{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/67c5d757b48a8f157c1f9076/688b321dc6d705dd3a293907?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Tourism Numbers Fall By 2% in June on Last Year - 31/07/2025","description":"<p>The number of foreign visitors to Ireland in June was down 2% on the same time last year.</p><p><br></p><p>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.</p><p><br></p><p>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.</p><p><br></p><p>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%.</p><p><br></p><p>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. </p><p><br></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"lmfm "}