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Industry group says 2022 represented a year of recovery following two years of closures and restrictions due to Covid-19

Chief Whip Hildegarde Naughton has said 21 new Bills will be published before Easter

Outgoing Killarney Chamber president says raising rate will mean holidaymakers having to pay third highest tourism VAT rate in Europe

The attraction remarketed itself to day trippers after Covid-19 brought international travel to a standstill

South Dublin also to see multimillion-euro investment in tourism and activity promotions

Cantillon: The Government needs its prediction of 12,000 properties returning to the long-term rental market to come true - almost as much as renters do

Measure targeting lettings on Airbnb, Booking.com and similar sites hopes to free up 12,000 homes for long-term housing

Feed your friends and family’s appetite for adventure with a hotel or restaurant voucher, an easy-to-wrap present that makes for an exciting festive invitation to receive

Catherine Martin tells Green Party event that property owners who fail to comply will face sanctions

In My Ireland the actor’s clearly enjoying himself. But otherwise this is like being waterboarded by that guy in Temple Bar who dresses as a moth-eaten leprechaun

Night-time sector and young people welcome a move to revive an industry that was ‘dying on its feet’

Marketing push will position city as destination for live music, festive occasions and other events from November to January

Figure brings to €127m the value of conferences the State agency has secured for coming five years

Fáilte Ireland research suggests shortage is still hampering the sector but it has started to ease

Fáilte Ireland study also shows spending by Irish tourists to Kilkenny dropped by 67% to €16 million last year – down from €48 million in 2019

Fáilte Ireland is seeking consultants to examine how to replenish the river’s aged and depleted cruise rental fleet

New Innovator: Co Clare start-up’s guides provide tourists with ‘deep cultural heritage context’ unlike other apps

Get out and enjoy Ireland in a whole new way this summer with a home-grown adventure

The judges have made their longlist selection in our 2022 holiday competition

Recent research from Failte Ireland found 86 per cent of restaurants and 84 per cent of hotels have vacancies in need of chefs

President Higgins lauds ‘responsible tourism’ at €19m Beyond the Trees experience in Co Wicklow

The chaos around travel is emblematic of how the sector is viewed by those in power

Agency says golf tourism was driver of industry recovery after last recession and is seeing strong business this year

Smart Money: Employers are complaining of unprecedented staff shortages. New research gives some clues as to how we got here

Planning minister Peter Burke says regulatory control to become operational by early 2023

Legislation using the planning system to curb boom in holiday lets isn’t working

Nominations are coming in for towns, villages, cities, islands and regions for The Irish Times award

Up to 15% of the world’s beaches face ‘severe erosion’ by 2050

Agenda: Hospitality sector figures skewed by pent-up demand, inflation and refugees

RepTrak study finds ‘Covid bounce’ in reputations has subsided

Arts Council grant of €450,000 covers ‘everything we wanted to do’, says director

Lack of staff, public hesitancy and cash flow just some issues faced by sector

Benedictine abbey needs tourism boost to finance €5m monastery plan

Committee to be told of estimated 40,000 job vacancies amid ‘unprecedented’ shortages

Visitors from States to Ireland have to test negative here before returning home

Ambitious proposal being explored by Fáilte Ireland could boost tourism in many rural communities but land ownership issues could be complex

Tourism body holds talks on how Irish hospitality sector can help Ukrainian refugees

The big question this year in Dingle is who is going to staff the pubs, restaurants and hotels

Brú na Bóinne Unesco heritage site features megalithic art and digital exhibition

The Custom House is seen as one of the most important buildings in Dublin