Visitors to Ireland spent a €529 million in October, according to Central Statistics Office data. Despite the improved numbers in October, the figures for the year to date remain lower than 2024. In total, visitors stayed a total of 4 million nights. Eoghan O’Mara Walsh, the chief executive of the Irish Tourism Industry Confederation, welcomed the data suggesting that inbound tourism numbers improved in October but said it was “surprising” that spending is down in the month. Despite making up just one-fifth of all visitors, US tourists accounted for 38 per cent of money spent in October at €202 million.

Source: The Irish Times November 27, 2025 12:56 UTC