The Eye ON DONEGAL
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July 19th 2018
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Donegal Town having busy tourist season
Businesses and tourist attractions in Donegal are benefiting from a marked increase in the number of tourists visiting the town this summer. Our recent heat wave has played an important part in enticing people to stay at home and many have cancelled their previously booked holidays abroad. The Wild Atlantic Way is a big factor in the upturn in people visiting the town with a lot of visitors travelling the route of the itinerary and Donegal is very well positioned to benefit from this. The Eye on Donegal contacted some of the local business - Ann Meehan of Riverside Bed and Breakfast American said she was having a very tourists arrive in Donegal Town good season and gets a lot of her guests through booking. com. “A lot of our guests are German, and also holiday makers from down south are traveling the Wild Atlantic Way”, Ann commented. Happy 80th Birthday to Eilish Burke who celebrated her birthday last weekend with her family. A very important guest, Daniel O’Donnell, dropped in to her home for tea with the birthday girl on Friday. Daniel is a family friend and Eilish’s home baked apple tart is his favourite with a cup of tea by the fire in Mullinbuoys. They had a great evening before Daniel and the Burkes headed to Inver Community Centre for the Killian Band fundraiser. More photos of Eilish’s birthday on page 15
Danny O’Donnell, General Manager of the Abbey Hotel, said the season so far is very busy with the hotel booked out most nights. June sales were up on last year and he feels that the Wild Atlantic Way has extended the season to ten months which was very much needed. John McGroary of Tours in Donegal reports a busy season so far and figures are up on last year. “There are more people talking about Donegal and the promotion of the county on ‘Ireland Travel Tips’ Facebook page has been great”. Continued on P.3
Super Liner for Killybegs
Cunard’s MS Queen Elizabeth will arrive into Killybegs on Friday 20th July with 2048 passengers and 996 crew. The liner is slightly larger than the Queen Victoria which visited Killybegs in May. The ship was designed to evoke the heyday of Hollywood glamour and elegance with wood panelling, gleaming chandeliers, marble flooring and beautifully luxurious decorative touches.
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