Dublin top for tourist sites

Dublin had 15 of the country’s top 20 free and fee-charging tourist attractions by visitor number last year, according to figures from Fáilte Ireland.

The national tourism authority revealed that the Guinness Storehouse was once again the most popular draw for tourists, with 1.157m visitors, up 70,000 on 2012. It was followed by Dublin Zoo, with just over 1m visitors.

The most popular attraction outside Dublin was the Cliffs of Moher visitor experience, with 960,000 paying visitors.