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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Prices falling in real economy

Friday the 10th of July 2009

Falling prices and costs published by the CSO are good news for consumers and business as it creates hope of the start of a recovery from recession.

However, some in the private sector, insurance +19%, childcare +6%, and largely in the state sector, transport +11%, education +4.5%, hospital charges +9% are still rising prices and failing in their duty to reduce costs in line with the real economy. Electricity prices in Ireland are now the highest in Europe and damaging the economy and Foreign Direct Investment.

Dermott Jewell of the Consumers Association of Ireland is reported as saying “unjustified price hikes will put Ireland on the road to ruination.”

Tom Coffey, CEO DCBA, said “The state sector are not living in the real economy and are not making the kind of reductions in prices to consumers that is required in the interests of our country. It appears that true patriotism at this time is lacking amongst the Irish political class, state sector companies and an unproductive legal sector in failing to make the decisions to control their own costs in the interests of our country.”

“The real economy (clothing -12%, food -3%, etc.) has reduced prices and have been very flexible quickly in reducing costs and prices which shows that Ireland has great ability to adjust to the new economic condition. It is disappointing that some sectors are laggards and free loading.”