Gardaí say that burglaries have dropped by almost half in the six months from October of last year to March of this year.
Provisional garda figures show a 43% reduction as part of the Winter Phase of Operation Thor, set up to target those involved in the crime.
The Assistant Commissioner in charge of Special Crime Operations, John O'Driscoll, says its focus has been on organised crime gangs and repeat offenders.
The reduction follows a major increase in the previous six months.
Gardaí say burglaries normally increase in Ireland and elsewhere by around 20% during the winter, so this reduction goes against traditional patterns and follows a substantial increase in the crime between April and September last year.
The provisional figures show that burglaries dropped from 1,427 in October of last year to 806 in March of this year, a reduction of 43%.
The yearly comparison between March of this year and last year shows a drop of 25%.
Gardaí say the reduction has come about because of the Winter Phase of Operation Thor which led to the arrest of a large number of inter-regional travelling criminals where high powered cars were identified and intercepted.
Repeat offenders have also been monitored by garda case managers and bail legislation is they say being used more effectively.
There were still, however, more than 26 burglaries every day last March and the officer in charge of Special Crime Operations says gardaí are particularly aware of the vulnerability of older people for whom a burglary can be very traumatic.
Mr O'Driscoll insists they are determined to identify and apprehend those responsible and are working closely with the Criminal Assets Bureau and Forensic Science Ireland.
He also says each garda region is reviewing the work to date and planning additional actions for 2018.
