Fáilte Ireland has announced the shortlist of 15 towns from across the country for its 2015 Tourism Towns Awards. The competition, in place since 2012, is designed to recognise Irish towns and villages where the local community have worked hard to enhance their appeal to tourists.
The towns selected will now be subject to unannounced inspections by ‘secret shoppers’ over the coming weeks. Then the list gets narrowed down to 10, with the best large and small tourism town being announced in November.