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    • Cavan Conference Venue and Meeting Destination  
    • Cork Conference Venue and Meetings Destination - info
    • Galway Conference and Meeting Venue Destination - info
    • Kildare Conference Venue and Meetings Destination - info
    • Kilkenny Conference and Meeting Venue Destination - info
    • Limerick Meeting and Conference Venue Destination - info
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Ireland Conference Venue Destination

It’s no surprise that Ireland has become one of the most talked about destinations in the world for corporate meetings.

As well as being one of Europe’s most dynamic economies, Ireland enjoys easy access by air and sea, a rich cultural heritage, stunning natural landscapes, and a fascinating diversity of smart, fashionable and fast-paced cities alongside quiet relaxed rural areas. And with warm, friendly and hospitable locals, you’re guaranteed a trip to remember.

Ireland takes things seriously when it comes to business, with excellent state-of-the-art facilities, first-class amenities and easy transfers around the country. But when it comes to play, the Irish and in particular Irish people have a great sense of fun that permeates through everything from rounds of golf to evenings in the pub.

Some of the world’s top conference hotel chains are expanding their network of hotels throughout Ireland and around the country you’ll find excellent accommodation whether you want a chic urban boutique hotel or a comfortable and historic country castle.

Conferences

With a savvy, educated, youthful and confident population, the country is in the midst of a vibrant and dynamic boom, which has seen facilities, amenities and accessibility enter bold new domains.

Over four billion Euro has been invested in the tourism industry alone over the last few years and Ireland has become a frontrunner when it comes to conferences. With exceptional venues, purpose-built conference and meeting facilities, excellent hotels and efficient management, whatever size your conference it will be carried off without a hitch.

Even the most complex conference can be catered for, whether you need videoconferencing capability or a multi-media presentation, Ireland’s world-class telecommunications mean that everything and anything is possible.

Ireland is the perfect place to impress and inspire delegates with conference venues that can cater for anything up to 6,000 guests.

Incentive

Ireland lingers on in the mind long after you’ve left it. Not only will it provide all you are looking for as an incentive destination, the return on investment will be substantial – leaving your guests motivated, ready to tackle new challenges and with a renewed sense of drive for your business objectives.


Dublin Conference Venue Destination                                                                             Top

Dublin is widely regarded as one of Europe’s top conference and meeting venues with a high quality selection of Dublin conference hotels and meeting venues, many Dublin visitor attractions and the
renowned Irish “craic”, as well as ease of airline access to Dublin airport. Meeting delegates can also
enjoy a round of golf at some of Europe’s top golf courses.

On Meetingsbooker.com you can search Dublin conference and meeting venues including corporate 
hotels, specialist Dublin conference venues, large business hotels as well as small Dublin meetings and conference centres.  Meetingsbooker.com allows you to either book Dublin meeting rooms online or receive an immediate online quote including room hire, coffee/tea breaks, lunches, finger food, 
dinners and equipment hire.


Quality and choice of Hotel and Conference Venues

Over the last number of years the number of Dublin hotel and specialist conference venues has 
increased dramatically. Dublin business hotels have also invested heavily in developing their 
conference and meeting facilities including WIFI and state of the art IT and audio visual 
equipment.


Dublin hotel and conference venue staff members are also very experienced in dealing with 
conference and meetings ranging from large Dublin events such as association conferences 
to small corporate meetings, interviews, seminars are product launches.


Dublin Visitor Attractions

Whether you are attending a small corporate meeting in a Dublin hotel or large conference in Dublin 
there are a number of visitor attractions which are ideal for a private visit or indeed a gala dinner or 
group visit. The Guinness Storehouse is Dublin’s top visitor attraction and popular venue for meeting delegates to discover the secret to Ireland’s famous beer. Similarly the Old Jameson Distillery also 
takes large group bookings for Dublin conference delegates and provides a guided tour explaining 
the history and production of Jameson whiskey.

Other more historical visitor attractions for Dublin meeting delegates to visit include the Dublin Writers museum, Dublin Castle, Powerscourt Townhouse, Book of Kells at Trinity College to name but a few.


Irish “craic”

Dublin is a fun, young modern European city which still keeps its cultural and heritage identity. Organising 
a corporate meeting, seminar or large conference in Dublin offers delegates the chance to experience the “craic” or fun in Dublin, this is typified by the traditional Irish pub. Pubs like Keoghs, McDaids, O’Donoghues as well as modern additions such as Café en Seine provide the perfect platform to relax and unwind after your Dublin meeting or conference.


