This is great news, we need more tourists visiting our beautiful country. There are so many places and sites to see here. I’ve driven nearly the whole of this country, over the past number of years, and must say I’ve discovered some fantastic castles, and history sites, Iv stayed in great accommodation and met some of the most interesting people ever. I hope this year, this great country of ours will get an outstanding amount of visitors, with the gathering. Anyone taking a visit here should have a look at the website revealireland.ie it’s full of interesting places you never existed.

Thanks for posting the website adrian,its very informative.As an expat who makes the trips every year with kids,Ireland has become expensive, I live in the states and its alot cheaper to travel and holiday to south or central america than europe.

‘Thank God for the Americans.”
u are obviuosly not from vietnam , indonesia , Chile , Iraq , Afganistan etc etc etc — but I do think they owe is a lot – as they gave us Neo-liberal economics , A Trojan horse that we gLAdly pulled into the country .
If it had not been for USA – and the madness of Irish voting for Neo- Liberalism – we would be ok now .

Well jim maybe we should ask all the american companys based here that employ thousands of people to leave.im no fan of american policys either but we cant blame them for everything.

@shane king – they come here for garnts and beacuse we are in EU and they pay little tax . Yes – there are jobs – I appreciate that – but more and more these jobs must be competitive ie lower and lower wages ‘ .
The number of red rhumbs – so far – tell me that the Irish appear to be toatlly ignorant of what US does as regards its foreign policy – aslo ithat we must turn a blind eye to their atrocities and be grateful to them – a country based on military Terrorism .
why can we not do the wind farm thing ourselves – and be self sufficient – and why – if water is so scarce in so may places – can we not export our xs water – of whicch there is much ??.
- Yet a few dry weeks – and there are hosepipe bans – we are not using our natural resouces .
how come countries like Israel and fruit [ forget the anti isteeali thing for a moment ]
export flowers etc worlwide – and Holland alos [ high value crops ]- while so much of our land is taken up with cattle for meat eating .
If Israel or Holland had this country – they would be well off .

Give it a rest Jim, if you can find that perfect Utopia of a country on a map let us all know will ye.Europe will do F all for Ireland. Ireland stood on the sidelines when europe needed her,but not to worry some other little country came to her aid..

@paul derby.
if the people do not want to know the facts about USA – that is sad . They are freely available . As for EU – it has given Billions to Ireland – FREE- through CAP [ Common Agr . policy ] and other structural funds . Now they treat us like garbage – but that is fault the Goverment – who put the bank debt on the people – and the people who then threw out one corrupt govt – and put in another one .
there is no perfect utopia – as u well know — . anyway – given the peoples heads in the sand attitude – they deserve all they get .

You tell em Dodge…. Guess I won’t be going where I’m not liked anymore, I’ll just stay home in Chicago where half of Ireland is anyway…..BTW haters are usually just jealous anyway …the people hating America can only wish they were so lucky to live here

@Marlyn maloney – jealusey – thats waht Bush said – no its not . with patriot at – and NDAA and now a virtual police state in survelince – u are welcome to Yankeeland .

They still spend money.

Some people are never happy. God bless America!

@ Sean Mc Vinus
”God bless America!”
unfortunately god does not exist – and equally unfortuntaely the USA does .

I wasn’t complaining for ‘gods’ sake, just adding a detail to the article that wasn’t there,

@Jim Satan Flaviin. Shut up you gob shyte and get a life.

@ Seam Mv Vineue
are u afarid that waht i say is true – why else would u want to shut me up – and name calling is the lowest form of comment .
here is a prog – with three US citizens a Frenchman and an AJE man discussing waht US did in Iraq – and some of waht it is doing now
http://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/empire/

Kevin Timoney. What in the name of God has the Aviva got to do with this. Are you after changing pills?

Rory Conway. Sorry, I figured the reference to Emerald Isle Classic explained my point sufficiently – there was a college American football game held here in September, in the Aviva stadium, and it was packed with tens of thousands of fans who flew here from North America for it. You probably could have googled keywords from my original point, and I’d rather explain further to polite questions, but please yourself.

I’m heading to France in the summer. I’ll report back for ye.

we are unfortunatly a vassal state of USA.. You are correct – eourope is our natural home . we got lots of money – many , many billions from EU over past 35 years or so – but peopel are indoctrinated with a constant flow of US news / views and just blatant propaganda .
If peopel took the time to look up the details of waht US has done over the past 50 years alone – they might have a different view of US and its leaders – and we would be better off in every way possible . Supporting a country who claim the rest of the world as theirs to use as they see fit [ American Excpetionlaism ] is not the way to be .
what effort is put into EU tourist projects – to get them to visit us .?.

PS – Why has there not been more articles – if any – on Italian Elections – in which an Anti – Austerity party did well – and came from – nowhere and may get 100+ seats , or is the Journal just another small time Fox news .Apparenly the ”markets ” reacted badly to the election result – so sad for them – and of course we will be made pay for same .

@dodge challeneger .
No – I dont hate the USA – . I do hate its foreign policy – and the way it conducts it . Also it Economic Neo-Liberal economic policy which brought about in no small measure the presnt Recession . Many in US feel same way as I do re its Terrorist activities – and these can be verified easy enough at Noam chomskys site , or John Pilgers- one a high class journalist – the other a gifted intelectual .
It was once a better place to live – before the patriot act and NDAA – . Also the fact that the Irish seem not to want to know waht US gets up to is disturbing .
The USA has many freedoms etc – but they are going fast . It is IMO very bad that the Irish do not know about US terrorism . There are of course other Terrorist s eg Taliban, Al Queda – etc etc – but they are as nought compared to US .
These are facts – and if name calling makes u feel better – I feel sorry for u .
why not look for facts instead .

In your case your just bitter. Take your hate speech to Pakistan or Saudi Arabia.