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Music fans conerged on Trabolgan Holiday Village in Co. Cork over the weekend to take part in a 

new Festival called 'It Takes a Village'.

Instead of camping out, the festival goers stayed in the village's 172 self-catering houses.

The final day saw an influx of day-trippers. 

Acts from home and abroad played in the holiday village’s venues, bars and restaurants over the weekend.

It is planned to repeat the event in 2019

Fáilte Ireland has unveiled ‘Ireland’s Hidden Heartlands’ as its latest tourism brand - designed to boost tourism and drive visitor growth across the Midlands region.

Ireland’s Hidden Heartlands will cover the ‘heart’ of the country, from Leitrim down to East Clare and extending through Longford, Roscommon, East Galway, as w

arts of Westmeath, Cavan, North Tipperary and Offaly (click here to view map). It will complement Fáilte Ireland’s other key brands - the Wild Atlantic Way, Ireland’s Ancient East and Dublin.

 The brand elements including the name, logo and what the brand stands for were developed following research among consumers in Ireland, US, UK, Germany and France. Over 10,000 consumers were interviewed in the process giving Fáilte Ireland insight and confidence that Ireland’s Hidden Heartlands has the potential to be both appealing and motivating to visitors.

 The River Shannon will be a central focus of the brand with a Shannon Master Plan currently being developed by Fáilte Ireland in partnership with Waterways Ireland to drive tourism opportunities both on and off the water, and in the towns surrounding it. 

The Irish Landmark Trust is targeting staycations in 2018.

The Trust enables guests to stay in a choice of  thirty properties hincluding a  Lighthouse, Country House, Gatelodge or City Mews,

 Mary O’ Brien CEO, Irish Landmark Trust said “ By staying at an Irish Landmark Trust property guests are helping to keep these wonderful buildings alive. Our purpose is to conserve and sustain iconic buildings throughout the Country.'

John Spollen, Director of Cassidy Travel, was elected President of the Irish Travel Agents Association at the Association's AGM, which took place as part of the Irish Travel Trade Show in Dublin.

 John Spollen is one of Ireland’s leading travel experts and a long-time activist within the ITAA.  He believes in the continued role of the travel agent within the travel trade, based on their ability to invest, adapt and deliver cost effective solutions to clients.