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Rank 2006 | Change since 2002 | Urban Area | County | Population 2006 | Increase since 2002 |
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Dublin[a] & Suburbs | County Dublin | 1,045,769 | 4.1% |
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Cork[a] & Suburbs | County Cork | 190,384 | 2.2% |
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Limerick[a] & Suburbs | County Limerick & County Clare | 90,757 | 4.3% |
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Galway[a] & Suburbs | County Galway | 72,729 | 9.9% |
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Waterford & Suburbs | County Waterford & County Kilkenny | 49,213 | 5.3% |
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Drogheda & Environs | County Louth & County Meath | 35,090 | 13.1% |
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Dundalk[a] & Suburbs | County Louth | 35,085 | 7.9% |
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Swords[a][b] | County Dublin | 33,998 | 25.1% |
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Bray & Environs | County Wicklow & County Dublin | 31,901 | 3.1% |
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Navan[a] & Environs | County Meath | 24,851 | 28.0% |
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Ennis[a] & Environs | County Clare | 24,253 | 10.0% |
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Tralee[a] & Environs | County Kerry | 22,744 | 3.4% |
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Kilkenny[a] & Environs | County Kilkenny | 22,179 | 7.0% |
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Carlow[a] & Environs | County Carlow & County Laois | 20,724 | 12.1% |
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Naas[a] | County Kildare | 20,044 | 9.6% |
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Sligo[a] & Environs | County Sligo | 19,402 | -1.7% |
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Newbridge & Environs | County Kildare | 18,520 | 10.6% |
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Mullingar[a] & Environs | County Westmeath | 18,416 | 17.9% |
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Wexford[a] & Environs | County Wexford | 18,163 | 5.4% |
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Letterkenny & Environs | County Donegal | 17,586 | 15.5% |
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Athlone & Environs | County Westmeath & County Roscommon | 17,544 | 10.1% |
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Celbridge | County Kildare | 17,262 | 7.8% |
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Clonmel[a][c] & Environs | County Tipperary & County Waterford | 17,008 | 0.6% |
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Balbriggan & Environs | County Dublin | 15,559 | 51.1% |
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Malahide | County Dublin | 14,937 | 8.0% |
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Leixlip | County Kildare | 14,676 | -2.3% |
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Portlaoise[a] & Environs | County Laois | 14,613 | 20.5% |
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Killarney & Environs | County Kerry | 14,603 | 11.2% |
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Greystones & Environs | County Wicklow | 14,569 | 22.3% |
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Tullamore[a] & Environs | County Offaly | 12,927 | 16.5% |
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Carrigaline | County Cork | 12,835 | 14.7% |
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Castlebar[a] & Environs | County Mayo | 11,891 | 4.6% |
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Arklow & Environs | County Wicklow | 11,759 | 17.7% |
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Cobh & Environs | County Cork | 11,303 | 15.2% |
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Maynooth | County Kildare | 10,715 | 5.6% |
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Ballina | County Mayo | 10,409 | 7.9% |
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Mallow & Environs | County Cork | 10,241 | 14.6% |
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Wicklow[a] & Environs | County Wicklow | 10,070 | 7.6% |
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Midleton & Environs | County Cork | 10,048 | 26.3% |
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Tramore & Environs | County Waterford | 9,634 | 16.0% |
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Enniscorthy & Environs | County Wexford | 9,538 | 6.4% |
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Skerries | County Dublin | 9,535 | 4.2% |
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Shannon & Environs | County Clare | 9,222 | 7.7% |
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Portmarnock | County Dublin | 8,979 | 7.2% |
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Laytown-Bettystown-Mornington | County Meath | 8,978 | 60.4% |
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Longford[a] & Environs | County Longford | 8,836 | 16.9% |
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Ashbourne | County Meath | 8,528 | 34.0% |
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Dungarvan[a] & Environs | County Waterford | 8,362 | 12.2% |
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Rush | County Dublin | 8,286 | 22.4% |
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Athy | County Kildare | 8,218 | 35.9% |
