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# census - Wednesday 18 December, 2019
CSO to spend estimated €1.2 million on smart phones and equipment as Census 2021 goes digital
Over 5,000 smart phones will be given to the Census enumerators around the country to capture data in April 2021.
# census - Thursday 21 November, 2019
'Rectifying the historic wrong': LGBT advocates wanted sexual orientation included on the next Census
Scotland’s census will give individuals up to 21 options under this category including skolisexual and demiromantic.
# census - Friday 12 July, 2019
Trump backs down on controversial census question after protracted legal and political battle
He directed federal agencies to compile the information using existing databases instead.
# census - Wednesday 10 July, 2019
For the first time, you can write a message for future generations on the Census
The Census will have a “time capsule” blank box on the form, where citizens can leave their mark, to be revealed in 100 years’ time.
# census - Tuesday 9 July, 2019
Do you have broadband? What time do you leave work? These are some of the questions you'll be asked in the next census
The next Census day will be held on 18 April 2021. Mark it in the diary.
# census - Friday 16 March, 2018
# census - Friday 16 February, 2018
Poll: Would you like to be able to speak more Irish?
Give it to us straight. Be honest.
# census - Wednesday 10 January, 2018
Here's what the wellbeing of Ireland looks like right now
The average annual earnings in 2016 were €36,919 per person.
# census - Thursday 14 December, 2017
The most common jobs in Ireland are in sales, retail and farming
Over two million people were working at the time of the Census last year.
# census - Thursday 23 November, 2017
Just 6.3% of Gaeilgeoirí speak Irish on a weekly basis
Census figures have revealed where the most Irish speakers are in the country.
# census - Thursday 21 September, 2017
Number of dual Irish citizens living here up by almost 90% over five years
New figures from Census 2016 have been released.
# census - Thursday 31 August, 2017
There's been a 31% increase in work commutes that are over an hour long
Driving remains the most popular way to get to work, but there’s been a significant increase in the number of cyclists too.
# census - Thursday 10 August, 2017
Census 2016: Nearly one in five homeless adults have a job
In all, 27% of homeless people were aged 18 and under on Census night in April 2016.
# census - Thursday 27 July, 2017
The CSO has published an interactive map of where you will find the most single people
The CSO has published the map alongside its latest Census figures.
# census - Thursday 6 July, 2017
This is the oldest town in Ireland (in terms of average age)
Females were on average 1.3 years older than their male counterparts.
# census - Wednesday 28 June, 2017
Eight people could be brought to court over a refusal to fill in their census form
They could be fined up to €44,000.
# census - Thursday 15 June, 2017
There are 79 unemployment blackspots in Ireland, with Limerick worst affected
Meanwhile, the number of women looking after the home or family has continued to decline.
# census - Thursday 11 May, 2017
Census 2016: Donegal people are loyal to their home and there are plenty of blow-ins in Meath
The latest batch of Census results have been released.
# census - Saturday 22 April, 2017
This chart shows the massive drop in housing supply compared to the Celtic Tiger years
One homeless charity says the government’s housing plan is moving far too slowly.
# census - Thursday 20 April, 2017
This graph shows how housing supply has flatlined this decade - compared to population growth
A new report looks at housing in Census 2016.
# census - Sunday 16 April, 2017
'Ireland is slowly discarding its age-old loyalty card attitude toward established religions'
Laws, government policies and the public funding of services should benefit all members of Irish society, writes Terry Flynn.
# census - Saturday 8 April, 2017
More males are born in Ireland, but women are living longer
Some 53,000 more females than males were recorded in the Census 2016 results.
# census - Thursday 6 April, 2017
One in 10 Irish people say they have no religion, the second largest group behind Roman Catholics
Births, deaths and everything in between: Here’s what you need to know about Census 2016.
Why do we have a census? Here's what the statistics are used for
Some of the summary results from last year’s census will be published today.
# census - Sunday 26 March, 2017
Mother's Day stats: July most popular month for having babies and Leitrim has lowest number of births
Donegal, Cavan and Monaghan had the largest families with 2.19 children per family on average.
# census - Thursday 3 November, 2016
Do the 44% of Irish people who are single in their 30s suffer stigma?
Times have moved on from research in the 1990s which found society less understanding.
# census - Friday 16 September, 2016
The busiest train in Ireland is...
The route carries 1,336 people.
# census - Saturday 16 July, 2016
Poll: Should people who refuse to co-operate with the Census be prosecuted?
There were five successful prosecutions after the 2011 survey.
# census - Tuesday 26 April, 2016
This Kildare girl was hilariously confused by the writing on the Census form
And her sister was there to film it.
# census - Monday 25 April, 2016
Poll: Did you say you had a religion in last night's census?
It was one of the most debated questions on the form – but how did you answer?
You've filled out your census - now it's time to hand it in
Enumerators for the national population check will be collecting the filled-in forms starting today.
11 very Irish tweets about taking the Census last night
What a night.
# census - Sunday 24 April, 2016
Here's why the census wants to know if you have a PC
“It’s an old-fashioned question,” a CSO spokesperson said.
There's going to be an alternative census in Ireland this weekend
It’s all happening online, and it’s all about how people feel.
# census - Saturday 23 April, 2016
Given up on Catholicism? Why you should tick 'no religion' on the census tomorrow
Religion is all of our business when over 90% of state-funded schools remain in church hands, writes Donal O’Keeffe.
Is there any point putting 'Jedi' down as your religion on the census?
It won’t be recorded as such if you do – something both Atheist Ireland and a US Jedi order have concerns about.
# census - Friday 22 April, 2016
A company linked to Abu Ghraib Prison are working on the census again
CACI UK was awarded the contract for “census printing and data capture services” in 2002 and has had that contract renewed every census since.
# census - Saturday 16 April, 2016
Haven't got a census form yet? You need to get on to your enumerator, pronto
It’s everyone’s legal obligation to make sure they’re included, the CSO is warning.
# census - Friday 8 April, 2016
Census forms haven't been getting to apartment blocks and the CSO is worried
The forms have to be hand-delivered by enumerators.
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Poll: Are live debates influencing how you'll vote in the General Election?
WE’RE JUST 11 days out from poll day for the General Election.
Last night, the seven leaders from the main political parties took part in RTÉ’s first live TV debate of the campaign.
The leaders of political parties which included – Fine Gael’s Leo Varadkar, Sinn Féin’s Mary Lou McDonald, Fianna Fáil’s Micheál Martin, Green Party’s Eamon Ryan, People Before Profit’s Richard Boyd Barrett, Labour’s Brendan Howlin and Roísín Shortall of the Social Democrats – clashed over housing, pensions, crime and taxation.
This debate came after Varadkar and Martin went head-to-head on Virgin Media One last week.
So, today we want to know: Are live debates influencing how you’ll vote in the General Election?
Poll Results:
No (4837)
Yes (1824)
I'm not sure / no opinion (387)
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Opinion: How would I, a refugee in Ireland, vote in this election?
By Evgeny Shtorn
Voting is a privilege and homelessness is the biggest challenge, writes Evgeny Shtorn.
How I Spend My Money: A 23-year-old clerical officer on €23,000 who lives in Louth
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The Irish For: Cúpla focal for the happy couple
By Darach Ó Séaghdha - @TheIrishFor
Wedding prayers and toasts can sound so beautiful in Irish, writes Darach Ó Séaghdha.
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