Fáilte Ireland

The death of a Belgian student at the Co Clare tourist attraction in May brings into focus the challenge of managing a route ill-designed for the tens of thousands who walk it every year

Coillte chief executive Imelda Hurley juggles climate goals, planting material for sustainable homes and developing a green rural economy

Gourmet Getaways: Irish Times restaurant critic Corinna Hardgrave shares her top places to visit in Kilkenny

Tourism chiefs will deliver a letter to Taoiseach Simon Harris before Tuesday’s Cabinet meeting outlining ‘untold damage’

Aim of legislation is to take up to 12,000 properties out of short-term letting sector and make them available to people seeking long-term rentals

Thinking in a Climate Emergency: It should be possible for everyone of every age and ability to enjoy their surroundings on foot

Beaches in Sligo, Meath and Galway gain flags while Rush South, Tramore and Ballymoney North lose awards due to deterioration of water quality

Credit unions top the annual RepTrak study for 2024, with only X found to have a worse reputation than RTÉ

We join a group of international travel journalists and find the Ireland they are shown is a John Hinde postcard come alive

Central Bank figures show card spending on social activities such as entertainment, dining out and memberships is growing faster than overall average

Jewel in Irish business empire of former billionaire Sean Quinn comprises 224-room hotel and championship golf course set within 300-acre resort

Fáilte Ireland report on the potential for ‘price gouging’ finds situation in the capital is broadly in line with comparable European destinations

New report released to coincide with the famous coastal route’s 10th anniversary claims it has helped create tens of thousands of regional jobs

Irish Self-Catering Federation wants exemption for existing businesses to continue operating without pending planning permission requirement

The route has been a resounding success, although over-tourism at hot spots and patchy infrastructure remain concerns

It is not acceptable to have tourists living in houses while 13,300 people live in hotel bedrooms

‘Digitising the guest journey’ can lead to additional revenue streams for room upgrades and room services

With 13 per cent of tourism accommodation tied up in public contracts, many businesses dependent on downstream economic benefits are worried

There is nothing to mark the spot near the Molly Malone statue where a man’s body was found in the early hours of Tuesday morning at a disused former church

It is Ireland’s largest indigenous industry and biggest regional employer, but Government support is falling

Sector seeks urgent meeting with Catherine Martin to discuss ‘poor’ treatment in recent budget

Disemvoweling corporate names, Simon Coveney and data centres, Finian O’Sullivan’s unusual sale tactics, and Paddy McKillen’s interest in Maybourne’s top 50 hotels

Some homeowners are advertising houses to rent at staggering prices

Manifesto Market will have space for 12 vendors at St Andrew’s Church on Suffolk Street

Funding part of programme aimed at supporting communities negatively affected by transition away from fossil fuel-intensive industries

Q&A: Local authorities say they are clamping down; holiday site listings suggest they may not be having as much success as they thought

More and more people are choosing to use their good health and curiosity to put off retirement

On The Money: Short-term letting provides a great opportunity for holidaymakers and landlords but it is a mixed blessing for Government

Collections to be brought together in building that also houses restaurant Chapter One

State must stop depending on the private sector and establish new reception and integration centres, a specialised accommodation agency and better, earlier dialogue with local communities

Minister Catherine Martin was asked if she had met or intends to meet with the Irish Hotels Federation and Fáilte Ireland to raise concerns around the ‘issue of hotels price gouging’

Pressure on tourism sector not as acute as previously thought after occupancy rate drops from 28% to 13%

With car hire costs proving unaffordable for tourists, Irish holidaymakers still have time to book an idyllic self-catering getaway

Survey of business operators by Fáilte Ireland finds general expectation of better year but profitability issues for bars and restaurants

Industry body says high prices due to major demand but Fáilte Ireland says costs damaging sector’s reputation

Locals express support for welcoming refugees but concern at failure to provide accommodation other than hotels

Greatest impact felt in popular destinations where much capacity is taken up by State contracts to house refugees

The dream economy is the commercialisation of emotions, the monetisation of feelings and identity

In the News podcast with Bernice Harrison

From evictions, unauthorised lettings, to rent pressure zones and planning permission, balancing the rights and needs of people living here and people visiting the country is a tricky business