Republic of Ireland news

Jason Worthy has been announced as the new CEO of Anytime Fitness UK. He succeeds Neil Randall who moved to become CEO of Netherlands-based Urban ... More

England and Scotland have become the most recent countries to announce their spas will reopen, following a hard-fought campaign by industry associations, operators and the ... More

Low-cost operator énergie Fitness is looking to more than double the number of franchised clubs it has in Scotland this year. There are currently six ... More

Budget club operator énergie Fitness is looking for a new financial partner after appointing Clearwater International and Canaccord Genuity as its new financial advisors. The ... More

Titanic Belfast – one of Northern Ireland’s most visited attractions – has confirmed the appointment of Judith Owens as its new chief executive. Previously operating ... More

The Bannatyne Group has cast its net across the Irish Sea after buying Virgin Active's Belfast club. The acquisition, for an undisclosed sum, is the ... More

Travel trade association UKinbound has welcomed the decision in this week's Budget to freeze Air Passenger Duty (APD) on short and long-haul economy flights. According ... More

A proposed 15 per cent tax cut to tourism in Northern Ireland would make the country more competitive with the Republic of Ireland and create ... More

Japan’s Ibaraki Kashima Stadium – which was damaged during a large earthquake in 2011 – will be used as a venue for the Tokyo 2020 ... More

The importance of an investment programme planned for the Welsh tourism sector has been laid bare after recent figures revealed a dip in domestic visitors ... More

Britain’s decision to leave the European Union could provide a huge boost to Northern Ireland’s tourism, thanks to freedom from EU laws over VAT rates ... More

Representatives for Northern and Southern Ireland have come together to officially submit the nation’s bid for the 2023 Rugby World Cup. Governments of both Northern ... More

Hotel, train and river-cruise operator Belmond will launch “Ireland’s first luxury rail experience” on 30 August, with 10 sleeper carriages designed by James Park Associates ... More

Tourism officials have launched an art installation on the hills of Snowdonia, with giant mirrored letters spelling out the word ‘EPIC’ as part of a ... More

Gaming giant Rank Group has pitched plans for a new mixed-use leisure development – including a casino – to Belfast City Council, but will require ... More

With only a year to go until England hosts the Rugby World Cup 2015, Prince Harry has been appointed honorary president of England Rugby 2015 ... More

Tourism Ireland is harnessing star power to fuel its latest marketing campaign by recruiting famed Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield to front a series of online ... More

The significant rise in transport and hospitality costs are damaging Northern Ireland’s tourism industry, according to the country’s Conservative party. The latest Consumer Price Index ... More

England, Scotland, Wales and the Republic of Ireland have informed football’s European governing body Uefa that they want to stage matches in the European Championship ... More

The UK Government is coming under pressure from operators in the tourism industry to cut VAT, following a turnaround in visitor numbers to the Republic ... More

The 2012 tourism campaign for Northern Ireland has returned almost four times its original cost, says a new report. Our Time, Our Place included a ... More

VisitBritain has revealed figures that show the increasing popularity of Britain from tourism powerhouse China, a strong French inbound market and record spend from Australia, ... More

Tourism Ireland is confident about prospects for 2013, despite recent findings from the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency pointing to a dip in overseas ... More

A charity, a local authority and a fire service have all just purchased Climbing Towers from UK-based interactive family attractions specialist Innovative Leisure. The Eye ... More