Archive for the category: ‘Blog’

Week’s events; From Kilkenny to Killarney

28th March, 2015

This week brought me right across the country from Kilkenny to Killarney and back again. On Monday, I was in Kilkenny Castle with An Taoiseach,......

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Week’s events: St. Patrisk’s Day, Design island & PQs

20th March, 2015

This week comes from San Francisco as I represent the Government here in California on a five day St. Patrick’s Day programme. I travelled......

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Cabra Hills update

12th March, 2015

The following is an update on an important planning application that has been lodged with Dublin City Council. Local planning and development can have......

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Week’s events; NCTs, Tourism Ireland in Berlin, NSMC, Aer Lingus & Cricket World Cup 2015

8th March, 2015

Following on from the media attention that National Car Tests (NCTs) have been getting in recent months, I was in the Seanad on Mondayto outline......

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Aer Lingus and IAG: Sunday Business Post

1st March, 2015

This week, I restated the Government’s position in respect of our minority shareholding in Aer Lingus, saying that the State’s stake in the airline......

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Aer Lingus & IAG; Sunday Business Post

1st March, 2015

This week, I restated the Government’s position in respect of our minority shareholding in Aer Lingus, saying that the State’s stake in the airline......

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Week’s events: Aer Lingus, BIPA, Educate Together D7K & Stephanie Roche

27th February, 2015

This week the Government concluded that the commitments that have been provided to date by International Airline Group (IAG) – the company looking to......

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Week’s events: Shannon Foynes Port Co; 20km/h speed limit, FG National Conference 2015

20th February, 2015

This week began with a visit to Limerick and an announcement of capital investment of €50 million by the Shannon Foynes Port Company over......

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Week’s event; Dublin tourism office, Carlow aviation, Aer Lingus and the Global Greening

14th February, 2015

The week began with the opening of a new state-of-the-art visitor centre in Suffolk St in the heart of Dublin city. The new cutting edge......

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Tourism Development at Malin Head

13th February, 2015

Malin Head is one of 3 designated signature points on the Wild Atlantic Way in Donegal and is one of the upmost importance as......

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