Tourism spending falls 16% in September 

This is despite a rise in the number of foreign visitors here when compared to the same month last year

Tourist numbers to Ireland have seen significant declines over the last year.

Despite a recovery in the number of tourists travelling to Ireland last month, the amount of money spent by visitors here fell by 16% with people also opting to spend less time in the country, new data from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) shows.

The data shows that 604,500 foreign visitors completed a trip to Ireland during September which is an increase of 5% compared to the same month last year. However, tourist numbers to Ireland have seen significant declines over the last year.