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[[Image:Dublin lead image.jpg|thumb|right|Dublin]]
[[Image:Dublin lead image.jpg|thumb|right|Dublin]]
[[File:Cork collage.jpg|thumb|right|Cork]]
[[Image:Cork collage.jpg|thumb|right|Cork]]
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[[Image:drogheda2005.jpg|thumb|right|Drogheda]]


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This is a '''list of towns in the [[Republic of Ireland]] by population'''. The one hundred largest towns are listed. Populations are from Table 7, Volume 1 of the 2006 [[census]]<ref>Central Statistics Office Ireland: [http://www.cso.ie/Census/Census2006Results.htm Census 2006 Reports - Published To Date], Volume 1 - Population Classified by Area, published 26 April 2007</ref> and represent the entire urban area (including [[suburb]]s and environs). For convenience, administrative cities are included and are shown in '''bold'''.


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[[File:drogheda2005.jpg|thumb|right|Drogheda]]

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This is a '''list of towns in the [[Republic of Ireland]] by population'''. The one hundred largest towns are listed. Populations are from Table 7, Volume 1 of the 2006 [[census]]<ref>Central Statistics Office Ireland: [http://www.cso.ie/Census/Census2006Results.htm Census 2006 Reports - Published To Date], Volume 1 - Population Classified by Area, published 26 April 2007</ref> and include [[suburb]]s. For convenience, cities are included and are shown in '''bold'''.


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!style="width:50px;align:left;"|Rank 2006||style="width:50px;align:centre;"|Change since 2002||width:200px;align:left;"|Urban Area!!style="width:200px;align:right;"|County!!style="width:80px;align:right;"|Population 2006!!style="width:50px;align:left;"|Increase since 2002
!style="width:50px;align:left;"|Rank 2006||style="width:50px;align:centre;"|Change since 2002||width:200px;align:left;"|Urban Area!!style="width:200px;align:right;"|County!!style="width:80px;align:right;"|Population 2006!!style="width:50px;align:left;"|Increase since 2002
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|1|| style="text-align:center; color:#0af;"| {{steady}} '''0''' || style="background:#bfb;"|'''[[Dublin]]'''{{scref|a}} & Suburbs||[[County Dublin]]||align="right"|1,045,769||align="right"|4.1%
|1|| style="text-align:center; color:#0af;"| {{steady}} '''0''' || style="background:#bfb;"|'''[[Dublin]]'''{{scref|a}}||[[County Dublin]]||align="right"|1,045,769||align="right"|4.1%
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|2|| style="text-align:center; color:#0af;"| {{steady}} '''0''' || style="background:#bfb;"|'''[[Cork (city)|Cork]]'''{{scref|a}} & Suburbs||[[County Cork]]||align="right"|190,384||align="right"|2.2%
|2|| style="text-align:center; color:#0af;"| {{steady}} '''0''' || style="background:#bfb;"|'''[[Cork (city)|Cork]]'''{{scref|a}}||[[County Cork]]||align="right"|190,384||align="right"|2.2%
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|3|| style="text-align:center; color:#0af;"| {{steady}} '''0''' || style="background:#bfb;"|'''[[Limerick]]'''{{scref|a}} & Suburbs||[[County Limerick]] & [[County Clare]]||align="right"|90,757||align="right"|4.3%
|3|| style="text-align:center; color:#0af;"| {{steady}} '''0''' || style="background:#bfb;"|'''[[Limerick]]'''{{scref|a}}||[[County Limerick]] & [[County Clare]]||align="right"|90,757||align="right"|4.3%
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|4|| style="text-align:center; color:#0af;"| {{steady}} '''0''' || style="background:#bfb;"|'''[[Galway]]'''{{scref|a}} & Suburbs||[[County Galway]]||align="right"|72,729||align="right"|9.9%
|4|| style="text-align:center; color:#0af;"| {{steady}} '''0''' || style="background:#bfb;"|'''[[Galway]]'''{{scref|a}}||[[County Galway]]||align="right"|72,729||align="right"|9.9%
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|5|| style="text-align:center; color:#0af;"| {{steady}} '''0''' || style="background:#bfb;"|'''[[Waterford]]''' & Suburbs||[[County Waterford]] & [[County Kilkenny]]||align="right"|49,213||align="right"|5.3%
|5|| style="text-align:center; color:#0af;"| {{steady}} '''0''' || style="background:#bfb;"|'''[[Waterford]]'''||[[County Waterford]] & [[County Kilkenny]]||align="right"|49,213||align="right"|5.3%
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|6|| style="text-align:center; color:#0c0;"| {{increase}} '''1''' ||[[Drogheda]] & Environs||[[County Louth]] & [[County Meath]]||align="right"|35,090||align="right"|13.1%
|6|| style="text-align:center; color:#0c0;"| {{increase}} '''1''' ||[[Drogheda]]||[[County Louth]] & [[County Meath]]||align="right"|35,090||align="right"|13.1%
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|7|| style="text-align:center; color:#f00;"| {{decrease}} '''1'''|| style="background:#bfb;"|[[Dundalk]]{{scref|a}} & Suburbs||[[County Louth]]||align="right"|35,085||align="right"|7.9%
|7|| style="text-align:center; color:#f00;"| {{decrease}} '''1'''|| style="background:#bfb;"|[[Dundalk]]{{scref|a}}||[[County Louth]]||align="right"|35,085||align="right"|7.9%
