Visitor numbers to Ireland in June down by 2%

Visitor numbers from overseas to Ireland in June were down 2% to 654,000. That’s much better than many had feared after earlier CSO data suggested a major fall-off in tourist numbers. But that figure is still around half the number of people who came to this island before Covid in 2019. Why? Is it the astonishingly high cost of holidaying and eating out in Ireland or is something else at play? Alice Mansergh chief executive of Tourism Ireland, joined Joe Lynam on the show to discuss.