Taoiseach: Half of passengers arriving here on Tuesday were Irish returning from holidays

Taoiseach Micheál Martin said that of 800 people who came into the country by air, 542 were Irish and 397 were on holidays. Picture Leah Farrell / RollingNews.ie

Half of all passengers who arrived into Ireland on Tuesday were Irish people returning from holidays, Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said.

Speaking at a private meeting of his parliamentary party, Mr Martin said that of 800 people who came into the country by air, 542 were Irish and 397 were on holidays.