Tourism sector sees major rise in staycation interest

Most of the searches are for the West of the country with little increase in interest for Dublin, up by just 6%.

Road signs pointing the way to the Ring of Kerry and Killarney

Kerry, Sligo and Galway have seen a huge jump in interest for a staycation this year.

That is according to a survey by myhome.ie which showed searches for Irish holiday homes were up 112% in June.