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The €50m question: From lidos to late buses and a boating lake in Phoenix Park, how to spend Dublin’s tourist tax windfall

By John MeagherIndependent.ie

Ireland is an outlier when it comes to the imposition of tourist taxes. The hospitality industry has always rejected the idea, but it is commonplace throughout Europe. Some 21 out of 27 EU member states have some form of tourist tax, with long-established hot…

We talk to some of the citys movers and shakers to find out where any cash boost should be used to enrich the lives of the capitals citizens Ireland is an outlier when it comes to the imposition of …