Daniel McConnell

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3,044 appearances 23 recordings 4 series first heard Dec 2025 last heard 4d ago

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The Business Post Podcast · Ep 24: Caroline Bocquel, Fáilte Ireland chief executive officer · 6 Aug 2026 podcast

And again, I've seen there's been this battle in recent times around the qualities of the dominance of Airbnb accommodations across the country. matched

Is it a good thing? matched

Is it a bad thing? matched

I think in Dublin, it's probably exacerbating the housing crisis. matched

I think for small, rural, if you have a mom and pop farm and you have a shed at the back, it's a perfect idea because it allows you... matched

I was interested to hear you ask her and press her on the whole, where is, what area is struggling? matched

And I mean, obviously, she answered it in a way, oh, they're all doing grand and all doing well. matched

But there is potential, obviously, in the Hidden Heartlands or the Midlands. matched

And you can understand why, because... matched

Relatively to what, like I think the offering in Dublin is a pretty, like now I think it has transformed. matched

I think there's a pretty sophisticated tourism offering in Dublin beyond Temple Bar. matched

I think our food offering is very strong in Dublin. matched

I've heard even when I was away, I saw there was an American food critic on her own social media feed was doing a four day trip in Dublin and she said like, matched

For her, she found it harder to book a table in Dublin than in London or in Paris, which is interesting. matched

But again, I think there's huge positives out there. matched

I think I'm not negative about it. matched

I'm just negative, cautioning or questioning the role of a state agency with a large budget. matched

I'm just questioning the effectiveness of all of that. matched

It's a really good offering as well. matched

And there's a part of me that thinks that like it's a sort of it's been a bit of a rinse and repeat type exercise with the sort of the ancient East and the hidden heartlands. matched

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