Golf in Dublin

Why not mix business with pleasure before or after you next meeting in Dublin. A number of top golf courses are located close to Dublin city centre and airport. After your seminar, meeting or Dublin conference you can transfer to play golf at Portmarnock Golf Course, Druids Glen Golf Course, Royal 
Dublin Golf Course, K Club, Carton House and many more. Transfer times depend very much on the 
day of the week and time of day.


Celtic Tiger

For many years Dublin and Ireland experienced an economic boom which was dubbed the Celtic Tiger, 
this gave rise to new industries and overseas investment in Ireland particularly around the IT and software industries.

IFSC

The main International Financial Services Center (IFSC) in Dublin is located in the city centre on the river liffey. More than 430 international operations are approved to trade in the IFSC, while a further 700 managed entities are approved to carry on business under the IFSC programme. IFSC bodies include; The Dublin Docklands Development Authority, Dublin International Insurance & Management Association, Financial Services Ireland, IDA Ireland (Financial Services Section) and Irish Bankers Federation.

If you require a Dublin meeting room, conference room or Dublin meeting hotel near the IFSC Dublin a number of our Meetingsbooker.com partners are located nearby namely; The Temple Bar Hotel and The Morgan Hotel Dublin.

Belfast, capital city of Northern Ireland is situated within an hours drive of some of Europe's most unspoiled and spectacular scenery. The city has undergone a metamorphosis in recent years with over £300m investment in the tourism infrastructure and is now emerging as a dynamic new destination for conferences, meetings and events.

Ease of access

Dublin Airport
If you are travelling from overseas Dublin Airport offer meeting delegates a wide range of scheduled access throughout the World. Irish airlines such as Ryanair, Aer Lingus and Aer Arann operate many routes to mainland Europe and the rest of the world not to mention an abundance of International carriers such as Delta, Iberia, Alitalia etc.

Dublin Airport is only located 10km from Dublin city centre on the Northside of the city. There are a number of Dublin airport hotels and conference venues close to Dublin Airport and surrounding areas such as Swords, Malahide, Portmarnock and Santry. If you are travelling into the city on business and require a Dublin meeting room there are many public transport options from Dublin Airport including the Aircoach coaches, taxi’s and public buses. Be careful to ensure plenty of time to transfer as depending on traffic a taxi from Dublin Airport to your Dublin meeting hotel may take well over an hour. 

Cork Conference Venue Destination                                                                                Top

Cork is the perfect conference venue in Ireland. Featuring hundreds of four and five star hotels with dedicated conference centres and venues to meet your needs for 6-1,000 delegates. 

As well as the scenery, Ireland & Cork has an impressive selection of places to stay with opulent castles, grand country manors, five-star resorts and chic urban retreats – perfect to rejuvenate and revitalize the body and mind.

Throughout Ireland and more particularly Cork, you will find a wide range of fine hotels and a choice of breathtaking venues from which to develop a tailored incentive programme.  Famous home grown hotels sit happily beside international luxury chains.

General Information

Access:  
Cork Airport is conveniently located 7 km from the city.   There are 10 flights daily between Cork and Dublin and direct access from 16 UK airports and 19 European cities. 

Destination Appeal:  
Ireland and Cork are well known and on the list of ‘must see’ places.  The perfect opportunity to combine business with pleasure! Cork City and County represents the huge variety of cultural wealth available in Ireland.  Art exhibitions and fairs, theatrical performances and opera take place all year round.  Kiss the Blarney Stone and become endowed with 'the Gift of the Gab’ - an ability to persuade others to do what you will. Well - worth a try!

Location: 
City, country & sea package experience all rolled into one.  The climate is temperate.  

Experience:
Inspirational, renewal, space.  The English-speaking Irish people and native Corkonians are warm, hospitable, witty, approachable, full of humour and ready to welcome you!    

Cork’s City and Towns:
Cork City is a compact space with everything within walking distance. It boasts department stores, multinational high street fashion retailers and homegrown small boutiques. Towns such as Kinsale, Midleton, Macroom or Clonakilty are treasure troves for gift shops, bookshops, second hand shops, local giftware, pottery, glass, paintings.   

Economic Information 

Over four billion Euro has been spent on developing the Irish Tourism Industry.  As the second biggest industry in the country, it is of great importance and this will be conveyed through the quality of service, operations and attention to detail you will find when organizing a meeting, conference or incentive in Cork.

