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January

Thursday, January 19th, 2012
TREK IRELAND TREADMILL EXERCISE VIDEOS OF IRELAND’S MOST SCENIC WALKS
Thursday, January 19th, 2012
MEDIA RELEASE 19TH January 2012 THE MERCHANT HOTEL WINS ‘BEST UK HOTEL’ AT INTERNATIONAL HOTEL AWARDS
Friday, January 13th, 2012
PRESS RELEASE: CALL FOR ENTRIES TO TITANIC BELFAST ‘CAST AWAY’ SHORT FILM COMPETITION.
Thursday, January 12th, 2012
For Immediate Release: Golf Ireland in 2012 – Home of the Champions
Monday, January 9th, 2012
Immediate Release Adare Manor Named One of the “World’s Best Hotels” Condé Nast Traveler’s Gold & Platinum Lists

December

Tuesday, December 20th, 2011
100th anniversary of Titanic's launch in Belfast An interview with Dr. Robert Ballard, one of the world’s foremost oceanographers and the man who discovered Titanic's final resting place
Monday, December 19th, 2011
EMBARGO December DUBLIN WRITERS MUSEUM CELEBRATES 20th ANNIVERSARY WITH SPECIAL BIRTHDAY PRESENTATION Minister Deenihan unveils Bronze Portrait Busts of John B. Keane and Frank McCourt
Thursday, December 15th, 2011
Christmas at Castle Leslie
Fabulous Gifts this Christmas...
Thursday, December 15th, 2011
Wild West Irish Tours - New Tourism Website featuring Sligo
Wednesday, December 14th, 2011
Irish Country Hotels
Calling all food lovers this Winter
Monday, December 12th, 2011
Press Release - Good Food Ireland to feature on SKY TV
Monday, December 12th, 2011
Texas company with Irish roots promotes tourism in Ireland
Friday, December 9th, 2011
Reuters: Terry George Makes Oscar Short-Film Shortlist
Wednesday, December 7th, 2011
PRESS RELEASE - ‘China through the Lens of John Thomson 1868 – 1872’ at the Chester Beatty Library
Wednesday, December 7th, 2011
Visit the birthplace of the Titanic and experience the story

November

Tuesday, November 15th, 2011
Philip King brings Other Voices to NYC
NBC Non-stop segment
Wednesday, November 9th, 2011
Press Release: The Castle at Adare Manor Hotel & Golf Resort To Host “A European Christmas Celebration”
Adare Village, (Co. Limerick, Ireland), November 8, 2011
Wednesday, November 9th, 2011
PRESS RELEASE: TOURISM IRELAND WELCOMES NEW DC TO DUBLIN FLIGHT
New York, November 9, 2011
Monday, November 7th, 2011
Three Irish novels on IMPAC longlist
Monday, November 7th, 2011
PRESS RELEASE: A GAELIC VERSION OF FRANK McCOURT'S, ANGELA'S ASHES, IS TO BE LAUNCHED IN NEW YORK.
Monday, November 7th, 2011
For Immediate Release ROCK ON IN BELFAST, MTV (EUROPE) CITY OF MUSIC
Monday, November 7th, 2011
Characters of Northern Ireland visit Titanic Pigeon Forge
Tuesday, November 1st, 2011
LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION FOR FOYLE FILM FESTIVAL
DERRY CITY, NORTHERN IRELAND'S SECOND CITY
Tuesday, November 1st, 2011
Burren Smokehouse Holiday Offers
Burren Smoked Salmon Thanksgiving Offer
Tuesday, November 1st, 2011
IRELAND IS SUCH A WINTER WONDERLAND...
There are a million reasons to head to Ireland for a winter break – the Christmas season is simply magical and the craic keeps flowing no matter what the barometer says…
Tuesday, November 1st, 2011
LUCK OF THE IRISH SHINES ON WINTER SOLSTICE WINNERS Lady luck has smiled on 50 people from around the world who have won an once-in-a-lifetime ticket to see the Winter Solstice illumination at a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Ireland.
Tuesday, November 1st, 2011
Dance Theatre of Ireland (IRL) & Soul Steps (USA) presents Every Little Step… the Rhythm of Hope
Follow pdf attachment for invite

October

Thursday, October 27th, 2011
TOURISM IRELAND WELCOMES 'OTHER VOICES' TO NEW YORK An eclectic mix of music and literature.
Friday, October 21st, 2011
MARBLE ARCH CAVES GLOBAL GEOPARK Marble Arch Caves Global Geopark features in the television series of Taisce na Tuaithe
Friday, October 21st, 2011
For Immediate Release Ireland is always in Season
Friday, October 21st, 2011
PRESS RELEASE CHRISTMAS BELLS ARE A'RINGING AT ASHFORD CASTLE
Thursday, October 6th, 2011
*Golf Special from Sceptre Tours
With Inclusive Packages Priced From $1,299 Per Person
Monday, October 3rd, 2011
PRESS RELEASE Get out and experience Ireland this Autumn Thanks to Flynn Hotels