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|8|| style="text-align:center; color:#0c0;"| {{increase}} '''1''' || style="background:#bfb;"|[[Swords, Dublin|Swords]]{{scref|a}}{{scref|b}}||[[County Dublin]]||align="right"|33,998||align="right"|25.1%
|8|| style="text-align:center; color:#0c0;"| {{increase}} '''1''' || style="background:#bfb;"|[[Swords, Dublin|Swords]]{{scref|a}}{{scref|b}}||[[County Dublin]]||align="right"|33,998||align="right"|25.1%
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|9|| style="text-align:center; color:#f00;"| {{decrease}} '''1'''||[[Bray]] & Environs||[[County Wicklow]] & [[County Dublin]]||align="right"|31,901||align="right"|3.1%
|9|| style="text-align:center; color:#f00;"| {{decrease}} '''1'''||[[Bray]]||[[County Wicklow]] & [[County Dublin]]||align="right"|31,901||align="right"|3.1%
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|10|| style="text-align:center; color:#0c0;"| {{increase}} '''4''' || style="background:#bfb;"|[[Navan]]{{scref|a}} & Environs||[[County Meath]]||align="right"|24,851||align="right"|28.0%
|10|| style="text-align:center; color:#0c0;"| {{increase}} '''4''' || style="background:#bfb;"|[[Navan]]{{scref|a}}||[[County Meath]]||align="right"|24,851||align="right"|28.0%
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|11|| style="text-align:center; color:#f00;"| {{decrease}} '''1'''|| style="background:#bfb;"|[[Ennis]]{{scref|a}} & Environs||[[County Clare]]||align="right"|24,253||align="right"|10.0%
|11|| style="text-align:center; color:#f00;"| {{decrease}} '''1'''|| style="background:#bfb;"|[[Ennis]]{{scref|a}}||[[County Clare]]||align="right"|24,253||align="right"|10.0%
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|12|| style="text-align:center; color:#f00;"| {{decrease}} '''1'''|| style="background:#bfb;"|[[Tralee]]{{scref|a}} & Environs||[[County Kerry]]||align="right"|22,744||align="right"|3.4%
|12|| style="text-align:center; color:#f00;"| {{decrease}} '''1'''|| style="background:#bfb;"|[[Tralee]]{{scref|a}}||[[County Kerry]]||align="right"|22,744||align="right"|3.4%
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|13|| style="text-align:center; color:#f00;"| {{decrease}} '''1'''|| style="background:#bfb;"|'''[[Kilkenny]]'''{{scref|a}}{{scref|c}} & Environs||[[County Kilkenny]]||align="right"|22,179||align="right"|7.0%
|13|| style="text-align:center; color:#f00;"| {{decrease}} '''1'''|| style="background:#bfb;"|'''[[Kilkenny]]'''{{scref|a}}{{scref|c}}||[[County Kilkenny]]||align="right"|22,179||align="right"|7.0%
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|14|| style="text-align:center; color:#0c0;"| {{increase}} '''1''' || style="background:#bfb;"|[[Carlow]]{{scref|a}} & Environs||[[County Carlow]] & [[County Laois]]||align="right"|20,724||align="right"|12.1%
|14|| style="text-align:center; color:#0c0;"| {{increase}} '''1''' || style="background:#bfb;"|[[Carlow]]{{scref|a}}||[[County Carlow]] & [[County Laois]]||align="right"|20,724||align="right"|12.1%
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|15|| style="text-align:center; color:#0c0;"| {{increase}} '''1''' || style="background:#bfb;"|[[Naas]]{{scref|a}}||[[County Kildare]]||align="right"|20,044||align="right"|9.6%
|15|| style="text-align:center; color:#0c0;"| {{increase}} '''1''' || style="background:#bfb;"|[[Naas]]{{scref|a}}||[[County Kildare]]||align="right"|20,044||align="right"|9.6%
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|16|| style="text-align:center; color:#f00;"| {{decrease}} '''3'''|| style="background:#bfb;"|[[Sligo]]{{scref|a}} & Environs||[[County Sligo]]||align="right"|19,402||align="right"|-1.7%
|16|| style="text-align:center; color:#f00;"| {{decrease}} '''3'''|| style="background:#bfb;"|[[Sligo]]{{scref|a}}||[[County Sligo]]||align="right"|19,402||align="right"|-1.7%
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|17|| style="text-align:center; color:#0c0;"| {{increase}} '''2''' ||[[Newbridge, County Kildare|Newbridge]] & Environs||[[County Kildare]]||align="right"|18,520||align="right"|10.6%
|17|| style="text-align:center; color:#0c0;"| {{increase}} '''2''' ||[[Newbridge, County Kildare|Newbridge]]||[[County Kildare]]||align="right"|18,520||align="right"|10.6%
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|18|| style="text-align:center; color:#0c0;"| {{increase}} '''4''' || style="background:#bfb;"|[[Mullingar]]{{scref|a}} & Environs||[[County Westmeath]]||align="right"|18,416||align="right"|17.9%
|18|| style="text-align:center; color:#0c0;"| {{increase}} '''4''' || style="background:#bfb;"|[[Mullingar]]{{scref|a}}||[[County Westmeath]]||align="right"|18,416||align="right"|17.9%
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|19|| style="text-align:center; color:#f00;"| {{decrease}} '''2'''|| style="background:#bfb;"|[[Wexford]]{{scref|a}} & Environs||[[County Wexford]]||align="right"|18,163||align="right"|5.4%
|19|| style="text-align:center; color:#f00;"| {{decrease}} '''2'''|| style="background:#bfb;"|[[Wexford]]{{scref|a}}||[[County Wexford]]||align="right"|18,163||align="right"|5.4%
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|20|| style="text-align:center; color:#0c0;"| {{increase}} '''3''' ||[[Letterkenny]] & Environs||[[County Donegal]]||align="right"|17,586||align="right"|15.5%
