Golf in Kerry Ireland – Tips for your group or society

Posted on September 14, 2012 by Darren

We are keen golfers here at Dingadeal, and so we thought it was about time that we offered some advice to any golf groups or golf societies coming to Ireland. Here are our top 6 golf courses in Kerry, Ireland.

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5 Simple Questions you need to ask yourself when managing your Business’s social media

Posted on July 6, 2012 by Kevin

We all have our favourite social media websites and know how they work for our own personal use; Status updates declaring where we are going for the weekend and uploading pictures from crazy nights out partying. Tweets at our favourite celebrities and sharing what’s new and wonderful in the world with our followers. Pining our [...]

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Fulfilling an ambition – getting to page 1 of Hacker News

Posted on May 17, 2012 by Kevin

On the 16th of March our blog post “Why Ireland is the best place in the world for a start-up” reached page 1 of Hacker News. To many people this might not mean much, but to us it was a fulfilment of a long held ambition. We peaked at number 5 on page 1 and we were there for around an hour.

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Stag party uses Dingadeal to get a great deal in Cork

Posted on April 27, 2012 by Kevin

Eoin used Dingadeal to book his group of 21 that travelled to Cork for a stag party. They got bids from 4 hotels all of which included at least 2 extras. The winning bid included a free dinner, nightclub passes and an 8% discount. Dingadeal organises hotel accommodation for groups of 8 or more, we [...]

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Hen party gets great hotel deal in Killarney

Posted on March 26, 2012 by Kevin

Lisa recently got a great deal for her group of 13 using Dingadeal. They chose Killarney as their destination.  From the proposal they submitted to Dingadeal they had 5 hotels bid for their business with each hotel adding at least 1 extra(e.g free dinner) into the deal. In the end Lisa and her group chose the [...]

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Why Ireland is the best place in the world for a start-up

Posted on March 15, 2012 by Kevin

There is a side of Ireland that is being largely ignored by the media and is very much fighting back. Entrepreneurship is on the rise, new businesses are shooting up and there is a community of small businesses both online and offline.

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Invest in Dingadeal and receive Irish residency

Posted on January 25, 2012 by Darren

The Irish Government is set to announce a new scheme that makes it easier for non-European investors and entrepreneurs to do business in Ireland. Non-European investors now have the opportunity to invest in Irish companies, such as Dingadeal, and will receive Irish residency in return.

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So where did the name Dingadeal come from?

Posted on January 3, 2012 by Kevin

Since we started out last January there is one question we have been asked over and over again. Where did the name Dingadeal come from? We have heard from people who love the name and from people who aren’t so keen. Some have asked us whether it’s because we are all from Dingle and others [...]

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We will make group bookings easier for your hotel!

Posted on December 13, 2011 by Kevin

Trying to organise a group’s stay in a hotel can be as frustrating for you (the hotelier) as it is for the group organiser. There are numerous challenges you face when working with groups. These range from organising rooming lists to working out how to make a group an offer that will really stand out from the crowd. We at Dingadeal.com are hoping to make life easier for you by revolutionizing the way groups book hotels.

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The road to launching Dingadeal

Posted on December 5, 2011 by Kevin

After nearly 12 months of research, planning, development and numerous changes of direction we are ready to put Dingadeal.com live. We set out on this journey in January and have come a long way since. What started out as a fairly casual meeting on a January evening has developed into a fully fledged business with numerous ups and downs along the way.

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