Ireland Named One of World’s Best Tourist Driving Hotspots

Ireland has been ranked as one of the world’s best tourist driving hotspots.

The study – by car subscription expert FINN – analysed world locations based on attractions, ease of access and cost.

Ireland ranked 9^th in the overall list – with Croatia, Spain, Slovenia, Australia and Japan making up the top five. The UK and France were joint 15^th on the list, while New Zealand ranked 18^th.

Where Ireland failed was in the areas of road quality, car hire cost, fuel prices and parking.

However, Ireland ranked highly elsewhere – ranking 4^th best for safety, joint 1^st for attractions, 5^th for road trip online searches, and 7^th for ‘instagrammability’.