Sharp increase in overseas travel recorded in May 

 For every overseas traveller in May 2021, there were 20 in pre-pandemic May 2019, the CSO said. Picture: Dan Linehan

Overseas travel increased almost threefold in May compared to the same month a year ago, while also rising sharply compared to April.

That is according to the Central Statistics Office (CSO), which said there were 85,400 arrivals and 97,000 departures in May, compared to the same month a year ago when 28,300 people arrived and 36,300 departed.