Fáilte Ireland Board meet in The Landmark Hotel and visit local attractions

Fáilte Ireland’s Chairperson, Paul Carty, together with the senior management team and the entire Authority (Board) of Fáilte Ireland - the National Tourism Development Authority - gathered in The Landmark Hotel, Carrick-on-Shannon on Thursday,  March 30, for the organisation’s quarterly Authority meeting.   

Ciaran Kelly and Fáilte Ireland Chairperson Paul Carty.

A number of businesses and local authority representatives from Cavan, Leitrim and Roscommon in Ireland’s Hidden Heartlands were invited to brief the Authority members on their season to date and their future business plans. 

Fáilte Ireland’s Authority members also had the opportunity to see first-hand Fáilte Ireland’s investment brought to life at the National Famine Museum at Strokestown Park House and Gardens which was developed by the Irish Heritage Trust, in partnership with Fáilte Ireland and owners of the property Westward Holdings. 

The new museum received a Fáilte Ireland grant of €3.9million and is one of the largest ever investments in a visitor attraction in Ireland’s Hidden Heartlands. 

Members of the Authority also paid a visit to The Shed Distillery in Drumshanbo.

Fáilte Ireland’s analysis shows the museum is expected to attract 115,000 visitors annually, generating an additional €25million for the local economy within the ten years of opening post investment.