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.