Author: Andrew Moore

Each year millions of tourists flock to Ireland to sample the atmosphere in cities such as Belfast and Cork, visit the country’s historical sites in Dublin, and admire the beautiful landscapes of Galway. There are countless more destinations across Ireland that attract holidaymakers from all a around the world. But what about people in Ireland?… Continue reading Ireland’s favourite holiday counties – and the ones that no-one voted for

Hollywood superstar Angelina Jolie Pitt is joining forces with an Irish animation company for the production of an inspiring story about a girl growing up in Afghanistan under Taliban rule. Jolie Pitt will be executive producer of the ‘The Breadwinner’, with the animations being created by Kilkenny firm Cartoon Saloon.

Dublin has been named as the ‘favourite world-wide city’ at a prestigious travel awards ceremony in Florida. The awards were handed out by online travel company Trazee, owned by Global Traveller magazine. They surveyed thousands of travellers aged between 18 and 35 to find out where their favourite destination was.

A thrill seeker from Waterford took advantage of the extreme weather conditions to perform an astonishing 50m kite-surfing jump across a beach in Tramore.

An Irish wolfhound is among the favourites to be named as the 2015 Nose of Tralee after being selected as the contestant for Dublin.

The owner of a Northern Irish drinks company is launching a new Irish whiskey as a tribute to his late father.

The stunning scenery of Ireland’s countryside and remote islands will soon be available for all to see on Google Street View. The internet giant has agreed to rent its Google Trekker to Fáilte Ireland so that the more difficult to reach areas of the country can be showcased to the world.

Hollywood star John C. Reilly got well into the Irish spirit recently as he joined in a trad session in a Co Clare pub and performed a brilliant rendition of the Wild Rover. The Guardians of the Galaxy actor was in Ireland on holiday with his wife and two children, and decided to drop in… Continue reading Hollywood star joins in Irish pub trad session

Fáilte Ireland has revealed the 15 towns on the shortlist for the prestigious Tourism Towns Awards for 2015.