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Irish inbound tourism continues decline
New figures released by Ireland's Central Statistics Office have revealed a 23.6 per cent fall in the number of overseas visitors during May, compared with the same period in 2009.
Between January and May, more than 2 million foreign residents travelled to Ireland - a 24 per cent decrease on the same period in 2009, while Irish residents have also continued to make fewer overseas trips. According to Irish tourism minister Mary Hanafin, the closure of airspace in the wake of the Icelandic volcanic eruption compounded the problems that are already facing the country's tourism sector.
Hanafin said: "Clearly, the very difficult conditions, including economic uncertainty, bad weather and the Icelandic volcanic ash, continued to put pressure on the Irish tourist industry in the first months of 2010." Image: Tourism Ireland/Nutan
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