Stephen O Connor

General Manager Limerick Strand Hotel, My Views are my own

[@poloconghaile @poloconghaile]

How to add another 0.5% to inflation? By raising the tourism & hospitality VAT rate from 9 to 13.5%, as is planned next Feb. That's per @Irishtourismind - Ireland's tourist industry is lobbying for retention of 9% rate ahead of #Budget2023. Here are some reasons why...

[Fáilte Ireland @Failte_Ireland]

The ‘Limerick Wild Atlantic Way #GatewayCity Strategy’ will create new & improved existing visitor experiences while maximising the city’s role as a base to explore the #WildAtlanticWay over the next 5 years says @Failte_Ireland CEO Paul Kelly. 👉 https://t.co/3uy7AMrxvI

[Stephen O Connor @StephenPOConnor]

Really great day for Limerick city and county Tourism #gatewaycity #WildAtlanticWay

[LimerickStrand Hotel @LimerickStrand]

We are so excited that today @Failte_Ireland launch our beautiful city as the #GatewayCity to the #WildAtlanticWay

[Stephen O Connor @StephenPOConnor]

Great to reopen today, we cannot wait to show off our new bar and restaurant at the Strand #teamstrand

[Elaina Fitzgerald Kane @ElainaFitzKane]

Martin promises stimulus plan for hospitality sector. 270,000 tourism people. Kudos to government for going the distance to restore these much needed livelihoods @MichealMartinTD @LeoVaradkar @cathmartingreen @mmcgrathtd @Paschald @IHFcomms https://t.co/zQF8fE317h @businessposthq

[Stephen O Connor @StephenPOConnor]

@Limerick_ie @Forbes @cllrmcollins @patrickc @collision Good news and a great chance for Forbes to see first hand what an amazing city Limerick is

[Stephen O Connor @StephenPOConnor]

@WayneCHGL @eveannar @Forbes Thanks Wayne , like yourself I am not a native of Limerick but once you live there you understand what a great city it is

[Stephen O Connor @StephenPOConnor]

@Forbes I would love to welcome you to Limerick to see the wonderful city of learning, culture, sport, fun and hospitality. Your article could not be further from the Limerick that I know #limerick #forbes #wildatlanticway #limerickstrand

[Kieran O’Donnell TD for Limerick City Constituency @kodonnellLK]

I am calling on @Forbes to issue an immediate retraction & apology on disgraceful, baseless & inaccurate reflection of #Limerick City in article by Stephen McBride @DisruptionHedge on brilliant Collison brothers-very shoddy & poor journalism & an insult to our City & its people

[Laura Ryan @LauraMR]

Please don’t give any more clicks to an article with inaccurate drivel circulating online about #Limerick tonight. Action is being taken. If you’re annoyed, email: [email protected]

[Limerick Leader / Limerick Live @Limerick_Leader]

Patrick Collison hits back at Forbes article on Limerick https://t.co/GvDGn9gqrt

[Stephen O Connor @StephenPOConnor]

Hotels are key to a safer Christmas reopening – highly controlled and spacious with extensive measures to minimize risk #StaySafe @willieodeaLIVE @kodonnellLK @QuinlivanTD @BrianLeddin @IHFcomms @ElainaFitzKane https://t.co/LliYAgPWUg

[Elaina Fitzgerald Kane @ElainaFitzKane]

Heartfelt thanks to @cathmartingreen & her team for their outstanding efforts to deliver much needed survival supports for Ireland’s tourism community. Today provides an opportunity to stabilise & prepare to play our part in rebuilding Irl. @IHFcomms #Budget2021 #TourismJobsCount

[Elaina Fitzgerald Kane @ElainaFitzKane]

Urgent supports needed for tourism. #TourismJobsCount #Budget2021 @NiallCollinsTD @RichardODonoghu @podonovan @willieodeaLIVE @BrianLeddin @kodonnellLK @QuinlivanTD @Paschald @mmcgrathtd @MichealMartinTD @LeoVaradkar > our Open Letter to local TDs here: https://t.co/qZY8dYmDDg