Overseas travel for the month of April was almost four times higher than the same month last year, new CSO figures show. April 2021 saw 69,400 overseas passenger arrivals and 73,000 departures, compared with 16,100 arrivals and 17,800 departures in the same month last year. "Some 40,100 passengers arrived on continental routes and 37,300 passengers departed on continental routes. "By way of contrast, 21,600 passengers arrived on cross-channel routes and 28,000 passengers departed on cross-channel routes. "Just 3,300 passengers arrived on transatlantic routes and the same number of passengers departed on these routes."

Source: Irish Independent May 31, 2021 14:37 UTC