The Irish Tourism Industry Confederation has estimated that a full recovery to 2019 levels won’t happen until 2026.

Four citizenship ceremonies will take place in Killarney both today and tomorrow.

The head of Ireland’s Erasmus network said that foreign students are finding it impossible to move here

950 people were conferred with Irish citizenship at two ceremonies at the Gleneagle INEC Arena in Killarney.

Today’s pilot online ceremony is one of the first of its kind in Europe.

Such ceremonies were put on hold after a High Court ruling in July.

They come here under the Irish Refugee Protection Programme.

“Nineteen series of this!?”

Everywhere bar the border region and midlands recorded an increase in overseas visitors last year.

“It was the proudest day of my life. Honestly.”

Ouch.

Over 3,000 people from over 120 countries attended the citizenship ceremonies.

There were 8,919,700 million visits to Ireland up to the end of November, an 11% increase compared to the same period in 2015.

Latest figures show a million people visited the country in October, alone.

“If it says ‘road closed’ just plough on”

World class.

Tourism in Ireland is worth over €7 billion for the first time ever.

Including the top spot. Ah go ‘way.

Including the top spot. Ah go ‘way.

Joan Burton says initial refugees would be followed later by their families.

Richardt Strauss and Olly Hodges were also granted citizenship today.

The Irish flyweight is gearing up for the 3Arena on 24 October.

Meanwhile, a Syrizan minister got TWO standing ovations at Sinn Féin’s Ard Fheis.

Several politicians, ambassadors and business people are set to meet in Dublin today.

The equivalent of 469 million pints in Temple Bar overall.

Charlie Chawke has said he only employs Irish workers as front-of-house staff.

Good to be back.

It’s really rather touching.

Visitors from Great Britain, the US and the rest of the world all climbed by double digit percentages.

Leo Varadkar says that the funds are not there and those expressing interest will be asked if they would be able to meet some or all of the capital costs.

Unfortunate.

The tourism industry says this was the best year for tourism in Ireland since the recession began.

It is the second year in a row that Ireland has won the award from Global Traveler magazine.

Dublin and Cork also made the top 20 but Kilkenny was the only Irish city to crack the top 10.

Research by the World Economic Forum says we’re still among the most welcoming countries in the world for visitors.