John Malone has applied for a seven-storey, 97-bedroom extension to the Hilton Hotel on Grand Canal.

Brexit puts at risk the Government’s cross-border promotion of tourism, which has been in place as part of the Good Friday agreement, and threatens the Common Travel Area with Britain.

The Irish Congress of Trade Unions has claimed the “major flaw” in the budget was the decision to forgo €620m in taxes through the continued 9% Vat subsidy to the tourism and hospitality sector.

The country’s main tourism industry group has warned any UK recession sparked by the Brexit vote will inevitably directly hit Ireland as it urged the Government to make the reduced Vat rate tax an untouchable part of the tax code here.

A question has been raised over plans by US billionaire John Malone to add a new seven-storey 97-bedroom extension to the Hilton hotel in Dublin.

The owner of the four-star Radisson Blu Hotel in Dublin city centre is planning a 10-storey extension which would add over 100 rooms.

An industry lobby group has called for national tourism targets to be revised upward and for the next government to be more ambitious in its outlook for the sector.

Aussie tourists may have been warned against rising crime and 1916 Rising protests when visiting Ireland but it’s nothing compared to the hazards Irish travellers are urged to heed down under.

The Irish tourism industry is now worth more than €7bn to the economy after a record year in 2015.

Ireland’s best tourism operators have been revealed — and almost half of them are based in Munster.

Business conducted by Irish travel agents is worth €1.5bn annually to the economy, according to Tourism Minister Paschal Donohoe.

Up to 5,000 new jobs have been created in the tourism sector this year, according to the Irish Tourist Industry Confederation.

The Irish Tourist Industry Confederation believes that 2014 will be a year of further growth as the industry reported its strongest set of figures since 2009.

Ireland’s tourist industry has experienced its best year since 2009.

The year-long salute to all things Irish got under way last evening with a torchlight procession through the streets of Dublin as the Gathering officially kicked-off with a New Year’s Eve festival.

Ireland’s tourism industry is undergoing a modest recovery despite another difficult year, figures reveal.

There were mixed fortunes for the Irish Tourism sector in 2012 as Dublin had a good year, but the rest of the country did not fare as well.

The Irish Tourist Industry Confederation believes the Gathering will boost Ireland's tourism industry next year.

Ryanair chief executive Michael O’Leary has called on the Government to dispose of all state-ownership of airports in Ireland following its decision to grant independence to Shannon Airport.

The Irish Tourist Industry Confederation has estimated that 27,000 new jobs could be created in the tourism sector in Dublin by 2020.

TOURISM needs to grow by more than 5% over the coming year if businesses are to survive the economic crisis, industry chiefs have warned.

The number of overseas visitors to Ireland increased in 2011 for the first time in four years.

The number of tourists visiting Ireland increased by 7% in 2011, new figures have revealed.

Energy Minister Pat Rabbitte has echoed comments by his Cabinet colleague Transport Minister Leo Varadkar in urging both sides of the Aer Lingus dispute to re-engage in talks.

The Irish Tourist Industry Confederation is calling on Aer Lingus pilots not to go ahead with their planned strike action this Tuesday.

Transport, Tourism & Sport Minister Leo Varadkar has confirmed today that he has opened discussions with airlines over abolishing the €3 travel tax, as part of a deal to re-open closed airline routes and bring more tourists into the country.

TOURISM businesses have warned they face disaster if they don’t see an increase in visitor numbers this year.

The Irish Tourist Industry Confederation will today launch a new five-year plan, aimed at getting the industry back on track.

The number of overseas visitors to Ireland is down by one million on last year's figures.

THE much criticised air travel tax is to be slashed from €10 to €3 per passenger in a bid to boost ailing tourism numbers.

The Irish Tourist Industry Confederation (ITIC) has welcomed many of the measures in today’s Budget saying it gives the tourist sector a "realistic chance" of recovering.

IRELAND’S hospitality industry will not recover before 2015 as the sector continues to struggle with issues raised by zombie hotels, says Irish Tourist Industry Confederation (ITIC) chief executive Eamonn McKeon.

TOURISM here may never return to its pre-recession levels, a hard-hitting industry report has concluded.

A major report on the state of Ireland's tourism industry is calling for the scrapping of the €10 tourism tax.

TOURISM Minister Mary Hanafin has insisted that the Irish tourist industry is reacting in a “consistent, calm and coordinated manner” to the crisis caused by volcanic ash disruption.

A new Customer Care Charter is to be drawn up to encourage tourists to visit Ireland - despite the volcanic ash cloud.

Tourism is hotting up under the volcanic ash cloud as Irish holidaymakers swap Barcelona for Ballybunion, it was claimed today.

The tourism industry has said it is grateful that marketing spend will be at 2009 levels next year, so that campaigns can continue to increase visitor numbers into Ireland.

IRISH guests account for two out of three bed nights sold in hotels as demand from overseas visitors falls due to the recession.

The Irish Tourist Industry Confederation (ITIC), the representative body for the tourism industry in Ireland, has called on the Government to do nothing in the December Budget that could make the economic situation in the country worse.

The number of overseas visitors coming to Ireland fell sharply in May, according to figures released today by the Central Statistics Office (CSO), with the number of British visitors dramatically tumbling.

TOURISM spend will take as much as a €200 million hit following a decision by Aer Lingus to axe routes to America from Shannon and Dublin.