There was an extraordinary collapse in overseas travel to and from Ireland in June, according to the Central Statistics Office.
As the effects of the Covid-19 crisis continued to hit the travel sector, the CSO reported just 57,100 arrivals and 73,900 departures in the month.
That compares with monthly travel of approximately two million in each direction in June 2019.
That equates to annual falls of 97.1% in arrivals and 96.4% in departures.
Of the 57,100 persons arriving in Ireland, 40,200 (70.4%) arrived by air.
The CSO said 16,900, just under 30%, arrived by sea.
The percentage breakdown for departures was of a similar magnitude.
In the first half of the year, 3,186,700 people arrived in Ireland from overseas and 3,173,300 persons departed.
That amounted to decreases of 65.9% and 66.6% compared to the same period last year.