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Cavan[a] & Environs | County Cavan | 7,883 | 29.3% |
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Nenagh[a][c] & Environs | County Tipperary | 7,751 | 20.1% |
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New Ross & Environs | County Wexford | 7,709 | 17.9% |
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Thurles & Environs | County Tipperary | 7,682 | 3.5% |
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Kildare | County Kildare | 7,538 | 32.4% |
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Ratoath | County Meath | 7,249 | 91.1% |
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Gorey & Environs | County Wexford | 7,193 | 36.2% |
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Tuam & Environs | County Galway | 6,885 | 15.8% |
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Trim & Environs | County Meath | 6,870 | 16.6% |
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Youghal & Environs | County Cork | 6,785 | 2.8% |
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Monaghan[a] & Environs | County Monaghan | 6,710 | 13.0% |
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Ballinasloe & Environs | County Galway & County Roscommon | 6,303 | 1.4% |
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Portarlington | County Laois & County Offaly | 6,004 | 50.1% |
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Buncrana & Environs | County Donegal | 5,911 | 12.1% |
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Carrick-on-Suir & Environs | County Tipperary & County Waterford | 5,906 | 5.7% |
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Edenderry & Environs | County Offaly | 5,888 | 29.2% |
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Fermoy & Environs | County Cork | 5,873 | 22.3% |
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Bandon & Environs | County Cork | 5,822 | 12.8% |
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Dunboyne | County Meath | 5,713 | 6.5% |
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Donabate | County Dublin | 5,499 | 42.7% |
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Westport & Environs | County Mayo | 5,475 | -2.8% |
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Kells & Environs | County Meath | 5,248 | 18.7% |
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Lusk | County Dublin | 5,236 | 113.2% |
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Passage West & Environs | County Cork | 5,203 | 13.2% |
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Newcastle West | County Limerick | 5,098 | 26.9% |
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Birr & Environs | County Offaly & County Tipperary | 5,081 | 14.5% |
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Tipperary & Environs | County Tipperary | 5,065 | 2.0% |
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Roscommon[a] | County Roscommon | 5,017 | 11.8% |
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Clane | County Kildare | 4,968 | 12.5% |
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Roscrea | County Tipperary | 4,910 | 7.3% |
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Ardee & Environs | County Louth | 4,694 | 18.9% |
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Loughrea | County Galway | 4,532 | 13.2% |
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Carrickmacross | County Monaghan | 4,387 | 14.5% |
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Listowel | County Kerry | 4,338 | 8.5% |
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Ballybofey-Stranorlar | County Donegal | 4,176 | 15.9% |
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Clonakilty | County Cork | 4,154 | 12.3% |
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Kilcock | County Kildare | 4,100 | 49.6% |
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Kinsale | County Cork | 4,099 | 15.3% |
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Mountmellick & Environs | County Laois | 4,069 | 20.1% |
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Blessington | County Wicklow | 4,018 | 60.1% |
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Sallins | County Kildare | 3,806 | 30.3% |
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Kinsealy-Drinan | County Dublin | 3,651 | 73.0% |
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Macroom & Environs | County Cork | 3,553 | 19.0% |
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Oranmore | County Galway | 3,513 | 107.6% |
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Dunshaughlin | County Meath | 3,384 | 10.5% |
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Cahir | County Tipperary | 3,381 | 20.0% |
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Mitchelstown | County Cork | 3,365 | 2.0% |
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Bantry | County Cork | 3,309 | 5.0% |
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Kilcoole | County Wicklow | 3,252 | 15.1% |
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Duleek | County Meath | 3,236 | 48.9% |
Notes
edit- indicates this city or town is the county town of its respective county.
- Swords is the county town of Fingal, an administrative county within the traditional County Dublin.
- Clonmel and Nenagh are, respectively, the county towns of South Tipperary and North Tipperary, the two administrative counties within the traditional County Tipperary.