Consultants have been appointed to carry out a strategic review of the tourist firm that operates Bunratty Castle and six other attractions in the Shannon region.

IRELAND is still perceived as an expensive location, according to tourism chiefs, who say business from Britain has collapsed.

LEADING figures in Kerry’s tourism industry will today meet TDs and local councillors in a bid to have commercial rates reduced.

HOTELIERS are to cut their €90 million annual local authority rates bill by €30m in protest against a nine-year delay in revaluing their properties which has cost the industry hundreds of millions of euro.