2025 Reports
Tourism – Ireland’s largest indigenous industry
08 April 2025
Ireland’s tourism and hospitality sector has long been known as the country’s largest indigenous industry and biggest regional employer. This is underpinned by a variety of data sources including recent bespoke research by Jim Power Economics for the Irish Tourism Industry Confederation (ITIC). This short bulletin from ITIC looks at the value of tourism, employment numbers by region, the industry’s contribution to the exchequer, and the sector’s vital part in the national economy.
Behind the Data: A dive into annual Irish tourism statistics
19 February 2025
In February the CSO published inbound tourism statistics for 2024.
This is the first time, due to methodological changes, that there is a direct annual comparison with the previous year.
The Irish Tourism Industry Confederation have studied the data and this bulletin outlines some of the key findings and interpretations.
