Plan to harness global tourist potential of Irish lighthouses

A five-year plan to harness the global tourist potential of Irish lighthouses has been launched by Great Lighthouses of Ireland at their annual conference on Valentia Island in Co Kerry.
GLI is an All-Ireland tourism initiative, developed by the Commissioners of Irish Lights, to promote its unique maritime heritage.
It features 16 of the country's 65 automatic lighthouses which are open to the public, and are being regenerated as heritage buildings with a tourism focus.
Last year, the lighthouses welcomed some 384,000 visitors, with over 50% of the visitors to larger sites coming from overseas.
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