Michele said, "If you listen to Tourism Ireland everything is always rosy in Ireland."
Boy, isn't that the truth? It is so hard to interview their reps for a podcast, because all of their stuff is so canned! When you just sit and talk to them, they will sometimes talk like "normal" people, but then you turn on the microphone, and it becomes the same spiel you've heard a hundred times before... LOL
Once the TI people are "on" all they do is spout the company line. I think people like my forum because I don't fall for the Blarney. I know the real scoop behind the spin. And I'm not afraid to tell it.