'Robust' services economy boosted by foreign tourists

Tourists visiting Hook Lighthouse in Churchtown, Co Wexford. Picture: Andy Gibson

The services section of the Irish economy experienced "robust" growth in May, helped by a surge in foreign tourists, the latest monthly survey tracking the economy has shown.

The AIB Purchasing Services Managers' Index showed that services output was still expanding sharply, and outpacing growth in the rest of the eurozone and in Britain, and recruiting more staff.