We might have to keep our distance from each other, at least two metres according to HSE guidelines, but we can still go out.

Fáilte Ireland has announced that it will invest €150m into the development of major new visitor attractions across the country.

Fáilte Ireland has confirmed today that 162 international conferences worth €67 million have been secured for Ireland so far this year.

Conference facilities in regions outside of Dublin will be promoted by Fáilte Ireland as it aims to attract business tourism worth €58m.

A variety of local and succulent seafood is on the menu for the second annual Courtmacsherry Seafeast in West Cork on Sunday afternoon.

Fáilte Ireland, the state body responsible for promoting and supporting the development of tourism, wants to recruit a highly motivated and publicity-focused officer to join its international publicity team.

Last month, the number of trips to Ireland by overseas visitors rose 3% to 784,700.

Doolin has been awarded Fáilte Ireland’s Destination Award for Excellence in Customer Service.

Seven out of 10 bed-nights are spent in Cork, Dublin, Galway, Kerry, and Clare, and this congestion diminishes the tourist value of the rest of the country, writes Paul Kelly, CEO, Fáilte Ireland

The investment will be made through the local authorities, according to Minister of State for Tourism and Sport, Brendan Griffin who made the announcement today.

Fáilte Ireland has announced that January has been a record month for attracting international business conferences and events to Ireland and 57 conferences worth at least €28 million to the economy have been secured for future years.

Spike Island in Cork was among two Cork sites to place in the top five attractions in Ireland’s Ancient East at the Irish Tourism Awards, held in Dublin’s Clayton Burlington hotel on Friday last.

Fáilte Ireland have announced funding of nearly €3m with an increased focus on developing new festivals and 'St Patrick's Week in Ireland'.

A rise in sterling’s value on the back of a Brexit deal would be a necessary boost for tourism in Cork and Kerry, which sees a fifth of annual visitors come from the UK.

2018 has been the best year ever for Irish tourism, according to Tourism Ireland's end-of-year figures.

Work life balance has never been so important.

Dublin will have a shortage of over 1,000 hotel rooms in 2020, despite plans to open 5,000 more bedrooms.

It is predicted that Dublin will be more than 1,000 hotel beds short of demand by 2020.

Fáilte Ireland and the Shannon Region Conference and Sports Bureau have joined forces to recruit academics in Limerick and Shannon to bring more international conferences to the area.

The Government cannot take the upward curve of Irish tourism for granted, even with record-breaking flight numbers in the major airports and the prolonged sunshine leading to a spike in so-called ‘staycations’.

Dublin City Council has placed on hold plans for an eight-storey, 71-bed extension to Camden Court Hotel.

TV chef Rachel Allen and her Formula 4 racing son, Lucca, have backed a new drive to encourage visitors to turn east after landing at Cork Airport.

Golf clubs and caravan sites are among the businesses hardest hit by the bad weather since the start of the year, but most tourism facilities remain positive about the rest year.

Radio & TV personality Baz Ashmawy joins Irish hoteliers and conference organisers as they pitch to a captive audience on the Thames.

Fáilte Ireland was under no obligation to keep records of its former CEO’s emails after he left the company, the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform has said.

Direct flights to Asia provides Irish tourism with a burgeoning middle class to exploit, Fáilte Ireland’s chairman has said.

Fáilte Ireland is examining the possibility of developing a full-scale walking trail along the entire Wild Atlantic Way route. The ambitious plan is a key objective of the tourism body’s 10-Year Vision for Tourism.

With the arrival of Easter traditionally taken as the start of the Irish tourist season proper, the portents for 2018 seem grounded in a healthy optimism for another bumper year.

Fáilte Ireland has launched a new industry training programme which will train front-line staff across all sectors of a tourism business to maximise their potential in customer relationships and satisfaction.

Figures published today by the CSO for overseas visitors to Ireland saw an increase of almost 4% over the last year.

Tourists visiting Ireland will soon be able to book any tour, event, and attraction they wish directly online in a revamp of the Tourist Information Office network.

Fáilte Ireland have revealed their latest advert to coincide with the release of Star Wars: The Last Jedi.

Ahead of Star Wars:The Last Jedi coming to cinemas next week, Fáilte Ireland has shared a breathtaking video of Skellig Michael.

Fáilte Ireland grant aid for the Rose of Tralee International Festival is being halved in favour of promoting off-peak tourism events.

Flights from Cork to the US will provide a huge opportunity to attract business tourists to the south-west region, according to Fáilte Ireland.

Fáilte Ireland is installing new 'story panels' at all of its 188 Discovery Points along the Wild Atlantic Way.

Eight million tourists visited Ireland in 2015 according to Fáilte Ireland.

Fáilte Ireland is to invest €65m in enhancing its main destination brands — the Wild Atlantic Way, Ireland’s Ancient East, Dublin: A breath of fresh air; and Ireland’s Lakelands — over the next four years as part of a bid to grow overseas visitor numbers.

Fáilte Ireland have approved €1.8m for Irish festivals in 2016.