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THE NUMBER OF overseas passengers travelling to and from Ireland throughout the year dropped by 76% compared to last year, latest figures show.
Statistics show that from January to October this year more than four million overseas passengers travelled to and from Ireland. This compares to more than 17 million overseas passengers in the same period in 2019.
The air and sea travel figures were published by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) today.
Last month 160,900 overseas passengers arrived in Ireland, compared to 254,400 in September, a decrease of 36.8%.
In October 163,300 overseas passengers departed Ireland, compared to 236,700 in September, a decrease of 31%.
The October statistics show that continental routes contributed most to the passenger traffic.
Statistician Gregg Patrick said the air and sea travel statistics for October “show a substantial decrease in overseas travel compared to the preceding month”.
“Some 91,000 passengers arrived on continental routes and 87,900 passengers departed on continental routes.
“By way of contrast, 56,400 passengers arrived on cross-channel routes and 62,500 passengers departed on cross-channel routes.”
Just 5,600 passengers arrived on transatlantic routes and 5,900 passengers departed on these routes.
Apart from Great Britain, which accounts for almost all cross-channel routes, the most important routing countries for overseas travel in October were Spain (13,700 arrivals, 15,900 departures), Poland (13,500 arrivals, 13,400 departures) and the Netherlands (8,900 arrivals, 8,300 departures).
“The statistics show that more than four million overseas passengers travelled to and from Ireland,” Patrick added.
“This compares to more than 17 million overseas passengers in the same period in 2019.
“This illustrates the continuing and dramatic impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on international travel to and from Ireland.”
Christmas travel is expected to be much lower this year compared to previous years.
Testing at airport
A new Covid-19 testing centre recently opened at Dublin Airport with the capacity to conduct thousands of tests per day.
The drive-through facility, operated by Irish healthcare company RocDoc, began its operations almost two weeks ago. The firm said it believes it can help facilitate safer national and international travel ahead of the Christmas period.
Currently, people arriving in Ireland from “green” countries do not have to take extra precautions under the traffic light system.
Those coming from “orange” countries or regions will not have to restrict their movements on arrival if they have tested negative no more than three days prior to their arrival.
Passengers arriving in Ireland from so-called red countries must restrict their movements for 14 days, but from 29 November (yesterday) they can reduce that period if they have a negative test a minimum of five days after arrival.
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Is Texas a symptom of everything that’s wrong with the USA
@Great White Hope: yes it is. A pretty messed up place. Have been there for work allot and it’s a mess.
@Great White Hope: yep, highest execution rates in the US by far as well. They should just declare themselves to be their own country, let the rest of the lads get on with it.
@Great White Hope: yes
@Great White Hope: abortion is murder
@frank griffin: And what is capital punishment?
@frank griffin: nope.
Well done Joe. Top man.
@Paul Gorry: Why? He’s going to lose. Essentially a fait accompli now, I really don’t see how he could have done less to be honest with you. Certainly not expending any *political* capital on it, is he?
@John Considine: just because he’s not trump John.
@Paul Gorry: you seriously believe that? Do you know nothing?
How there isn’t exemptions for child abuse/incest/rape/ fatal fetal abnormalities says a lot about the gender that brought in this law. Not their finest hour at all.
@Joanne McCormack: assuming genders are we?
@Joanne McCormack: that’s because abortion rights have nothing to do with “saving lies”. Abortion restrictions are put in place to control women. That is the only reason.
@Dave Wave: assuming that Republican men attempt to control women? That’s not an assumption, it’s a fact. Do you even know who wrote this bill? There are no assumptions here, Dave.
@Drunk in Dublin: rubbish
Least they are giving it some thought
Why are legislators refusing to single out such as rape as being distinctly different.
@Tom Molloy: an unborn child is an unborn child no matter how it was conceived.
@Tom Molloy: I suppose it’s extremely difficult to prove.
@Tom Molloy: although in the cases of underage girls it’s automatically statutory rape.
@Tom Mullally: at 6 weeks, it’s not a child , it’s the size of a finger nail.
@Declan B: we were all the size of a fingernail once. A life is life.
@Martin O Connell: Do you agree with abortion to save the life of the mother?
@Martin O Connell: we were all a bit of a sperm aswell… its not really a life tho?
@Bill Spill: yes bill I do. I disagree with it for the sake of convenience though. There should be exceptions to the rule, but it should not be used as a form of birth control or contraceptive.
@Declan B: I agree a sperm on its own is not life. Mixed with a egg it is.
@Martin O Connell: What an ign-orant uneducated comment. To even suggest a woman has an Abortion as form of contraception is vile and disg-usting. You have no comprehension whatsoever of the emotional distress any women has to go through to make this decision.
@Martin O Connell: Once it penetrates the wall of the egg its a life. But a second before that it’s not.
@Martin O Connell: ye do realise Martin yere being ridiculous here surely.
@mayo chicken: Statutory rape, unless you’re a republican senator. Then, it just seems to go away
@Franny Ando: Having lived in London for over 30 years sadly an awful lot of people do see it as a last form of contraception.
@John: sure you did ey. Sure isn’t it just something all women would do on a whim?! We’re desperate like that!
@Tom Mullally: there’s no such thing as an “unborn child”. It’s either born, or it isn’t. You can’t have it both ways, Tom.
@Tom Mullally: correct
@Declan B: it’s a human being
@Franny Ando: you are naive if you think it is never used as a form of birth control. It is used widely in many countries (think China) as such, though I’d say it’s very much the exception here.
@Martin O Connell: If conception has already happened then how is it a contraceptive?
@Jen McCartney: not all women Jen!!! Some do though.
@Franny Ando: plenty!!! not all though!!!! treat it as just another form of contraception. They hide behind the term it’s only a “foetus” we were all only a “foetus”. I’m not for banning terminations in scenarios such as health, rape, or incest. No right minded society would be, but as i say for the sake of inconvenience or use as another form of birth control I am very against it.
Abortion as a whole may be outlawed shortly in the states
I believe the supreme court are due to hear a case that will test Roe v Wade in the coming weeks
I’m old enough to remember PFIs, usually over a thousand a year before I left Ireland in the late 70s. These draconian laws do nothing to protect life. They always disproportionately impact the poor, and in the US, people of color. The authors and sponsors of these bills are usually male and/or religious politicians pandering to the evangelical far right. They have no interest in the health of women or children. Women will still find ways to procure abortions if they feel they have to. Those with means will have an easier time and those without will suffer most, back alley abortions, throwing themselves down stairs or bringing a child into the world under dire circumstances. A woman is the best person to decide what to do with her body.
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