The quality of life in Ireland is very high – in a global quality of life audit The Economist magazine declared Ireland the number one place to live.

A safe and friendly country, Ireland is secure both politically and economically.

Value for money – Cork/Ireland is an excellent package destination, as it holds all of the right elements to make a successful incentive.

Well educated and young population.

Higher participation rates for meetings and incentives due to destination appeal, thereby increasing likelihood of a strong bottom line for your conference or incentive. 

Part of the Euro zone, easy for people to continue traveling (if applicable) throughout Europe.

Belfast Conference Venue Destination                                                                            Top

Belfast, a city rich in Victorian and Edwardian architecture standing side by side with new state-of-the-art convention centres and hotels, a city filled with atmospheric pubs and fine restaurants, a city where people and their humour is renowed.

Access

By Bus

Aircoach provides a luxury coach service that runs from Dublin Airport to Belfast city seven days a week on an hourly basis from 7am until 9pm. This service enables anyone flying in to Dublin to travel on to Belfast conveniently and comfortably. The duration of the journey is approximately two hours.

By Air

Belfast is easily accessible from other cities in the UK and Europe with regular scheduled flights coming into both Belfast City and Belfast International Airports. Travel from most UK destinations takes just over 1 hour.

Belfast City Airport is situated just 3 miles from the city centre on the south shores of Belfast Lough. A regular bus service operates into the city centre bus station at the Europa Hotel. Fare is £3 one way. The journey time is approximately 10 minutes.

By rail

Delegates travelling into Dublin Airport can travel onwards to Belfast on a high speed rail link in just 2 hours with trains departing every hour.

By Sea

There are regular sailings from the UK mainland into Northern Ireland with services operated by Stena Line, Seacat and Norse Irish Ferries. Special Group fares can be negotiated with the carriers.

By Bus

The Aircoach provides a luxury coach service that runs from Dublin Airport to Belfast City seven days a week on an hourly basis from 7am until 9pm. The duration of the journey is approximately two hours.

Galway Conference Venue Destination                                                                                  Top

Galway City is one of the fastest growing cities in Europe and, with a population of approx. 71,983 as per the census of April 2006, it has become the third city in the Republic of Ireland after Dublin and Cork . It began as a small fishing village centred around the estuary of the River Corrib, a river traditionally called Abhainn na Gaillimhe (The Galway River) after Galvia, a mythological princess said to have drowned in its waters.

On Meetingsbooker.com you can search Galway conference and meeting venues including corporate hotels, specialist Galway conference venues, large business hotels as well as small Galway meetings and conference centres. 

Meetingsbooker.com allows you to either book Galway meeting rooms online or receive an immediate online quote including room hire, coffee/tea breaks, lunches, finger food, dinners and equipment hire

Commerce in Galway

There is a vibrant business sector throughout the county and Galway is a key centre for many progressive Irish and multinational industries particularly in the software and medical devices sectors. Galway is a popular conference location with a large number of high quality conference hotels with meeting and conference rooms available for large of small events.

Access to Galway

Galway Airport

Located just 6km from the City Centre, Galway Airport is ideally positioned, when you are visiting Galway for a conference or meeting. Many Galway conference hotels organise shuttle transfers for meeting delegates to Galway Airport .


Galway airport offers direct convenient international access to Galway City and county and of course idyllic Connemara , as well as neighbouring counties Mayo, Roscommon, Clare and Limerick . Conference or meeting passengers can connect at Dublin, Cardiff, London Luton, Manchester, Liverpool, Edinburgh, Belfast City, Birmingham, Cork and Lorient from almost anywhere in the world to Galway and avoid having to face a long road or rail connection to their final destination in the West of Ireland.

Road / Train

As indicated above Galway enjoys strong air access direct to Galway Airport . Conference or meeting delegates can also travel to their Galway conference hotel or venue by car using one of the three national primary routes namely N17, N6 and N18. For Galway city conference and meeting venues or hotels, delegates can travel with Irish Rail with 6 return services from Dublin to Galway train station per day. Conference or meeting delegate travel time by train from Dublin to Galway is 2.5 hours.

Events in Galway

Galway and surrounding areas such as Ballinasloe, Clifden, Loughrea and Gort are one of Irelands up and coming conference and meetings venues. Galway conference or meeting delegates can enjoy an almost constant round of festivals celebrating the arts, music, film, food, culture and sport such as the world famous Galway Races. Conference Hotels and meeting venues often arrange transfers for large groups to the Galway Races which can also offer corporate hospitality.

