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  • Ireland’s population grew by 1.6% last year, EU figures show
  • Kildare saw largest population growth since 1926 - Census
  • Decline in farming, religion and the growth of Dublin: 1926 census shows how things have changed

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irishtimes.com /1 week ago

Ireland’s population grew by 1.6% last year, EU figures show

Ireland is one of only seven EU countries where birth rate continues to exceed death rate

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rte.ie /1 month ago

Kildare saw largest population growth since 1926 - Census

The population of Co Kildare has grown massively over the past century, with the 1926 Census showing an increase of 327% in the county, while Co Leitrim, Co Mayo and Co Roscommon s...

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thejournal.ie /1 month ago

Decline in farming, religion and the growth of Dublin: 1926 census shows how things have changed

CSO figures show how Ireland has changed between 1926 and 2022.

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irishcentral.com /1 month ago

Changes to Ireland's economy laid bare in country's first census

Ireland’s transition from a rural society in which half the country worked the land to the economy of today, where just one in 25 people earn their living from the soil, is reveale...

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independent.ie /4 weeks ago

Ireland’s population is up by a million since 2006, so why have garda numbers barely changed?

The country was “coming down with crime” when a moratorium on garda recruitment was introduced in the aftermath of the financial crash. In April 2009, then Labour leader Pat Rabbit...

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irishtimes.com /1 month ago

As Ireland’s population ages, Alone looks to more than double its reach in next four years

There will be 1.6 million people aged 65 and over in Ireland in 15 years’ time

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irishtimes.com /3 weeks ago

Northern Ireland’s ageing population: Why pensioners will soon outnumber children

‘Reverse’ in region’s demographic trends have sparked warnings about impact on healthcare and funding of public services

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theguardian.com /1 month ago

‘Such a mix of people’: Ireland of 1926 was not monocultural, release of census shows

Archive is freely available online from 18 April, revealing the lives, occupations and secrets of 2.9m peopleThe first years of independent Ireland tend to be remembered, if at all...

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irishcentral.com /1 month ago

A look at Ireland a century ago - 1926 Census goes online for the first time

Ireland's 1926 Census will be available to search online from Saturday, April 18 - a century after it was recorded.

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rte.ie /1 month ago

Watch: 1926 Census records to be released to public

The 1926 Census returns are being released online in a landmark initiative that gives the public an insight into the lives of people living in Ireland 100 years ago.

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thejournal.ie /1 month ago

First census of the Irish Free State published 100 years on

Records from the 1926 census were made available to the public at midnight.

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rte.ie /1 week ago

Ireland has highest self-reported health status in EU

Ireland has the highest self-reported health status in the EU, with 80.4% of males and 79.6% of females rating their health as "good" or "very good", according to a Government repo...

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independent.ie /1 week ago

Foreign workers accounted for 61pc of jobs growth as workforce hit record levels - CSO data shows

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irishexaminer.com /1 month ago

Clodagh Finn: What the 1926 census reveals about early independent Ireland

Archive dive reveals how adverts, hardship, culture and community defined daily life in newly independent Ireland

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irishexaminer.com /3 weeks ago

Ireland grants protection status to  record number of asylum seekers in 2025

Latest figures show Ireland ranked ninth among 27 EU member states last year in terms of numbers granted protection status — up from 11th in 2024

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rte.ie /1 month ago

One public pool for every 81,000 people - Swim Ireland

Swim Ireland has renewed calls for investment in public swimming pools. A series of closures around the country has left Ireland lagging behind its European counterparts in terms o...

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rte.ie /1 month ago

Landmark initiative sees 1926 Census returns released

The 1926 Census returns have been released online in a landmark initiative that gives the public an insight into the lives of people living in Ireland 100 years ago.

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irishcentral.com /3 weeks ago

Americans are moving to Ireland at a faster pace than many expected

Ireland is now one of the most attractive destinations for Americans looking to relocate, with migration figures showing the number of people moving nearly doubling in a year.

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irishtimes.com /1 month ago

Census 1926 released: What can you find out about your family?

Interest in the first census records for the independent Irish State is expected to be huge

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agriland.ie /1 month ago

51% of 1926 workforce involved in agri-sector vs 4% in 2022 – CSO

In 1926 more than half of the country’s total workforce were employed in the agri-sector according to the Central Statistics Office (CSO). Fast forward 96 years and this had fallen...

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rte.ie /3 weeks ago

71% across Ireland favour less EU reliance on US - poll

Nearly three quarters of people across the island of Ireland believe the EU should seek greater independence from the United States, a poll on attitudes to the European Union has s...

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irishcentral.com /3 weeks ago

Ireland's newly registered marriages fall by nearly 10% in a decade

Less than 20,000 marriages were registered in Ireland in 2025, a sizeable drop from the more than 22,000 registered in 2015.

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conservativewoman.co.uk /3 weeks ago

A population of 70m by 2033 – don’t say we didn’t warn you

LAST week the Office for National Statistics (ONS) published its 2024-based National Population Projections, a 100-year modelling forecast covering the UK. While of course any proj...

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rte.ie /1 month ago

Watch: Census Centenarian Ambassador on past century

The National Archives of Ireland has announced 48 'Centenarian Ambassadors' for the public release of the 1926 Census records.

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