New figures from the Central Statistics Office reveal that the number of trips made to Ireland between the months of November and January jumped by 18.4% to 1,745,400.
The CSO said that marked an overall increase of 271,400 compared to the same time 12 months ago.
Trips by UK residents rose by 17.5% to 815,700 while trips by residents of European countries - apart from the UK - increased by 21.1% to 576,200.
The figures also show that visits here by residents of North America jumped by 19.4% to 240,200 while trips to Ireland from other areas grew by 10.6% to 113,400.
Meanwhile, the total number of overseas trips made by Irish residents during the three month period rose by 4.9% to 1,379,300.
