West Cork, West Cork, West Cork

Home of the Fastnet lighthouse, Bank Holiday tailbacks on the N71 and General Michael Collins.

In 2018 more than 2.7 million people came to Cork from outside the county with a large percentage of those likely venturing West of the Kinsale Road Roundabout.

For a region so dependent on welcoming visitors to our towns, villages and islands, the last 24 months have been particularly difficult.

But with the pandemic years almost behind us, what does the future hold for tourism in West Cork?

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Bringing back the tourists is the second episode of a new digital series from The Southern Star.

It is written and produced by Southern Star editor Siobhan Cronin and Southern Star digital manager Jack McCarron.

It was edited by Jack McCarron with reporting also from, Siobhan Cronin.

Audio and video production was from Jack & Cian Desmond of Desmond Bros Media

The series editor is Siobhan Cronin.

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