Domestic holiday costs top €700m

IRISH holidaymakers last year spent a total of €707 million on breaks in Ireland, new figures reveal.

Fáilte Ireland also reckons almost two-thirds of the country’s 3.3 million adults have enjoyed a short holiday on the home market in the 12 months to June last.

“These short domestic breaks account for most of the holidays taken by Irish holidaymakers in 2005 and represent €362m in expenditure,” said Fáilte Ireland marketing director Paul Keeley.