tourism Fáilte Ireland: Regional airports will not win business from Dublin’s passenger capThe head of the tourism agency said that it was not viable to move planes to smaller Irish airports
Aviation Wicklow airport consortium plan bundle of large projects for 1,000 acre Arklow siteThe unnamed Middle Eastern group acquiring land tracts of land in the county intend the aviation project to have drone taxis to transport passengers on site
Tourism Wild Atlantic Way worth €3 billion per year to the westThe coastal route was launched in 2014 in response to the global financial crash
Aviation Middle-East investors amassing 1,000 acres in Wicklow to build international airportThe consortium planning the East Leinster International Airport Project have provisionally secured 600 acres from landowners in Arklow.
Stock Take Hostelworld’s strong profit growth provides a sunny outlook for investors The Dublin-based online travel agent is recovering strongly from the worst impacts of the pandemic and has already achieved many of its 2025 targets
Economy More than 70 food businesses closed in February - Restaurants Association of IrelandThe industry body said between 20 and 22 jobs were lost with each closure, amounting to about 1,500 overall
Tourism Enterprise minister should take control of tourism brief, industry body saysA report from the ITIC said the government’s labour policy would cost the industry an additional €1.4 billion in payroll between now and 2026
Hospitality Hostelworld swings into profit on the back of ‘record’ revenuesThe company made a loss of €13.6 million in 2022 and a profit of €5 million last year
News Energy is ‘main cost pressure’ for 98 per cent of customer-facing firms, Ibec saysInflation and labour costs are also an issue for most firms according a new report from the representative group
Hospitality Gillian and Michael Beare of Finn Lough on the ups and downs of running a business as siblingsHaving taken over the family business, the siblings have transformed the Fermanagh resort into an international attraction
Politics Michael McGrath begins China trip ahead of St Patrick’s Day The visit follows the Chinese premier’s visit to Ireland last month, which resulted in the country lifting its Irish beef suspension
News Focus Paul Grant of Stena Line: Brexit still rocking the boat for Ireland-UK tradeAs hauliers bypass the UK in the wake of Brexit, markets will have to grow if trade is to ever recover to pre-2020 levels, Grant warns
Profit & Loss Profit & Loss: Emerald Airlines books heavy losses, while profits surge for TUI holidaysRevealing who is up and who is down as we go inside the world of Irish businesses
Hospitality Hilton to open western Europe’s first Home2 Suites property in Dublin next year The property, situated at the site of Telephone House on Marlborough St, will mark the first appearance of the Home2 Suites brand in western Europe
Tourism Half of tourism firms expect more overseas visitors this year - Fáilte IrelandThe report from the state tourism body found that businesses named rising costs related to energy and payroll among their biggest challenges
Hospitality Hotel food and drink prices set to test customers’ limit with further increases likelyA new report from Crowe Ireland found that further cost hikes were likely in the sector and that regional hotels, in particular, were being impacted by inflation
News No pre-Christmas surge in Dublin spending, new data shows The payments processor also identified a volatile period in the capital’s tourism trade
News ‘No basis’ for noise worry: Michael O’Leary dismisses local concerns over lifting of airport passenger cap Ryanair chief executive said he wasn’t personally abusive to Eamon Ryan, and that without raising the cap, Ireland’s tourism industry would suffer
Economics AIB PMI: Irish services sector hits January slump as expansion falls to 35-month lowThe findings of AIB’s survey showed “a loss of momentum in Irish service sector activity” which resulted in only “fractional growth” for the month
Aviation ‘Putting a brake on Dublin Airport risks economic future’, Michael McGrath warnsFinance minister said Dublin Airport critical to Ireland’s economic fortunes in a significant boost for DAA growth plans