Overseas passenger numbers rise but still at fraction of pre-pandemic levels

CSO figures show 539,100 overseas passengers arrived and 607,600 overseas passengers departed from Ireland between January and June. File photo: Steve Parsons/PA

International travel to and from Ireland increased during June but passenger numbers remained at a fraction of arrivals and departures in previous years due to the impact of Covid-19.

Figures published by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) show that 539,100 overseas passengers arrived and 607,600 overseas passengers departed from Ireland between January and June.