Just a short time after being named coolest place on the planet for 2017, Donegal is now officially’s Ireland’s hidden gem.
Readers of the Irish Independent have voted Donegal the winner in the ‘Ireland’s Hidden Gem’ category in their inaugural 2017 Reader Travel Awards!
The award was made following voting by thousands of readers across the country.
Local tourism operators are hoping the award will encourage visitors to see exactly why everyone is calling Donegal the place to see this year.
The judges for the awards included top Irish food writer John McKenna, Failte Ireland Communications Manager Alex Connolly and Francis Brennan of RTE’s At Your Service.
A full feature on the awards is carried in today’s Irish Independent.
Only recently National Geographic named Donegal as the Coolest Place on the planet to visit in 2017.