Wild Atlantic Way has created 35,000 jobs in the past decade

Killarney event to mark 10th anniversary of the route heard it was worth €3bn in domestic and foreign tourism to communities from Malin Head to Kinsale

Tourism Minister Catherine Martin, centre, with Miriam Kennedy, left, head of Wild Atlantic Way at Fáilte Ireland and Alice Mansergh, chief executive of Tourism Ireland, at the opening day of Meitheal at the INEC, Killarney. Picture: Valerie O'Sullivan

The Wild Atlantic Way is worth €3bn in domestic and foreign tourism to communities from Malin Head to Kinsale, an international tourism gathering at the Gleneagle Hotel in Killarney has heard.

Marking the 10th anniversary of the creation of the Wild Atlantic Way brand, the two-day event heard it had contributed to the creation of an additional 35,000 jobs in local communities, with tourism now supporting 121,000 jobs across the region.