September

Wednesday, September 21st, 2011
For Immediate Release - A Flavor of Ireland in San Francisco
‘Easily accessible, easily affordable and always unforgettable” A ‘Flavor of Ireland’ vacation experience comes to San Francisco
Tuesday, September 20th, 2011
COMING UP ON GOLF CHANNEL (SEPT. 26-OCT. 2): PERSONALITIES CLASH ON BIG BREAK IRELAND; NORMAN AND COUPLES DISCUSS CAPTAINS' PICKS LIVE ON GOLF CENTRAL
Saturday, September 10th, 2011
WESTPORT HOUSE ANNOUNCES AUTUMN/WINTER SEASON PLANS Circus, Fireworks, Drive In Movies, Halloween Celebrations and Christmas Experience

August

Tuesday, August 23rd, 2011
Captain Rosie Jones Announces 2011 U.S. Solheim Cup Team Kerr wins U.S. Team points race; Jones names Hurst and O’Toole as captain’s picks PORTLAND, Oregon, Aug. 21, 2011 –
Tuesday, August 9th, 2011
DINGLE BECOMES FOODIE MECCA FOR WEEKEND - Dingle Peninsula Food & Wine Festival 2011 is launched -
For the first weekend of October the streets of Dingle, Co Kerry, Ireland, will come alive for the 5th annual Dingle Peninsula Food & Wine Festival (30 September – 2 October, 2011).
Tuesday, August 9th, 2011
Guys and Girls: Go West! FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE One of Ireland’s leading hotels, Westport’s Four-Star ‘Hotel Westport’ launches its ‘Boys Go West’ and ‘Purple Weekend’ packages for winter 2011
Tuesday, August 9th, 2011
Immediate Release Adare Manor, One of Ireland’s Most Exclusive Hotels & Golf Resorts, Announces the “Adare Manor Summer into Fall Celebration” Package
Monday, August 8th, 2011
CONTESTANTS REVEALED FOR GOLF CHANNEL’S BIG BREAK IRELAND 12 Professional Golfers at Different Stages of Their Careers Head to the Emerald Isle
Friday, August 5th, 2011
Golf Channel’s Big Break Series Heads to the Emerald Isle Filmed at Historic K Club in Kildare, Ireland, Big Break Ireland Premieres Sept. 20
Friday, August 5th, 2011
Press Release 28th July 2011 Got what it takes to represent Ireland at the World Corporate Golf Challenge?
Friday, August 5th, 2011
Irish Rugby Tours is the Premier Sports Tour Operator in Ireland.

July

Wednesday, July 27th, 2011
Clarke's British Open Win offers a big boost for Online Golf Travel to Ireland
Wednesday, July 27th, 2011
MEDIA RELEASE - CITY OF A THOUSAND WELCOMES Where Dublin meets the world
Wednesday, July 27th, 2011
Tourism group Cronin's of Cork is the very definition of a family company
Monday, July 11th, 2011
LIMERICK HOTELIERS JOIN FORCES TO PROMOTE VALUE FOR MONEY BREAKS
News Release For immediate release - 8 July 2011
Wednesday, July 6th, 2011
iSpySculpture - Rediscovering Public Art with Modern Technology
For release from Thursday June 23rd 2011
Wednesday, July 6th, 2011
Tall Ships sail into Ireland’s party of the year
The Irish will welcome over 70 majestic Tall Ships, some 1,500 sail trainees and an anticipated 500,000 maritime, music and festival fans to the quays of Waterford this summer for the biggest party of 2011.
Wednesday, July 6th, 2011
Discover your Family History in Ireland with Brooks Exclusive Genealogy Package
Wednesday, July 6th, 2011
B&B Ireland Launch Free iPhone App
Wednesday, July 6th, 2011
Top 10 Irish books every US visitor should read
From Kennys in Galway: An Irish haven for book lovers
Wednesday, July 6th, 2011
Digitally enhanced Food Lovers’ Guide around Ireland
Press Release 29th June 2011
Tuesday, July 5th, 2011
Kids at Lough Erne Resort are Cooking up a Treat
30th June 2011
Tuesday, July 5th, 2011
Trace Irish Roots with Emerald Origins
Press Release June 2011

