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Bexit would hit rural hospitaity

Ireland's rural drinks and hospitality businesses are highly vulnerable to a hard or 'no deal' Brexit.

That is one of the findings from a new report published by the Drinks Industry Group of Ireland.

Hospitality work - which includes pubs, hotels, B&Bs and restaurants - makes up 9.5% of all employment in the West of Ireland, compared to 8% in Dublin.

Both are above the national average of 7.6%.

DCU Associate Professor of Economics, Anthony Foley, says an economic shock like Brexit could hit jobs in certain areas.

Mr Foley said: "It depends significanlty on what part of rural Ireland you are looking at, obviously there are some very strong areas in terms of tourism, such as Killarney, the West and so on - and then there are other areas particularly along the border, which are very dependent on Northern Ireland and the British market.

Tubs show for Donegal

The Ryan Tubridy Show on RTE Radio 1 has joined forces once again this year with Fáilte Ireland, as part of its ‘Embrace the Wild Atlantic Way of Life’ summer marketing

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campaign. Ryan will be broadcasting live with RTE Radio 1 fromthe Village Green in Malin Town on Monday the 20th of Augustand from the Car Park in front of the main beach in Bundoran onTuesday 21st August, as his show goes live from Donegal. The tour is known as‘Tubs on the Wild Atlantic Way’ and will broadcast live in each location from 9 – 10am each morning.

Fáilte Ireland is encouraging everyone to come along to broadcasts and to welcome Ryan and his RTE Radio 1 team to Donegal. Looking forward to the arrival of the popular RTE Radio 1 show, Joan Crawford, Wild Atlantic Way Manager, Fáilte Ireland, said –

Angela drives for Irish video

Tourism Ireland has teamed up with TV presenter Angela Scanlon, in a new promotion to showcase the island of Ireland to British holidaymakers this autumn.

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As part of its autumn campaign in Britain, Tourism Ireland is working with The Daily Telegraph to produce a series of four online films, all about driving holidays around the island of Ireland. Filming – with Angela and her dad Phelim – is taking place this month, along the Wild Atlantic Way, in Northern Ireland and Ireland’s Ancient East.

The videos will go live in September and will be hosted on the Telegraph website; they will be promoted via online advertising as well as on the social platforms of both The Daily Telegraph and Tourism Ireland, including Facebook and Twitter, and will be seen by around 123,000 viewers.

Flogas backs Cycling Champion

Eoin O’Flynn, marketing manager, Flogas Ireland is pictured with brand ambassador, world champion Louth cyclist Eve McCrystal

Flogas has extended its Brand Ambassador agreement with World Champion Eve McCrystal for a further 12 months. From Dundalk, Eve was crowned the Irish National Elite Women’s Road Race Champion this June and she has enjoyed enormous success on the para-cycling stage as tandem pilot for Katie-George Dunlevy. The pair are the reigning Paralympic Champions in their category and on 3rd August 2018, she and Katie successfully defended their World Championship title at the UC 2018 Para-cycling Road World Championships in Italy.

Eco-Hotels Keep Bees

As Eco-consciousness increases in the hospitality industry, more hotels are turning to bee-keeping. Guests are looking for sustainable and authentic experiences and luxury hotels are going green as millennials demand sustainable travel options. With trends continuing to change every year, WorldHotels has gathered the latest trends in sustainable travel.

In hotels all over the world, beekeeping experiences a new bloom. Bees today feel more comfortable in cities. The higher temperature in the city ensures a longer flowering period than in the countryside, lengthens the foraging period and increases honey production per bee. In the city, they often find a more varied food supply than in rural areas, where monocultures such as rape and corn are spreading more and more.