Official Web Site: www.tourismireland.com / www.ireland.ie

	Location:	Ireland is situated on the western seaboard of Europe, across the Irish Sea from Great Britain.  Fáilte Ireland (ex Bord Fáilte) - the National Tourism Development Authority is responsible for the development and promotion of tourism in the Republic of Ireland.  Tourism Ireland Ltd is a new agency responsible for marketing the entire island (the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland)
	Cities:	The capital is Dublin; other major cities are Cork, Galway, Limerick and Waterford.
	Area:	70 273 sq. km / 27 133 sq. miles.
	Population: (2006)	5 992 408 (4.3 million in the Republic of Ireland and 1.7 million in Northern Ireland; Dublin: 1 000 000; Cork: 119 143; Galway: 71 983; Limerick: 52 560; Waterford: 45 775)
	Language	English & Gaelic.			Currency:  Euro.
	Telephone Country Code:			+ 353
			Dublin Cork Galway Limerick Waterford	+ 353 1 + 353 21 + 353 91 + 353 61 + 353 51
	Time Zone:	GMT.

		National Tourism Agency Contacts:
			Fáilte Ireland	Tourism Ireland
		Addresses:	88 - 95 Amiens Street, Dublin 1, Ireland.	Bishops Square, Redmonds Hill, Dublin 2, Ireland.
		Telephone:	+ 353 1 - 6024000	+ 353 1 - 4763400
		Fax:	+ 353 1 - 8556821	+ 353 1 - 4763666
		E-mail:	info@failteireland.ie	info@tourismireland.com
		Corporate site:    Consumer site: Chief Executive:	www.failteireland.ie www.ireland.ie Mr Shaun Quinn	www.discoverireland.com Mr Niall Gibbons
		Marketing:	Mr Paul Keeley	Mr Simon Gregory, Director of Markets Mr Mark Henry, Director of Central Marketing
		Development:	Mr Ciaran Tuite
		Research:	Mr Brian Maher	Mr Peter Nash
		IT:	Mr Emmet Wilson	Mr Brian Harte
		Customer Communications:	Mr Tony Donegan