 An Tóstal, a summer cultural festival held from 1953 to 1959, took up the bulk of the authority's work in this period.In 1963 the Council of Education, Recruitment and Training (CERT) was created to take over training of workers in the hospitality industry.In 1964, eight regional tourist organisations (RTOs) were established which were intended to supersede the ITA; an extraordinary general meeting called in 1964 to dissolve the ITA voted not to do so, but it nevertheless soon became defunct.