Tourist spending hits €347m as visitor numbers rise 13% in November

Figures from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) show that visitor numbers for the first 11 months of the year declined by 5%, from 6.2m in 2024 to 5.9m last year.

Similarly, the average length of stay decreased to 6.1 nights in November from 6.2 nights a year earlier and 6.9 nights in November 2023.

In all, visitors stayed a total of 2.8m nights in the country in November, an increase of 12% from the same month the previous year but down 8% from the same time two years prior.

Visitor spending, excluding fares, increased 10% year-on-year and 4% compared with two years earlier to €347m.

From January to November, visitor expenditure, again excluding fares, was estimated at just over €5bn, down 11% from the €5.7bn spent during the corresponding period in 2024.

"In November 2025, the greatest number of visitors came from Great Britain (41%), followed by Continental Europe (34%), North America (20%), and the Rest of the World (5%)," said Edward Duffy, statistician in the tourism and travel division of the CSO.

"Comparing visitor numbers in November 2025 with November 2024, those from Great Britain was up 7%, Continental Europe (+13%), North America (+23%), and from the Rest of the World (+30%).

"The visitors' expenditure in Ireland (excluding fares) was €347m in November 2025. Visitors from Continental Europe accounted for €112m (32%), North America accounted for €111m (32%), Great Britain accounted for €89m (26%) and visitors from the Rest of the World for €35m (10%).

"Taken together, this represented a rise of 10% when compared with November 2024, and an increase of 4% when compared with November 2023."

* This article was originally published on BusinessPlus.ie.