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Local councillor claims UK Government plans on immigration control threatens tourism in north Louth

Sinn Féin Councillor Antóin Watters has described Britain’s new Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) as an attack on tourism in the north of Ireland and in North Louth. Cllr Watters warned in 2022 that if this legislation went ahead it would be to ...

10 Jan 2025 at 19:00

National News

Visa waiver scheme ‘could dissuade US travellers from visiting Northern Ireland’

A tourism chief has expressed concern that a new visa waiver scheme for international travellers could damage Northern Ireland’s ability to attract US visitors. John McGrillen, chief executive of Tourism NI, said tourists who arrive in the ...

30 Dec 2022 at 17:05

Northern Ireland

Varadkar voices concern over tourism implications of new UK visa waiver scheme

A new UK visa waiver scheme will create problems for tourism on the island of Ireland, the Taoiseach has warned. Irish premier Leo Varadkar raised concerns about the implications of the new Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) on the ...

21 Mar 2023 at 17:33

National News

NI tourism sector braced for hit as full rollout of visa waiver scheme looms

The Northern Ireland tourism sector faces a significant hit if visitors arriving across the Irish border are not exempted from the UK’s new visa waiver scheme, industry chiefs have warned. From January 8, all non-European visitors to ...

26 Dec 2024 at 11:00

National News

No exemption for tourists visiting Northern Ireland via Ireland, says minister

There will be no exemption from electronic travel authorisations for tourists visiting Northern Ireland via Ireland, a minister has confirmed. Tory former minister Tim Loughton raised concerns about the potential ramifications of ...

21 Jun 2023 at 14:45

National News

Home Office official admits enforcing new travel scheme will be ‘a challenge’

It will be “a challenge” to catch people illegally entering the UK from the Republic of Ireland who have not signed up to a new travel scheme, a Home Office official has admitted. An electronic travel authorisation (ETA) is a ...

26 Mar 2024 at 13:24

National News

Home Office says Northern Ireland exemption to ETA would hit security efforts

The Home Office has rejected a call to introduce a temporary exemption to its new travel scheme for tourists visiting Northern Ireland. An electronic travel authorisation (ETA) will soon be a requirement for people who do ...

24 Oct 2023 at 12:58

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