Some 407,100 more visitors came to Ireland in the first half of this year compared to 2014 - an increase of 11.7%.
The number of North American visits increased by 14.7% to 659,200 visits in the period, meaning that one in 10 US visitors to Europe now visit Ireland, according to CSO figures.
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