now a major meetings & events destination
2 June 2010
With the charming heritage of its old town and the cosmopolitan buzz of its shopping streets, boutique hotels and designer venues, Dublin has long held a top spot on the European city-break destination list, but in recent years and particularly in 2010, Dublin has quickly established itself as a major destination for meetings, incentives, conferences and events. In May 2010 Frans Rombouts of BBT online visited Dublin to check out its meeting and events venues, old and new....
Throughout 2010 Dublin will see a mega boost of meeting facilities with the opening of the impressive National Convention Centre located in the city centre in September. Another major new meetings and exhibitions venue is the Aviva stadium due to open this summer with capacity for 50,000 in the stadium and up to 800 in 50 spaces located over five levels. Dublin's largest events and conference venue is the Citywest Hotel and Conference Centre located on the outskirts of Dublin where it boasts 34 dedicated meeting rooms, over 100,500 square metres of exhibition space and capacity for over 4000 delegates. Another major venue is the historical Royal Dublin Society dating from 1731 and offering 20 function rooms and an outdoor stadium, suitable for all types and sizes of events.
Other unique venue offerings in Dublin include the Old Jameson Distillery, The Guinness Storehouse, Chapter One and a selection of delicious eateries ranging from old and charming to new and wonderfully unique.
Read the full article on ‘Dublin revisited’ in BBT Online.
For further information on Dublin and Ireland as a meetings and events destination, contact our destination experts at Ovation Ireland, or check out the latest meeting and incentive offering from Ovation Ireland, ‘Designer Dublin’ which brings together Dublin's chicest hotels coupled with a bespoke itinerary of activities focusing on art, fashion and culinary delights in Ireland's capital.