MS Joanna Sweeney
Jt Lecturer
Contact Details
Lecturer of Marketing, Tourism & Event Management
Marketing, Tourism & Sport
D2019
Department of Marketing, Tourism & Sport
School of Business & Social Sciences
Institute of Technology
Sligo
E: sweeney.joanna@itsligo.ie
Marketing, Tourism & Sport
D2019
Department of Marketing, Tourism & Sport
School of Business & Social Sciences
Institute of Technology
Sligo
E: sweeney.joanna@itsligo.ie
Jt Lecturer
Address
E: sweeney.joanna@itsligo.ie
Address
E: sweeney.joanna@itsligo.ie
Biography
Research Interests
Books
| Year | Publication | |
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| (2007) | Tourism & Hospitality Research in Ireland.
Noelle O'Connor (2007) Tourism & Hospitality Research in Ireland. Waterford IT: THRC Waterford Institute of Technology. School of Humanities publications. ISBN: 0-9540281-7-1. [Details] |
Conference Publications
| Year | Publication | |
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| (2008) | Peer Reviewed Conference paper entitled: Meaningful Travel? Intermediaries and the Irish Volunteer tourist abroad. A Case study of Ecuador (June 2008). Institute of Technology, Tralee. THRC
Joanna Sweeney (2008) Peer Reviewed Conference paper entitled: Meaningful Travel? Intermediaries and the Irish Volunteer tourist abroad. A Case study of Ecuador (June 2008). Institute of Technology, Tralee. THRC Peer Reviewed Conference paper entitled: Meaningful Travel? Intermediaries and the Irish Volunteer tourist abroad. A Case study of Ecuador (June 2008). Institute of Technology, Tralee. THRC [Details] |
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| (2007) | Conference paper presentation entitled: Developing Volunteer programmes for the tourism event industry in Ireland. Institute of Technology, Sligo Lunchtime seminar series ( November 2007)
Joanna Sweeney (2007) Conference paper presentation entitled: Developing Volunteer programmes for the tourism event industry in Ireland. Institute of Technology, Sligo Lunchtime seminar series ( November 2007) Conference paper presentation entitled: Developing Volunteer programmes for the tourism event industry in Ireland. Institute of Technology, Sligo Lunchtime seminar series ( November 2007) [Details] |
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| (2007) | Peer reviewed Conference paper in Developing Volunteer programmes for the Tourism event industry in Ireland at Dundalk Institute of Technology, (June 2007)
Joanna Sweeney (2007) Peer reviewed Conference paper in Developing Volunteer programmes for the Tourism event industry in Ireland at Dundalk Institute of Technology, (June 2007) Peer reviewed Conference paper in Developing Volunteer programmes for the Tourism event industry in Ireland at Dundalk Institute of Technology, (June 2007) [Details] |
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| (2006) | Conference paper presentation entitled ¿Slow Food, Enriching the Tourism experience through agricultural diversity¿ Institute of Technology, Sligo Lunchtime seminar series ( November, 2006)
Joanna Sweeney (2006) Conference paper presentation entitled ¿Slow Food, Enriching the Tourism experience through agricultural diversity¿ Institute of Technology, Sligo Lunchtime seminar series ( November, 2006) Conference paper presentation entitled ¿Slow Food, Enriching the Tourism experience through agricultural diversity¿ Institute of Technology, Sligo Lunchtime seminar series ( November, 2006) [Details] |
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| (2006) | Peer reviewed Conference paper in the area of food tourism at Waterford Institute of Technology, Tourism & Hospitality Research, Exploring the challenges (June,2006) conference
Joanna Sweeney (2006) Peer reviewed Conference paper in the area of food tourism at Waterford Institute of Technology, Tourism & Hospitality Research, Exploring the challenges (June,2006) conference Peer reviewed Conference paper in the area of food tourism at Waterford Institute of Technology, Tourism & Hospitality Research, Exploring the challenges (June,2006) conference [Details] |
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| (2005) | Conference paper presentation entitled ¿An analysis of the provision of Tourism education in Ireland, focusing on the needs of the public, private and voluntary sectors¿ Institute of Technology, Sligo lunchtime seminar series (November, 2005)
Joanna Sweeney (2005) Conference paper presentation entitled ¿An analysis of the provision of Tourism education in Ireland, focusing on the needs of the public, private and voluntary sectors¿ Institute of Technology, Sligo lunchtime seminar series (November, 2005) . In: Dr. James Hanrahan eds. Conference paper presentation entitled ¿An analysis of the provision of Tourism education in Ireland, focusing on the needs of the public, private and voluntary sectors¿ Institute of Technology, Sligo lunchtime seminar series (November, 2005) [Details] |
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| (2005) | Peer reviewed Conference paper in the area of tourism education at the annual Tourism & Hospitality Research in Ireland, exploring the issues conference, University of Ulster (2005)
