Tourism has no identifiable  environmental impact on Wild Atlantic Way sites, study finds

The lighthouse perched on The Old Head of Kinsale, County Cork.  A study of 6,000 groups visiting 47 sites in Ireland along the Wild Atlantic Way found 75% of locations were not negatively impacted.

Tourist visits to environmentally sensitive areas such as those along the Wild Atlantic Way have no identifiable impact on such sites, according to new research.

A study conducted by Trinity College Dublin (TCD) of 6,000 groups visiting 47 sites in Ireland along the Wild Atlantic Way found 75% of locations were not negatively impacted.