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Should we put caps on number of visitors in outdoor attractions?

Popular tourist sites like The Croagh Partick are showing signs of serious erosion caused by heav...

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09.22 6 May 2022


Should we put caps on number of visitors in outdoor attractions?


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09.22 6 May 2022


Popular tourist sites like The Croagh Partick are showing signs of serious erosion caused by heavy footfall.  Should we consider putting caps on visitor numbers to outdoor attractions to protect our fragile heritage sites?  Donal Hickey an environmental journalist at Irish Examiner, joined us on Newstalk Breakfast with more on this.

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#newstalkbreakfast #newstalkbreakfast #ntbk #newstalkfm Ciara Kelly Footfall In Tourist Attractions Heritage Sites Outdoor Tourist Sites Shane Coleman Tourist Attractions

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