June

Wednesday, June 29th, 2011
THE WAIT IS OVER FOR THE TALL SHIPS RACES - WATERFORD
PRESS RELEASE, 29th June 2011
Tuesday, June 21st, 2011
Rory McIlroy, 2011 US Open Champion!
I love being from Northern Ireland. I tell everyone how great it is. For me, it's the best place on earth.
Friday, June 10th, 2011
IRELAND RECOGNIZED WITH 2011 WAVE AWARD FROM TravelAge West
Destination with the Highest Client Satisfaction, Europe.
Tuesday, June 7th, 2011
ON THIS DAY: 31st MAY 1911 BELFAST MARKS 100th ANNIVERSARY OF THE LAUNCH OF THE TITANI
Centenary is commemorated by TITANICo: The Exhibition & The People’s Story
Monday, June 6th, 2011
BLOOMSDAY marks the day in 1904 on which all the action of James Joyce’s novel Ulysses takes place.
THURSDAY 16TH JUNE
Sunday, June 5th, 2011
PRESS RELEASE First Public Showing in Europe of Matisse Art Books Chester Beatty Library, Dublin Castle Until 25 September 2011
Saturday, June 4th, 2011
Press release - General booking opens for 60th Anniversary Wexford Festival Opera
Festival runs from Friday 21st October to Saturday 5th November 2011 52 Events, featuring 3 Mainstage Evening Operas, including a rarely produced Polish work, a French opéra comique and a work from a popular Italian composer.

May

Sunday, May 29th, 2011
Made in Belfast, celebrated in Titanic Town
Unquestionably the most iconic ship on the planet, the Titanic is a Belfast story. Belfast made her, endured her tragic loss, and is now a city celebrating her glory
Saturday, May 28th, 2011
Press Release Ireland's Minister for Tourism welcomes first growth in overseas visitors in almost 3 years
12% rise in tourism numbers from North America and the overall 8.6% growth from overseas markets
Friday, May 27th, 2011
Fitzpatrick Castle Hotel Celebrates 40 Years in Business 1971-2011
Media Release
Friday, May 27th, 2011
Unwind with a Summer Break at Fitzpatrick Castle Hotel, Killiney
Media Release Summer 2011
Tuesday, May 24th, 2011
One of Ireland’s Best Kept Secrets now available for Private Rental
April 20. 2011 - The unique and highly exclusive Montalto Estate
Tuesday, May 24th, 2011
17TH CENTURY BELLE ISLE CASTLE LEAPS INTO THE 21ST CENTURY
Press Release, 5th May 2011
Monday, May 23rd, 2011
Discover US presidential roots on Irish tour
Barack Obama felt right at home during his ‘homecoming’ trip to the Emerald Isle this May
Sunday, May 22nd, 2011
President Obama's Ireland Visit this week
Some of the venues that President Obama visited on his May 23rd visit to Ireland
Sunday, May 22nd, 2011
STUDIO practice aims to give a voice to Irish designers and studio makers dedicated to challenging their concepts
Press release
Thursday, May 19th, 2011
Royal visit is first ever state visit to the Republic of Ireland.
May 17-20, 2011
Tuesday, May 17th, 2011
New Irish government measures expected to boost tourism to the island of Ireland
Air travel tax abolished and VAT reduced as Tourism Ireland urges US vacationers to make the trip in 2011
Monday, May 16th, 2011
PRESS RELEASE - Causeway Coastal Route – One of the World’s Great Road Journeys
Monday, May 16th, 2011
New choral work is “out of this world”.
Monday, May 16th, 2011
PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA BARACK OBAMA
STATE VISIT TO IRELAND. Monday MAY, 23 2011
Monday, May 2nd, 2011
Press Release - Meet The Queen’s Ancestors
‘The Dalkey Tudors’ Tour, Launching 1st May

April

Wednesday, April 27th, 2011
A ‘Flavor of Ireland’ vacation experience comes to Atlanta
"Easily accessible, easily affordable and always unforgettable”
Thursday, April 21st, 2011
Exciting new offerings from Ancestry Ireland- Ulster Historical Foundation
Ulster Scots Luxury Tour
Thursday, April 21st, 2011
Ulster Genealogy & Migration Studies Autumn School.
9th-15th October 2011
Thursday, April 21st, 2011
April 20. 2011 - One of Ireland’s Best Kept Secrets now available for Private Rental
Thursday, April 14th, 2011
Irishpubs Global Conference - Invite
WHEN: April 18, 19, & 20th 2011 WHERE: Crystal Tea Room, 13th & Market Street, Philadelphia PA 19107 WHO: by invitation only: Owners, Managers & Staff of individual and groups of Irish Pubs. Suppliers, consultants and all who connect with the industry

