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Visitor Numbers From Ireland To The US Dropped By 27% Last Month

It comes as some people have concerns about entering the country if they've been critical of the Trump administration online.

Visitor numbers from Ireland to the US fell by nearly 27 per cent last month compared to the same time last year.

It comes as some people have concerns about entering the country if they've been critical of the Trump administration online.

The Taoiseach says he hasn't any additional worries about Irish J1 students in America this summer.

On another hand, The Department of Foreign Affairs has updated it's travel advice for Irish transgender citizens planning to visit the US.

It notes that US authorities want visa application forms to 'reflect the traveller's biological sex at birth'.

It says travellers whose sex on their passport differs from their sex assigned at birth, should contact the US Embassy in Dublin, for further details.

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