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# Population boom

Last year
2022
# Population boom
Census 2022: Initial results show population of Ireland at highest figure since 1841
The housing stock increased by 6% since 2016, lagging behind a population growth of 7.6%
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Jun 23rd 2022, 12:31 PM
All time
# false widow
Ireland's most venomous spider is on the increase and is heading indoors out of the cold
Maybe check that bed before you jump in!
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Sep 27th 2015, 6:14 PM
# Population
UN says world population to hit seven billion by the end of the month
It’s estimated that the earth’s seven billionth person will be born on or before 31 October.
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Oct 15th 2011, 1:35 PM
# Boom!
Ireland's population to jump to 6.5 million by 2060
Ireland is going to see a population boom of 46 per cent in the next 50 years according to the EU’s statistics office, and we’re all going to be living longer too.
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Jun 9th 2011, 2:51 PM