Ireland says welcome back, boys!

“These guys ... will become the greatest tourism ambassadors for Ireland in the United States,” said Anthony Kelly of D4Hotels.ie, adding that the young men have even inspired an ad campaign for his company.

“We have decided to run a cowboy advertisement on radio in Ireland with a good Texan 'Yee Haw!' in honor of the Plano 3,” Kelly said. “It is what we hope is a good Texan cowboy accent in honor of the Plano 3.”

The boys also received offers of accommodation from weddingvenuesireland.ie, and hostelworld.com have asked the three Texans to document their trip on camera as well as providing offers of accommodation. They will also write about their trip for our sister website, www.IrishCentral.com later in the week.

“We really didn’t expect this response. The people of Ireland have been amazing. It just shows you can’t judge the country by one woman,” Zwirko told the Irish Voice referring to the “stern-faced” immigration officer who turned them away.

Last week the Irish Embassy in Washington apologized to the three young men, and the Garda National Immigration Bureau in Dublin said they were investigating why the men were refused entry into Ireland in the first place.

Speaking to reporters in Ireland on Tuesday, Zwirko said, “The best we had hoped for was that we might get our flights refunded. So we really can’t believe our luck! What started as a backpacking trip has turned into the holiday of a lifetime!”

This time while traveling, the three boys had the address of the hotel they were staying in, the luxurious Ballsbridge Inn and Towers courtesy of D4.ie Hotels.

“We had everything prepared this time but we were still a little nervous, but we did breeze through,” said Sides.

“We learned the hard way,” said Zwirko. “We recognize now that we were less prepared than we should have been.”

The hotel has also given the boys €1,000 ($1,400) spending money as part of a hospitality package worth over €9,000.00. ($12,500.)

“Now more than ever, we need to be encouraging people to come to Ireland,” said Kelly of D4Hotels.ie. Speaking from Dublin, D4 Hotels General Manager Sarah Curran said the hotel was delighted to see the trio back in Ireland.

 “We heard of their plight last week and we just had to help,” said Curran. “Ireland is known for its hospitality and we thought it was important to help these three young lads out. We will be putting them up here for the week and then they're on their way across Europe.”

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