The Gathering hailed a success as tourist numbers increase by 291k

The Gathering tourism initiative is hailing its success at the Global Irish Economic Forum, claiming that routist numbers have increased by 291,000 this year so far.

The Gathering tourism initiative is hailing its success at the Global Irish Economic Forum, claiming that tourist numbers have increased by 291,000 this year so far.

The announcement was made at the forum, where the initiative was born two years ago, and the increase covers the period up to the end of August.