O’Donoghue rejects ‘rip off’ claims

TOURISM Minister John O’Donoghue yesterday rejected claims that we were becoming “rip-off” Ireland.

Some 90% of tourists surveyed on their holiday experiences said they satisfied or more than satisfied, he said.

“Across the cities I visited in the United States over the last number of days, glowing tributes were paid not just to the landscape and the seascape and the friendliness of the Irish people, but the standards of accommodation, service, food and drink.”