Overseas travel to and from Ireland increased substantially last month compared to July, according to the latest figures from the Central Statistics Office (CSO). More than 362,000 passengers arrived into Ireland on overseas routes in August, an increase of 60 per cent on July’s figures (227,300). Just over 328,000 passengers departed the country on overseas routes over the same period, a rise of 19 per cent on the previous month (275,400). However, the CSO said overseas travel remained “dramatically lower” compared to August 2019, when more than two million passengers arrived and departed. Just 11,600 passengers arrived on transatlantic routes and 7,800 departed on these routes.

Source: The Irish Times September 28, 2020 12:45 UTC