New tourism minister comes at ‘pivotal’ time

The new tourism minister faces a baptism of fire and must recognise the urgency of the problems being caused by Brexit, according to industry organisations.

Hopes have been raised that Kerry South TD Brendan Griffin will tackle the issues arising from dwindling numbers from Irish tourism’s biggest visitor bloc, the UK.

Mr Griffin was appointed Minister of State at the Department of Transport, Tourism, and Sport in Taoiseach Leo Varadkar’s reshuffle.