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New Future For Shannon Airport

Shannon Airport

Shannon Airport

Today’s announcement by the Government that Shannon Airport is to separate from the Dublin Airport Authority into a new entity, which will include Shannon Development, is but the start of a challenging process which will take the airport in a new direction,” said Shannon Chamber’s president Damian Gleeson in Shannon [Read more...]

May Bank 2012

Kick start the summer season this May Bank Holiday weekend and discover a host of festivals and events taking place around Ireland. With everything from choral n Cork, to BBQ’s in Limerick and drama in the Lakelands, the only dilemma will be deciding on what to do! Luckily discoverireland.ie is on hand to help you [...]

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Red Carpet For Chinese Travellers

Hilton Dublin today announced the launch of its Hilton Huanying programme in time for the Chinese New Year. Derived from the Chinese word for “welcome”, Hilton Huanying enables travellers and tour operators to book participating hotels, knowing that they will meet the cultural needs of Chinese travellers visiting  international destinations. As part of the programme, [...]

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Zero Maintenance Buildings Creating Sterile Towns

 

McDonagh Junction Shopping Centre Kilkenny

McDonagh Junction Shopping Centre Kilkenny

Conference hears how using the heritage resources of a town can help it recover from the recession.

“Our drive for uncluttered, zero maintenance buildings is creating sterile, uninteresting towns which are unattractive not only tourists, but for high end multinationals seeking a suitable base for the highly skilled mobile professionals they employ”, according to Liam Mannix, Heritage Council’s Irish Walled Towns Network. [Read more...]




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Demand For Pilots Remain As Jet Set Turns Sixty

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Flight Training

Aspiring pilots to attend exhibition six decades after first commercial jet flight.

Sixty years after the first jet airliner carried fare paying passengers, The Professional Flight Training Exhibition, taking place in Dublin in early March, expects to welcome many young hopefuls looking to pursue a career as a professional pilot.  This exciting one day career exhibition on how to become an airline pilot will take place on Saturday March 3rd at the Convention Centre Dublin. [Read more...]



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Ireland Built Heritage Supports Economy

Hoare Abbey

Hoare Abbey

Ireland’s built heritage supports over 30,000 jobs and contributes in excess of €1 billion to the economy, according to research launched by the Heritage Council. The research which examines the economic and employment contribution Ireland’s heritage sector is making to the Irish economy was commissioned by the Heritage Council and launched today at a Heritage Innovation Conference in Dublin. [Read more...]

Opening of the Gorilla Rainforest at Dublin Zoo

In one of her last official engagements, President Mary McAleese opened the wonderful new Gorilla Rainforest, proudly sponsored by Freddy Fyffes, during a ceremony in Dublin Zoo. In a double celebration, Dublin Zoo also announced the birth of another healthy baby gorilla born to first-time mum, Mayani, on Friday 16th September. The baby arrived just [...]

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Obama Boost for Ireland

After Barack Obama put it on the map by downing a gulp of Guinness, residents of the US president’s tiny ancestral home of Moneygall have spent the past week greeting busloads of tourists. “It’s still all happening. We’re still buzzing,” said Moneygall resident Marian Healy, whose son Henry welcomed his distant cousin Barack to the [...]

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Dublin Zoo’s Baby Gorilla is Named Kituba

Dublin Zoo is delighted to announce Kituba as the name chosen for the baby western lowland gorilla who was born on Sunday, 27 March. Kituba is one of the main languages spoken in the Democratic Republic of Congo in Africa, where the gorillas are found. 

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Lough Boora Parklands Shortlisted For Award

Bord na Móna’s Lough Boora Parklands is in with a chance of becoming a European Destination of Excellence in association with Fáilte Ireland. This former industrial peatland has become a popular tourism destination in the midlands and has been short-listed to the final 3 applicants. On-site facili

 

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