Tourists numbers bounce back

THE numbers of tourists coming to Ireland in the key summer months were up nearly 7%, figures published yesterday show.

Between July and September 2.18 million people visited Ireland, up 6.9% on the number of visitors last year according to figures released by the Central Statistics Office.

They also show that the number of US tourists coming here is increasing again with 324,000 visitors in the quarter, up from 301,000 a year ago, a 7.6% rise.