Limerick lures new wave of domestic tourists

Limerick surged in popularity as a destination for staycations last year but neighbouring Clare fell out of favour with domestic tourists.

New figures show the overall number of domestic trips by Irish holidaymakers grew almost 3% last year to over 9.6m — an extra 267,000 breaks over 2016 levels.

Dublin remains the most popular destination for holiday breaks for Irish travellers with almost 1.5m trips last year — an annual increase of 4.5%.