Irish people took more journeys abroad last year than in 2024, while the number of domestic trips, including so-called staycation holidays, dipped, new Central Statistics Office (CSO) figures reveal. Residents of the Republic made 15.1 million trips outside of the State in 2025, an increase of 11 per cent on the previous year. Holidays accounted for 60 per cent of overnight trips abroad last year, the figures showed, with 24 per cent of residents travelling to visit friends or family, and the remaining 9 per cent travelling for business reasons. Meanwhile, households took 3.1 million domestic trips within the State last year, an 8 per cent decline on 2024, the CSO said. The most popular foreign destinations for Irish residents in the fourth quarter of 2025 were within the 27 member states of the European Union, accounting for 8,929 nights, more than half of the total nights spent abroad in 2025.

Source: The Irish Times March 18, 2026 20:30 UTC