 2013″ Tourism Initiative in Dublin Castle

Welcome to the launch of The Gathering. Thank you all for coming,
In Irish – we use the words criunniu agus bailiu – to denote gathering together…

May 2nd, 2012

Varadkar expresses confidence for 2012 tourism season despite challenging start to year

Minister for Transport, Tourism & Sport Leo Varadkar has said he is confident 2012 will be positive for Irish tourism, in spite of the challenging start to the year…

April 19th, 2012

Speech by Minister for Transport, Tourism & Sport Leo Varadkar to the Irish Tourism Industry Confederation AGM on Thursday 19th April

One of my first official engagements on the tourism side was the AGM of the Irish Tourism Industry Confederation last year, so it’s useful to reflect on what’s happened since and our plans for the future…

March 13th, 2012

Volvo Ocean Race finish in Galway set to net €65m for Ireland

Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore and Agriculture Minister Simon Coveney today hosted a press conference at Government Buildings to highlight plans to…

March 13th, 2012

Minister Deenihan Announces International Celebration of irish Culture to Mark St Patricks Day Abroad

Jimmy Deenihan, TD, Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, today (Monday 13th March, 2012) announced a international programme of arts events for the St Patrick’s Festival period…

March 11th, 2012

Minister Phil Hogan and Minister of State Brian Hayes launch Kilkenny Castle Day – 11 March 2012

Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government Phil Hogan TD and Brian Hayes TD, Minister of State with special responsibility for the Office of Public Works (OPW) today launched…

January 1st, 2012

Minister Varadkar outlines 2012 priorities for Transport, Tourism & Sport

Minister for Transport, Tourism & Sport Leo Varadkar has today (Sunday) presented an overview of his priorities for the Department for the year ahead…

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