List of cities, boroughs and towns in the Republic of Ireland

The following table and map show all the municipal areas in Ireland, that is all areas named in the Local Government Act 2001 as Cities, Boroughs, or Towns. The population figures are from the Central Statistics Office's report of the 2011 census.

When the Local Government Reform Act 2014 becomes law, Limerick and Waterford city councils will be merged with the corresponding county councils, while all borough and town councils will be superseded by new "municipal districts" covering both urban and rural areas within counties.^[1]^[2] However, the "city" and "borough" labels would be transferred to the municipal district containing the relevant city or borough.^[3]^[4]

Explanation of table

Column name

Meaning

Explanation

Sources

Name(s)

Names of the town

The first name listed is the commonest English name, and links to the relevant article. Alternative names are listed in parentheses. If the official name used in census reports is not the linked name, it is in italics. Only the name of the municipality is given, not that of any suburban areas (e.g. Tallaght is not named separately from Dublin).

^[5]

Council

Type of municipal council

The Local Government Act 2001 defines three types of municipal council, namely "City", "Borough", and "Town". The "Town council" label replaced the earlier "Urban district council" and "Town commissioners", but did not abolish the distinction in their respective powers. Values listed in this column `are as follows:

City	For the 5 former county boroughs with the same powers as county councils.^{[n 1]}
Borough	For the few ancient boroughs whose charters were not extinguished by the Municipal Corporations (Ireland) Act 1840 or promoted to the status later. Their powers are practically identical to those of the former urban districts, but the label "borough" is more prestigious. Abolished in 2014.
UD	Town council which was formerly an urban district council under the Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898. Abolished in 2014.
Comm	Town council which was formerly town commissioners, less powerful than an urban district council. Abolished in 2014.

^[6]^[7]^[8]

Core County

Core county for town

County is that in which the municipal area is entirely located. In the case of cities, the namesake county is considered the core county even though the city is administratively separate from it.

^[9]

Other Counties

Other counties

For towns whose suburbs/environs span a county boundary, any county other than the core county.

^[9]^[10]

2006 Tot

Total population in 2006

Sum of the municipal population and the suburban population.

^[9]

2011 Tot

Total population in 2011.

Sum of the municipal population and the suburban population.

^[9]

% change Tot

Change in total population

As a percentage of 2006 population.

Calculated

Tot area

Total area of the town

2011 area in square kilometres (km²). Only for towns with a total population of at least 1,500.

^[11]

Tot dens

Population density of total area

Persons per km². Based on 2011 total area and population.

Calculated

2006 Mun

Population of the municipal area in 2006

Population within the 2006 municipal area.

^[9]

2011 Mun

Population of the municipal area in 2011

Population within the 2011 municipal area.

^[9]

% change Mun

Change in population of the municipal area.

As a percentage of 2006 population. Where the municipal area changed in the interim, this is noted.

Calculated. For changed areas:^[12]

Mun area

Municipal area of the town

Area within the legally defined municipal boundary in 2011. Where this had increased since 2006, this is noted.

^[13] For changed areas:^[12]

Mun dens

Population density of municipal area

Persons per km². Based on 2011 municipal area and population.

Calculated

2009 elect

Electorate for the 2009 local elections.

The Local Government Act, 1994 extended the boundaries of some towns for electoral purposes only.^[14] That is, people living outside the municipal area were entitled to vote for the town council even though their residence was outside its jurisdiction. In a few cases, the municipal boundary of the town was subsequently extended to remove this anomaly.^[12]^[15] The remaining cases are marked by an asterisk in this column. Where the municipal area changed between the 2006 census and the 2009 election, this is noted. (No municipal area changed between the 2009 election and the 2011 census.^[12])

^[14]^[16]

2006 Sub

Population of the suburbs/environs in 2006

Called "Suburbs" for cities and "Environs" for boroughs and towns. Defined as "the continuation of a distinct population cluster outside its legally defined boundary in which no occupied dwelling is more than 200 metres distant from the nearest occupied dwelling. In applying the 200-metre criterion, industrial, commercial and recreational buildings and facilities are not regarded as breaking the continuity of a built-up area. New suburbs or environs are defined only where there are at least twenty occupied dwellings outside the legal boundary within the new limit."^[17]

^[9]

