Record summer visitor numbers soften pandemic blow to Fota Wildlife Park

Attraction enjoyed its busiest ever months for visitors for June and September since it opened in 1983.

Parents Ryszard and Sylwia with children Filip and Olaf, from Killarney, Co Kerry at Fota Wildlife Park in August. Picture: Larry Cummins

‘Staycationers’ last year helped Fota Wildlife Park in Cork to record a 58% increase in operating profits to €642,326.

The visitor attraction’s annual accounts confirm that Fota Wildlife Park during its pandemic-hit year, enjoyed its busiest ever months for visitors for June and September since it opened in 1983.