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Cup at Castletown

Tourists visiting Castletown House were given an opportunity to get up close with the Women's Rugby World Cup Trophy as it continues its tour of the country. Kicking off on

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August 5th, the Women's Rugby World Cup will see 12 national rugby teams play in a series of matches in Dublin (UCD) and Belfast (Queens University and Kingspan Stadium). The tournament format will see 18 pool stage matches taking place in UCD and 12 knock out stage matches hosted in the two Belfast venues.

Craft Workshop in Kilkenny

Design and Craft businesses throughout Ireland’s Ancient East gathered in the Pembroke Hotel Kilkenny ae07171

to attend a Design and Craft in Tourism workshop, organised by Fáilte Ireland, the National Tourism Development Authority.

Picture montage shows Jenny De Saulles, Fáilte Ireland and Brian McGee, Design & Crafts Council of Ireland at the Design and Craft in Tourism workshop, organised by Fáilte Ireland at the Pembroke Hotel in Kilkenny.

The workshop saw over thirty craft businesses come together to consider how their craft experience can meet the needs of the visitor and how by engaging with tourism they can grow their businesses and how it fits within Fáilte Ireland’s new destination brand – Ireland’s Ancient East.

World Cup Send-Offs

Tourism Ireland in France and Spain, in conjunction with the Irish Embassies hostedsend-off events for the French and Spanish women’s rugby teams .

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Picturee are Fiona Dunne, Tourism Ireland; Laurence Benoit, Head of Delegation, French team; Sebastien Conchy, CEO of the French Rugby Federation; Finola O’Mahony, Tourism Ireland; HE Geraldine Byrne Nason, Irish Ambassador to France; Simon Coveney TD, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade; Monica MacLaverty, Tourism Ireland; Sam Cherouk, co-trainer; Gaelle Mignon, Capitan of the French Women’s Rugby team; Yanna Rivoalen, team member; Johan Payard, Midi Olympique (rugby newspaper), at the send-off event for the French women’s rugby team in the Irish Embassy in Paris.

Adare begins recruitment

Adare Manor y will host three Recruitment Open Days on Thursday 13th July, Saturday 15th July and Monday 17th July 2017 at Adare Manor.

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Adare Manor, which has been undergoing major restoration, refurbishment and expansion works for the past 16 months to enhance all areas of the resort is on schedule to open in Q4 2017 and is hoping to find the right people to join their team across a number of departments, including Food & Beverage, Chefs and Stewarding, Housekeeping and Front of House. For a full list of available positions – please visit the Adare Manor website at www.adaremanor.com/careers.

Speaking today, Adare Manor’s CEO Colm Hannon said:

Cork,Dublin score on Culture

Dublin and Cork rank high among Europe's cultural cities.

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In its ‘Cultural and Creative Cities Monitor’ the EU cCommission used 29 different indicators to rank cities, with Dublin ranked fourth among ‘XL Group’ cities, behind Copenhagen, Amsterdam, Lisbon, and Stockholm, and was ranked best for having an “enabling environment”.

In the ‘S-M Group’ Cork came fourth but was ranked first for “cultural vibrancy”, as well as being listed in the top eight ideal cultural and creative cities alongside the likes of Paris and Eindhoven.