Companies toast record visitor and passenger numbers

A distillery and an airline are toasting their success in breaking tourist records.

The Old Jameson Distillery, Dublin, and the Jameson Experience Centre in Midleton, Co Cork, have seen a 10% growth in visitor numbers for the first six months of this year.

Some 177,481 visitors have passed through the doors, compared to 160,490 in the first half of 2012.