Tourism Ireland

Tourism Ireland focusing on ‘slow tourism’ marketing for summer 2026

Landmarks around the world to turn green for St Patrick’s Day

Aisling Costello, a native of Kilkenny City, and her partner Conor Jones will be the new caretakers of Great Blasket Island

'People think it's mad' - Kilkenny woman lands dream job on remote island

Trade Forum to receive update on events in the Middle East

Fancy living on a remote island? Rare job opportunity opens on Great Blasket Isl...

Lonely Planet names one Irish county among world’s top destinations for 2026 tra...

Everything was so beautiful: Jenna Ortega on filming Wednesday in Ireland

OPINION: New rule at Dublin Zoo is just another example of rip-off Ireland

Austrian journalists on a boat trip on the River Nore through Kilkenny with Simon Bopp, Tourism Ireland (third left); and skipper Clifford Reid, BoatTrips.ie (centre)

Kilkenny impresses some very special guests with a huge international audience!

Austrian journalists on a boat trip on the River Nore through Kilkenny with Simon Bopp, Tourism Ireland (third left); and skipper Clifford Reid, BoatTrips.ie (centre)

Kilkenny attractions prove popular with travel journalists

Passengers queue at Madrid airport during the outage

Irish tourists rejoice as power restored in Spain and Portugal

OPINION: I took the ferry to France for a holiday - there's one reason I wouldn't go again

OPINION: I took the ferry to France for a holiday - there's one reason I wouldn'...

There are almost 30,000 Airbnb's in Ireland

Controversial new rules for Airbnb owners could 'destabilise tourism' in Ireland

Irish holidaymakers warned as highly contagious disease sweeps across Europe

Picture: Don MacMonagle

Kilkenny businesses shine bright at Ireland's largest tourism trade event

Kilkenny business amongst the first to feature on prestigious new platform

The group were delighted to spend time in Kilkenny and are pictured exploring Kilkenny Castle. Pictures by Vicky Comerford

International tourism buyers from around the world check out Kilkenny's top offe...
Meitheal is organised by Fáilte Ireland in partnership with Tourism Ireland to target top international buyers
Sam Matthews

Find out how many people visited Kilkenny Castle in 2024

Kilkenny Castle slips in the national leaderboard as 2024 visitor numbers are re...

NI tourism risks return to pre-peace deal patterns due to ETA, warns minister

NI tourism sector braced for hit as full rollout of visa waiver scheme looms

Nevin Cody, Shenanigans Walks Kilkenny (left); Sofia Hansson (third left) and Alison Metcalfe, both Tourism Ireland; and Fiona Delahunty, Hotel Kilkenny (fifth right); pictured in Sydney.

Kilkenny tourism operators take to Oz and New Zealand as part of sales mission

Airports can ‘take advantage’ of Dublin passenger cap to attract more routes

Rebecca Shanks, Sledge; Simon Gidman, Tourism Ireland; and Caitriona O’Mahoney, Lyrath Estate, at the ‘Ireland Meets the West End’ event in London

Kilkenny ‘meets’ London’s West End at leading tourism event

Donna Allcock, Tourism Ireland; Tori Henry, Guinness Storehouse; and Ignacio Peregrina, Smithwick’s Experience Kilkenny, at World Travel Market in London.

Kilkenny tourism business joins Tourism Ireland at world’s largest travel fair

Sarah Hamilton, Tourism Ireland; Caitriona O'Mahoney, Lyrath Estate; Matthew Lepisto, JacTravel; Patrice Lavery, Hastings Hotels; Biddy Hughes, Westport Estate; and Debbie Moran, Fáilte Ireland

Kilkenny hotel joins Tourism Ireland for major travel event in Florida

Daily Delta service to JFK New York returns to Shannon Airport

Photo Credit: Deirdre Brennan

Dermot O'Leary fronts new ITV series promoting Ireland
O'Leary said the show explores 'two of my great loves, Ireland and food'.
Andrew Walsh

Karen Sugrue Hennessy

A Day in the Life - Karen Sugrue Hennessy

KAREN SUGRUE HENNESSY

Kilkenny native Karen Sugrue Hennessy appointed Vice Chairperson of Tourism Irel...

