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Population

Irish population grew by nearly 100,000 to 5.38 million last year
Immigration
New figures from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) show that last year's spike was the largest since 2008, as 149,200 immigrants entered the country
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Ireland sees largest jump in population in 14 years
Population
This was the largest gain since 2008 when the population increased by 109,200, according to CSO figures
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Ireland's population is at the highest point since before the famine at 5.1 million
Census results
Data from the CSO shows that Ireland’s population has hit its highest point since 1841, four years before the Great Famine.
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Ireland's population nears five million after leap in net inward migration
Population
Irish nationals accounted for 28,900 (33.8%) of the 85,400 immigrants to the country - the highest number of returning Irish born people since 2007
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Ireland expected to reach peak population of nearly six million this century
Population
New research predicts a dramatic decline in worldwide fertility - but Ireland should first reach 5.7m people in 2057
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Vikings in Ireland helped stop catastrophic population decline, new genetic research shows
Vikings
Genetic tests show many of us can still trace our ancestry back to Viking raiders
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Next census date revealed with new questions about smoking, the internet, childcare and more
Census results
And 25 have also been updated
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Pat Flanagan: Government expects one million more people in Ireland, but can't house those here right now
Population
I’ve had it with the 'you’ve never had it so good brigade'
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Over 600,000 Irish people are living in houses with damp, leaks or rot
Population
On Wednesday it emerged that Ireland’s population will swell by a million people in 17 years
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Irish population expected to rise by one million people in next 17 years, CSO figures show
Population
The biggest population gain will be in counties Meath, Louth, Wicklow and Kildare
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Rich people in Ireland take home one quarter of country's national income
Economy
A new report found that the working and middle class bear the brunt in Ireland
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Ireland's population has largest annual increase since 2008 with more Irish nationals returning home
Population
New figures from the Central Statistics Office have shown the rise
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Ireland's population explodes with EU-high birth rate and joint lowest death rate
Population
A new report, released by the EU’s statistical office Eurostat for 2016, now puts Ireland’s population at almost 4.8 million
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Irish population rises to just over 4.7 million but number of non-nationals falls
Population
The exact population of Ireland revealed
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Census results: Irish population expected to reach highest level in over 150 years
Census results
Despite high levels of emigration, particularly in recent years, the population looks set to hit its highest in over 150 years
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