Cavan men spend least on flowers for Valentine’s Day

Romance is alive in Kerry, Limerick and Sligo, according to new spending analysis.

It reveals AIB customers spent over €143 million on Valentine's Day last year - an increase of 45% on the previous year.

Over half a million euro was spent on flowers alone on February 13th - with  €62 the average spent on a bunch of flowers.

Men in Kerry, Limerick and Sligo exceeded that- while those in Westmeath, Donegal and Cavan ranked bottom of the list.

Kerry saw the single highest spend on flowers during the romantic period at €72, followed by Limerick at an average of €68 and Sligo at €67.

In Co Cavan the average spend was €57.