The Irish passport has been ranked as the sixth most powerful in the world.
Since last year, it has dropped one place from 5th to 6th and shares the spot alongside France, Portugal and the United Kingdom.
The Henley Passport Index uses data from the International Air Transport Association (IATA) and ranks the passports based on the number of countries their holders can access visa-free or visa-on-arrival.
An Irish passport entitles holders to gain access to 187 countries without needing a visa before arrival.
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At the top of the list for another year is Japan, which produces travel documents so powerful 193 of the world's 227 destinations can be visited with no visa or without one issued by the government pre-departure.
Singapore and South Korea come in joint-second place, with a score of 192.
EU member states dominate the rest of the top ten spots on the latest ranking, with Germany and Spain in joint-third place, with access to 190 destinations visa-free.
Finland, Italy, and Luxembourg follow closely behind in joint-fourth place with 189 destinations, and Denmark, Netherlands, and Sweden share fifth place with their passport holders able to travel to 188 destinations worldwide.
Both the UK and US have dropped down a rank, to sixth and seventh place, with 187 and 186 countries accessible respectively.
Afghanistan remains at the bottom of the index, due to its nationals only able to access 27 destinations worldwide visa-free.
World's top 10 most powerful passports
Below are the world's most powerful passports. Some of the countries share the same spot in the rankings, so we've grouped them together.
1. Japan
2. Singapore and South Korea
3. Germany and Spain
4. Finland, Italy, and Luxembourg
5. Austria, Denmark, Netherlands, and Sweden
6. France, Ireland, Portugal and UK
7. Belgium, New Zealand, US, Switzerland and Norway
8. Australia, Canada, Czech Republic, Malta and Greece
9. Hungary
10. Lithuania, Poland and Slovakia
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