|20|| style="text-align:center; color:#0c0;"| {{increase}} '''3''' ||[[Letterkenny]]||[[County Donegal]]||align="right"|17,586||align="right"|15.5%
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|21|| style="text-align:center; color:#0af;"| {{steady}} '''0''' ||[[Athlone]] & Environs||[[County Westmeath]] & [[County Roscommon]]||align="right"|17,544||align="right"|10.1%
|21|| style="text-align:center; color:#0af;"| {{steady}} '''0''' ||[[Athlone]]||[[County Westmeath]] & [[County Roscommon]]||align="right"|17,544||align="right"|10.1%
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|22|| style="text-align:center; color:#f00;"| {{decrease}} '''2'''||[[Celbridge]]||[[County Kildare]]||align="right"|17,262||align="right"|7.8%
|22|| style="text-align:center; color:#f00;"| {{decrease}} '''2'''||[[Celbridge]]||[[County Kildare]]||align="right"|17,262||align="right"|7.8%
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|23|| style="text-align:center; color:#f00;"| {{decrease}} '''5'''|| style="background:#bfb;"|[[Clonmel]]{{scref|a}}{{scref|d}} & Environs||[[County Tipperary]] & [[County Waterford]]||align="right"|17,008||align="right"|0.6%
|23|| style="text-align:center; color:#f00;"| {{decrease}} '''5'''|| style="background:#bfb;"|[[Clonmel]]{{scref|a}}{{scref|d}}||[[County Tipperary]] & [[County Waterford]]||align="right"|17,008||align="right"|0.6%
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|24|| style="text-align:center; color:#0c0;"| {{increase}} '''9''' ||[[Balbriggan]] & Environs||[[County Dublin]]||align="right"|15,559||align="right"|51.1%
|24|| style="text-align:center; color:#0c0;"| {{increase}} '''9''' ||[[Balbriggan]]||[[County Dublin]]||align="right"|15,559||align="right"|51.1%
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|25|| style="text-align:center; color:#0af;"| {{steady}} '''0''' ||[[Malahide]]||[[County Dublin]]||align="right"|14,937||align="right"|8.0%
|25|| style="text-align:center; color:#0af;"| {{steady}} '''0''' ||[[Malahide]]||[[County Dublin]]||align="right"|14,937||align="right"|8.0%
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|26|| style="text-align:center; color:#f00;"| {{decrease}} '''2'''||[[Leixlip]]||[[County Kildare]]||align="right"|14,676||align="right"|-2.3%
|26|| style="text-align:center; color:#f00;"| {{decrease}} '''2'''||[[Leixlip]]||[[County Kildare]]||align="right"|14,676||align="right"|-2.3%
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|27|| style="text-align:center; color:#0af;"| {{steady}} '''0''' || style="background:#bfb;"|[[Portlaoise]]{{scref|a}} & Environs||[[County Laois]]||align="right"|14,613||align="right"|20.5%
|27|| style="text-align:center; color:#0af;"| {{steady}} '''0''' || style="background:#bfb;"|[[Portlaoise]]{{scref|a}}||[[County Laois]]||align="right"|14,613||align="right"|20.5%
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|28|| style="text-align:center; color:#f00;"| {{decrease}} '''2'''||[[Killarney]] & Environs||[[County Kerry]]||align="right"|14,603||align="right"|11.2%
|28|| style="text-align:center; color:#f00;"| {{decrease}} '''2'''||[[Killarney]]||[[County Kerry]]||align="right"|14,603||align="right"|11.2%
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|29|| style="text-align:center; color:#f00;"| {{decrease}} '''1'''||[[Greystones]] & Environs||[[County Wicklow]]||align="right"|14,569||align="right"|22.3%
|29|| style="text-align:center; color:#f00;"| {{decrease}} '''1'''||[[Greystones]]||[[County Wicklow]]||align="right"|14,569||align="right"|22.3%
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|30|| style="text-align:center; color:#0c0;"| {{increase}} '''1''' || style="background:#bfb;"|[[Tullamore]]{{scref|a}} & Environs||[[County Offaly]]||align="right"|12,927||align="right"|16.5%
|30|| style="text-align:center; color:#0c0;"| {{increase}} '''1''' || style="background:#bfb;"|[[Tullamore]]{{scref|a}}||[[County Offaly]]||align="right"|12,927||align="right"|16.5%
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|31|| style="text-align:center; color:#f00;"| {{decrease}} '''1'''||[[Carrigaline]]||[[County Cork]]||align="right"|12,835||align="right"|14.7%
|31|| style="text-align:center; color:#f00;"| {{decrease}} '''1'''||[[Carrigaline]]||[[County Cork]]||align="right"|12,835||align="right"|14.7%
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|32|| style="text-align:center; color:#f00;"| {{decrease}} '''3'''|| style="background:#bfb;"|[[Castlebar]]{{scref|a}} & Environs||[[County Mayo]]||align="right"|11,891||align="right"|4.6%
|32|| style="text-align:center; color:#f00;"| {{decrease}} '''3'''|| style="background:#bfb;"|[[Castlebar]]{{scref|a}}||[[County Mayo]]||align="right"|11,891||align="right"|4.6%
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|33|| style="text-align:center; color:#0c0;"| {{increase}} '''2''' ||[[Arklow]] & Environs||[[County Wicklow]]||align="right"|11,759||align="right"|17.7%
|33|| style="text-align:center; color:#0c0;"| {{increase}} '''2''' ||[[Arklow]]||[[County Wicklow]]||align="right"|11,759||align="right"|17.7%
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|34|| style="text-align:center; color:#0c0;"| {{increase}} '''2''' ||[[Cobh]] & Environs||[[County Cork]]||align="right"|11,303||align="right"|15.2%
