Message from the CEO of Fáilte Ireland 

Fáilte Ireland launched its ambitious plans for 2023 last month and it was fantastic for myself and the Fáilte Ireland team to meet so many of you in person at the regional briefing sessions. For those of you who missed the opportunity to join, you can watch our national plans launch and view each regional presentation here.   

Last week, I had the pleasure of attending the official opening of Mount Congreve House and Gardens in Co. Waterford. The fantastic new visitor experience, which received €7million in funding from the Department of Rural and Community Development, Waterford City and County Council and Fáilte Ireland, is the largest investment in a visitor attraction in Waterford. Learn more about the opening here.  

This month, we kick-off the traditional tourism season with the St. Patrick’s Day bank holiday weekend. This year, Fáilte Ireland is once again supporting the national St. Patrick’s Festival, which takes place in Dublin from 16th-19th March. This will be the biggest St. Patrick’s celebration to date and will drive €50million in economic impact in Dublin. We are also pleased to support regional St. Patrick’s Day events and celebrations in Cork, Killarney, Limerick, Waterford, Sligo, and Kilkenny, driving visitors to regional locations across the weekend.  

While we are busy with the start of the season, we are also already planning for 2024. From 20th-22nd March 2023, Fáilte Ireland’s annual Meitheal trade show will take place in the INEC in Killarney and will welcome 234 overseas buyers from 17 countries to engage with 448 Irish tourism partners. 

Mar fhocal scoir, ós rud é gur Seachtain na Gaeilge atá ann, ba mhaith liom an deis seo a thapú chun gach rath a ghuí oraibh go léir don bhliain atá romhainn. 

I would like to wish each and every one of you a successful and prosperous season ahead. 

Mise le meas/Kind regards, 

Look Back: Fáilte Ireland's Industry Series 2023

The theme of this year’s Fáilte Ireland Industry Briefing was ‘Driving Sustainable Recovery’. Our virtual briefing session covered objectives for 2023 and key national initiatives for the year ahead.

Click on the button below to watch back the national virtual launch of Fáilte Ireland’s 2023 plans.

Our In-Person Regional Industry Days covered topics such region-specific destination and experience development; product development; domestic sales and marketing campaigns; and enterprise capability supports.

Access presentations from regional industry briefings at the button below 

Official re-opening of Mount Congreve House and Gardens

On 1st March, Minister for Rural and Community Development Heather Humphreys TD and Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media Catherine Martin TD officially reopened Mount Congreve House and Gardens, following a €7million investment from the Department of Rural and Community Development, Waterford City and County Council and Fáilte Ireland.

Seachtain na Gaeilge: Irish Language guide for Tourism businesses

Incorporating the Irish language into your marketing strategy is a fantastic way to celebrate Ireland, utilise global interest in our national language and enhance the visitor experience. To celebrate Seachtain na Gaeilge, Fáilte Ireland has developed a useful guide that can be used all year round to provide you with some key phrases, sayings and social assets that will enable you to enhance your visitor experience with the Irish language.

Future proof your business with our schedule of Tourism Capability Supports. Webinars and workshops to help you plan for 2023 are available to book now:   

29th March - Marketing on a Shoestring for Small and Medium Sized Enterprises

30th March - Developing and Implementing a Successful Digital Marketing Plan (Beginner and Intermediate)  

20th April - Marketing on a Shoestring for Attractions and Activities 

27th April - Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) of your website (Beginner and Intermediate)  

17th May - Instagram for Tourism Businesses (Beginner and Intermediate)  

Accessible Tourism

Accessible Tourism offers a means of unlocking and future-proofing valuable new market segments. It is vital that tourism businesses and destinations fully understand the potential size of the market in Accessible Tourism while appreciating the barriers and challenges of customers. This will ensure we continue to invest in delivering excellence in customer service that is inclusive for all.  

Sign up: Local Experts Programme 

Fáilte Ireland’s Local Experts programme has kicked-off for 2023 as part of our initiative to develop a network of local tourism and hospitality experts to share useful information with visitors. This free programme will be rolled out at 24 locations across the year. Places are allocated on a first come, first served basis. To learn more about the programme, please email [email protected].    

Upload: TY Work Placement Programme

Upload your placements to the Fáilte Ireland Transition Year Work Placement Portal to attract the best local talent from the next generation and provide students with placements and seasonal work. 

Fáilte Ireland is Hiring

Fáilte Ireland is currently recruiting for a wide range of roles in locations around the country. If anyone in your network in interested in an exciting career supporting sustainable tourism development in Ireland, all roles can be viewed on the Fáilte Ireland website.

Access the latest Business Supports and up-to-date information here

Learn

how to estimate the carbon footprint of your tourism business using the carbon calculator.   

Download

our new Climate Action Roadmap and guides which include a range of practical supports to help in reducing costs and making changes in areas from energy and food waste. 

Access

Fáilte Ireland’s Business Support Hub for expert guidance and bite-sized, self-help business tools, from business calculators to templates, checklists and how to video guides. 

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