The number of foreign visitors to Ireland in June was down 2% on the same time last year.

New data from the Central Statistics Office shows that 654,000 tourists arrived in the country last month - an increase of 6% in comparison with June 2023.

The 2% decline last month is in contrast with more significant falls in visitor numbers between January and May, compared with the same months last year.

A fall of 25% was recorded in January, followed by a 30% drop in February, a 15% reduction in March, with the numbers in May down 10%.

Catherine Flanagan, member of the ITIC (Irish Tourist Industry Confederation) Board of Directors and Council, spoke to us this morning on The Agenda about this.

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