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London Casual-Dining Pioneer to Open Third Site South of the Thames

Caravan, which pioneered casual, all-day dining in London, will open a third location south of the River Thames near the Tate Modern art gallery. T...

Belfast City Airport Enjoying Record Year

It's been a good year so far for Belfast City Airport as it welcomed over 200,000 passengers, surpassing the previously held record with four months r...

Planning Permission Sought For Seven-Storey Smithfield Hotel in Dublin

Dublin Loft Company have reportedly applied for planning permission for a 175-bedroom hotel in Dublin's Smithfield. It's expected that the proposed new...

Hotel Mooted For 'Iconic' Central Bank's Dame Street HQ

With the biggest names in the global hotel industry continuing to eye up Dublin for acquisitions, news that the sale of the Central Bank's iconic...

Tourism Ireland Launch €9m Campaign Starring Richard E Grant

A €9 million tourism campaign, featuring actor Richard E Grant, has been launched by Tourism Ireland and the Minister for Transport, Tourism and...

Tourist Spend In Ireland Spikes 9.5% In First Half of 2016

Latest figures released by the Central Statistics Office reveal that Ireland's tourism boom is showing little sign on slowing, highlighted by a&...

Average Room Rates In Ireland Up 12%, Hotel Profits Spike 30%

Profits per hotel room were up by almost 30% in Ireland last year, according to the latest Crowe Horwath Ireland Hotel Industry report, which highligh...

Cliffs of Moher Visitors Breaks One Million Mark

For the third year in a row, the Cliffs of Moher Visitor Experience in County Clare has recorded one million visitors within a calendar year. The attracti...