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Government website. Gov.ie – COVID-19 (Coronavirus) The COVID-19 pandemic in the Republic of Ireland is a part of the worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). In Ireland, it has resulted in 1,736,808 cases and 9,754 deaths, as of 18 May 2024.
"I would vote for a united Ireland tomorrow" 14 January – 7 September 2023 Northern Ireland Life and Times Survey: 1,200 35% 47% 10% 5% 12% 43% to 57% "Suppose there was a referendum tomorrow on the future of Northern Ireland and you were being asked to vote on whether Northern Ireland should unify with the Republic of Ireland.
Protests at several locations in Ireland started in early November 2022 after the development of sites in various parts of the country as temporary asylum seeker shelters by the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (DCEDIY), as it attempted to accommodate the influx of 65,000 refugees during 2022. [1]
Census 2022. The 2022 census of Ireland was held on Sunday, 3 April 2022. [1] It was organised by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) and reported a total population of 5,149,139, or an 8.1% increase since the prior 2016 census. [2] [3] It is the highest population recorded in a census since 1841 and the first time the population exceeded five ...
On 14 May 2021, the Health Service Executive (HSE) of Ireland suffered a major ransomware cyberattack which caused all of its IT systems nationwide to be shut down.. It was the most significant cybercrime attack on an Irish state agency and the largest known attack against a health service computer system.
The Department of Public Health expressed concern over increases in COVID-19 transmission linked to social gatherings involving the student population in the mid-west region. [85] 4 February. The total number of COVID-19 cases in Ireland surpassed 200,000 cases, with over half confirmed in 2021.
Demographic history. The island of Ireland's population has fluctuated over history. In the 18th and early 19th centuries, Ireland experienced a major population boom as a result of the Agricultural and Industrial Revolutions. In the 50-year period 1790–1840, the population of the island doubled from 4 million to 8 million.
– in Europe (light green & dark grey) – in the European Union (light green) Capital and largest city Dublin 53°N 8°W 53; -8 Official languages Irish [b] English Ethnic groups (2022) 76.6% White Irish 10.8% other White 3.3% Asian 1.5% Black 1.7% other 6.2% not stated Religion (2022) 75.7% Christianity 69.1% Catholicism 2.5% Anglicanism 4.1% other Christian 14.5% no religion 3.1% other ...