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In Focus: Tim Herlihy - Tullamore Dew U.S. ambassador in New York

Originally from Termonfeckin, Co. Louth, Herlihy is the Tullamore Dew U.S. ambassador based in New York City. ...

by MOLLY MULDOON 0

North American vacationers up 17 percent - The Gathering brings over $1 billion boost to Ireland

With an estimated 70 million around the world who claim Irish ancestry, tourism was an obvious market for the government to enrich the struggling economy. ...

by IrishCentral Staff Writers 2

Luxury Ireland, a new company providing a bespoke shopping experience to international visitors to Ireland, was launched on Tuesday by Niall Gibbons, CEO of Tourism Ireland, and Brid O’Connell, managi

Ireland’s Eye – A round up of top Irish news stories

A look at news from around Ireland ...

by Irish Voice Reporters 0

Workers line up for a recent 'Working Abroad' expo in Dublin

Will Ireland ever be good again asks a returned emigrant

It's now a little over a year back in Dublin for me, since the end of a year living in New York. Initial feelings of emptiness and despair at having to say goodbye to a life, and place, I came to love have subsided, if not disappe ...

by EOIN BRENNAN 44

Microsoft founder Bill Gates was a major bondholder in Irish banks which were bailed out by taxpayers after the financial collapse.

Billionaire Bill Gates was major bondholder in bailed-out Irish banks

Microsoft founder Bill Gates was a major bondholder, with €27m ($34.6) in bonds at the end of 2006, in Irish banks which were bailed out by taxpayers after the financial collapse. ...

by IrishCentral Staff Writers 9

Northern Ireland will have “Game of Thrones” tour - HBO cult series bolsters on location tourism - VIDEO

Northern Ireland will have a Game of Thrones tour that will take guests to some of the most exciting sites of HBO’s hit series “Game of Thrones.” A start date has not yet been announced. ...

by MICHELLE K SMITH 0

Irish Bed and Breakfasts - a home away from home

Bed and Breakfasts in Ireland report increase in business helped by the Gathering

B&B Ireland has reported major rise in booking following a more digitalized system. ...

by MATT KEOUGH 0

Jay Bregman (pictured) launched Hailo in 2010

New York judge gives green light for Irish smartphone app to hail yellow cabs

The lawsuit aiming to overturn New York City’s December decision to allow a pilot program for smartphone apps that enable users to hail taxis has been dismissed. ...

by MATT KEOUGH 2

Air Canada budget airline Rouge to begin year-round Dublin to Toronto flights

The seasonal summer service flights provided by Air Canada between Dublin and Toronto are now to be increased in a year-round service which will be provided by an low-cost offshoot of the Airline named Rouge. ...

by AMANDA DRISCOLL 4

Ireland's unseasonably cold March had an impact on retail figures

The cold weather in March sees retail figures in Ireland drop

Retail sales in Ireland were hit by the unusually cold weather in March, the introduction of the local property tax and industrial relations uncertainty. ...

by Irish Voice Reporters 0

On a recent visit to New York, John Perry, Irish minister for small business, met with a number of Irish companies based in New York who are developing export business in the U.S. Pictured are Consul General Noel Kilkenny, Gerard Bermingham, Information M

Ireland’s exports break $20.7 million for the first time - growth of 20 percent

Enterprise Ireland client companies achieved record exports in 2012, breaking €16 billion for the first time, up from €15.2 billion in 2011. The outstanding geographical performance came from the U.S., where exports grew by 20 per ...

by Irish Voice Reporters 3

Alison Metcalfe to take over as head of Tourism Ireland in North America replacing Joe Byrne

Tourism Ireland announces new Head of North America

Tourism Ireland has announced the appointment of Alison Metcalfe as its new Head of North America. ...

by JANE WALSH 1

Dealing with tricky business situations and finding the right way to discover that very special someone

The tricky business of meeting that right person Dear MTN, I hear such bad things about matchmaking and dating services that I am fearful of coming in to ...

by Maureen Tara Nelson 1

The Ireland Fund Young Leaders will host their Spring Party in Dublin on Friday April 26th, where they will honour Dessie Farrell, Chief Exceutive of the Gaelic Players Association, with the Young Lea

Ireland Fund Young Leaders to honor CEO of the Gaelic Players Association Dessie Farrell

The Ireland Fund Young Leaders will host their Spring Party in Dublin on Friday, April 26, 2013 where they will honour, Dessie Farrell, CEO of the GPA with their 2013 Young Leader of the Year Award. ...