Number of hotel rooms falling

Overseas visitors might be coming here in ever-increasing numbers but there are fewer places for them to stay.

Figures published by Fáilte Ireland show the availability of approved tourist accommodation is continuing to shrink.

The agency’s annual survey of accommodation capacity shows there are 798 approved hotels in Ireland this year, a fall of 13 over the past 12 months, with the loss of almost 500 bedrooms.