Joe O Donnell

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Seán Bán Breathnach: “I was lucky,” he declares more than once
Seán Bán Breathnach: ‘They probably saw me as . . . a showman.'

“Oh, another thing I shouldn’t have done: I lay on a bed of nails,” Seán Bán Breathnach (SBB) confesses, alluding to the time when, for the gaiety of (...)

Man-made treasures such as the Great Western Greenway in Mayo pulls scores of walkers and cyclists to the region. Photograph: Michael McLaughlin
Caveat: There’s no place like home when it comes to tourism

My Irish tourism road trip comprised six days, 950 miles, 20 counties, 28 interviews, a couple of mild hangovers and one inescapable conclusion: when (...)

The replica emigrant sailing ship the Dunbrody in New Ross Co Wexford after her launching yesterday. PHOTOGRAPH - FRANK MILLER 11.2.01 The replica emigrant sailing ship the Dunbrody in New Ross Co Wexford after her launching yesterday. PHOTOGRAPH - FRANK MILLER 11.2.01
Building a tourism brand in Ireland’s Ancient East

The Wild Atlantic Way route developed by Fáilte Ireland lit a fuse under the tourism industry on the western side of the country. Now, the tourism age(...)

Dermot Weld told a hearing of the referrals committee that he was mystified as to how the substance could have been in Va Pensiero’s system. Photo: Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images
Dermot Weld ‘completely puzzled’ after Va Pensiero fails post-race drugs test

Dermot Weld, the trainer of the double Derby winner Harzand, will consider an appeal against a €1,000 fine imposed by the Irish Turf Club’s referrals(...)