Almost a quarter of tourism accommodation in Galway unavailable due to refugee influx

Galway Bay fm newsroom - Fáilte Ireland says almost a quarter of tourist accommodation in Galway is unavailable in order to house Ukrainian refugees.

The national tourism development authority is raising concerns of the knock-on effects it's having on tourism.

It's estimated 21% of registered tourist accommodation in the county is servicing Government contracts.

Nationally between 20-30% of such accommodation is under contract, with Donegal losing over 50% of its accommodation.

Director of Regional Development with Fáilte Ireland, Paul Keeley, explains the impact it's having:

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