Tourism businesses require '€1.5bn to get out of the Covid-19 hole'

29/06/2010 Key tourism officials gathered at EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum, Europe’s Leading Tourist Attraction, to welcome the reopening of Dublin’s cultural, tourism and visitor attractions. Pictured are (L-R) Dr Patrick Greene, CEO and Museum Director of EPIC, Liz Halpin, Head of Dublin Region, Failte Ireland, Aileesh Carew from EPIC and Niall Gibbons, Tourism Ireland. Picture: Sasko Lazarov/Photocall Ireland

Tourism needs €1.5bn in grants and liquidity supports from the new Government’s stimulus package next month if many firms are to survive the summer and the winter with no money, a pan-industry business group has warned.