LATEST DUBLIN CITY NEWS

• “Proposed changes to retail guidelines will cost jobs, compromise main streets and cause more dereliction - An Taisce”

  03-01-2012

  Jobs will be lost and main streets will suffer if Forfas gets its way on Retail Planning  according to a recent An Taisce  Press Release

• Rejuvenating Dublin's Tourism Product

  23-12-2011

  Dublin City Business Association commissioned Jerome Casey and Felim O’Rourke to undertake a study of tourism in Dublin and to make least-cost recommendations for its rejuvenation. The World Tourism Organisation concluded (in relation to Ireland) that "there appears to be very little correlation between marketing spending by National Tourism Organisations and international arrivals". 
  

  Within Ireland, there is a mismatch between the Irish tourism market and the public resources devoted to it. 

  33 existing tourist attractions in Dublin were reviewed, and low-cost initiatives suggested for their improvement.

  From 2000 – 2010 Ireland’s share of world tourism visitors has fallen sharply. In 2004, Ireland changed from being a destination country for incoming tourists to an origin country for Irish, outgoing tourists.

  Dublin must move from passive approval of tourist activities to an active development of tourism as a priority industry in regenerating the city’s economy. 

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

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50th anniversary of Alliance Francaise

Thursday the 10th of June 2010

Celebrating the 50th anniversary of Alliance Francaise, Le Marche de France, European Market, is bringing a French festival to the Dublin Docklands from 13th – 18th July 2010 and will coincide with Bastille Day on 14th July. Offering fresh French food, crafts and a day out packed with atmosphere, the event will celebrate French culture, heritage and music, along with entertainment and a fireworks display, 30,000 visitors are expected over the 6 days of the event when Spencer Dock will become a little bit of Paris.
 
Le Marche de France, European Market
Le Marche de France have organised over 60 markets nationwide in the past 2 years and have witnessed over 1.5m visitors enjoying the Festival atmosphere.  
 
Alliance Francaise
Alliance Française is non-profit organisation is registered as an Irish Charity.  Its role is to disseminate the French language abroad and to promote French culture.
 
The Guinness Connection
Le Belem was launched in 1896 as a working ship until 1914 when it was sold to the Duke of Westminster and turned into a luxury yacht.
In 1921, Sir Arthur Ernest Guinness convinced the Duke to sell the yacht to him where he worked and lived as he sailed around the world on what he had now called Fantome II.  In 1939, the Fantome II was put out of commission due to the outbreak of World War 2 and was forgotten about until 1951. In 1949 the Guinness family put the ship up for sail after the death of Sir Arthur and it was subsequently bought by an Italian sailing school. In 1979 it came back to the ownership of the French where it has stayed ever since.