60% increase in overseas visitors to Ireland last month

Despite the increase, the percentage of people entering the country in August was dramatically lower than the same time period for last year

Of the 328,200 persons departing Ireland in August, 83.9% departed by air and 16.1% by sea. Picture: Steve Parsons/PA Wire

Overseas travel to Ireland increased by almost 60% in August compared to July, new Central Statistics Office (CSO) figures show.

The vast majority of the 362,600 persons that arrived into Ireland this August came from Great Britain (112,600) with substantial numbers visiting from Spain (33,600) and Poland (31,700) also. 85.9% of these visitors arrived by air and 14.1% by sea.