Ireland inbound visitor numbers from Germany were 45,700 in July, up 8.8pc on July 2025 and down 49.9pc on pre-pandemic. Rolling annual was 464.,600, up 7.8pc on the twelve months to July 2025.
The total for the first six months of 2026 was 221,700, up 14.3pc on the six months to June 2025 and down 41.5pc on pre-pandemic.
This follows aa decline of 0.1pc in June and increases of 6.6pc in May, 14.9pc in April , 31.8pc in March, 53.4pc on February and 43.2pc 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 –
