Brexit threatens promise of 50,000 tourism jobs

The Government’s target of creating 50,000 tourism jobs is threatened by the collapse in sterling, according to the Drinks Industry Group of Ireland (DIGI).

As the euro is set to reach parity with sterling by the end of this year, the group is calling on the government to provide a Brexit Budget, this October, “with clear and actionable measures”.

Tourist numbers from Britain are down 6.5% in 2017 compared to last year and the spectre of cross-border shopping is emerging.