'Long road ahead' for Irish tourism industry - ITIC

The CEO of the Irish Tourism Industry Confederation Eoghan O'Mara Walsh has said it will be 2026 before the Irish tourism sector returns to pre-pandemic levels

CEO of the Irish Tourism Industry Confederation Eoghan O'Mara Walsh has said it will be 2026 before the Irish tourism sector returns to pre-pandemic levels.

Around seven million international tourists came to Ireland this year, according to research from the ITIC.Of the seven million international tourists in 2022, the ITIC estimates that 2.6 million came from mainland Europe with 2.4 million coming from Britian and 1.5 million arriving from North America.Mr O’Mara Walsh said tourism is"very vulnerable to external factors" and that"next year is going to be no different".

He said it could lead to a shortage of beds in 2023, which could have knock-on impacts in towns and villages.

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