Cork County Council spends €10m on tourism promotion

Cork County Council has spent nearly €10m in four years promoting tourism and is aiming to do more to aid the industry.

Cork County Council spends €10m on tourism promotion
Wed, 10 Jun, 2015 - 01:00
Sean O’Riordan

A report issued by officials showed that, between 2011-2014, the local authority spent €9,669,139 on developing tourism sites and promoting tourism events.

The major proportion, €8,253,377, went on fixing up buildings, which the council believes will pay handsome dividends to the tourism industry in the future.

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