Over a million people visited Ireland from overseas last month

The total number of trips to Ireland by overseas residents increased by 3.4% last month year-on-year to 1,061,800 - an overall increase of 35,400 compared to twelve months earlier.

While trips from Britian to Ireland dropped by just over 1%, trips from people coming from the rest of Europe, North America and other parts of the world all increased, according to figures released by the CSO.