Another 378 cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed in the State. Also on Monday, a further 39 cases of Covid-19 in Northern Ireland were confirmed by the North’s Department of Health. “By way of contrast, 21,600 passengers arrived on cross-channel routes and 28,000 passengers departed on cross-channel routes. “When we look at the year-to-date picture (January-April 2021), the statistics show that 293,700 overseas passengers arrived in Ireland and 311,400 overseas passengers departed from Ireland. This compares to 3.1 million arrivals and 3.1 million departures in the same period in 2020 and 5.6 million arrivals and 5.6 million departures in the same period in 2019,” Mr Patrick said.

Source: The Irish Times May 31, 2021 15:00 UTC