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12 Mar 2021
The Irish Spa Association (ISA) is urgently calling upon the Irish Government to provide full
24 Mar 2020
Leisure centres and stadiums are being transformed into emergency hospital wards in Wales, as part
13 Feb 2020
A new £67m (US$86.9m, €79.8m) cultural and environmental Eden Project tourist attraction is to be
04 Dec 2019
The Irish government will utilise funds sitting in dormant bank accounts by investing them in
11 Jun 2019
Grants of up to €2.5m (US$2.81m, £2.22m) are being made available for large-scale visitor attractions
15 Oct 2018
Sport Ireland has received a €6.5m (£5.7m) increase in its annual funding levels. The boost
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25 Jun 2018
Belfast has been stripped of its right to host the 2021 Commonwealth Youth Games, after
26 Jan 2017
National sporting infrastructure in Ireland has received a major boost with the delivery of the
21 Dec 2016
Sports clubs in Ireland will be able to bid for a share of a €30m
06 Dec 2016
Industry tradeshow and conference Spa Life will host a two-day event in Ireland in 2017
06 Oct 2016
The Irish government has set aside further funding to establish six new community sports hubs
05 Sep 2016
More than 300 sporting events will be held across Ireland from 10 September as part
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High performance sport organisation, the Irish Institute of Sport, will be on the hunt for
17 Jun 2016
Women’s football and the traditional Irish sport of camogie will receive a €1m (£791,745, US$1.2m)
17 Feb 2016
The Irish government has set aside €27m (£21.1m, US$30.1m) in sports grants for 2016, which
20 Jan 2016
The Northern Irish government has expressed its “commitment” to redeveloping Belfast’s Casement Park stadium in
15 Jan 2016
The Irish government has ring-fenced an initial €5.5m (£4.2m, US$6m) for 2016 in a bid
19 Oct 2015
Despite the disappointing end to Ireland’s journey at the Rugby World Cup over the weekend,
16 Feb 2015
The Irish government has increased its investment in the country’s national governing bodies of sport
26 Jan 2015
The Tourism Alliance has called on the government to address inconsistencies in Air Passenger Duty
13 Dec 2014
The Bannatyne Group's director of finance, Christopher Watson, has been arrested by Durham Police on
29 Jul 2014
UNESCO has enquired about whether appropriate authorisation was granted for the use of World Heritage
25 Feb 2014
The Bannatyne Group has today announced a £92m deal with M&G Investments for the sale
08 Jan 2014
The Irish Tourist Industry Confederation's (ITIC) review of 2013 reveals that visitor arrivals were up
03 Dec 2012
The Irish government is to invest 26m euro in local sports projects across the country
24 Jul 2012
Limerick has been confirmed as Ireland's first National City of Culture in 2014 as part
05 Jul 2012
More than 2,150 sports clubs and organisations throughout Ireland have submitted bids for support through
11 Jun 2012
Image: County Mayo's Great Western Greenway Irish public transport minister Alan Kelly has announced that
06 Jun 2012
The Irish government remains confident that inbound visitor numbers will increase in 2012, following the
16 May 2012
Irish arts minister Jimmy Deenihan has announced the launch of a new initiative designed to
16 Apr 2012
Hammersmith and Fulham Council has secured the future of the Irish Cultural Centre in Hammersmith,
30 Mar 2012
Tourism Ireland and the Irish government have welcomed a "positive start" to 2012 after it
29 Mar 2012
A new EUR30m (£25m) funding programme has been launched by the Irish government in order
09 Dec 2011
Ireland's Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht and the Department of Transport, Tourism and
24 Nov 2011
The Irish government has confirmed it will retain the lower 9 per cent VAT rate
22 Nov 2011
The development of new sports venues and increased visitor numbers have been included as part
22 Nov 2011
Further legislation is to be published by the Irish government in order to combine the
18 Nov 2011
Irish minister for transport, tourism and sport Leo Varadkar has confirmed that plans for the
17 Nov 2011
Irish transport, tourism and sport minister Leo Varadkar has said that Ireland could be set
31 Oct 2011
Irish tourism and sport minister Michael Ring has announced the final round of grants to
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