Minister Coffey congratulates Lismore Town on being named best small tourism town 2015

Fine Gael Waterford Minister Paudie Coffey has congratulated Lismore Town on being named the winner of the best small tourism town for 2015 by Failte Ireland.  Minister Coffey said the town had a huge amount to offer visitors, most notably the Lismore Castle which is an outstanding attraction.

“With the roll-out of the Ireland Ancient East Initiative towns like Lismore are in a perfect position to benefit from the investment which will be on the same scale as the Wild Atlantic Way.  This year there will in excess of 8 million visitors to Ireland and Fine Gael in government hopes to increase that number again next year.

“Since coming to government we have cut the lower rate of VAT for the Hospitality and Food sectors, we have introduced successful tourism initiatives to increase the numbers of visitors to Ireland and we abolished the Airport Travel Tax.  Fine Gael in government will continue to support this important industry that plays a vital role in the Rural Irish economy.

“By winning this award Lismore have done Waterford proud and I have no doubt that this will drive more visitors to Waterford next year. I want to congratulate once again the work the Lismore Community in winning this fantastic award and I hope that the Lismore’s economy will benefit next year from increased tourism numbers.”

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