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| Gay Byrne launching New Brochure and App for Donegal Tourism |
The launch
of a brand new tourism brochure, highlighting all that Donegal has to offer,
was launched on Thursday, 12th March 2015 by none other than Mr. Gay
Byrne in the magnificent setting of Glenveagh Castle. Gay and his wife,
Kathleen Watkins, were in the county to promote this full colour brochure that
has been produced by Donegal Tourism, along with a brand new app which has been
newly designed to complement the www.govisitdonegal.com website. Gay and Kathleen are no
strangers to Donegal and have been visiting the county for many years now being
the proud owners of a holiday home in the county.
Gay
delighted the audience when he recalled his memories of visiting Glenveagh
Castle with his wife Kathleen when it was home to the McElhinney family. He talked about how he was first introduced
to Donegal and Dungloe over forty years ago and his message to the people of
Donegal is to continue to smile and welcome every visitor as a friend of the
county.
Donegal
County Council Chief Executive and Chairman of Donegal Tourism Mr. Seamus Neely
stated “this 58 page brochure beautifully captures many images that display the
diversity and majesty of Donegal. It
sets out an array of activities, places of interest, and services that are
available to potential visitors. Over 20,000 copies of this brochure have been
printed and distributed worldwide and a PDF version has also been circulated to
many tourism providers for inclusion on their websites”.
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| Speakers at the Launch L-R: Anthony Douggan, Inishowen Development Partnership; Cllr Nicholas Crossan, Donegal County Council; Gay Byrne, Joan Crawford, Fáilte Ireland; Seamus Neely, Chief Executive, Donegal County Council. |
He added “the
new app will serve to assist visitors by providing a first class mobile
friendly interface with www.govisitdonegal.com. With travellers using their mobile
devices on the go to find out information, this app will let them access up to
the minute information that is available on the website through their mobile
devices”.
The
brochure uses over forty different themes and headings from popular activities,
such as Surfing, Golf, and Angling; to unique Donegal amenities and resources,
such as Local Produce, Islands and the Gaeltacht, and Festivals, to allow the
reader to easily plan their visit.
The photography
is captivating and demonstrates the strengths of Donegal as a major player in
the tourism sector. The themes are all complemented with useful information and
contacts for whatever your interest may be and it brings to life a strong
visual image of Donegal for the potential visitor. The brochure also offers the
visitor six recommended touring routes for different regions of the county in
addition to the newly developed Wild Atlantic Way route that has been rolled
out in recent months.
Click Image below to view & download the Brochure
