The Irish Times

The people behind the numbers as Ireland’s population grows by nearly a third in 20 years

The population of the Republic of Ireland grew by nearly a third in 20 years, while the population of Northern Ireland grew by an eighth, according to a joint study carried out by statisticians. In ...
Irish Central

Ireland’s population increases 8%, exceeds 5 million for the first time since 1851

Ireland’s population increased by 8% (387,274 people) between April 2016 and April 2022, Ireland’s Central Statistics Office (CSO) said on Tuesday, May 30. There were 5,149,139 people in the Irish ...
Bloomberg L.P.

Ireland’s Population Tops 5 Million for the First Time Since 1840s

Ireland's population has gone above 5 million people for the first time since the Great Famine, census figures show. After decades of continuous decline in the Irish population since 1841, it is now ...
RTÉ Ireland

English, Irish or both? The identity of a people caught between English rule and Gaelic tradition

The question of national identity in Ireland is one which has a long and complicated history. Beginning in the 12th century, with the Anglo-Norman invasion of Ireland, the English colonial ...