Authorities are ‘putting up barriers in front of the tourists’

The Irish Tenors, ranked as one of the most successful Irish touring acts ever, alongside U2 and Riverdance, sing Ireland’s praises whenever they can.

While Anthony Kearns and Ronan Tynan promote their own counties, Finbar Wright encourages people, most of them Americans, to visit his native Cork.

However, he said he felt compelled to speak out about Cork Airport after US concertgoers approached him after shows and criticised access to the South. Wright said it was as if those in power were trying to make it difficult for tourists to get here.