2011 Sub

Population of the suburbs/environs in 2011

The 2006 definition was changed by reducing the limit from 200 metres to 100.^[17]

^[9]

Table

Name(s)	Council	Core County	Other Counties	2006 Tot	2011 Tot	% change Tot	Tot area	Tot dens	2006 Mun	2011 Mun	% change Mun	Mun area	Mun dens	2009 elect	2006 Sub	2011 Sub
Dublin	City	Dublin	Dublin (Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown, Fingal, South Dublin)	7006104576900000000♠1,045,769	7006111062700000000♠1,110,627	7000620000000000000♠6.2	7002318000000000000♠318	7003349300000000000♠3,493	7005506211000000000♠506,211	7005527612000000000♠527,612	7000420000000000000♠4.2	7002116580000000000♠116.58	7003452600000000000♠4,526	7005347312000000000♠347,312	7005539558000000000♠539,558	7005583015000000000♠583,015
Cork	City	Cork		7005190384000000000♠190,384	7005198582000000000♠198,582	7000430000000000000♠4.3	7002494000000000000♠494	7002402000000000000♠402	7005119418000000000♠119,418	7005119230000000000♠119,230	3000800000000000000♠−0.2	7001385900000000000♠38.59	7003309000000000000♠3,090	7004828960000000000♠82,896	7004709660000000000♠70,966	7004793520000000000♠79,352
Limerick	City	Limerick	Clare	7004907570000000000♠90,757	7004914540000000000♠91,454	6999800000000000000♠0.8	7001570000000000000♠57	7003160400000000000♠1,604	7004525390000000000♠52,539	7004571060000000000♠57,106^{[n 2]}	7000870000000099999♠8.7^{[n 2]}	7001283800000000000♠28.38^{[n 2]}	7003201200000000000♠2,012	7004403580000000000♠40,358	7004382180000000000♠38,218	7004343480000000000♠34,348^{[n 2]}
Galway	City	Galway		7004727290000000000♠72,729	7004767780000000000♠76,778	7000560000000099999♠5.6	7001530000000000000♠53	7003144900000000000♠1,449	7004724140000000000♠72,414	7004755290000000000♠75,529	7000430000000000000♠4.3	7001500000000000000♠50	7003151100000000000♠1,511	7004461640000000000♠46,164	7002315000000000000♠315	7003124900000000000♠1,249
Waterford	City	Waterford	Kilkenny	7004492130000000000♠49,213	7004515190000000000♠51,519	7000470000000000000♠4.7	7001440000000000000♠44	7003117100000000000♠1,171	7004457480000000000♠45,748	7004467320000000000♠46,732	7000220000000000000♠2.2	7001383500000000000♠38.35	7003121900000000000♠1,219	7004265980000000000♠26,598	7003346500000000000♠3,465	7003478700000000000♠4,787
Drogheda	Borough	Louth	Meath	7004350900000000000♠35,090	7004385780000000000♠38,578	7000990000000000000♠9.9	7001150000000000000♠15	7003257200000000000♠2,572	7004289730000000000♠28,973	7004303930000000000♠30,393	7000490000000000000♠4.9	7001127600000000000♠12.76	7003238200000000000♠2,382	7004230910000000000♠23,091*	7003611700000000000♠6,117	7003818500000000000♠8,185
Kilkenny	Borough^{[n 1]}	Kilkenny		7004221790000000000♠22,179	7004244230000000000♠24,423	7001101000000000000♠10.1	7001270000000000000♠27	7002905000000000000♠905	7003866100000000000♠8,661	7003871100000000000♠8,711	6999600000000000000♠0.6	7000374000000000000♠3.74	7003232900000000000♠2,329	7004143240000000000♠14,324*	7004135180000000000♠13,518	7004157120000000000♠15,712
Wexford	Borough	Wexford		7004181630000000000♠18,163	7004200720000000000♠20,072	7001105000000000000♠10.5	7001380000000000000♠38	7002528000000000000♠528	7003885400000000000♠8,854	7004199130000000000♠19,913^{[n 3]}	7002124900000000000♠124.9^{[n 3]}	7001186300000000000♠18.63^{[n 3]}	7003106900000000000♠1,069	7004157520000000000♠15,752	7003930900000000000♠9,309	7002159000000000000♠159^{[n 3]}
