Visit Cork targeting 10% increase in tourist numbers to region this year 

Tourism now accounts for one in 10 jobs in Cork, employing 22,500 people

The Visit Cork team at the Tourism Industry Day on Thusday at the Radisson Blu Hotel & Spa in Little Island: Anne Cahill, Katherine Fitzpatrick, Evelyn O' Sullivan, Seamus Heaney, Megan O'Shea, and Caroline O'Reilly. Picture: Brian Lougheed

Tourism now accounts for one in 10 jobs in Cork, and the industry is targeting a growth in visitor numbers to the region by up to 10% this year.

The positive ambitions were outlined by Visit Cork at its annual Tourism Industry Day, which took place on Thursday at the Radisson Blu Hotel & Spa in Little Island, attended by more than 150 tourism and hospitality stakeholders.