Foreign workers keeping céad míle fáilte alive and well, say tourists

TOURISTS still feel they get a distinctly Irish welcome on arrival in Ireland, though staff at hotels and pubs are likely to be from their own home countries.

Hospitality Ireland magazine questioned visitors arriving at Dublin Airport to find whether the growing number of immigrants in the tourism sector had changed the typical céad míle fáilte welcome.

A mere one in 10 thought the traditional welcome had changed in recent years, while 73% felt the hospitality they received was distinctly Irish.