National University of Ireland

Established in 1845, the National University of Ireland, Galway , has been a centre for teaching, research and service to the community for over 150 years. The amenities of the university have expanded over the years to include lecture theatres, seminar and conference rooms, restaurants and an indoor recreational centre with a lounge and bar. The lecture theatres are of an international standard with state of the art audio visual and computer equipment.


Limerick Conference Venue Destination                                                                                 Top

Limerick is today the fastest growing commercial and industrial centre in provincial Ireland and a popular conference and meeting venue. Limerick city is strategically located on the national primary road network, a short distance from Dublin as well as Cork and Kerry and Galway to the west.

Overseas conference and meetings delegates can fly to Shannon International Airport, Ireland's transatlantic airport, is just 21km west of Limerick City on the N18.

Limerick City is the capital of the Shannon Region with a population of nearly 400,000, and is a centre of administration, industry, commerce and tourism. 

Limerick Commerce

Limerick city is the successful home of numerous multinational and indigenous manufacturing firms, including Dell, Howmedica International, Krups Engineering, Verbatim, Johnson & Johnson and Analog Devices.

National Technology Park

The National Technology Park comprises a 650 acre site on the banks of the River Shannon. With the University of Limerick at its core, the aim of the park is to create the appropriate physical, administrative and technological environment conducive to the growth of technology based enterprise. With Meetingsbooker.com you can search and find conference hotels and meeting venues close to The National Technology Park.

There are over 2,100 people employed in the park in over 80 separate organisations, combining multinational subsidiaries, Irish technology companies, R&D entities and support services. The park provides a range of flexible industrial and business accommodation options for eligible activities. Among the centres that such accommodation is available are The Innovation Centre, the International Business Centre, the International Science Centre and the Plassey Enterprise Centre.

Pre / Post Conference or Meetings Activities in Limerick

In addition to its well developed infrastructure and the exceptional range of supports available, its beautiful environment makes Limerick the ideal location for your next conference or business meeting, whether it is a large Limerick conference or corporate meeting.

Access

A comprehensive network of secondary roads links Limerick with other centres of population throughout the country. The country's railway network links Limerick to all the major centres of population and cargo ports.

Meath Conference Venue Destination                                                                                  Top

Meath is a unique conference venue in Ireland located just outside Dublin and a short distance from Dublin Airport. Meath is a stones throw from Dublin International airport (15 minutes). If you bring your business to Meath, you can save traveling and traffic time, reduce stress levels and costs. Meath is home to Newgrange, The Hill of Tara and countless championship Irish golf courses.

Kildare Conference Venue Destination                                                                                  Top

County Kildare is located close to Dublin has a wealth of Ireland conferencing facilities for meetings of all sizes. Many of the conference hotels in Kildare have excellent banqueting facilities to enhance the experience of your Ireland conference delegates.

We all know that meetings these days are not all about sitting around a table. So much can be achieved by challenging and invigorating your group through activity. From archery to aromatherapy, trekking to tee-times, go-karting to greyhound racing County Kildare is one of Irelands most popular conference venues has the facilities.  

Kilkenny Conference Venue Destination                                                                                 Top


A vibrant and dynamic city, Kilkenny successfully combines a sense of history and culture with the very best in conference and hospitality facilities to create the perfect location for your corporate event.

Positioned close to Ireland's main airports and cities, Kilkenny offers conference visitors from Ireland and abroad, convenient access by rail, road and air. There is a wide choice of hotel based or stand-alone conference venues available, with in-house conference coordination teams on hand to ensure every aspect of your even is meticulously attended to. There are accommodation options to suit your size conference or corporate event, including a choice of luxurious hotels, with the very best of leisure and business facilities.

For corporate hospitality and entertainment, Kilkenny offers delegates a world of choice. By day, Kilkenny's verdant countryside is a haven for sports enthusiasts with golf, equestrian sports, angling, and a host of other leisure activities within easy reach. The city itself is a renowned shopping destination; winding streets and medieval slipways host eclectic and exciting mix of stores including artisan crafts and gifts, and the best of international high street shopping. By night, Kilkenny's award winning bars, restaurants and cafes serve the best of Irish and international cuisine freshly prepared using the finest of local ingredients.
 

 


                      


























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