9.6 million people visited Ireland last year, up almost 11%

Almost 9.6 million people came to Ireland from overseas last year, an increase of 10.9% on 2015.
There was a record-breaking total of 9,584,400 visits to Ireland in 2016.
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SUBSCRIBEAlmost 9.6 million people came to Ireland from overseas last year, an increase of 10.9% on 2015.
There was a record-breaking total of 9,584,400 visits to Ireland in 2016.
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