Killarney mayor: Tourism deserves its own minister

A number of recent studies have found Kerry to be worst affected by Covid-19's impact on tourism as it was the county most dependant on the industry. Killarney is one of Kerry tourism's main draws.

The mayor of Killarney, the town at the centre of Kerry’s 400 million euro tourist industry has called for a review of the decision “to lump tourism” in with five other Government Departments and says the tourism sector deserves its own minister.

A number of recent studies have found Kerry to be worst affected by Covid-19's impact on tourism as it was the county most dependant on the industry.