March

Friday, March 25th, 2011
Ireland’s Adare Manor A Royal and Romantic Castle
Thursday, March 24th, 2011
First Birthday of Thea Award Winning Glasnevin Museum
Friday April 8th will see the 1st Birthday of the award winning Glasnevin Museum at Glasnevin Cemetery
Wednesday, March 16th, 2011
US SYFY TV “DESTINATION TRUTH” EXPLORES THE BANSHEE MYTH LIVE FROM DUCKETTS GROVE CASTLE, CARLOW
St Patricks day 17th March 2011
Monday, March 14th, 2011
Couples Escape to Ireland - Luxury Town & Country Golf
Destinations Golf & Leisure has created a luxury escape to Ireland for couples.
Monday, March 14th, 2011
PRESS RELEASE - THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF IRELAND
11th March 2011 - Enjoy and Celebrate a truly traditional St Patrick's Festival at the four sites of the National Museum of Ireland
Monday, March 14th, 2011
PRESS RELEASE
Causeway Coastal Route – One of the World’s Great Road Journeys
Monday, March 14th, 2011
Great Western Greenway Cycling Breaks
For all you cycle enthusiastics out there the Clew Bay Hotel has great activity breaks in Westport.
Monday, March 14th, 2011
US visitors to Ireland on the rise
The number of US vacationers traveling to the island of Ireland rebounded significantly in the later part of 2010, with fourth quarter figures showing an increase in visitors of 14% on the previous year.
Monday, March 14th, 2011
Tourism Ireland, Jet Blue and Aer Lingus host concert at JFK T5
As part of the St Patrick’s celebrations a free, private concert by mittens Irish recording artist Julie Feeney will take place on Thursday, March 17 at Terminal 5 (T5) at John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK).
Wednesday, March 2nd, 2011
CAMERATA IRELAND
Saturday March 5, 2011 at 7:30PM Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall

February

Thursday, February 10th, 2011
St Patrick’s Day festival at Guinness Storehouse
Thursday, February 3rd, 2011
Darragh McGann – Lyrical Baritone and The Singing Taxi Driver
Darragh McGann hails from Cobh, Co. Cork and has been singing for many years both in Cobh and the East Cork area.
Wednesday, February 2nd, 2011
Green faces? Brilliant, it must be St Patrick’s Day!
On 17 March, St Patrick’s Day, every Pablo, Pierre, and Petya around the globe will gladly become Paddy for the day
Tuesday, February 1st, 2011
Mythical Ireland – The Stuff of Legend
It was by the banks of the Boyne River in County Meath that Finn McCumhaill tasted the salmon of knowledge...more
Tuesday, February 1st, 2011
The Ireland ‘Golf Experience’ visits the 2011 PGA Show
Easy to get to, easy on the pocket and easily the best golf experience in the world.
Tuesday, February 1st, 2011
Belfast, home of the Titanic
It took just two years for the Titanic to grow from a pile of girders and rivets at Belfast’s harbour to the looming structure visible from anywhere in city.

January

Thursday, January 27th, 2011
RACHEL GAFFNEY'S REAL IRELAND
Martha Stewart Celebrates the Passion of Women Who Do
Thursday, January 27th, 2011
PRESS RELEASE - CINEMAGIC
Curtain opens on 2nd CINEMAGIC NEW YORK FILM FESTIVAL. Following the success of the inaugural Cinemagic USA festival in 2010, the award-winning Belfast based film charity
Wednesday, January 19th, 2011
LOUGH ERNE RESORT RECEIVES INTERNATIONAL COURSE AWARD
January 2011: Lough Erne Resort continues to add to it‟s growing number of accolades and awards for The Championship Faldo Course with another plaudit from one of the USA‟s most respected golf publications...
Tuesday, January 18th, 2011
PRESS RELEASE LARGEST EVER PROGRAMME OF IRISH ARTS TO TAKE PLACE IN THE US IN 2011 AS PART OF IMAGINE IRELAND
January 7, 2011 People in more than 40 states across the US will experience world-class arts from Ireland this year as part of Imagine Ireland...
Wednesday, January 12th, 2011
iPubFinder.com Launches to Help Tourists Find Authentic Irish Pubs, Anywhere in the World
Dublin, January 12th 2011
Wednesday, January 12th, 2011
Rates are incredible! Rent A Car In Ireland With Auto Europe For Less Than The Price of A Plate of Fish and Chips!
January 5th, 2011
Wednesday, January 12th, 2011
Discovering Your Irish Roots… Annie Moore, Barack Obama and You

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