Overseas visitors to Dublin to top 6m by 2025

International visitors to Dublin are forecast to hit more than 6m by 2025.

The capital beats exotic locations likes Sydney, San Francisco and Rio de Janeiro when it comes to traveller numbers.

The data, released by Euromonitor International, reveals Dublin is among the top 50 most visited cities on the planet with a world ranking of no 43 just ahead of Florence at No 44 and behind Malaysia’s Johor Bahru in 42nd place.