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Belfast City Airport has submitted Proposal of Application Notices (PANs) to Belfast City Council and Ards and North Down Borough Council, setting out the next step in delivering its Master Plan 2040 vision.

Aircoach has announced the introduction of double-decker buses to its fleet for the very first time.

14 Henrietta Street, Dublin City Council’s social history museum, has marked its European Heritage Award / Europa Nostra Award 2026 at an official presentation ceremony held at the museum during Heritage Week. The awarding of the 2026 European Heritage Award / Europa Nostra Award to this Dublin museum recognises 14 Henrietta Street’s work in citizens’ engagement. It celebrates the museum’s people-first approach to linking the history and architecture of the building with the

Iarnród Éireann has confirmed that it is to introduce a pilot catering trolley service on selected trains on the Dublin Heuston to Galway route from Monday coming 24th August 2026, operated by Irish company Sambos.ie. Some trolley services will be provided on services over the coming days in advance of the pilot commencing, for staff familiarisation purposes. The pilot will be for a six-month period, on a commercial basis without Public Service Obligation (PSO) funding to he

UNESCO Together, a new all‑island initiative, is bringing Ireland’s UNESCO‑designated sites into a single collaborative network for the first time. Led by Newry, Mourne and Down District Council and the Mourne Gullion Strangford UNESCO Global Geopark, the project is fully funded through the PEACEPLUS Change Makers Programme and will run for two years, focusing on peacebuilding, reconciliation, youth engagement and shared heritage. Dublin will play a key role in shaping this n

Dublin Airport has been shortlisted in this year's prestigious Routes World Awards, which recognise excellence among the world's airports in the areas of route development, airline partnerships and aviation marketing.

Shareholders of Irish Ferries owner Irish Continental Group (ICG) have, again, been urged to accept the proposed €1.2bn management buyout of the business.

Shannon Airport has been shortlisted for one of the aviation industry's most prestigious accolades after being named a finalist in the Under 5 Million Passengers category at the Routes World Awards 2026, recognising excellence in route development, airline partnerships and aviation marketing.

Belfast City Airport and Translink have signed a Memorandum of Understanding, setting out how they intend to work in partnership to support the ongoing development and appraisal of options which seek to improve connectivity between Translink’s network and Belfast City Airport.

Northern Ireland's Economy Minister Dr Caoimhe Archibald has announced Tourism NI funding of £30,000 for the Belfast Mela festival as it celebrates its 20th anniversary. The annual celebration of global cultures will see Belfast come alive with a festival of music, dance, food and art from 22-30 August, and keep the festival vibe going after the successful hosting of Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann. Belfast Mela Festival is one of 14 events which has secured funding through Tourism

Dublin City Fleadh takes over Dublin city centre this weekend - on Saturday, August 22 and Sunday, August 23. With five locations, dozens of performances and activities throughout the day, and free admission for all, this is one of the city's biggest celebrations of Irish traditional music and culture.From 12pm daily, the streets, squares and venues of the city centre will come alive with trad sessions, céilís, live performances, arts and crafts workshops, and family entertai

Tourism chiefs have called for more marketing funds in Budget 2027 to help make the industry’s – and Government’s – ambition of building a sustainable inbound tourist path from long-haul markets like China and India a reality. Both the Government and industry have, in recent months, detailed their shared desire to boost Ireland’s inbound visitor numbers beyond the core UK, North American and Mainland Europe markets - which between them represent the vast majority of annual vi

European capital cities and New York - and a direct Cork to Belfast route - have emerged as the top priorities for future connectivity from Cork Airport for business travellers, according to the results of Cork Chamber’s Cork Airport Survey 2026.

The consortium behind the proposed €1.2bn management buyout at Irish Ferries parent, Irish Continental Group (ICG) has said it will not increase its offer, despite claims from certain shareholders that it hugely undervalues the business.

Cork Airport has announced PRM Engineering as its new Official Time Partner, a strategic brand partnership that will see the company become the exclusive brand partner associated with Cork Airport’s Flight Information Display Screens.

The 45th annual Milwaukee Irish Fest – the largest celebration of Irish culture and heritage in the United States – has been taking place on the shores of Lake Michigan in Wisconsin. The four-day festival – which has a large attendance of more than 130,000 visitors – was an ideal opportunity for Tourism Ireland to showcase the island of Ireland as a superb holiday destination to our important Diaspora audience and people with an interest in Ireland, inspiring them to begin pl

The Wild Atlantic Way was showcased recently in a popular German travel documentary series called Wunderschön (which roughly translates as ‘absolutely beautiful’). The special Ireland episode was seen by over 500,000 people across Germany on the public TV network WDR. It will air on other TV channels over the coming months, reaching an estimated 3 million viewers in total. Filming took place here last summer and was supported by Tourism Ireland and Fáilte Ireland. The episode

Hibernia Line - the brand new ferry service linking Cork to France - has announced a new partnership with renowned Irish chef, TV presenter and bestselling cookery writer Rachel Allen.

Tourism NI has hailed the success of Belfast’s inaugural hosting of the annual Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann as “an incredible moment” and said it looks forward to welcoming visitors back next year, when Belfast hosts the event for a second consecutive year. Newly released footfall figures show 1.6 million people were in Belfast city centre during the Fleadh. Throughout the eight days of celebrations, Belfast’s streets came alive with energy and creativity, and Tourism Northern I

Leading travel journalists and popular content creators from the United States have been visiting Galway, Mayo and Northern Ireland this week, as guests of Tourism Ireland, Fáilte Ireland and Tourism NI. The journalists and content creators – whose publications and online platforms have a reach of millions of people – were here to soak up the atmosphere of Galway Pride and to learn about some of the many great things on offer here for their readers and followers to see and do