DUBLIN (Reuters) - Double-digit growth in Irish tourism ground to a halt in the first quarter, official data showed on Thursday, as a weak pound kept British visitors at home.
The number of visitors grew just 0.6 percent in the quarter from the same period last year, the central statistics office reported. That was down from growth of almost 17 percent in 2016 and 14 percent in 2015 during the same quarter, when a weak euro helped tourism reach record highs.
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