Clare publicans have been urged to sign up to the first ever apprenticeship to train a new generation of bar managers, launched to tackle the crippling shortage of hospitality staff.

As the country gears up for what promises to be the first ‘normal’ summer in three years, details of the search for ‘The Best Place to Holiday in Ireland’ 2022 have been announced.

The Lough Derg Blueway has been announced as one of the first Blueways in the world to achieve official accreditation.

International tourism buyers from across the globe are currently experiencing some of the best Co. Clare has to offer as Fáilte Ireland showcases the unique experiences Ireland has to offer in Ireland, before they take part in ‘Meitheal’, Ireland’s biggest tourism trade show in Killarney, later this week. 

Elected Members, stakeholders, and community representatives from across North Clare and the wider Burren region gathered in The Falls Hotel, Ennistymon, to explore new collaborations aimed at promoting the Burren as a sustainable destination.

Fáilte Ireland has unveiled the first viewing points along the Burren Discovery Trail, a new looped route off the Wild Atlantic Way designed to encourage visitors to explore more and stay longer in the Burren. 

This week more than 1500 one-to-one sales appointments have been scheduled between 155 Irish leisure and UltraLuxe tourism suppliers, including ten businesses from Clare, with Irish-based tour operators and destination management companies (DMCs), to help drive demand for Ireland among international visitors in both the leisure and the UltraLuxe* markets.

Fáilte Ireland has today launched a new plan that will help drive and sustain tourism in the Burren and Cliffs of Moher.

Minister for Tourism Catherine Martin T.D. and Fáilte Ireland have today announced the locations of 38 permanent Outdoor Dining facilities to be developed in 19 counties nationwide.