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Fáilte Ireland’s Wild Atlantic Way Champions Programme workshop was held today at the Radisson Blu Hotel Letterkenny, Co. Donegal. The workshop, developed by Fáilte Ireland, supports frontline businesses engaging with visitors to enhance their customer service, accessibility awareness and local destination knowledge. It brought together a wide range of industry professionals from across Donegal, including taxi drivers, hospitality providers, community groups and festival organisers. The programme aims to equip those who interact directly with visitors with the knowledge and confidence to share authentic local recommendations. By helping visitors discover more of what the area has to offer, the initiative encourages longer stays and increased spending in the local economy. Fáilte Ireland’s Champions Programme supports those on the frontline of tourism in Donegal to play an active role in shaping memorable visitor experiences. By sharing their local insight and recommendations, they help visitors uncover more of the destination and make the most of their time there. #Donegal #ChampionsProgramme #accessibility #visitorexperience #localeconomy #customerservice

Fáilte Ireland is proud to sponsor the The An Taisce Clean Coast award swhich took place last week at a ceremony hosted by Cork County Council in Mall House, Youghal, County Cork. The awards recognise beaches, marinas and tourism boat operations that meet high standards of safety, cleanliness, inclusion and environmental protection & education. A total of 146 beaches and nine marinas receiving awards on the day. This year for the first time in Ireland a tourism boat operator AquaTerra Boat Tours, Co. Kerry received a Blue Flag Award for their operations. For more information see:

Fáilte Ireland, in partnership with the Department of Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht, has launched a new online learning module to support the planning and delivery of safe, responsible and sustainable outdoor activity events across Ireland. Outdoor activity events play an important role in connecting people with Ireland’s landscapes and communities, while also enhancing the visitor experience. This course supports organisers in creating events that are enjoyable for participants, respectful of place, and positively experienced by local communities and visitors alike. The interactive module brings the Guidelines for Organising Outdoor Activity Events to life, supporting their practical application in planning and delivering events. The guidelines were developed through Comhairle na Tuaithe as part of Embracing Ireland’s Outdoors: The National Outdoor Recreation Strategy 2023-2027. Suitable for both new and experienced organisers, it applies to a wide range of activities including walking, cycling, trail running, swimming and more. Find out more: https://lnkd.in/dAn9-Zmz Coillte National Parks and Wildlife Service Sport Ireland Mountaineering Ireland Office of Public Works Leave No Trace Ireland Irish Farmers Association The Heritage Council Ireland's Association for Adventure Tourism

Yesterday, Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment, Peter Burke TD, announced €12.6 million in capital investment to support the transformative redevelopment of Galway City Museum. This flagship investment from Fáilte Ireland, delivered in partnership with Galway City Council, forms part of an overall project valued at €19.3 million. It represents a significant commitment to strengthening Ireland’s tourism infrastructure, positioning Galway City Museum as a landmark cultural attraction of national significance and a key driver of regional economic growth.  Fáilte Ireland projects that, over 10 years, the redevelopment will attract an additional 820,000 domestic and international visitors, generating an extra €47.3 million in direct visitor spending for the local and regional economy. This increased economic activity is expected to support 127 jobs annually, both directly and indirectly, across tourism and supporting sectors.    Read more: https://lnkd.in/dD2mvJg8 Department of Enterprise, Tourism and Employment

Tourism businesses from across Galway City gathered at a Fáilte Ireland networking event today at the Dexcom Stadium by Connacht Rugby, focused on strengthening collaboration and supporting the continued development of Galway City as a visitor destination. Organised by Fáilte Ireland, the event brought together more than 100 tourism businesses. Over 950 meetings took place, enabling accommodation providers, visitor attractions, festival organisers and activity operators to build connections and work collectively to enhance the visitor experience across the city. The event supports the ongoing delivery of the Galway City Destination Experience Development Plan, launched last October 2025, which provides a long-term framework for sustainable tourism growth and the development of strong, distinctive destination experiences in Galway City. Attendees received an update on tourism development and marketing initiatives for 2026, highlighting Galway's food, Irish language, cultural, maritime heritage and visitor experience offering, alongside a keynote address from Dr. Eoghan Staunton of Krisolis, on advancing technology such as AI and how it can be used to achieve strategic tourism objectives and shape the Irish tourism landscape. 

The newly upgraded visitor centre at Dún Aonghasa on Árainn, County Galway, has been officially opened today by Minister of State with responsibility for the Office of Public Works, Kevin ‘Boxer’ Moran TD, Minister for Department of Enterprise, Tourism and Employment, Tourism and Employment, Peter Burke TD, Chief Executive of Fáilte Ireland, Caroline Bocquel and Chief Archaeologist at the National Monuments Service in the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Michael Mac Donagh. This significant redevelopment represents a strategic investment of €1.6million delivered in partnership between the Office of Public Works (OPW), Fáilte Ireland and the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage. Perched on a dramatic 100-metre-high Atlantic cliff edge, Dún Aonghasa is one of Ireland’s most iconic prehistoric sites, dating back over 3,000 years to the Bronze and Iron Ages. The fort’s remarkable dry-stone walls and defensive features form one of the most striking archaeological landscapes in Europe and a flagship destination along the Wild Atlantic Way. The upgraded visitor centre serves as the gateway to the monument, located at the start of a 1km pedestrian route to the cliff-top fort. The redevelopment delivers a fully modernised, accessible and immersive visitor experience, while supporting the sustainable management of over 125,000 annual visitors. Read more: https://lnkd.in/d4XJ_9d5

Today, Minister of State at the Department of Enterprise, Tourism and Employment, Alan Dillon TD together with Fáilte Ireland officially launched the Wild Mayo Destination and Experience Development Plan (DEDP) at the Ballinglen Museum of Art in Ballycastle, Co. Mayo. The Wild Mayo DEDP sets out a clear framework to support sustainable tourism growth across North Mayo over the next five years. Developed in consultation with key stakeholders and industry partners in the area, including Mayo County Council, the plan builds on a range of existing and emerging destination development projects designed to bring local experiences to life. These include the Céide Coastal Path, linking the Céide Fields with Downpatrick Head, continued progress on the Western Way, a connected North Mayo trails network to support walking and outdoor activity, celebration of the Erris Gaeltacht, and strengthened visitor hubs in Ballina and Killala. Read more: https://lnkd.in/disHGdGS

Fáilte Ireland is pleased to support Dublin by Dusk, a new night-time economy drive, launched to bring a co-ordinated programme to Dublin city-centre on the last Thursday of each month, beginning on 28 May. Selected cultural venues, visitor attractions, retail and hospitality businesses will extend opening hours with new events, experiences, and added-value offers. It will encourage more people to experience the city in the early evening, while showcasing the breadth of what Dublin has to offer across culture, hospitality and retail. Participating venues will include major national cultural institutions, smaller museums, visitor experiences, music venues and other cultural spaces, alongside retail and hospitality. We Are DublinTown Dublin City Council Department of Culture, Communications and Sport

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We are pleased to share that we have been recognised in Ibec’s Top 100 Companies Leading in Wellbeing Index, published in association with Business & Finance, highlighting organisations embedding wellbeing into their workplace culture.   We are also proud to have been shortlisted for the 2026 KeepWell Mark Awards in the Best in Class: Mental Health category. This recognition reflects our continued focus on fostering a positive and healthy working environment.