‘Ireland Unrushed’ – as European protests speed up, June to be ‘slow tourism month’ at home

A new Tourism Ireland campaign leans into ‘decelerating the travel experience’, it says Island Discovery in Co Fermanagh. Photo: Tourism Ireland Summer is here, and protests against mass tourism seem to be speeding up. This month, thousands of demonstrators marched across Spain’s Canary Islands, and activist groups are reportedly targeting June 15 as a protest … Read more

Watch: British comedy duo’s daring Donegal escapade features on new travel series

Two popular British comedians, Babatunde Aléshé and Finlay Christie, are fronting a new Tourism Ireland campaign in Britain titled ‘Coast to Coast: The Scenic Route’, to highlight the Wild Atlantic Way and the Causeway Coastal Route. The campaign includes a new 20-minute YouTube video featuring the two comedians travelling along the northern section of the … Read more

High noon for developer Paddy Kelly, who faces run-in with the sheriff over unpaid rent arrears – The Irish Times

When property developer Paddy Kelly went bust in 2009, he had debts of more than €350 million. The amount owed by his wife, Maureen Kelly, to the landlord of the couple’s house on Morehampton Road in Dublin 4 is not quite as daunting but it’s still a record amount ordered to be paid by the … Read more