|34|| style="text-align:center; color:#0c0;"| {{increase}} '''2''' ||[[Cobh]]||[[County Cork]]||align="right"|11,303||align="right"|15.2%
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|35|| style="text-align:center; color:#f00;"| {{decrease}} '''1'''||[[Maynooth]]||[[County Kildare]]||align="right"|10,715||align="right"|5.6%
|35|| style="text-align:center; color:#f00;"| {{decrease}} '''1'''||[[Maynooth]]||[[County Kildare]]||align="right"|10,715||align="right"|5.6%
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|36|| style="text-align:center; color:#f00;"| {{decrease}} '''4'''||[[Ballina, County Mayo|Ballina]]||[[County Mayo]]||align="right"|10,409||align="right"|7.9%
|36|| style="text-align:center; color:#f00;"| {{decrease}} '''4'''||[[Ballina, County Mayo|Ballina]]||[[County Mayo]]||align="right"|10,409||align="right"|7.9%
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|37|| style="text-align:center; color:#0c0;"| {{increase}} '''3''' ||[[Mallow, County Cork|Mallow]] & Environs||[[County Cork]]||align="right"|10,241||align="right"|14.6%
|37|| style="text-align:center; color:#0c0;"| {{increase}} '''3''' ||[[Mallow, County Cork|Mallow]]||[[County Cork]]||align="right"|10,241||align="right"|14.6%
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|38|| style="text-align:center; color:#f00;"| {{decrease}} '''1'''|| style="background:#bfb;"|[[Wicklow]]{{scref|a}} & Environs||[[County Wicklow]]||align="right"|10,070||align="right"|7.6%
|38|| style="text-align:center; color:#f00;"| {{decrease}} '''1'''|| style="background:#bfb;"|[[Wicklow]]{{scref|a}}||[[County Wicklow]]||align="right"|10,070||align="right"|7.6%
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|39|| style="text-align:center; color:#0c0;"| {{increase}} '''6''' ||[[Midleton]] & Environs||[[County Cork]]||align="right"|10,048||align="right"|26.3%
|39|| style="text-align:center; color:#0c0;"| {{increase}} '''6''' ||[[Midleton]]||[[County Cork]]||align="right"|10,048||align="right"|26.3%
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|40|| style="text-align:center; color:#0c0;"| {{increase}} '''4''' ||[[Tramore]] & Environs||[[County Waterford]]||align="right"|9,634||align="right"|16.0%
|40|| style="text-align:center; color:#0c0;"| {{increase}} '''4''' ||[[Tramore]]||[[County Waterford]]||align="right"|9,634||align="right"|16.0%
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|41|| style="text-align:center; color:#f00;"| {{decrease}} '''2'''||[[Enniscorthy]] & Environs||[[County Wexford]]||align="right"|9,538||align="right"|6.4%
|41|| style="text-align:center; color:#f00;"| {{decrease}} '''2'''||[[Enniscorthy]]||[[County Wexford]]||align="right"|9,538||align="right"|6.4%
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|42|| style="text-align:center; color:#f00;"| {{decrease}} '''4'''||[[Skerries, Dublin|Skerries]]||[[County Dublin]]||align="right"|9,535||align="right"|4.2%
|42|| style="text-align:center; color:#f00;"| {{decrease}} '''4'''||[[Skerries, Dublin|Skerries]]||[[County Dublin]]||align="right"|9,535||align="right"|4.2%
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|43|| style="text-align:center; color:#f00;"| {{decrease}} '''2'''||[[Shannon Town|Shannon]] & Environs||[[County Clare]]||align="right"|9,222||align="right"|7.7%
|43|| style="text-align:center; color:#f00;"| {{decrease}} '''2'''||[[Shannon Town|Shannon]]||[[County Clare]]||align="right"|9,222||align="right"|7.7%
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|44|| style="text-align:center; color:#f00;"| {{decrease}} '''1'''||[[Portmarnock]]||[[County Dublin]]||align="right"|8,979||align="right"|7.2%
|44|| style="text-align:center; color:#f00;"| {{decrease}} '''1'''||[[Portmarnock]]||[[County Dublin]]||align="right"|8,979||align="right"|7.2%
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|45|| style="text-align:center; color:#0c0;"| {{increase}} '''16''' ||[[Laytown]]-[[Bettystown]]-[[Mornington, County Meath|Mornington]]||[[County Meath]]||align="right"|8,978||align="right"|60.4%
|45|| style="text-align:center; color:#0c0;"| {{increase}} '''16''' ||[[Laytown]]-[[Bettystown]]-[[Mornington, County Meath|Mornington]]||[[County Meath]]||align="right"|8,978||align="right"|60.4%
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|46|| style="text-align:center; color:#0af;"| {{steady}} '''0''' || style="background:#bfb;"|[[Longford]]{{scref|a}} & Environs||[[County Longford]]||align="right"|8,836||align="right"|16.9%
|46|| style="text-align:center; color:#0af;"| {{steady}} '''0''' || style="background:#bfb;"|[[Longford]]{{scref|a}}||[[County Longford]]||align="right"|8,836||align="right"|16.9%
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|47|| style="text-align:center; color:#f00;"| {{decrease}} '''5'''||[[Ashbourne, County Meath|Ashbourne]]||[[County Meath]]||align="right"|8,528||align="right"|34.0%
|47|| style="text-align:center; color:#f00;"| {{decrease}} '''5'''||[[Ashbourne, County Meath|Ashbourne]]||[[County Meath]]||align="right"|8,528||align="right"|34.0%
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|48|| style="text-align:center; color:#f00;"| {{decrease}} '''1'''|| style="background:#bfb;"|[[Dungarvan]]{{scref|a}} & Environs||[[County Waterford]]||align="right"|8,362||align="right"|12.2%
