Rise in number of Irish taking foreign holidays

Seán McCárthaigh

The total number of foreign visitors to Ireland last year rose by 3.2% to a record 6,574,5000 an increase of over 205,000 people on 2003 figures.

However, the number of Irish residents holidaying abroad also reached record levels in 2004 with over 5.4 million overseas trips recorded representing an increase of almost 10%.