Rural economies now rely heavily on tourism and hospital for jobs
New stats show that more and more people in rural Ireland are relying on the drinks and hospitality sector for employment. A new Drinks Industry Group of Ireland report shows hospitality work, which includes pubs, hotels, B&Bs and restaurants – accounts for 9.5% of all employment in the West of…
Increased VAT rate for hospitality industry should ‘apply only to Dublin’
A Donegal councillor says a proposal to increase the VAT rate should come in only for Dublin. The Government is proposing to increase the VAT rate from 9% to 13.5% for businesses selling accommodation. Councillor Micheal Naughton says Donegal and the north west cannot be compared to Dublin, which is…
Donegal TD says investment can lead to more successes like Irish Open in Ballyliffin
A Donegal TD has called on the government to provide the investment in tourism that would lead to more successes like that of the recent Irish Open golf tournament in Ballyliffin. Over 94,000 people attended the event over five days. It also generated positive worldwide publicity not only for Ballyliffin…
Largest cruise ship to ever dock at Killybegs harbour has arrived
The largest cruise ship to ever dock at Killybegs harbour has arrived. The Cunard Queen Victoria arrived at around 9am this morning and then began docking at around 10.30am bringing just over 2,000 passengers and almost a thousand crew to the scenic area. It was a great sight to behold…
New social media campaign launched to promote County Sligo
A new online initiative has been launched to promote Sligo. It’s called ‘My Sligo’ and is being promoted by the South and West Sligo Tourism. People wishing to take part are asked to upload their photos of videos online, saying what ‘My Sligo’ means to them and using the hashtag…
Listen back to Arts House : Discover Bundoran’s Top 10 Donegal Roadtrips
On this podcast of Arts House with Barbara-Rose Sanwo, Shane Smyth from Discover Bundoran talks about his top 10 Donegal Roadtrips and Bundoran’s Fairy Bridges that were recently awarded Ireland’s Top 10 Hidden Gems.
Tourism seminar taking place in Donegal today
A tourism seminar is taking place in Harveys Point, Donegal Town today. The seminar is called ‘Connecting the Coolest Place’ after National Geographic named Co. Donegal as the ‘Coolest Place on the Planet’ for 2017. A number of experts are speaking today such travel bloggers, digital marketers as well as…