The hospitality and tourism sector has a "staffing crisis", with Fáilte Ireland estimating that around 40,000 vacancies are unfilled.
Tony Walker, the General Manager of the Slieve Russell Hotel in Ballyconnell, warns that the industry lost "a lot of knowledge and skills" during the covid pandemic.
Failte Ireland is planning to spend €5 million in an effort to make the hospitality and tourism industry more "appealing and rewarding" to work in.
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Unsociable working hours and low pay are seen as barriers to recruiting people to the sector, but Tony Walker dismissed these claims on this morning's Joe Finnegan Show and said many employers are paying above the national minimum wage:
