Irish tourism destroyed by foreign immigrants

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The tourism industry is integral in Ireland, vital to our economy. The standards of Irish hospitality and tourist experience were once highly regarded internationally. Ireland was desirable, tourism was thriving. Those good times are gone.
Foreign immigrants who are generally ignorant about Ireland and Irish culture, were employed on minimum wage on a large scale, by business owners for short term gain.
Such immigrants should never have been employed in any tourist facing capacity.
Apart from the Irish people being a easy-touch, who seem content to see their own country destroyed by unprecedented levels of immigration, what else could say a Nigerian or Latvian tell any genuine tourist about Ireland.
Foreign immigrants who know little about Ireland, who are dealing with tourists in any capacity, are going to put tourists off Ireland, that is not rocket science, that is not racist, it is obvious sense.
Who in their right minds will come back to a land of no specific culture.
Our native Irish culture is what attracted tourists here to Ireland, it was once special and unique. What Ireland had to offer is almost destroyed.

Tourists have become disillusioned by staying in Irish hotels where the staff are not Irish and may have poor English, limiting their opportunities to converse.
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/features/2010/0108/1224261886699.html

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