Behind-the-scenes film of The Tourist Season Two shines spotlight on Ireland

Rock of Dunamase

US tourist whose wife was killed in Irish holiday crash speaks of trauma

WATCH: 'I got stranded in an Irish pub' - Tourist's van trouble leads to 'best n...

Joe Cruise, Tourism Ireland; with Ashleigh Davidson and Ignacio Peregrina, both Smithwick’s Experience, at World Travel Market in London

Smithwick’s Experience Kilkenny attends world’s largest travel fair

Golf and tourism operators from Ireland at the International Golf Travel Market (IGTM) in Lisbon, including Matt Sandercock, Mount Juliet Estate

‘Driving’ golf tourism for Kilkenny at travel show in Portugal

Tourism operators from Ireland at IMEX America in Las Vegas, including Sinead Monahan, Mount Juliet Estate (front, second left)

Kilkenny is ready to do business in Las Vegas!

Fiona Delahunty, Griffin Group; Hannah Heveran, Tourism Ireland; and Sara Bouzon, Viajes Chelyan, pictured in Madrid at a travel trade roadshow organised jointly by Tourism Ireland and VisitBritain

Tourism Ireland promotes Kilkenny at Spanish tradeshow

Fiona Delahunty, Griffin Group; David Boyce, Tourism Ireland; and Eva Mühlthaler, All in One Tours, at Tourism Ireland’s Flavours of Ireland 2023 in London

Hotel Kilkenny joins Tourism Ireland’s ‘Flavours of Ireland’ event in London

Roger McClure, Riverbend Adventures, during filming for Tourism Ireland’s ‘Shameless Plugs’ campaign

‘Shameless plugs’ for Kilkenny tourism businesses

Chef and food writer Edward Hayden; with Australian TV presenters Johanna Griggs and Adam Dovile, during filming for Better Homes and Gardens, at Kilkenny Castle

Australian TV to shine a spotlight on sunny Kilkenny

lr Patrick O’Neill, Lisa Heffernan and Paul McDonagh, Tourism Ireland; Denis Malone, Kilkenny County Council; and Cllr Andrew McGuinness in the Tourism Ireland office in New York

Kilkenny County Council visits Tourism Ireland in New York

Oscars 2023: Irish locations in Oscar-nominated The Banshees Of Inisherin

A look at the Irish locations in Oscar-nominated The Banshees Of Inisherin

Judith Cassidy, Tourism Ireland’s Acting Head of Great Britain; Ignacio Peregrina, Smithwick’s Experience Kilkenny; Hani Krizsany, Roe & Co Distillery; and Tourism Minister Catherine Martin

Smithwick’s Experience Kilkenny attends world’s largest travel fair

Good Friday Agreement ‘cannot change’, President Biden warns St Patrick’s Day ev...

Italian travel professionals visiting Kilkenny with Mary O'Connor of Tourism Ireland

Italian travel professionals say ‘Ciao’ to Kilkenny

Ireland is open for tourists once again after Covid: Taoiseach tells US

Kilkenny'sHighbank Orchards showcased in popular US baking magazine

Lisa Marshall, Lough Eske Castle; Geraldine Egan, Tourism Ireland; Siobhán O'Sullivan, Mount Juliet Estate, at ILTM in Cannes

Tourism Ireland and Kilkenny partners attend International Luxury Travel Market ...

Dutch food and travel bloggers Jody Mijts, OngewoonLekker (left); and Simone van den Berg, Simone’s Kitchen (right), visit Jerpoint Abbey outside Thomastown, Kilkenny

Dutch bloggers ‘pass the baton’ in Kilkenny

German travel professionals working for leading tour operator, Service-Reisen Giessen in Kilkenny city on Monday

German travel professionals explore Kilkenny

Kilkenny man turns ice fishing championship in Finland green for St Patrick's Da...

Richard E Grant meets Joe at Jerpoint Park

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Castlecomer, Moneenroe to feature in US St Patrick’s Day footage

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Selling Kilkenny to potential tourists

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Showcasing Kilkenny to Scandinavian visitors

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Local B&B gets exposed to British market

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