Support for tourism and hospitality sectors urged amid Covid-19 outbreak

Thousands of jobs could be lost “within weeks” in the tourism and hospitality industry unless urgent State support is provided to the sector.

The ‘doomsday’ prediction came from Tourism Minister Shane Ross, who met with Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe in recent days to request immediate support measures for businesses “whose very existence is threatened”.