Joanna Sweeney (2005) Peer reviewed Conference paper in the area of tourism education at the annual Tourism & Hospitality Research in Ireland, exploring the issues conference, University of Ulster (2005) Peer reviewed Conference paper in the area of tourism education at the annual Tourism & Hospitality Research in Ireland, exploring the issues conference, University of Ulster (2005) [Details] |
Professional Associations
| Association | Function | From / To | |
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| AOIFE | Member | / | |
| Comhaltas Céoltoiri Eireann | Member | / | |
| NIRSA | Member | / |
Languages
| Language | Reading | Writing | Speaking | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spanish | Functional | Functional | Functional |
Outreach Activities
| Description | |
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Multiple Community engagement projects annually through PBL raising 60,000 for the charity sector Event Management of Local & Regional Festival sector through student coordination, mentoring & supervision Green Campus projects in collaboration with IT Sligo Sligo Live Festival Board member Adventure tourism industry fieldtrips International trips & excursions with students |
Other Activities
| Description | |
|---|---|
Organising
committee THRIC Tourism & Hospitality Research in Ireland Conference
hosted by IT Sligo in 2017
New course development in IT Sligo BB in
Tourism with event management ordinary & Hons degrees
Supervision of Msc Students through the
dissertation process to completion ongoing
Guest lecturer & speaker at ETBs/
open days/ Induction days/ events/ County Councils
Guest lecturer & Event speaker at
Regional events ongoing
Conference presentations at Tourism
related events ongoing
Implementing Campus Engage activities
at IT Sligo since 2015 Board member St. Patricks Festival Sligo 2008-2014 Advisor to Sligo Volunteer Centre on academic research projects ongoing Industry lead guest lectures & events ongoing |
Teaching Interests
Recent Postgraduates
| Graduation | Student Name | University | Degree | Thesis | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Lila Joly | Institute of Technology, Sligo | BBS | Constructing Ireland as a French Tourism Destination | |
| 2013 | Lynne Dullaghan | Institute of Technology, Sligo | BBS | An investigation into the development of an Irish Cultural Cookery School Enterprise within the West of Ireland | |
| 2008 | Lesley Cooney | Institute of Technology, Sligo | BBS | Organisations which assist with Smoking cessation in Ireland | |
| 2009 | Sinead Branley | Institute of Technology, Sligo | BBS | Occupational stress | |
| 2016 | Lauren McGee | Institute of Technology, Sligo | BBS | An Analysis of Literary Tourism; A case study of the link between WB Yeats & his literary legacy to Sligo | |
| 2016 | Natasha T Leonard | Institute of Technology, Sligo | BBS | Exploring the impacts of tour operator business in the tourism industry | |
| 2007 | Ciara Byrne | Institute of Technology, Sligo | BBS | Stress in the workplace | |
| 2007 | Joanna Kowalska | Institute of Technology, Sligo | BBS | Stress in the workplace; A case study of work stress on Polish employees in Sligo | |
| 2011 | Catherine Young | Institute of Technology, Sligo | Master of Arts | A model to develop film-induced tourism in Ireland. An analysis of the critical success factors. | |
| 2019 | Aishling Fay | Institute of Technology, Sligo | BBS | An Analysis of the visitor experience at Kilmainham Gaol | |
| 2006 | Katie Tierney | Institute of Technology, Sligo | BBS | The Marketing of Religion as a tourism product in Ireland | |
| 2007 | Anne Marie Flannery | Institute of Technology, Sligo | BBS | An examination of Destination Marketing- Westport, Co. Mayo | |
| 2007 | Elaine Devaney | Institute of Technology, Sligo | BBS | How to maintain a competitive adventage among the spa industries in the NW of Ireland | |
| 2009 | Eve Reid | Institute of Technology, Sligo | MSc | The impact of Clinical management systems on the GP/Patient relationship from a GP's Perspective in Sligo town | |
| 2009 | Pamela Kivlehan | Institute of Technology, Sligo | ACCA | An Analysis of managing volunteers in community festivals. A focus on the Strandhill Gymkhana & craft fair. | |
| 2011 | Philip Hynes | Institute of Technology, Sligo | BBS | Irish Dancing as a tourism attraction. An analysis of the changes which have taken place in Irish Dance culture since the show; Riverdance | |
| 2011 | Lauren O'Donnell | Institute of Technology, Sligo | BBS | Prison Tourism; The motivations of tourists visiting dark tourism sites such as Kilmainham Jail | |
| 2007 | Michelle McCahill | Institute of Technology, Sligo | BBS | The impacts of Adventure Tourism on the Donegal Region | |
| 2008 | Paul Cadden | Institute of Technology, Sligo | BBS | An investigation of gender balance amongst SME's that start up Businesses in Sligo | |
| 2010 | James Dillon | Institute of Technology, Sligo | MSc | Marketing the Irish Hotel Industry in an economic downturn; an exploration into the rejuvenation of the Sligo Hotel industry through customer innovation | |
| 2012 | Laura J Cunningham | Institute of Technology, Sligo | BBS | An analysis of Ireland Retail Tourism sectors progression throughout the recession | |
| 2007 | Stephen Nicholson | Institute of Technology, Sligo | BBS | Manufacturing under pressure. A study of industry in Sligo |