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Thursday 26 November 2020
Catholics from around the world began to gather at the RDS this morning – here’s how it played out.
The Fianna Fáil leader said UHI could cost families €6,000 a year.
“Some will make you laugh, others might make you cry – but they are all genuine Irish stories told from the heart,” the project co-ordinator said.
The funding will support music, sport, food and cultural festivals around the country.
€3 million is being provided to support 700 local community-based events and festivals each year.
Leo Varadkar says that the funds are not there and those expressing interest will be asked if they would be able to meet some or all of the capital costs.
Plus: What percentage of people aged 50 and older in Ireland are obese?
The tourism industry says this was the best year for tourism in Ireland since the recession began.
Both the Government and organisers have today been praising ‘The Gathering’ for its effect on tourism. Do you agree with them?
The Transport Minister has said he would “love to stay where I am” but did said he would be “willing to serve anywhere the Taoiseach wants me”.
Research by the project’s director Jim Miley shows that the government’s tourism initiative has been a success this past year, generating as much as €170 million in revenue.
You get a giant card and tickets for a return trip.
Everyone’s talking about the Peru two, Hector leaving 2FM, and what Pope Francis did for his birthday.
The tourism industry netted Ireland €3.64 billion this year, with visitors up seven per cent.
A 21 per cent increase was driven by UK and US visitors in 2013.
Sue Reilly won a competition to bring a loved one home from Oz. Here’s the moment they touched down.
Fungi might be nearing retirement, but he’s pulling out all the stops for The Gathering.
There were 2.2 million overseas trips to Ireland in the period from July to September, a 7.8 per cent increase on 2012.
The Gathering brought in more than 300,000 tourists, but he said it is not something that can be done too often.
Not much happening in Limerick but delegates are having a great laugh by the looks of it.
A lot done, more to do.
More than 30 aircraft will be flying low over Dublin today.
Everyone’s talking about the death of Nobel Laureate Seamus Heaney and the US moving closer to military intervention in Syria.
There were over two million overseas trips to Ireland between May and July, a 7.6 per cent rise on the same period last year.
John Brennan attended an event at the church his Irish father was baptised in, in the small Roscommon village on Friday night.
John Brennan, whose father is a Roscommon native, is returning to his ancestral homeland in a personal capacity tonight.
Marie Gauvin, a Birr native was visiting Ireland from Canada for The Gathering when she was hit by a glass, leaving her blind.
New figures show a seven per cent increase on passenger numbers when compared to the same period last year.
Sales levels are slowly getting back to peak levels but Dublin is significantly outpacing the rest of the country.
Dublin Zoo? Book of Kells? Tayto Park? Here’s the places that took the top spots on this year’s list compiled by Fáilte Ireland.
The previous record of 652 people dancing in a continuous line was held by Nashville, Tennessee.
Sean O’Brien and Jonny Sexton carried out their final press duties on a long 2012/13 season.
The US Secretary of State has been sharing his thoughts on the Kennedy visit, 50 years on.
Claires, Clares, Clairs all came together to try and set a world record.
You won’t believe your eyes.
The carvings were taken from Scattery Island in the Shannon Estuary years ago – but will be brought ‘home’ next month.
Central Statistic Office figures show tourism has increased by four per cent.
London and Amsterdam will see exhibition of shots from major landmarks around England and, of course, Ireland.
The Ireland captain could be on to something.
It’s for Rebel Week, boi!
THE GREYHOUND RACING industry has been put in the spotlight again this week, the Social Democrats put forward a motion proposing to end State funding of the sector.
Writing for TheJournal.ie this week, TD Holly Cairns explained that greyhound racing in Ireland will receive €19.2m in public funding next year – an increase of €2.4m on 2020.
Last year, an RTÉ investigation claimed that almost 6,000 greyhounds were killed for not racing fast enough in 2017.
But advocates for the sector have claimed it supports thousands of jobs and that annual Government funding represents an economic investment.
So, today we’re asking: Should the Government stop funding greyhound racing?
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