Surge in overnight trips as Covid-19 restrictions eased

There were eight times more domestic overnight trips in the first three months of 2022 than the same period last year. File picture

Irish people enthusiastically embraced the loosening of Covid-19 pandemic restrictions on movement, with eight times more domestic overnight trips in the first three months of 2022 than the same period last year.

Figures from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) show Irish residents took 2.3m domestic overnight trips in the first three months of this year, a period which coincided with the country in the throes of Omicron variant caution, before significant loosening of restrictions.