Visits to Ireland up 14% in first five months of 2006
01/08/2006 - 11:56:50The number of foreign visitors to Ireland has increased dramatically during the first five months of this year, according to figures published today by the Central Statistics Office.
The figures show that the number of people visiting Ireland from abroad was up 14% between January and May compared to the same period last year.
Trips from Britain were up almost 13%, while the number of visits from mainland Europe was up by 23% and from North America by 3.7%.
With the exception of North America, the increases are the highest recorded over the January to May period in recent years.
Today’s CSO figures also show that the number of Irish trips abroad was up 12.3% during the first five months of the year compared to the same period in 2005.
