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An investigation of the potential of genealogy tourism as a catalyst for regional development in County Galway
(2007)
This thesis is concerned with the challenges now faced by genealogy tourism in county Galway, situated on Ireland’s Western seaboard. It is a response to a 50%
decline in the overall number of genealogy tourists visiting ...
Sustaining food tourism networks: barriers and facilitators
(2013)
Ireland’s food industry is already capitalising on the perception of Ireland as natural, green and pure. Irish organic smoked salmon, for example, is currently being sold in Europe at a higher premium than Norwegian and ...
Holidaymaker’s use of travel guides (paper and digital) while holidaying in Ireland
(2013-06-06)
Holidaymaker’s use of Smartphone technology, is growing rapidly, to the point where online use from mobile devices is expected to surpass traditional computer internet use by 2014. This has become increasingly ...
Localised pasts and presents : critical viewpoints on the making of County Mayo’s Commemorative Heritages
(2006)
Both in Ireland and internationally, acts of commemoration have garnered much attention in recent time from political organisations and academic circles, as well as from the media and general public. Much of the focus has ...
A review of issues influencing tourism in Belfast in 2013
(2013)
This conference paper focusses on factors influencing tourism in Northern Ireland, with a particular emphasis on Belfast. It also looks at the major drivers of urban tourism, and examines other major tourist cities like ...
Sustainable event management in Ireland: A local authority perspective
(2013-06-06)
This postgraduate research addresses the sustainable planning and management of events in Ireland from a local authority perspective. Sustainable event management is defined by the British Standards Institute (2011) as “an ...
The transformation of Galway: an urban history of a port town 1600-1700
(2012)
Galway’s wealth and position as a major Irish trading port at the beginning of the seventeenth century stemmed from a mixture of geography and politics. Its staunch support of the Crown, since its foundation in the early ...
Perspectives on ecotourism: examining tourism provider understandings
(2013-06-06)
This paper focusses on the area of ecotourism in Ireland, and how it can be both improved and promoted. An example of the Greenbox ecotourism initiative was given and how this came about, and the role that government can ...
Language teaching and learning in Ireland: 2012–2021
(Cambridge University Press, 2022-11-03)
The language teaching landscape in Ireland has changed considerably over the last 30 years as a result of substantial and sustained inward migration into the country during this period. These social and demographic ...
The Irish War of Independence (1919–1921) in County Galway: Local Histories, Memories & Post-Conflict Heritage Initiatives
(Atlantic Technological University, 2022)
The Government of Ireland's Decade of Centenaries programme has aroused much interest of late in the revolutionary events that preceded the creation of the Irish Free State in 1922. This thesis explores local histories, ...