Image: Shutterstock/Derick Hudson Image: Shutterstock/Derick Hudson THE POPE’S VISIT and extreme weather last year contributed to profits tumbling at the company that operates Dublin Zoo.
The sharp drop in profits comes against the background of visitor numbers decreasing at Dublin Zoo by 88,818 last year from 1,108,728 to 1,019,910. Dublin Zoo was forced to shut its doors for three days during August 2018 during the visit of Pope Francis. In an interview last December, Director of Dublin Zoo, Leo Oosterweghel claimed the pontiff visit “pulled the rug” from beneath them in terms of visitor numbers.
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