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