The census is an important national event as it counts everyone in the country at a particular time. The first known census was undertaken by the Babylonians in 3800 BC, and many will be familiar with ...

Ireland's population has reached its highest level since before the Famine, according to preliminary results from this year's census. The population of Ireland stood at 5,123,536 on April 3, 2022, the ...

The Great Irish Famine claimed the lives of one million people, mainly from the lower classes. In recent decades, its history has become the focus of considerable scholarly and popular attention, but ...

As usual, Ireland's census asks for people's names, ages and relationships. But a new time capsule feature could start some bigger conversations — 100 years from now. At the end of this year's census ...

DUBLIN — Can the dead talk to the living? In Ireland, the answer now is officially yes — at least through their census forms. Earlier this month, when around 2 million households completed their ...

At the end of this year's census form, people were given the chance to voluntarily add a time capsule message, which is set to remain private until 2122. It could be an opportunity to leave a message ...

A century after the Free State’s first census, its figures still illuminate Ireland’s struggles with identity, population, and political ambition On the night of April 18, 1926, Ireland paused. Across ...

THE NEXT CENSUS will be conducted on Sunday, 9 May 2027. The date was agreed by Cabinet this morning. For the first time, people will have the option to complete the census online, while paper forms ...

A peace wall separating Catholic and Protestant communities is seen in Belfast, Northern Ireland, March 1, 2017. Data from the 2021 census showed 45.7% of respondents identified as Catholic or were ...