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File:Dublin lead image.jpg Dublin File:Cork collage.jpg 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] 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 Portlaoise Template:Scref 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 -DrinanCounty 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: 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 .
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