In this episode, we sit down to talk with Marie McKown of Tourism Ireland to discuss current issues affecting Ireland tourism, such as how the recession has affected travel to and within Ireland and how the tourism industry in the country has reacted.

Links to some of the sites mentioned in the podcast:

Tourism Ireland http://www.discoverireland.com/

The Characters of Ireland videos page on Discover Ireland (page was down when we posted the podcast)

Blog for Discover Ireland http://blog.discoverireland.com/

About Walking in Ireland http://www.discoverireland.ie/Walking.aspx

Tourism site for Northern Ireland http://www.discovernorthernireland.com/

Irish Hotel Federation http://www.irelandhotels.com/

Irish Rail (the Republic) http://www.irishrail.ie/home/
Translink (Northern Ireland rail service) http://www.translink.co.uk/

Bus Eireann (the Republic) http://www.buseireann.ie/

Londonderry (a.k.a. Derry) http://www.derryvisitor.com/

The following links are not necessarily endorsements for use of the product or service. They are merely mentioned in the podcast.

Dan Dooley car rental http://www.dandooley.com/

Aer Lingus http://www.aerlingus.com/

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