Culture Ireland is the government body that promotes Ireland’s arts and culture internationally and develops international cultural relations. This site gives details of all the Irish cultural events going on abroad.
To find out more about the kinds of activities available to tourists around Ireland, this Failte Ireland site is the place to go.
This is the government body responsible for the development of the Irish tourism industry (and the parent of www.picktourism.ie) This site tells you about the different things Failte Ireland does to support and grow the tourism industry.
This site gives info on Irish tourist attractions such as manor houses, castles, raths, abbeys and national parks.
The IHI provides information and continuous training for people already working in the tourism industry, via an e-zine, seminars on current industry issues and networking events for meeting other people in the industry.
This is the association representing hotels and guesthouses in Ireland. The site has a calendar of tourist events on throughout the year in different parts of Ireland and other reports and information useful to people working in the hotel business.
This is the association of Irish tour operators - companies which bring big groups of tourists into Ireland, be it for a conference or business event or for a holiday package tour. The site gives information about the business of tour operators as well as good basic tourist information about Ireland.
This is a representative body for people working in the tourism industry in Ireland. It identifies issues important to the continuing success of tourism, commissions research to assist industry planning and encourages co-operation between organisations in the industry.
Tourism Ireland is responsible for marketing the island of Ireland as a holiday destination to people in other countries. This site tells you about the different things Tourism Ireland does to market Ireland abroad.
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