The number of tourists visiting Ireland was up by almost 12 per cent in the first half of the year.
New figures from the CSO show that almost 3.9 million tourists came here during that time.
Tourism Ireland says it was the best ever January to June period for overseas visitors to Ireland.
Visitors from North America were up almost 15 per cent on the first half of 2014 and tourist numbers from mainland Europe up 13 per cent.
CEO of Tourism Ireland Niall Gibbons says it's great news for Ireland:
