One in 10 US tourists visiting Europe comes to Ireland

One in every 10 US tourists travelling to Europe is now visiting Ireland — as the record number of visitors coming here shows no signs of slowing.

According to figures from the Central Statistics Office, between November of last year and January 2017, the total number of visitors to Ireland increased by 7.2% to just over 1.8m compared to the same period 12 months earlier.

The biggest increase in visitors was from North America, which saw a 30.8% rise to 314,500.