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FÁILTE IRELAND IS set to invest €500,000 in boosting tourism to Ireland’s national parks.
Taoiseach Enda Kenny today announced Fáilte Ireland’s new strategic partnership with the National Parks and Wildlife Services (NPWS), which aims to increase tourism in the rural areas where the parks are located.
This initial funding will focus on the five national parks and five nature reserves along the Wild Atlantic Way, as well as Wicklow National Park.
Announcing the initiative in Ballycroy National Park, Co Mayo, Kenny said the money “will undoubtedly allow for the design of excellent tourism projects building on the strengths of each location, as well as further promoting our national parks and nature reserves for visitors and tourists”.
Michael Ring, Minister for State for Regional Economic Development, added: “While the last few years have been difficult in relation to exchequer funding, I am delighted that we are now in a position to invest further in our natural heritage”.
Bumper year
Speaking about the project, Fáilte Ireland’s Director of Strategic Development Orla Carroll said: “We know from our own research that more and more visitors want to experience the Irish landscape up-close and personal.
Our national parks can do just that – by unlocking this potential we can give our visitors a real opportunity to get back to nature and get in touch with Ireland.
2016 was a record-breaking year for Irish tourism, with nine million visits taking place in the first 11 months. There were 8,919,700 million visits to Ireland up to the end of November, an 11% increase compared to the same period in 2015.
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I’m sick to the teeth of Enda Kenny. I cringe every time I see him and it gets worse when I remember he’s the leader of my country, how the hell did it happen???
People voted in an election
Ive spent 3 years trying to figure out that. Spineless useless get. Hes about to get his though. Knives are being sharpened
He became leader because Richard Bruton made a balls of the Fine Gael leadership challenge and Fianna Fail made a balls of the country. Wrong man in the right place so to speak.
Ther was a film about it a few years back called ‘The Accidental Taoiseach’……
I misread that.
I thought it said Enda’s brown bread!
Ah well, never mind.
Brilliant John
F*cking cringeworthy stuff. I actually got embarrassed watching that. Memories of the Calor Housewife of the year competition. And as for Enda. Suffering Jasus!
There’s a lot of Brown stuff pouring out of Enda’s mouth as it is without adding to it
I honestly don’t know how he shows his face in public. I’d be gone into hiding, never to be seen again.
Krusty the clown
Krusty the clown. Brilliant!!
” making brown bread ” sur Enda isnt that what the wimmin do best”
at least that would appear to be the case in regard to appointments to Junior Ministries or to the senate
Was having a great day till I seen the idiot walking about and he looked nackered time for him to retire lets hope shatter shatters him on late later tomorrow night.
Then again RTE won’t allow tubridy ask the correct question that will allow shatter shatter kenny
Well if I may interject in the bash the mayoman I want to stand up for the bread… Stunning!! I know – I’ve had it enough times! Well done on the “latest” win Betty!
At the start of the video, the presenter grabs the runners-up hand first of all and then swapsover. Poor woman probably thought she won.
Typical mayo flute
Did Enda not ask Betty Williams if winning the baking competition meant as much as the Nobel Peace Prize?
A*rse hole EU puppet
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