Kerry has highest proportion of tourism enterprises in Ireland

Kerry had the highest proportion of tourism enterprises in Ireland in 2021.

That’s according to figures released in the Central Statistic Office's business demographic report for the year.

It shows there were 11,468 enterprises in Kerry in the year, with tourism accounting for almost 13% (12.84%).

Nationally, the construction sector saw the largest growth between 2017 and 2021, with a 23.1% increase.

2021 saw a year-to-year increase in enterprises in all size classes; while Cork and Dublin accounted for 43.4% of enterprises in Ireland in the year.