BREXIT is one of the biggest challenges facing Irish tourism in 2017.

Ireland welcomed a record figure of 10.5 million visitors this year - with almost half travelling from the UK.

But it's feared that the number of British tourists could decrease due to the weak Sterling. CEO of Tourism Ireland Niall Gibbons says prices must come down. 

Meanwhile, 'screen tourism' is expected to generate huge revenue in 2017 with Star Wars Episode 8 and Game Of Thrones season 7 both being filmed here.

Kim Buckley has this report: