FG: Summer tourist season is a bust

IRELAND’S summer tourist season has been labelled “a bust” as latest figures show the numbers visiting the country in May are down by almost 150,000.

According to data from the Central Statistics Office (CSO), the numbers visiting Ireland were down over 18% for May when compared to the same month last year.

One of the main reasons for the slump is the collapse in the numbers visiting from Britain, Ireland’s biggest tourist market.