A new survey has found that nearly a fifth of tourists coming to Ireland still think it's a rip off, with 17 per cent saying it is poor value for money.

But that is an improvement from 41 per cent finding it too expensive, three years ago.

The survey of more than 1,500 overseas visitors finds that four out of ten tourists think Ireland is good value.

Alex Connolly from Failte Ireland says it is a turn around from the perception of Ireland during the boom, that may have put people off coming here: