Ukrainian refugees may impact tourism but 'positives outweigh negatives'

Housing refugees in hotels will hit tourism but any “negatives” will be balanced out by “positives”, public representatives in one of Ireland’s top tourist destinations have said.

Housing refugees in hotels will hit tourism but any “negatives” will be balanced out by “positives”, public representatives in one of Ireland’s top tourist destinations have said.

Their comments come as the Government says it has allocated 11,500 beds as of this week in hotels, guesthouses and B&Bs to the 16,400 Ukrainian refugees looking for accommodation.