May tourism numbers down 10% on last year
Some 560,500 foreign visitors completed a trip to Ireland in May 2025, down 10% compared with May 2024, and by 2% compared with May 2023, CSO data shows.
The average length of stay for foreign-resident overnight visitors was 7.3 nights – up from an average of 7.2 nights in May 2024, and down from 7.8 nights in May 2023.
Visitors stayed a total of 4.1 million nights in the country – a drop of 8% when compared with May 2024, and down 9% when compared with May 2023.
Visitor spend down
The visitors spent €477 million on their trips (excluding fares) – down 21% compared with May 2024, and no change compared with May 2023.
The largest contingent of visitors came from Great Britain (35%), followed by visitors from the United States (25%).
The most frequent reason for travelling to Ireland was for a holiday (43%).