|48|| style="text-align:center; color:#f00;"| {{decrease}} '''1'''|| style="background:#bfb;"|[[Dungarvan]]{{scref|a}}||[[County Waterford]]||align="right"|8,362||align="right"|12.2%
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|49|| style="text-align:center; color:#0af;"| {{steady}} '''0''' ||[[Rush, Dublin|Rush]]||[[County Dublin]]||align="right"|8,286||align="right"|22.4%
|49|| style="text-align:center; color:#0af;"| {{steady}} '''0''' ||[[Rush, Dublin|Rush]]||[[County Dublin]]||align="right"|8,286||align="right"|22.4%
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|50|| style="text-align:center; color:#0c0;"| {{increase}} '''5''' ||[[Athy]]||[[County Kildare]]||align="right"|8,218||align="right"|35.9%
|50|| style="text-align:center; color:#0c0;"| {{increase}} '''5''' ||[[Athy]]||[[County Kildare]]||align="right"|8,218||align="right"|35.9%
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|51|| style="text-align:center; color:#0c0;"| {{increase}} '''3''' || style="background:#bfb;"|[[Cavan]]{{scref|a}} & Environs||[[County Cavan]]||align="right"|7,883||align="right"|29.3%
|51|| style="text-align:center; color:#0c0;"| {{increase}} '''3''' || style="background:#bfb;"|[[Cavan]]{{scref|a}}||[[County Cavan]]||align="right"|7,883||align="right"|29.3%
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|52|| style="text-align:center; color:#0af;"| {{steady}} '''0''' || style="background:#bfb;"|[[Nenagh]]{{scref|a}}{{scref|d}} & Environs||[[County Tipperary]]||align="right"|7,751||align="right"|20.1%
|52|| style="text-align:center; color:#0af;"| {{steady}} '''0''' || style="background:#bfb;"|[[Nenagh]]{{scref|a}}{{scref|d}}||[[County Tipperary]]||align="right"|7,751||align="right"|20.1%
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|53|| style="text-align:center; color:#f00;"| {{decrease}} '''2'''||[[New Ross]] & Environs||[[County Wexford]]||align="right"|7,709||align="right"|17.9%
|53|| style="text-align:center; color:#f00;"| {{decrease}} '''2'''||[[New Ross]]||[[County Wexford]]||align="right"|7,709||align="right"|17.9%
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|54|| style="text-align:center; color:#f00;"| {{decrease}} '''6'''||[[Thurles]] & Environs||[[County Tipperary]]||align="right"|7,682||align="right"|3.5%
|54|| style="text-align:center; color:#f00;"| {{decrease}} '''6'''||[[Thurles]]||[[County Tipperary]]||align="right"|7,682||align="right"|3.5%
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|55|| style="text-align:center; color:#0c0;"| {{increase}} '''4''' ||[[Kildare]]||[[County Kildare]]||align="right"|7,538||align="right"|32.4%
|55|| style="text-align:center; color:#0c0;"| {{increase}} '''4''' ||[[Kildare]]||[[County Kildare]]||align="right"|7,538||align="right"|32.4%
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|56|| style="text-align:center; color:#0c0;"| {{increase}} '''27''' ||[[Ratoath]]||[[County Meath]]||align="right"|7,249||align="right"|91.1%
|56|| style="text-align:center; color:#0c0;"| {{increase}} '''27''' ||[[Ratoath]]||[[County Meath]]||align="right"|7,249||align="right"|91.1%
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|57|| style="text-align:center; color:#0c0;"| {{increase}} '''7''' ||[[Gorey]] & Environs||[[County Wexford]]||align="right"|7,193||align="right"|36.2%
|57|| style="text-align:center; color:#0c0;"| {{increase}} '''7''' ||[[Gorey]]||[[County Wexford]]||align="right"|7,193||align="right"|36.2%
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|58|| style="text-align:center; color:#f00;"| {{decrease}} '''2'''||[[Tuam]] & Environs||[[County Galway]]||align="right"|6,885||align="right"|15.8%
|58|| style="text-align:center; color:#f00;"| {{decrease}} '''2'''||[[Tuam]]||[[County Galway]]||align="right"|6,885||align="right"|15.8%
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|59|| style="text-align:center; color:#f00;"| {{decrease}} '''1'''||[[Trim, County Meath|Trim]] & Environs||[[County Meath]]||align="right"|6,870||align="right"|16.6%
|59|| style="text-align:center; color:#f00;"| {{decrease}} '''1'''||[[Trim, County Meath|Trim]]||[[County Meath]]||align="right"|6,870||align="right"|16.6%
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|60|| style="text-align:center; color:#f00;"| {{decrease}} '''10'''||[[Youghal]] & Environs||[[County Cork]]||align="right"|6,785||align="right"|2.8%
|60|| style="text-align:center; color:#f00;"| {{decrease}} '''10'''||[[Youghal]]||[[County Cork]]||align="right"|6,785||align="right"|2.8%
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|61|| style="text-align:center; color:#f00;"| {{decrease}} '''4'''|| style="background:#bfb;"|[[Monaghan]]{{scref|a}} & Environs||[[County Monaghan]]||align="right"|6,710||align="right"|13.0%
|61|| style="text-align:center; color:#f00;"| {{decrease}} '''4'''|| style="background:#bfb;"|[[Monaghan]]{{scref|a}}||[[County Monaghan]]||align="right"|6,710||align="right"|13.0%
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|62|| style="text-align:center; color:#f00;"| {{decrease}} '''9'''||[[Ballinasloe]] & Environs||[[County Galway]] & [[County Roscommon]]||align="right"|6,303||align="right"|1.4%
|62|| style="text-align:center; color:#f00;"| {{decrease}} '''9'''||[[Ballinasloe]]||[[County Galway]] & [[County Roscommon]]||align="right"|6,303||align="right"|1.4%
