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Queuing system for the jacks, individually wrapped straws and everyone out by 11.30pm: Here are the guidelines for pubs reopening

Sep 14th 2020, 9:08 PM 109,484 119

#SEPTEMBER 21
Second Fáilte Ireland board member resigns following trip to Spain

Sep 8th 2020, 8:28 PM 59,934 64

#FáILTE IRELAND
Everyone out by 11.30pm and no time limits where 2m distance maintained - Draft guidelines for pub reopening

Sep 6th 2020, 4:35 PM 184,845 140

#PUBS
How will the government's 'Stay and Spend' scheme work and how can you claim your tax credits?

Sep 3rd 2020, 6:00 PM 55,263 72

#TAX CREDITS
Updated guidance on weddings: All guests out of function room by 11.30pm and face coverings when leaving table

Aug 26th 2020, 9:12 AM 95,395 76

#FáILTE IRELAND
Poll: Was the Fáilte Ireland chairman right to resign?

Aug 17th 2020, 8:10 AM 84,130 115

#MICHAEL CAWLEY
Fáilte Ireland chairman resigns after travelling to Italy for foreign holiday

Aug 15th 2020, 1:20 PM 134,636 205

#MICHAEL CAWLEY
Fáilte Ireland may target Northern Irish visitors to bolster tourism trade

Jul 10th 2020, 6:10 AM 7,645 15

#STAYCATION
Extra bank holiday not ruled out as tourism industry says Covid-19 impact has been 'catastrophic'

Jul 2nd 2020, 7:07 PM 42,396 41

#STAYCATION
Close encounters: As the country gets busier, how do you know if you're a Covid-19 contact?

Jun 20th 2020, 9:00 PM 40,436 24

#CLOSE CONTACT
Explainer: How will pubs and restaurants work when they reopen on 29 June?

Jun 18th 2020, 10:46 PM 44,589 41

#EXPLAINER
What exactly can you get for €9 in a pub? A look at Irish pubs and the meals they serve

Jun 17th 2020, 5:37 PM 34,540 43

#GARGLE AND GRUB
Poll: Would you go to a pub later this month if you had to spend €9 on a meal?

Jun 17th 2020, 9:32 AM 67,479 92

#YOUR SAY
Two-metre social distancing rule could be reduced to one metre for pubs and restaurants opening this month

Jun 17th 2020, 9:07 AM 26,510 105

#PINTS
Pubs expected to serve 'substantial meals' costing at least €9 if they are to reopen on 29 June

Jun 16th 2020, 10:22 PM 69,741 94

#REOPENING
'We've had a slew of bookings since Friday': Hoteliers' plans to reopen in the Covid-19 era

Jun 10th 2020, 12:05 AM 37,905 28

#TOURISM
Physically distanced dancing and no menus - how a re-opened hospitality sector might look

Jun 9th 2020, 10:54 AM 55,091 60

#NEW SERVICE
Over €8 million in funding announced for trails, walkways, cycleways and blueways

Feb 21st 2020, 12:08 PM 25,018 66

#OUTDOORS
Dublin 'desperately needs' more hotels, says tourism body chief

Nov 11th 2019, 12:45 PM 20,804 59

#FáILTE IRELAND
Fáilte Ireland makes its biggest investment ever in a tourist attraction to overhaul Galway museum

Oct 11th 2019, 10:57 AM 48,088 16
Taoiseach tells Dáil he goes to the dogs every Christmas, and plans to go to Shelbourne Park again this year

Oct 1st 2019, 9:20 PM 24,236 54

#GREYHOUNDS
Greyhound board in 'shock' over decision to not promote the sport to tourists

Sep 30th 2019, 3:23 PM 24,127 67

#RACING
Ireland's top tourist attractions, free and fee-paying, are revealed

Aug 4th 2019, 2:36 PM 67,542 75

#FáILTE IRELAND
Fáilte Ireland pledges €150m to develop new tourist attractions throughout Ireland

May 29th 2019, 2:14 PM 12,629 30

#PLATFORMS FOR GROWTH
Calls for Dublin to get its own version of the Wild Atlantic Way

Mar 16th 2019, 7:15 AM 23,789 65

#TOURISM
'An iconic, bucket list experience': Major international Halloween festival set for Meath this year

Jan 12th 2019, 8:30 PM 35,670 20

#ANCIENT EAST
A major new Halloween festival is tipped to be bigger than New Year's Eve

Jan 10th 2019, 4:05 PM 587 1

#TOURISM AND TRANSPORT
There's a lack of new hotel rooms in regional cities. Here's why investors aren't biting

Dec 7th 2018, 9:45 AM 1,262 1

#TOURISM AND TRANSPORT
Ireland could be pitched as a 'detox destination' for soul-searching celebs

Nov 29th 2018, 4:25 PM 1,213 0

#TOURISM AND TRANSPORT
Fewer visitors toured Ireland by bus last year - and not everyone's blaming it on Brexit

Nov 1st 2018, 5:35 PM 686 0

#TOURISM AND TRANSPORT
Tourism officials quietly overhaul Dublin's multimillion-euro marketing brand

Oct 14th 2018, 7:30 AM 14,703 19

#SURPRISING BY NATURE
Tourism officials have quietly overhauled Dublin's multimillion-euro marketing brand

Oct 11th 2018, 3:41 PM 973 0

#TOURISM AND TRANSPORT
How Donegal is using its status as one of the west's least-visited counties as a selling point

Sep 30th 2018, 7:30 PM 18,874 34

#TOURISM
'Brits aren't overly physical': How Irish tourism operators are being told to sell overseas

Sep 20th 2018, 4:35 PM 1,498 0

#TOURISM AND TRANSPORT
New festival series to try entice the diaspora to visit Ireland

Aug 21st 2018, 3:03 PM 12,792 10

#DON'T BE SHY
Here are Ireland's most – and least – popular holiday destinations

Aug 12th 2018, 8:00 PM 74,101 30

#CéAD MíLE FáILTE
Here are Ireland's most – and least – popular holiday destinations

Aug 9th 2018, 5:08 PM 5,093 0

#TOURISM AND TRANSPORT
Heroes of the first transatlantic flight Alcock and Brown to be celebrated at Clifden centenary

Jun 16th 2018, 9:00 PM 14,024 23

#ALCOCK AND BROWN 100
Ireland's top 20 attractions, both fee paying and free, revealed

Jun 7th 2018, 11:14 AM 85,271 59

#MOST POPULAR
The new Wild Atlantic Way? Ireland's midlands have been rebranded as the Hidden Heartlands

Apr 12th 2018, 12:33 PM 22,438 50

#FáILTE IRELAND