Tourists to Ireland spent an extra €60m in June during their trips

The number of visitors rose 2% last month compared to June 2025. And, so far this year, the number of arrivals jumped 15% to 3.2m

Cork Airport is expecting 72,000 passengers over the August bank holiday weekend. File picture

Total spending by tourists visiting Ireland increased by nearly €60m during June, compared to the same period last year, as expenditure on hotels and transport fares increased, new data from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) shows.

In total, around 670,300 foreign visitors completed a trip to Ireland during June this year, an increase of 2% when compared with June 2025. So far this year, an estimated 3.2m tourists have visited Ireland, an increase of 15% compared to last year.

According to the data, the total amount spent by foreign visitors to Ireland, including fares, was €948m — up from €881.9m in June last year. Of this, accommodation accounted for €340m, up 16.8% year-on-year, day-to-day expenses accounted for €329m, up 2.7%, and fares cost €252m, up 7%.

One expenditure segment did see a decrease and that was prepayments — which includes items paid in advance such as car hire and pre-booked tickets — which declined by 25% to €25m.

US visitors are the biggest spenders

Of the total expenditure, excluding fares, visitors from North America accounted for €273m, visitors from continental Europe spent €244m, while visitors from Britain spent €135m. Visitors from the rest of the world spent €45m.

While tourists to Ireland spent far more money coming here, their stays were shorter. In total, visitors who departed Ireland in June stayed a combined 5.1m nights in the country, down 1% year-on-year.

The average length of stay in June was 7.6 nights, down from 7.9 nights.

Nearly half, 49%, of overnight foreign visitors indicated that the main purpose of their trip was for holidays, leisure, and recreation, 27% said it was for visiting friends and relatives, while 14% of trips were for business reasons.

Most visitors from Britain, US, and Germany

Of the total number of tourists, an estimated 234,900 were residents of Britain, while a further 155,200 were residents of the US, and 54,300 were residents of Germany.

In terms of accommodation, 307,000 said they stayed in a hotel, another 209,400 stayed with family or at their own property, and 44,800 stayed in rented/self-catering accommodation.

The coming bank holiday weekend is also expected to be a busy period for tourists coming into the country. Cork Airport is expecting 72,000 passengers over the August bank holiday weekend.

Friday is expected to be the busiest day for departures while Sunday will be the busiest for arrivals.