Travel: 360,000 passengers arrived in Ireland in August

Arrivals increased by 60% from July to August, according to the CSO, but passenger numbers remain some 2m lower than this time last year. File Picture Brian Lawless

Air and sea travellers in and out of Ireland shot up dramatically in August but there remains a deficit of 2m passengers compared to the same month a year ago.

According to figures from the Central Statistics Office (CSO), some 362,600 passengers arrived in Ireland from overseas in August, an increase of just under 60% in July.