Ireland is too dependent on US tourists

I spent two weeks in Ireland vacationing with my family in June. Because of perpetual rain, we spent a lot of time indoors, in various hotels, B&Bs, guest houses and in our hired car.

And again because of the foul weather, we watched and listened to a lot of television and radio, and read numerous Irish newspapers every day.

As first-time visitors to Ireland, we were surprised by the magnitude of the media-based debate surrounding the significant decline in American tourists.