Concern over tourism numbers this summer

There’s concern over tourism numbers this summer.

It follows calls from restaurants and hotels for the hospitality VAT rate to be reduced back to 9 per cent.

There was a slight drop in visitor numbers between January and February, with CSO figures showing a 4% decrease.

Hotel owner, Lorraine Sweeney, says tourist businesses here struggle to match low prices offered by cheaper European destinations:

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