A national tourism body has claimed that an apartment development containing a 13-storey block will compromise the visitor experience and views from the Gravity Bar in the Guinness Storehouse. In response to the proposal, chief executive of the Irish Tourism Industry Federation (ITIF), Eoghan O’Mara Walsh has told Dublin City Council that the proposal “will compromise the visitor experience and views from the Gravity Bar in the Guinness Storehouse”. He said: “In total last year, according to Fáilte Ireland figures, international tourists spent €2 billion while visiting Dublin and the Storehouse and its Gravity Bar experience is critical to sustaining and growing this. Consultants for Diageo have told the council that a €20 million extension to the Gravity Bar is due to open in January of next year. The consultants, the RPS Group have asked the council to be mindful of the views from the bar in making its decision.

Source: The Irish Times July 16, 2019 17:26 UTC