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Tue 12 Dec 2009Tourism sector sheds 12,000 jobs due to fall in overseas holidaymakers
THE NUMBER of overseas visitors taking holidays in Ireland fell by almost one-fifth in 2009, and about 12,000 tourism jobs were lost, according to the Irish Tourist Industry Confederation.
At the publication of the tourism industry representative body’s end-of-year review, confederation chairman Tom Haughey said the industry had faced “almost insurmountable” challenges in 2009.
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