Nearly 5 million people visited Ireland in the first half of the year

Nearly 5 million people visited Ireland in the first half of the year.

New figures from Tourism Ireland show that's an increase of over 6 per cent on the same period in 2017.

Last month was also the best ever June for tourism, with over 1 million visitors arriving.

CEO of Tourism Ireland Niall Gibbons says there are a number of factors driving this growth:

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