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Tue 07 Jul 2008488,000 walking tourists visited Ireland last year
THE NUMBER of walking tourists coming to Ireland increased last year by 150,000 to 488,000, Minister for Rural Affairs Éamon Ó Cuív has disclosed.
He was speaking at a function in Galway as it emerged that payments have begun to more than 300 farmers who have established walking trails under the New Walks Scheme.
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