Selling Loyalist and Republican memories: the prospects for Dark (Troubles) Tourism in Northern Ireland

Figures & data

Table 1. Focus group participants’ information.

Name	Nationality	Age and gender
Danielle Thordarson	Canadian	Female Aged 33
Catlin Semple	Canadian	Male Aged 34
Daniel Devine	Great Britain	Male Aged 28
E.R. McCrory	Irish Resident (Northern)	Female Aged 28
K. Harron	New Zealand	Female Aged 44

Table 2. Q1: Have you ever considered visiting Northern Ireland?.

	Answer	%	Count
1	Yes	60.23%	106
2	Maybe	21.02%	37
3	No	18.75%	33
	Total	100%	176

Table 3. Q5: Would you be interested in touring the sights where the (Troubles) conflict took place?.

	Answer	%	Count
1	Definitely yes	37.50%	66
2	Probably yes	30.11%	53
3	Might or might not	15.91%	28
4	Probably not	13.64%	24
5	Definitely not	2.84%	5
	Total	100%	176

Figure 1. Q7: Do you think overseas tourists want to visit murals and take political tours?

Table 4. Q7: Do you think overseas tourists want to visit murals and take political tours?

	Answer	%	Count
1	Definitely yes	34.80%	111
2	Probably yes	44.20%	141
3	Might or might not	16.61%	53
4	Probably not	4.08%	13
5	Definitely not	0.31%	1
	Total	100%	319

Table 5. Q8: Should these types of tours (political) be promoted by the Northern Ireland Tourist Board?

	Answer	%	Count
1	Definitely Yes	32.70%	104
2	Probably Yes	42.45%	135
3	Probably not	19.81%	63
4	Definitely not	5.03%	16
	Total	100%	318

Figure 2. Q10: How do these tours affect society moving forwards?

Table 6. Q10: How do these tours affect society moving forwards?

	Answer	%	Count
1	Positive Effect	22.57%	72
2	Somewhat Positive Effect	36.05%	115
3	Neither Positive/Negative Effect	21.94%	70
4	Somewhat Negative Effect	14.11%	45
5	Negative Effect	5.33%	17
	Total	100%	319