The embassy of Ireland has opened the United Arab Emirates’ first external visa application centre in partnership with VFS Global. Operations at the new centre in Abu Dhabi are now live.

Natura Bisse, the luxury Spanish skincare brand, has opened a second spa in Ireland, at the prestigious The K Club, located in a rural setting just 30 minutes outside of the bustling city of Dublin.

The Guinness Storehouse has retained its position as Ireland’s number one international visitor attraction by surpassing all previous records, with 1,711,281 guests passing through its doors in 2017. Since first opening its doors to the public in 2000, the Guinness Storehouse has welcomed almost 18 million visitors.

Icelandair has announced a new year-round service to Dublin, Ireland, beginning May 8th, from their hub in Keflavik, Iceland. The non-stop flights will operate six days a week with connections onwards to 20 gateways in North America.

Icelandair has begun offering flights from Belfast City Airport to Reykjavik. The new year-round service will operate up to three times a week on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays.

bmi regional has commenced its new service between London Stansted and City of Derry Airport, with dignitaries from both destinations there to celebrate the launch. Passengers arriving on the first in-bound flight and the connecting outbound flight were treated to cake and coffee to celebrate the launch.