Questions on mental health and sexual orientation included in online CSO pilot census
Some 20,000 households in Cork, Dublin, Kilkenny, Louth, Mayo, and Offaly selected to take part
Some 20,000 households in Cork, Dublin, Kilkenny, Louth, Mayo, and Offaly selected to take part
Increase of 181,000 in the population is twice that estimated by the Central Statistics Office
‘We’ll be seeing the impact of this for generations,’ says children’s charity
The average number of people per household in Ireland was 2.74 in 2022, compared with a European average of 2.2 that same year, according to Eurostat data
There is a hierarchy of legal protection with marriage at the top
Men most likely to volunteer in a sporting organisation, while women more likely to volunteer in their community
About 80 per cent of people used the internet in 2023 for shopping, banking, or booking/ordering services online last year
Some 58 per cent of people aged 15 to 44 had a third-level qualification last year, Central Statistics Office data show
Of all counties, Longford experienced largest increase in number of workers between 2016 and 2022 with rise of 30%
The average amount of time spent commuting to work has increased from 26.6 minutes to 29.1 minutes
Integration has never been a problem, says primary school principal, while others believe underinvestment creating challenges
‘Our pupils are more culturally aware,’ says acting principal of school with 23 nationalities
Census data shows 12% of Republic’s population recorded as non Irish-citizens, while number of Irish Travellers living in the State increased by 6%
Data from the most recent Census identified 166,000 vacant properties in the State
Co Wexford had the highest proportion of people with a chronic health issue, while Watergrasshill in Cork had the highest proportion reporting ‘good’ or ‘very good’ health
Two factors are key to driving the population higher, while the latest figures also show evidence of an increase in emigration
Some 141,600 immigrants entered the Republic between April 2022 and 2023, many of them from Ukraine, CSO figures show
Street level data gives first view of locations of empty residential, commercial and mixed buildings in Dublin city centre
Fifteen per cent of people in one Co Monaghan area said they have no internet access at home
Resource can be mined for planning and other purposes
Small Area Population Statistics cover wide range of topics, such as commuter habits and family size
Immigration: The latest census found that 12 per cent of the population is made up of non-Irish citizens. The numbers of people from Poland and the UK have dropped, while there are more Indians, Romanians and Brazilians, among others
A referendum to cap the number at 174 would surely find favour with voters, although sitting TDs may be reluctant to contemplate it
Closures of early childhood education and care centres outnumbered those opening and providers have long waiting lists
Number of people aged 18 and over living with parents is up 19% on 2011 but the proportion of adults so cohabiting remains the same
Case study: Ciara Farrell says she couldn’t afford to put her two children in childcare while she’s working
This is the first time households were asked about their childcare arrangements in the census
In any constituency review some people will be disappointed, writes the chair of the Electoral Commission
Midland counties have the highest rate of turf usage in the State
When it comes to big infrastructural initiatives there needs to be a decent margin of benefit over cost to make a project worthwhile
The latest census figures underline the gradual build-up of the Irish housing crisis over recent years - the fix has to be a long-term one
Ireland’s average weekly rent has increased by 37 per cent to €273 between 2016 and 2022
Age at which more than half of householders owned their home has increased from 26 to 36 years since 1991 Census
Frank McDonald: Dublin’s runaway growth is bad for the rest of the country, and worse for Dublin
Dublin town has an average age of 30.4 years, the latest census shows
Commercial interests and retirees with high incomes often outbid younger people
Population growth remains on east coast but Cork residents most loyal to their home county
Data show uneven population distribution across State which has been, and is increasingly, focused on east coast
Five towns with highest population were in Leinster: Swords , Navan and Bray, Census shows
Census data shows urban areas have fewer houses with five bedrooms or more, although Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown bucks the trend with 9.1 per cent of houses containing five or more bedrooms
The census shows the changing face of Ireland, and offers critical data for reducing our carbon emissions
Dublin should get six seats in the constituency shake-up; the rest of Leinster seven. That leaves a handful to for the rest to squabble over
Unthinkable: Why do almost 70% of the Irish population still identify as Catholic? Where exactly can they be found?
‘Boomer’ or ‘millennial’ labels mean little here. Home ownership, or lack of it, has split the country
Bhí sé mar phríomhchuspóir líon na ndaoine sa Stát iomlán a labhraíonn an Ghaeilge go laethúil a ardú ó 83,000 go 250,000
Census finds Ireland’s Polish community is getting smaller – why are Poles returning home?
Irish land is way overpriced. It’s a scam foisted on the people by those who own land and their supporters
‘Property prices here are much too high...The difference for what they’d get in Poland is mad’
Breda O’Brien: The real headline is not the decline of Catholicism but the subtle and not-so-subtle ways our society is being shaped by the object of veneration that is replacing it - capitalism
Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan
Amid population expansion and ageing, the focus should lie on intelligent vision and policies tailored not to the electoral cycle, but to long-term societal welfare
New CSO data indicates only modest decoupling of rising emissions from increasing economic activity since 2010 - with the latter forging ahead while overall Irish emissions continue to rise.
Without parishes and shared activity like church-going, society may become coarser, more atomised, preferring individuality over community
Census 2022 shows an older, more diverse, less Catholic Ireland, paying more in rent and working more from home. This has political consequences
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Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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