Loop Head Wins Tourism Award

Lady Chatterton

The Loop Head Peninsula in Co Clare has been named the “Best Place to Holiday in Ireland” in an Irish Times competition.

Loop Head takes the holiday crown in ‘Irish Times’ competition

http://www.irishtimes.com/news/loop-head-takes-the-holiday-crown-in-irish-times-competition-1.1406995

NewVision

MrsD007 wrote: »

The Loop Head Peninsula in Co Clare has been named the “Best Place to Holiday in Ireland” in an Irish Times competition.




http://www.irishtimes.com/news/loop-head-takes-the-holiday-crown-in-irish-times-competition-1.1406995

How could they justify fracking Ireland's Top Tourism Destination as planned by the company Enegi?

Clareman

I've copied this post for the Things to Do thread as I thought it deserved it's only thread, great news for the region and a brilliant endorsement for everyone's hard work.

Personally, I think Kilkee is 1 of the nicest seaside towns in the world, perfect horseshoe bay, has lovely steps, nice wall courts and the town is just next to the beach. The golf course there is also a hidden gem of a course, I can't wait to bring my little one back there for her first beach experience

Palmach

NewVision wrote: »

How could they justify fracking Ireland's Top Tourism Destination as planned by the company Enegi?

There are no plans to frack. They have exploratory licenses only. Afaik the reports state there is no gas so fracking is highly unlikely to happen.

Clareboy

Its great that Loop Head has won a top tourism award as it should bring more visitors to Clare. At least one coastal area of Clare has been spared from the widespread ribbon development that has been allowed to ruin so much of our coastline.

Visiting Loop Head for some visitors is not possible because of the lack of public transport to the peninsula. Some kind of bus service would not only attract tourists who do not drive, but would also be of benefit to local people. The whole idea of ' eco-tourism ' is to provide alternatives to car usage.

As regards accommodation, there is no hostel type facility in Kilkee or in Loop Head to cater for younger visitors or those on a budget.

Lets hope that these very obvious deficiencies in the Loop Head tourism product are rectified in the near future so that even more visitors can enjoy the charms of this very beautiful part of Clare.

finbarrk

The Kilkee Bay Hotel reopens on Friday under new ownership.
http://www.kilkeebayhotel.ie/index3.html

NewVision

=> Open letter to all members of the Irish Parliament - Loop Head wins Ireland's Top Tourism Destination Competition, but Enegi wants to FRACK there