Visiting rugby fans splashed out €11m in March

Visiting fans spent €11.5m in Dublin while attending the Ireland versus England rugby match in March — €2.2m of which went on drink.

An estimated 15,000 foreign fans attended the Six Nations match at the Aviva Stadium and on average each spent €764 during their trip.

They stayed in the capital an average of 2.6 nights each and spent around €6.3m on pre-paid items, including hotels and restaurants (€2.9m), transport to Ireland (€1.9m), and the cost of a game ticket (€1.7m).