Day trip firm jumps on online bandwagon

THE entrepreneur responsible for sending green, leprechaun-emblazoned, tourist filled Paddywagon buses all around Ireland has decided to take on the world.

Cathal O’Connell the founder of Paddywagon Tours, has now created DayToursWorld.com — marketed as the only website dedicated to providing day trips and excursion all over the world.

Set up in 2011, it employs a staff of 11, offers over 15,000 different activities and is aiming to be the number one website in the world for people booking day tours. Its offering includes tours of many of the world’s best known tourist sites as well as activities such as ballooning in Cappadocia and ghost hunting in Prague for the more adventurous.