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|63|| style="text-align:center; color:#0c0;"| {{increase}} '''15''' ||[[Portarlington, County Laois|Portarlington]]||[[County Laois]] & [[County Offaly]]||align="right"|6,004||align="right"|50.1%
|63|| style="text-align:center; color:#0c0;"| {{increase}} '''15''' ||[[Portarlington, County Laois|Portarlington]]||[[County Laois]] & [[County Offaly]]||align="right"|6,004||align="right"|50.1%
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|64|| style="text-align:center; color:#0c0;"| {{increase}} '''1''' ||[[Buncrana]] & Environs||[[County Donegal]]||align="right"|5,911||align="right"|12.1%
|64|| style="text-align:center; color:#0c0;"| {{increase}} '''1''' ||[[Buncrana]]||[[County Donegal]]||align="right"|5,911||align="right"|12.1%
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|65|| style="text-align:center; color:#f00;"| {{decrease}} '''3'''||[[Carrick-on-Suir]] & Environs||[[County Tipperary]] & [[County Waterford]]||align="right"|5,906||align="right"|5.7%
|65|| style="text-align:center; color:#f00;"| {{decrease}} '''3'''||[[Carrick-on-Suir]]||[[County Tipperary]] & [[County Waterford]]||align="right"|5,906||align="right"|5.7%
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|66|| style="text-align:center; color:#0c0;"| {{increase}} '''5''' ||[[Edenderry, County Offaly|Edenderry]] & Environs||[[County Offaly]]||align="right"|5,888||align="right"|29.2%
|66|| style="text-align:center; color:#0c0;"| {{increase}} '''5''' ||[[Edenderry, County Offaly|Edenderry]]||[[County Offaly]]||align="right"|5,888||align="right"|29.2%
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|67|| style="text-align:center; color:#0c0;"| {{increase}} '''1''' ||[[Fermoy]] & Environs||[[County Cork]]||align="right"|5,873||align="right"|22.3%
|67|| style="text-align:center; color:#0c0;"| {{increase}} '''1''' ||[[Fermoy]]||[[County Cork]]||align="right"|5,873||align="right"|22.3%
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|68|| style="text-align:center; color:#f00;"| {{decrease}} '''2'''||[[Bandon, County Cork|Bandon]] & Environs||[[County Cork]]||align="right"|5,822||align="right"|12.8%
|68|| style="text-align:center; color:#f00;"| {{decrease}} '''2'''||[[Bandon, County Cork|Bandon]]||[[County Cork]]||align="right"|5,822||align="right"|12.8%
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|69|| style="text-align:center; color:#f00;"| {{decrease}} '''6'''||[[Dunboyne]]||[[County Meath]]||align="right"|5,713||align="right"|6.5%
|69|| style="text-align:center; color:#f00;"| {{decrease}} '''6'''||[[Dunboyne]]||[[County Meath]]||align="right"|5,713||align="right"|6.5%
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|70|| style="text-align:center; color:#0c0;"| {{increase}} '''11''' ||[[Donabate]]||[[County Dublin]]||align="right"|5,499||align="right"|42.7%
|70|| style="text-align:center; color:#0c0;"| {{increase}} '''11''' ||[[Donabate]]||[[County Dublin]]||align="right"|5,499||align="right"|42.7%
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|71|| style="text-align:center; color:#f00;"| {{decrease}} '''11'''||[[Westport, County Mayo|Westport]] & Environs||[[County Mayo]]||align="right"|5,475||align="right"|-2.8%
|71|| style="text-align:center; color:#f00;"| {{decrease}} '''11'''||[[Westport, County Mayo|Westport]]||[[County Mayo]]||align="right"|5,475||align="right"|-2.8%
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|72|| style="text-align:center; color:#0c0;"| {{increase}} '''2''' ||[[Kells, County Meath|Kells]] & Environs||[[County Meath]]||align="right"|5,248||align="right"|18.7%
|72|| style="text-align:center; color:#0c0;"| {{increase}} '''2''' ||[[Kells, County Meath|Kells]]||[[County Meath]]||align="right"|5,248||align="right"|18.7%
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|73|| style="text-align:center; color:#0c0;"| {{increase}} '''new''' ||[[Lusk, County Dublin|Lusk]]||[[County Dublin]]||align="right"|5,236||align="right"|113.2%
|73|| style="text-align:center; color:#0c0;"| {{increase}} '''new''' ||[[Lusk, County Dublin|Lusk]]||[[County Dublin]]||align="right"|5,236||align="right"|113.2%
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|74|| style="text-align:center; color:#f00;"| {{decrease}} '''5'''||[[Passage West]] & Environs||[[County Cork]]||align="right"|5,203||align="right"|13.2%
|74|| style="text-align:center; color:#f00;"| {{decrease}} '''5'''||[[Passage West]]||[[County Cork]]||align="right"|5,203||align="right"|13.2%
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|75|| style="text-align:center; color:#0c0;"| {{increase}} '''1''' ||[[Newcastle West]]||[[County Limerick]]||align="right"|5,098||align="right"|26.9%
|75|| style="text-align:center; color:#0c0;"| {{increase}} '''1''' ||[[Newcastle West]]||[[County Limerick]]||align="right"|5,098||align="right"|26.9%
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|76|| style="text-align:center; color:#f00;"| {{decrease}} '''3'''||[[Birr]] & Environs||[[County Offaly]] & [[County Tipperary]]||align="right"|5,081||align="right"|14.5%
|76|| style="text-align:center; color:#f00;"| {{decrease}} '''3'''||[[Birr]]||[[County Offaly]] & [[County Tipperary]]||align="right"|5,081||align="right"|14.5%
