A Roscommon/Galway Senator believes the launch of a new tourism project which will be essential to boosting tourism figures
Failte Ireland is launching The Global Invitation Programme to help stimulate tourism this year.
The Tourism Recovery Plan which was launched in 2020 is set to reach new heights over the summer.
With the number of Irish people living abroad Tourism Ireland is now reaching out to bring them home to help boost the economy.
Fine Gael's Senator Aisling Dolan said Ireland has so much to offer and it's important to reconnect with our diaspora
''Building walkways, cycleways, we've seen way marks trails and I suppose it's all about offering different types of experiences to people who want to come and visit Ireland and for me, I mean I love seeing that because the Beara Breifne trail, you know, it's one of those trails that they're really advertising at the moment, it crosses through seven counties, from West Cork all the way up to Cavan and coming through the spine of Ireland as such.''