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Lauda to fly from Knock

Ryanair subsidiary Lauda Airlines will begin operating a new route between Ireland West Airport Knock and Palma in Majorca on March 31, 2020.

The new route will operate every Tuesday and Friday throughout the summer period.

Ireland West Airport Knock's chairman Arthur French said, "[The launch of this route] represents another major milestone in the airport's history as we welcome a new major airline partner to the airport. We are delighted that Lauda have given the airport and the west and north west of Ireland a huge vote of confidence by launching their first ever service from regional Ireland with a new scheduled service to Palma-Majorca in Spain, which we know will be hugely popular with holidaymakers in the region.

Festival celebrates Irish whiskey

Andrew Doyle TD, Minister of State Minister of State for Food, Forestry and Horticulture, has unveiled the schedule for the four-day Festival of Irish Whiskey, which takes place teeling1019

from 10 -13 October 2019.

The Festival of Irish Whiskey forms part of Fáilte Ireland’s Taste the Island campaign and is being co-ordinated by IrishWhiskey360°, the new brand and home for Irish whiskey tourism. IrishWhiskey360° is an initiative of Drinks Ireland | Irish Whiskey Association.

The Festival of Irish Whiskey is a celebration of the culture and rich heritage of Irish Whiskey and offers visitors a chance to explore the places, meet the people and experience the processes behind the making of Irish whiskey.

The festival will run from Thursday 10 to Sunday 13 October 2019 and will feature nearly 40 events and promotions in distilleries, brand homes and Irish whiskey visitor centres across the country and in conjunction with the on-trade.

IGB 'shock' at Fáilte Ireland decision

The Irish Greyhound Board says has it is 'shocked and disappointed' by the suspension of promoting the sport in tourism marketing campaigns after concerns were raised by greyhounds1019

Minister for Sport Shane Ross.

Fáilte Ireland and Tourism Ireland told the IGB last Thursday that they would not be featuring greyhound racing in any tourism marketing campaigns in Ireland or abroad.

The decision was reached after concerns were raised by Minister for Sport Shane Ross following the RTÉ Investigates programme into the sport which was broadcast in June.

“Fáilte Ireland and Tourism Ireland jointly met with representatives from Bord na gCon [Irish Greyhound Board] late last week to convey to them that the promotion of greyhound racing will not feature in tourism marketing campaigns domestically and overseas,” a spokesperson for Fáilte Ireland told TheJournal.ie.

A spokesperson for Tourism Ireland also confirmed that it “will not promote greyhound racing in its marketing activity”.

Food Feature in History Fest

Food lovers can feed their curiosity at this month’s Dublin Festival of History as events across the city provide a flavour of the past. The Festival’s exploration of Dublin’s sweet bolandsmills1019

tooth and ever-evolving menu reflects how the city’s tastes have helped to shape its economy and feed its workforce.

Running from 1st to 20th October, the Festival features over 150 walks, tours, exhibitions and talks taking place across Dublin City, all of which are free to attend. Visitors can take a bite of Dublin’s culinary past at events such as:The Rise and Fall of John Spicer’s ‘Model Bakery’ Balbriggan (part 1, 1904 to c.1942) and the story of 'Lemon's Pure Sweets'.

Cork 9% traffic upswing

Passenger numbers at Cork Airport have increased by 9% to just over 2m in the first nine months of this year. corkapt1019

Cork Airport welcomed its two millionth passenger of 2019 last weekend and had further good news in recent days with service expansions from both SWISS and TUI for next year.

Passenger numbers at Cork Airport are expected to hit 2.6m by the end of the year.

SWISS this week announced the expansion of its Summer 2020 season to Zurich. The airline will operate four flights per week — on Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday — commencing March 29 and running until October 20. That means a 15% increase on capacity versus summer 2019 with an additional 4,400 seats on offer and an expansion to 30 weeks from 27 weeks.