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|77|| style="text-align:center; color:#f00;"| {{decrease}} '''10'''||[[Tipperary]] & Environs||[[County Tipperary]]||align="right"|5,065||align="right"|2.0%
|77|| style="text-align:center; color:#f00;"| {{decrease}} '''10'''||[[Tipperary]]||[[County Tipperary]]||align="right"|5,065||align="right"|2.0%
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|78|| style="text-align:center; color:#f00;"| {{decrease}} '''6'''|| style="background:#bfb;"|[[Roscommon]]{{scref|a}}||[[County Roscommon]]||align="right"|5,017||align="right"|11.8%
|78|| style="text-align:center; color:#f00;"| {{decrease}} '''6'''|| style="background:#bfb;"|[[Roscommon]]{{scref|a}}||[[County Roscommon]]||align="right"|5,017||align="right"|11.8%
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|80|| style="text-align:center; color:#f00;"| {{decrease}} '''10'''||[[Roscrea]]||[[County Tipperary]]||align="right"|4,910||align="right"|7.3%
|80|| style="text-align:center; color:#f00;"| {{decrease}} '''10'''||[[Roscrea]]||[[County Tipperary]]||align="right"|4,910||align="right"|7.3%
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|81|| style="text-align:center; color:#f00;"| {{decrease}} '''1'''||[[Ardee]] & Environs||[[County Louth]]||align="right"|4,694||align="right"|18.9%
|81|| style="text-align:center; color:#f00;"| {{decrease}} '''1'''||[[Ardee]]||[[County Louth]]||align="right"|4,694||align="right"|18.9%
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|82|| style="text-align:center; color:#f00;"| {{decrease}} '''5'''||[[Loughrea]]||[[County Galway]]||align="right"|4,532||align="right"|13.2%
|82|| style="text-align:center; color:#f00;"| {{decrease}} '''5'''||[[Loughrea]]||[[County Galway]]||align="right"|4,532||align="right"|13.2%
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|88|| style="text-align:center; color:#f00;"| {{decrease}} '''2'''||[[Kinsale]]||[[County Cork]]||align="right"|4,099||align="right"|15.3%
|88|| style="text-align:center; color:#f00;"| {{decrease}} '''2'''||[[Kinsale]]||[[County Cork]]||align="right"|4,099||align="right"|15.3%
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|89|| style="text-align:center; color:#f00;"| {{decrease}} '''2'''||[[Mountmellick]] & Environs||[[County Laois]]||align="right"|4,069||align="right"|20.1%
|89|| style="text-align:center; color:#f00;"| {{decrease}} '''2'''||[[Mountmellick]]||[[County Laois]]||align="right"|4,069||align="right"|20.1%
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|90|| style="text-align:center; color:#0c0;"| {{increase}} '''new''' ||[[Blessington]]||[[County Wicklow]]||align="right"|4,018||align="right"|60.1%
|90|| style="text-align:center; color:#0c0;"| {{increase}} '''new''' ||[[Blessington]]||[[County Wicklow]]||align="right"|4,018||align="right"|60.1%
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|92|| style="text-align:center; color:#0c0;"| {{increase}} '''new''' ||[[Kinsealy]]-Drinan||[[County Dublin]]||align="right"|3,651||align="right"|73.0%
|92|| style="text-align:center; color:#0c0;"| {{increase}} '''new''' ||[[Kinsealy]]-Drinan||[[County Dublin]]||align="right"|3,651||align="right"|73.0%
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|93|| style="text-align:center; color:#f00;"| {{decrease}} '''1'''||[[Macroom]] & Environs||[[County Cork]]||align="right"|3,553||align="right"|19.0%
|93|| style="text-align:center; color:#f00;"| {{decrease}} '''1'''||[[Macroom]]||[[County Cork]]||align="right"|3,553||align="right"|19.0%
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|94|| style="text-align:center; color:#0c0;"| {{increase}} '''new''' ||[[Oranmore]]||[[County Galway]]||align="right"|3,513||align="right"|107.6%
|94|| style="text-align:center; color:#0c0;"| {{increase}} '''new''' ||[[Oranmore]]||[[County Galway]]||align="right"|3,513||align="right"|107.6%

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Dublin
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Cork
Drogheda

This is a list of towns in the Republic of Ireland by population. The one hundred largest towns are listed. Populations are from Table 7, Volume 1 of the 2006 census[1] and represent the entire urban area (including suburbs and environs). For convenience, administrative cities are included and are shown in bold.

Rank 2006 Change since 2002 Urban Area County Population 2006 Increase since 2002
1 Steady 0 DublinTemplate:Scref County Dublin 1,045,769 4.1%
2 Steady 0 CorkTemplate:Scref County Cork 190,384 2.2%
3 Steady 0 LimerickTemplate:Scref County Limerick & County Clare 90,757 4.3%
4 Steady 0 GalwayTemplate:Scref County Galway 72,729 9.9%
5 Steady 0 Waterford County Waterford & County Kilkenny 49,213 5.3%
6 Increase 1 Drogheda County Louth & County Meath 35,090 13.1%
7 Decrease 1 DundalkTemplate:Scref County Louth 35,085 7.9%
8 Increase 1 SwordsTemplate:ScrefTemplate:Scref County Dublin 33,998 25.1%
9 Decrease 1 Bray County Wicklow & County Dublin 31,901 3.1%
10 Increase 4 NavanTemplate:Scref County Meath 24,851 28.0%
11 Decrease 1 EnnisTemplate:Scref County Clare 24,253 10.0%
12 Decrease 1 TraleeTemplate:Scref County Kerry 22,744 3.4%
13 Decrease 1 KilkennyTemplate:ScrefTemplate:Scref County Kilkenny 22,179 7.0%
14 Increase 1 CarlowTemplate:Scref County Carlow & County Laois 20,724 12.1%
