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Foyle MLA blames Flag protests for huge drop in ROI visitor numbers
A Foyle MLA has blamed the 14% drop in visitors from the South of Ireland to Northern Ireland on the on-going flag protests.
Maeve McLaughlin says new figures show an over-all increase in visitors to the six counties but that under further examination they show a huge drop in those from the south going north.
Ms McLaughlin says the protests are having a huge negative impact on the Northern Ireland economy:
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