Thursday, January 06, 2005

Department of Arts, Sport and Tourism - Ireland - Annual Review

Tourism - Ireland - Homepage

States that: "its mission is:
'to contribute to the economic, social and cultural progress of Irish society and the enrichment of its quality of life through promoting sustainable tourism; encouraging excellence in sporting and artistic achievement; facilitating greater access to sport and the arts; and preservation of our cultural inheritance'. "

Travel Weekly report that John O'Donoghue, The Irish Dept of Tourism minister for arts, sport and tourism, describes 2004 as "a mixed year." While the government noted a strong recovery from the key North American market, traffic from Great Britain and mainland Europe was flat. Still, overseas visitor numbers grew some 3%, to more than 6.35 million."

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