Event Ireland 
                                                                                                                                                                                     Event Ireland is a new team within Fáilte Ireland tasked with growing international 
                                                                                                                                                                                     bed nights through the events sector.  This will be achieved by identifying, bidding 
                                                                                                                                                                                     for and winning events of scale for Ireland in partnership with relevant stakeholders.  
                                                                                                                                                                                     The team offers a range of practical and financial supports aimed at individuals and 
               Fáilte Ireland’s                                                                                                                                                      organisations bidding for events.
                                                                                                                                 
               Business Tourism & Events Team
                                                                                                                                                                                                              Jennifer Churchward                                                          Azeta Seery 
                                                                                                                                                                                                              Manager – Event Ireland                                                      Event Ireland Officer
                                         Paul Keeley                                                                  Miriam Kennedy (Mat Leave)                                                              Tel: +353 1 8847256                                                          Tel: +353 1 8847180
                                         Director of Business Development                                             Head of Business Tourism and Events                                                     Mob: +353 87 6114015                                                         Mob: +353 87 8112666
                                                                                                                                                                                                              Jennifer.Churchward@failteireland.ie                                         Azeta.Seery@failteireland.ie
                                         Tel: +353 1 8847110                                                          Mob: +353 86 7726640
                                         Mob: +353 86 2229333                                                         Miriam.Kennedy@failteireland.ie
                                         Paul.Keeley@failteireland.ie                                                                                                                                         Edel Mitchell                                                                Frances Kinsella 
                                                                                                                                                                                                              Event Ireland Officer                                                        Event Ireland
                                                                                                                                                                                                              Tel: +353 1 8847897                                                          Tel: +353 1 8847230
                                                                                                                                                                                                              Mob: +353 87 2923460                                                         Mob: +353 86 8533381
               Meet in Ireland                                                                                        Ciara Gallagher                                                                         Edel.Mitchell@failteireland.ie                                               Frances.Kinsella@failteireland.ie
                                                                                                                      Head of Business Tourism & Events 
               Fáilte Ireland’s Business Tourism and Events Team is a specialist                                      (Acting)
               division focusing on promoting Ireland as a world class international                                  Tel: +353 1 8847125
               business tourism and events destination.                                                               Mob: +353 87 2771157                                           Dublin Convention Bureau                                                       Dublin Convention Bureau
               The Business Tourism Unit is the team behind the Meet in Ireland brand                                 Ciara.Gallagher@failteireland.ie                                                                                                              Dublin Convention Bureau work with international meeting  
               which is the official MICE (meetings, incentives, conferences and events)                                                                                                                       Sam Johnston                                         planners and their trade partners every step of the way to secure 
               brand for the island of Ireland. It comprises of three tourism authorities:                                                                                                                     Manager – Dublin Convention Bureau                   international conferences, meetings and incentives for Dublin.
               Fáilte Ireland, Tourism Ireland and Tourism Northern Ireland, who work       International Association Conference                                                                               Tel: +353 1 8847285                                  A full range of practical supports and trade platforms are  
               in partnership to promote Ireland as a leading conference and                                                                                                                                                                                        available to trade partners.
               meetings destination.                                                                                                                                                                           Mob: +353 86 8258770
               We provide an extensive range of practical and financial supports                                      Letitia Wade                                                                             sjohnston@dublinconventionbureau.com
               which are tailored to secure international business tourism for Ireland.                               Association Conference Officer
                                                                                                                      Tel: +353 91537751
                                                                                                                      Mob: +353 87 6362858
                                                                                                                      Letitia.Wade@failteireland.ie                                 Meetings & Incentives                                                       International Association Conferences
               Business Development and MICE Supports Programme
                                                                                                                      Neasa Ni Dhomhnaill                                                                      Donna Brogan (Mat Leave)                                                    Lynda Reilly 
                                         Jenny Finegan                                                                Association Conference                                                                   Meetings & Incentives Officer                                               Association Conference Executive
                                         Business Development Officer                                                 Tel: +353 1 8847169                                                                      Tel: +353 1 8847283                                                         Tel: +353 1 8847712
                                         Tel: +353 1 8847137                                                          Mob: +353 86 0580458                                                                     Mob: +353 86 7749878                                                        Mob: +353 86 0425805
                                         Mob: +353 87 7640228                                                         Neasa.NiDhomhnaill@failteireland.ie                                                      dbrogan@dublinconventionbureau.com                                          lreilly@dublinconventionbureau.com
                                         Jenny.Finegan@failteireland.ie
                                         Karen O’Sullivan                                                             Susan Kelly                                                                              Steve Fenton                                                                Aileen Healy 
                                         Business Development                                                         Business Tourism                                                                         Meetings & Incentives Officer                                               Association Conferences
                                         Tel: +353 1 8847151                                                          Tel: +353 1 8847152                                                                      Tel: +353 1 8847283                                                         Tel: +353 1 8847282
                                         Mob: +353 86 1415291                                                         Mob: +353 86 1415292                                                                     Mob: +353 83 4408898                                                        Mob: +353 86 0265498
                                         Karen.OSullivan@failteireland.ie                                             Susan.Kelly@failteireland.ie                                                             sfenton@dublinconventionbureau.com                                          ahealy@dublinconventionbureau.com
                                         Geraldine Jeffers                                  Meetings & Incentives                                                                                              Sandra Fahy                                                                 Mary Browne 
                                         MICE Supports Officer                                                                                                                                                 Meetings & Incentive                                                        Association Conferences
                                         Tel: +353 429339748                                                          Mary Collins                                                                             Tel: +353 1 8847182                                                         Tel: +353 1 8847271
                                         Geraldine.Jeffers@failteireland.ie                                           Meetings & Incentives Officer                                                            Mob: +353 86 0434551                                                        Mob: +353 85 7723843
                                                                                                                      Tel: +353 1 8847225                                                                      sfahy@dublinconventionbureau.com                                            mbrowne@dublinconventionbureau.com
                                                                                                                      Mob: +353 86 7705016
                                         Catherine Killaly                                                            Mary.Collins@failteireland.ie
                                         MICE Supports                                                                                                                                                         Louise Syms 
                                         Tel: +353 1 8847117                                                          Roisin Gaffney                                                                           Meetings & Incentives
                                         Catherine.Killaly@failteireland.ie                                           Meetings & Incentives/Trade Liaison                                                      Tel: +353 1 8847286
                                                                                                                      Tel: +353 1 8847754                                                                      Mob: +353 86 6061996
                                                                                                                      Mob: +353 85 1671410                                                                     lsyms@dublinconventionbureau.com
                                                                                                                      Roisin.Gaffney@failteireland.ie
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                                              We provided over 40 overseas                                                estimated €669                   We offer a range of practical 
                                              opportunities for Irish trade                                               million to the                   supports including; access 
                                              to meet face to face                              The average               Irish economy.                   to Ireland’s Content Pool 
                                              with international                                                                                           www.irelandscontentpool.com 
                                              meeting planners.                                   business                                                 with new imagery and videos 
                                                                                               tourist spent                                               that you can include to help 
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