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Wed 01 Jan 2009Tourist numbers drop for first time in seven years
The number of overseas visitors to Ireland fell for the first time in seven years in 2008, according to new figures published by Fáilte Ireland.
The agency's end of year review indicates that tourism revenues declined by 2 per cent last year to €6.3 billion on the back of a 3 per cent fall in visitors to Ireland.
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