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Joe Walsh Tours is going out of business after 60 years in the market
The company was one of the nation’s oldest travel agents. By Garreth MacNamee Tuesday 27 Apr 2021, 1:41 PM 3 hours ago 21,574 Views 26 Comments
Image: Shutterstock/OlegRi
Image: Shutterstock/OlegRi
THE COMMISSION FOR Aviation Regulation (CAR) has today announced that one of Ireland’s oldest travel agents, Joe Walsh Tours, is going out of business after 60 years.
In a statement today, the CAR said the company is now “unable to fulfil its obligations to customers”.
The end of Joe Walsh Pilgrimtours Ltd (which traded under a number of names) may mean customers are out of pocket.
Joe Walsh Tours, one of Irelandâs oldest travel agents and tour operators, has ceased trading after 60 years, citing Irelandâs travel protocols due to Covid-19 as âthe most restrictive in Europeâ.
Joe Walsh Tours was established in 1961 and was family-owned. It was the largest fully Irish-owned tour operator providing group travel to pilgrimage destinations.
Joe Walsh was born and raised in Bangor, Co Down, and on leaving school, he worked with the Ulster Transport Authority. On moving to London, he worked with Thomas Cook and saw the potential in the growing travel industry.
A Dublin move followed, and in 1961 he set up his own business â Joe Walsh Tours â in a small office in Nassau Street with three employees.
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