The Irish wedding industry recently celebrated the winners of the prestigious weddingsonline awards 2025 at a grand gala dinner. These awards recognise the finest wedding venues and services across Ireland, highlighting the exceptional quality and dedication within the industry. Winners on the night included: Lough Rynn Castle not only won the Hotel Venue of the […]
Ciara Faherty, from Castlecourt Hotel’s Sales & Marketing team, Westport Co. Mayo, has been named the Irish Hotels Federation (IHF) National Employee of the Year. Now in its eight year, the award celebrates and recognises hotel team members who have made an outstanding contribution to their workplace. Michael Magner, President of the IHF presented Ms […]
A new series of the popular TV show Golf’s Greatest Holes will premiered on Sky Sports in January and will be viewed by millions of golf fans across GB. This special six-part series, co-produced by Tourism Ireland, will be devoted entirely to the challenging 18 holes of the Dunluce Links at Royal Portrush, ahead of its staging […]
Tourism Ireland in the United States launched its marketing plans for 2025 at an event in New York attended by leading US tour operators, airlines and journalists from the tri-State area. The US is the island of Ireland’s second-largest source of overseas tourism revenue (27% of all tourism revenue). Tourism Ireland will prioritise the United […]
Six German content creators are exploring Northern Ireland and Donegal, as guests of Tourism Ireland and Wolters Rundreisen (German tour operator). With a combined reach of around 700,000 followers, the digital creators will share highlights of their trip to inspire their travel-enthusiast followers on Instagram and TikTok. The group’s itinerary includes Game of Thrones Studio […]
Hayfield Manor was crowned the Supreme Winner at the Virgin Media Business Gold Medal Awards. Now in their 35th year, the Virgin Media Business Gold Medal Awards are recognised as the leading independent awards programme for the Irish hospitality industry. Judged by industry experts, the Virgin Media Business Gold Medal Awards recognise and reward excellence in hospitality and […]
The Irish Hotels Federation (IHF) has welcomed the commitment in the proposed programme for Government to bring forward measures to support SMEs within the hospitality sector, including in relation to VAT. IHF President Michael Magner says: “A decision to reduce the rate of VAT for food service businesses would be a very welcome development. It […]
