The tourism industry brought in 7 point 3 billion euro so far this year.
International visitors to Ireland spent an extra 900 million euro, while domestically, Irish people spent 300 million more than last year.
The Irish Tourist Industry Confederation is predicting another strong year in 2016.
Chairman of the ITIC Paul Gallagher, says the tourism industry had its best year ever:
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