Paschal Donohoe

Finance Minister Says Challenges Facing Irish Hospitality Sector Are 'Being Given A Lot Of Consideration'

Finance minister Paschal Donohoe has singled out hospitality among the sectors that are being considered for targeted government assistance to su...

Dublin Hotel Room Rates Continue To Rise

New data released by STR indicates that hotel rooms rates in Dublin are continuing to increase, with revenue per available room rising 9.2% in September an...

Taoiseach Advises Against Withdrawing Hospitality Industry's 9% VAT Rate

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said that withdrawing the hospitality industry's special 9% VAT rate in the upcoming budget "could actually do damage"...

ITIC Calls On Govt To Allocate €600m To Developing New Tourist Attractions

The Irish Tourist Industry Confederation is calling upon Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe to commit to spending €60 million annually over a ten ye...

Minister for Finance Eases Fears About Imminent VAT Rate Change

With pressure reportedly building within government to phase out the special 9% VAT rate for the hospitality industry, Minister for Finance Pascal Don...

VAT Rate For Irish Hospitality Sector May Face Increase

Pressure is reportedly building within the Department of Finance to phase out the special 9% VAT rate for the hospitality industry. The lower rate &nbsp...

Tourism Spend Soars by 18% in 2015

A total of €4.2 billion in revenue was earned through visitor spending in 2015, an increase of €661 million compared to 2014. The record-setti...

18% Increase in Visitor Numbers to Ireland

The number over overseas travellers to Ireland increased by 18 per cent in the three-month period between November and January, according to the latest fig...