CSO figures report stable visitor numbers

The Central Statistics Office have released figures that show that visitor numbers to Ireland for the period of February to April 2012 remain unchanged compared to the same period in 2011.

Commenting on the figures, Niall Gibbons, chief executive of Tourism Ireland, said: "The global economic landscape has certainly presented a challenging environment for travel and tourism but our tourism industry and travel trade partners are generally quite positive about quarters two and three – with reports of enquiries and advance bookings being well up on this time last year.