The Central Statistics Office (CSO) has released new figures that show that Irish Ports had handled 12.7 million tonnes of goods during the first quarter of this year. This is a decrease of 2% when compared with the first quarter of 2025.
According to the CSO statistics of port traffic in Quarter 1 2025, goods forwarded from Irish ports amounted to almost 4 million tonnes in the first quarter. The amount is up slightly when compared to the same time last year—which was 3,983,000 from 3,977,000.
The latest figures also show that 8.7 million tonnes of goods were received within the first three months of the year, resulting in a 3% drop on the same time last year – 8,712,000 compared to 8,951,000.
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For the first time the CSO has included Greenore, Co. Louth, as a main statistical port.
Commenting on the release, Damien Lenihan, statistician in the transport division, said, "In Q1 2025, the port of Greenore, Co. Louth, met the criteria to be included as a main statistical port for the first time. It joins Bantry Bay, Cork, Drogheda, Dublin, Rosslare, Shannon Foynes, and Waterford and increases the total number of main statistical ports in Ireland from seven to eight.”
He added, “This is the first time the number of statistical ports in Ireland has increased since this series began in Q1 2017. Users should be advised that this will affect comparability as the data in the Q1 2025 release is now based on eight ports, whereas previous releases were based on seven ports."
