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Golf promo in Slovenia

Tourism Ireland’s drive to grow the number of golf visitors to Ireland continues this week – at the International Golf Travel Market (IGTM) in Ljubljana, Slovenia. Sixteen golf an

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d tourism operators from Ireland have joined Tourism Ireland at this important event for the global golf travel community.

Pictured are Joseph Cruise (left) and Cormac Ó Suilleabháin (right), both Tourism Ireland; and the Irish golf and tourism operators from Ireland.

IGTM, now in its 21st year, brings together more than 1,300 golf travel professionals from around the world, including about 400 golf tour operators. The Irish companies will engage in four days of one-to-one, pre-scheduled appointments and networking – which provide an excellent opportunity to negotiate and exchange vital contracts for 2019.

Growing Laois Festivals

Fáilte Ireland joined forces with Laois Tourism this week to bring together festival organisers from across the county to develop events which have the potential to attract mo

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re overseas visitors to the area.

Representatives from 11 Laois festivals, ranging from those which already stage established events as well as new and upcoming festivals, took part in a bespoke Ireland’s Ancient East workshop at the Killeshin Hotel in Portlaoise. The workshop focused on plans over the next 18 months to create festivals which will stand out in the international marketplace and can drive increased visitors and revenue to Laois. Laois Partnership also supported the event and spoke to the festival organisers about avenues of funding and support from LEADER.

Head of Ireland’s Ancient East at Fáilte Ireland, Jenny De Saulles, said:

Cahernane on short list

Cahernane House Hotel in Killarney has been shortlisted in the Condé Nast top three hotels for ‘Best Dining Experience UK & Ireland’.

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The lifestyle travel magazine will hold its ‘Annual Awards for Excellence Dinner’ at the Mayfair Hotel in London on Monday, 5th of November when the overall winner will be announced. Cahernane House Hotel, General Manager, Emer Corridan will attend the black-tie awards ceremony.

Cork native, Eric Kavanagh is the Executive Chef at Cahernane House and leads a talented team in the kitchen at the distinguished Herbert Restaurant in the hotel.

Acces Ireland !

A Spanish digital influencer and wheelchair travel blogger, Miguel Nonay Almale, visited Dublin, Ireland’s Ancient East and Northern Ireland , as a guest of Tourism Ireland, Fáilte Ireland and Tourism NI. The aim of Miguel’s visit was to highlight ease of mobility for disabled visitors to Ireland.

Miguel Nonay Almale is pictured in the Long Room of the Old Library in Trinity College.

Miguel blogs about accessibility on Viajeros Sin Limite and A Salto de Mata – providing advice and information about destinations around the world to other disabled travellers. wheelblog1018

World Gold for Phoenix Park

The OPW has been presented with the Gold International Large Parks Award for the Phoenix Park.

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The Phoenix Park in Dublin is one of only two parks in the world to receive a Gold Award in the Inaugural International Large Urban Parks Awards organised by World Urban Park based in Canada. The awards recognise the quality of Parks across the globe, the skills of the people who manage them and the value they bring to the cities they serve. The only other winner of a gold award by World Urban Parks is Centennial Park, in Sydney, Australia.