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# Irish Population

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Traffic lights are changing too quickly for a lot of old people

The average Irish person walks at around 1.33 metres per second.

12.7k

Nov 11th 2015, 6:58 PM

Running the numbers: First results of Census 2011

The CSO has released the preliminary findings of April’s census – and they show Ireland’s population is edging towards five million.

2.1k

Jun 30th 2011, 2:00 PM

Ireland has highest birth rate in the EU

Ireland has both the highest birth and lowest death rate in Europe – but it’s not all good news.

302

Jul 27th 2010, 2:50 PM