Irish tourism will focus on “The Gathering” as it prepares for global Irish homecoming

Re: George Dillon, I can not help but suggest that you seem to or possibly seem to have racist issues. Many of those you speak of in the Irish tourist industry have left Ireland to return to their respective home nations due to the economic downturn and the comparatively high cost of living in Ireland. Another fine display of your ignorance George. Most hotels and hostelry's now employ Irish people who are in fact now cheap to employ and thus exploited by many hotels owned by the Banks. You George are not at all up to speed lad.

George, I agree with you on many issues, this is not one. I wish the Irish government the best in this endevour to attract tourists. I hope that the Irish hospitality sector don't make a mess of it out of greed. They probably can't contain themselves.

They want descendents of Irish overseas to go to find their roots in Ireland, a country where the tourist industry is totally dominated by Poles, Russians and Chinese! They're fools and frauds. Why not encourage the Poles in Pittsburgh or Chicago to go to Ireland to discover their cousins!