{"id":6827,"date":"2015-03-13T09:01:01","date_gmt":"2015-03-13T09:01:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/demo.brandingbay.com\/ARL\/?p=6827"},"modified":"2015-04-16T08:57:24","modified_gmt":"2015-04-16T07:57:24","slug":"minister-for-transport-tourism-and-sport-for-the-republic-of-ireland-visits-the-library","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/demo.brandingbay.com\/ARL\/minister-for-transport-tourism-and-sport-for-the-republic-of-ireland-visits-the-library\/","title":{"rendered":"Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport for the Republic of Ireland visits the Library"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6828 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/demo.brandingbay.com\/ARL\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/ministerdonogue-1024x748.jpg\" alt=\"ministerdonogue\" width=\"670\" height=\"489\" srcset=\"http:\/\/demo.brandingbay.com\/ARL\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/ministerdonogue-1024x748.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/demo.brandingbay.com\/ARL\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/ministerdonogue-300x219.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Mr Paschal Donohoe, Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport for the Republic of Ireland, included Armagh Public Library on a recent visit to the City of Armagh.<\/p>\n<p>Image credit: Ian Maginess<\/p>\n<p>The Very Revd Gregory Dunstan, Keeper of Armagh Public Library, welcomed Minister Donohoe to the Library, which is one of the City\u2019s principal visitor attractions for local people and tourists alike. \u00a0The Library and its second building at No 5 Vicars\u2019 Hill have met the criteria each year for the last three years to retain the four-star grade within the Northern Ireland Tourist Board\u2019s Quality Assurance Grading Scheme. \u00a0The Library also works with the Tourism Department of Armagh City and District Council to showcase local visitor attractions to tour operators throughout the island of Ireland and abroad.<\/p>\n<p>The Keeper said: \u201cWe are very pleased to welcome Mr Donohoe to the Library. \u00a0Second only to Marsh\u2019s Library in Dublin in age, older even than the Linenhall Library in Belfast, Armagh Public Library is one of the great public libraries of Ireland. \u00a0It was founded to add resources for scholarship to the ecclesiastical inheritance of Armagh. \u00a0It is still open daily, without charge. \u00a0We are delighted to be able to show the Minister something of what we offer to visitors, and of the part we play in the Island\u2019s tourist industry.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Mr Paschal Donohoe, Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport for the Republic of Ireland, included Armagh Public Library on a recent visit to the City of Armagh. 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