Concern is being expressed in Clare at an over-reliance on US visitors to drive the tourism market forward.
Latest figures from the CSO show that in the first seven months of this year, there’s been a 7.8% overall jump in overseas visitors coming to Irish shores compared with the same period last year.
Visitors from North America rose by an impressive 13.5%, to account for 1.3 million of the six million journeys to Ireland in total.
CONTINUE READING BELOW
Kilkee Tourism Consultant Cillian Murphy, who’s the former Chair of Loop Head Tourism, says while the figures are welcome, we can’t rest on our laurels:
