Ireland inbound visitor numbers from Europe were 219,500 in July, up 8.8pc on July 2025 and down 48pc on pre-pandemic. Rolling annual was 2,334,500, up 8.5pc on the twelve months to July 2025.
The total for the first six months of 2026 was 1,140,000, up 7.9pc on the six months to June 2025 and down 41.9pc on pre-pandemic..
This follows increases of 8.8pc in June, 25.1pc in May, 11pc in April, 13.7pc in March, 55.1pc in February and 30.2pc in January.
Change in CSO methodology
There was a significant change CSO methodology in 2023 which presents difficulties in comparing pre-pandemic figures. It now relies on a single passenger survey with stricter sampling rules. The new survey is also conducted by an interviewer rather than filled out by the passengers themselves. The change had the effect of almost exactly reversing the ratio of inbound & outbound passengers through the airports and ports, 60/40 outbound instead of 60/40 inbound.
CSO tourism stats for Ireland
Overall – Australia/NZ – Benelux – Britain – Canada – Europe – France – Germany – Italy – North Anerica – Scandinavia – Spain/Portugal – USA – Outbound –
