Landscape replaces welcome as top attraction for visitors

Eoin English

Fri, 04 Feb, 2005 - 00:00

Rising prices and the decline of the traditional Irish welcome mean that the landscape has taken over as the country's number one attraction.

Those are the main findings of a book on the state of Irish tourism launched by Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism John O'Donoghue in Cork yesterday.

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