Ireland gives US visitors cold shoulder over virus concerns
Locals fear a second wave of the coronavirus and think American tourists are not taking appropriate precautions
24 July 2020 - 11:03
Dublin — A barman in Kerry, southwest Ireland, rushed to find his boss earlier this month. We have trouble, Gerard Kennedy was told.
“He said ‘it’s an American’,” according to Kennedy, who runs the Moorings guest house and Bridge Bar. “It was like he had seen a crocodile. Normally, we love overseas visitors. But right now, people here are just nervous.”..
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