Galway tourism trade up 46 per cent for national holiday

Galway Bay fm newsroom - Holiday bookings to Galway have increased by 46% for the week of the St. Patrick’s Day Festival, compared with the same week last year

It's good news across the whole country, as tourism to Ireland has increased by 50% overall

Dublin is still the number one destination, with 66% more tourists coming to Dublin

However Galway, which overtook Killarney as the number two county last year, has held its position and has grown at almost the same rate as Dublin, with 46% growth.

Cork is holding third place from last year, with a 37% growth rate in tourism.

Americans and the British are our top tourists, with Irish domestic bookings maintaining third place from last year.

Germany sits in fourth place, Canada in fifth place and Italy in sixth place – all maintaining their position from last year.