15 Increase 1 NaasTemplate:Scref County Kildare 20,044 9.6%
16 Decrease 3 SligoTemplate:Scref County Sligo 19,402 -1.7%
17 Increase 2 Newbridge County Kildare 18,520 10.6%
18 Increase 4 MullingarTemplate:Scref County Westmeath 18,416 17.9%
19 Decrease 2 WexfordTemplate:Scref County Wexford 18,163 5.4%
20 Increase 3 Letterkenny County Donegal 17,586 15.5%
21 Steady 0 Athlone County Westmeath & County Roscommon 17,544 10.1%
22 Decrease 2 Celbridge County Kildare 17,262 7.8%
23 Decrease 5 ClonmelTemplate:ScrefTemplate:Scref County Tipperary & County Waterford 17,008 0.6%
24 Increase 9 Balbriggan County Dublin 15,559 51.1%
25 Steady 0 Malahide County Dublin 14,937 8.0%
26 Decrease 2 Leixlip County Kildare 14,676 -2.3%
27 Steady 0 PortlaoiseTemplate:Scref County Laois 14,613 20.5%
28 Decrease 2 Killarney County Kerry 14,603 11.2%
29 Decrease 1 Greystones County Wicklow 14,569 22.3%
30 Increase 1 TullamoreTemplate:Scref County Offaly 12,927 16.5%
31 Decrease 1 Carrigaline County Cork 12,835 14.7%
32 Decrease 3 CastlebarTemplate:Scref County Mayo 11,891 4.6%
33 Increase 2 Arklow County Wicklow 11,759 17.7%
34 Increase 2 Cobh County Cork 11,303 15.2%
35 Decrease 1 Maynooth County Kildare 10,715 5.6%
36 Decrease 4 Ballina County Mayo 10,409 7.9%
37 Increase 3 Mallow County Cork 10,241 14.6%
38 Decrease 1 WicklowTemplate:Scref County Wicklow 10,070 7.6%
39 Increase 6 Midleton County Cork 10,048 26.3%
40 Increase 4 Tramore County Waterford 9,634 16.0%
41 Decrease 2 Enniscorthy County Wexford 9,538 6.4%
42 Decrease 4 Skerries County Dublin 9,535 4.2%
43 Decrease 2 Shannon County Clare 9,222 7.7%
44 Decrease 1 Portmarnock County Dublin 8,979 7.2%
45 Increase 16 Laytown-Bettystown-Mornington County Meath 8,978 60.4%
46 Steady 0 LongfordTemplate:Scref County Longford 8,836 16.9%
47 Decrease 5 Ashbourne County Meath 8,528 34.0%
48 Decrease 1 DungarvanTemplate:Scref County Waterford 8,362 12.2%
49 Steady 0 Rush County Dublin 8,286 22.4%
50 Increase 5 Athy County Kildare 8,218 35.9%
51 Increase 3 CavanTemplate:Scref County Cavan 7,883 29.3%
52 Steady 0 NenaghTemplate:ScrefTemplate:Scref County Tipperary 7,751 20.1%
53 Decrease 2 New Ross County Wexford 7,709 17.9%
54 Decrease 6 Thurles County Tipperary 7,682 3.5%
55 Increase 4 Kildare County Kildare 7,538 32.4%
56 Increase 27 Ratoath County Meath 7,249 91.1%
57 Increase 7 Gorey County Wexford 7,193 36.2%
58 Decrease 2 Tuam County Galway 6,885 15.8%
59 Decrease 1 Trim County Meath 6,870 16.6%
60 Decrease 10 Youghal County Cork 6,785 2.8%
61 Decrease 4 MonaghanTemplate:Scref County Monaghan 6,710 13.0%
62 Decrease 9 Ballinasloe County Galway & County Roscommon 6,303 1.4%
63 Increase 15 Portarlington County Laois & County Offaly 6,004 50.1%
64 Increase 1 Buncrana County Donegal 5,911 12.1%
65 Decrease 3 Carrick-on-Suir County Tipperary & County Waterford 5,906 5.7%
66 Increase 5 Edenderry County Offaly 5,888 29.2%
67 Increase 1 Fermoy County Cork 5,873 22.3%
68 Decrease 2 Bandon County Cork 5,822 12.8%
69 Decrease 6 Dunboyne County Meath 5,713 6.5%
70 Increase 11 Donabate County Dublin 5,499 42.7%
71 Decrease 11 Westport County Mayo 5,475 -2.8%
72 Increase 2 Kells County Meath 5,248 18.7%
73 Increase new Lusk County Dublin 5,236 113.2%
74 Decrease 5 Passage West County Cork 5,203 13.2%
75 Increase 1 Newcastle West County Limerick 5,098 26.9%
76 Decrease 3 Birr County Offaly & County Tipperary 5,081 14.5%
77 Decrease 10 Tipperary County Tipperary 5,065 2.0%
78 Decrease 6 RoscommonTemplate:Scref County Roscommon 5,017 11.8%
79 Decrease 4 Clane County Kildare 4,968 12.5%
80 Decrease 10 Roscrea County Tipperary 4,910 7.3%
81 Decrease 1 Ardee County Louth 4,694 18.9%
82 Decrease 5 Loughrea County Galway 4,532 13.2%
83 Decrease 1 Carrickmacross County Monaghan 4,387 14.5%
84 Decrease 5 Listowel County Kerry 4,338 8.5%
85 Steady 0 Ballybofey-Stranorlar County Donegal 4,176 15.9%
86 Decrease 2 Clonakilty County Cork 4,154 12.3%
87 Increase 9 Kilcock County Kildare 4,100 49.6%
88 Decrease 2 Kinsale County Cork 4,099 15.3%
89 Decrease 2 Mountmellick County Laois 4,069 20.1%
90 Increase new Blessington County Wicklow 4,018 60.1%
91 Increase 2 Sallins County Kildare 3,806 30.3%
92 Increase new Kinsealy-Drinan County Dublin 3,651 73.0%
93 Decrease 1 Macroom County Cork 3,553 19.0%
94 Increase new Oranmore County Galway 3,513 107.6%
95 Decrease 5 Dunshaughlin County Meath 3,384 10.5%
96 Decrease 1 Cahir County Tipperary 3,381 20.0%
97 Decrease 9 Mitchelstown County Cork 3,365 2.0%
98 Decrease 9 Bantry County Cork 3,309 5.0%
99 Decrease 5 Kilcoole County Wicklow 3,252 15.1%
100 Increase new Duleek County Meath 3,236 48.9%

Notes

^ a:     indicates this city or town is the county town of its respective county.
^ b:  Swords is the county town of Fingal, an administrative county within the traditional County Dublin.
^ c:  Kilkenny, while officially a borough, may legally call itself a city.
^ d:  Clonmel and Nenagh are, respectively, the county towns of South Tipperary and North Tipperary, the two administrative counties within the traditional County Tipperary.

See also

References

  1. ^ Central Statistics Office Ireland: Census 2006 Reports - Published To Date, Volume 1 - Population Classified by Area, published 26 April 2007
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