Leitrim man appointed to board of Tourism Ireland

Joe Dolan, Managing Director of The Bush Hotel

placeholder image — Joe Dolan, Managing Director of The Bush Hotel

Following a meeting at Dublin Castle on Friday, July 31 the North South Ministerial Council approved the appointment of Carrick-on-Shannon business man and MD of the Bush Hotel Joe Dolan to the Board of Tourism Ireland.

Educated at the Presentation Brothers in Carrick-on-Shannon and NUIGalway Mr Dolan holds a PhD from QUBelfast and a Tourism Strategy Diploma from Cornell State University.

He is a former Chair of Leitrim Tourism, Director of NW Tourism and past President of the Irish Hotels Federation. Mr. Dolan is also a current Director of the National Tourism Authority, Failte Ireland and a member of Failte Ireland and Tourism Ireland Brexit mitigation groupings.

He is long associated with tourism in Leitrim and also a former Leitrim Person of the Year.