Richard Curran: Scorching European summers will present new tourism opportunities for Ireland, if we take them
The medieval hill-top town of Callian in France’s Provence region has 4,000 residents and 1,000 private swimming pools. But now the mayor has said no more new houses and no more new swimming pools. Photo: Getty Images
Richard Curran
Sizzling hot summers across Europe triggered by climate change could present a huge tourism opportunity for Ireland in the years ahead. A few years ago it might have sounded crazy. But less so now.
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