Irish Examiner view: Case for compo

Tourism finances

The Citywest Hotel in Dublin is one of the hotels being used to house war refugees and international protection applicants. Picture: Leah Farrell/RollingNews.ie

While the Government has had to deal with one “no-win” situation — the lifting of the eviction ban brings no votes for compounding human misery — it must now face another significant challenge, the outlook for tourism in 2023.

New figures show that some of our leading tourist counties have given more than 50% of their bed stock over to war refugees and international protection applicants.