CSO reports 654,500 visitors to Ireland in June as US tourism rebound continues
The Central Statistics Office Inbound Tourism statistics for June 2025 show that 654,500 foreign visitors departed Ireland on overseas routes in June 2025, down 2% compared with June 2024 and up by 6% compared with June 2023.
The number of nights spent by foreign visitors in June was almost 5.2m nights, an increase of 6% compared with June 2024 and up 14% compared with 2023.
In June 2025, the greatest number of visitors came from Great Britain (34%), followed by Continental Europe (31%), North America (30%) and the Rest of the World (5%). "When compared with June 2024, visitors from Great Britain fell by 1%, visitors from Continental Europe decreased by 6%, and visitors from the Rest of the World declined by 20%. In contrast, visitors from North America were up 5%," said CSO statistician in the Tourism and Travel Division, Gregg Patrick.
Visitor numbers from North America had declined by as much as 18% in March. The chief executive of the Irish Tourism Industry Confederation Eoghan O'Mara-Walsh said the continued resurgence of this sector reported by the CSO is "encouraging".
"After a first quarter of the year of double digit decline, it's now much more stable. North America was a star performer," said Mr O'Mara-Walsh, who noted visitors from the North American market are often high spenders. "They tour the regions and have been buoying Irish tourism over the summer months. Hopefully the upward trajectory will continue into July and August."
The visitors' expenditure in Ireland (excluding fares) was €647m in June 2025. Visitors from Great Britian accounted for €118m (18%) of this spend, Continental Europe for €200m (31%), North America for €283m (44%), and visitors from the Rest of the World for €47m (7%). Taken together, this represented a fall of 6% compared with June 2024, and a rise of 8% compared with June 2023.
The most frequent reason for the visitors' trips was for holiday or leisure (47%), while almost one in three trips (30%) were to visit friends or relatives.
The CSO data is based on the CSO Passenger Survey collected from approximately 13,000 departing passengers per month at the country's international ports and airports.
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