Sligo	Borough	Sligo		7004194020000000000♠19,402	7004194520000000000♠19,452	6999300000000000000♠0.3	7001310000000000000♠31	7002627000000000000♠627	7004178920000000000♠17,892	7004175680000000000♠17,568	2999820009999999999♠−1.8	7001128400000000000♠12.84	7003136800000000000♠1,368	7004139410000000000♠13,941*	7003151000000000000♠1,510	7003188400000000000♠1,884
Clonmel	Borough	Tipperary	Waterford	7004170080000000000♠17,008	7004179080000000000♠17,908	7000530000000000000♠5.3	7001170000000000000♠17	7003105300000000000♠1,053	7004154820000000000♠15,482	7004157930000000000♠15,793	7000200000000000000♠2	7001113600000000000♠11.36	7003139000000000000♠1,390	7004107630000000000♠10,763	7003152600000000000♠1,526	7003211500000000000♠2,115
Dundalk	UD	Louth		7004350850000000000♠35,085	7004378160000000000♠37,816	7000780000000000000♠7.8	7002110000000000000♠110	7002344000000000000♠344	7004290370000000000♠29,037	7004311490000000000♠31,149	7000730000000000000♠7.3	7001251900000000000♠25.19	7003123700000000000♠1,237	7004219580000000000♠21,958*	7003604800000000000♠6,048	7003666700000000000♠6,667
Bray	UD	Wicklow	Dublin (Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown)	7004319010000000000♠31,901	7004318720000000000♠31,872	3000900000000000000♠−0.1	7000900000000000000♠9	7003354100000000000♠3,541	7004270410000000000♠27,041	7004268520000000000♠26,852	3000300000000000000♠−0.7	7000749000000000000♠7.49	7003358500000000000♠3,585	7004192550000000000♠19,255*	7003486000000000000♠4,860	7003502000000000000♠5,020
Navan (An Uaimh)	UD	Meath		7004248510000000000♠24,851	7004285590000000000♠28,559	7001149000000000000♠14.9	7001450000000000000♠45	7002635000000000000♠635	7003371000000000000♠3,710	7004281580000000000♠28,158^{[n 4]}	7002659000000000000♠659^{[n 4]}	7001200400000000000♠20.04^{[n 4]}	7003140500000000000♠1,405	7004175410000000000♠17,541	7004211410000000000♠21,141	7002401000000000000♠401^{[n 4]}
Ennis	UD	Clare		7004242530000000000♠24,253	7004253600000000000♠25,360	7000460000000099999♠4.6	7001450000000000000♠45	7002564000000000000♠564	7004201420000000000♠20,142	7004201800000000000♠20,180	6999200000000000000♠0.2	7001146000000000000♠14.6	7003138200000000000♠1,382	7004141820000000000♠14,182	7003411100000000000♠4,111	7003518000000000000♠5,180
Tralee	UD	Kerry		7004227440000000000♠22,744	7004236930000000000♠23,693	7000420000000000000♠4.2	7001320000000000000♠32	7002740000000000000♠740	7004202880000000000♠20,288	7004208140000000000♠20,814	7000260000000000000♠2.6	7001120900000000000♠12.09	7003172200000000000♠1,722	7004163910000000000♠16,391*	7003245600000000000♠2,456	7003287900000000000♠2,879
Carlow	UD	Carlow	Laois	7004207240000000000♠20,724	7004230300000000000♠23,030	7001111000000000000♠11.1	7001130000000000000♠13	7003177200000000000♠1,772	7004136230000000000♠13,623	7004136980000000000♠13,698	6999600000000000000♠0.6	7000645000000000000♠6.45	7003212400000000000♠2,124	7004118350000000000♠11,835*	7003710100000000000♠7,101	7003933200000000000♠9,332
Naas	UD	Kildare		7004200440000000000♠20,044	7004207130000000000♠20,713	7000330000000000000♠3.3	7001180000000000000♠18	7003115100000000000♠1,151	7004200440000000000♠20,044	7004207130000000000♠20,713	7000330000000000000♠3.3	7001182409999999999♠18.24	7003113600000000000♠1,136	7004134340000000000♠13,434	—	—
Athlone	UD	Westmeath	Roscommon	7004175440000000000♠17,544	7004201530000000000♠20,153	7001149000000000000♠14.9	7001170000000000000♠17	7003118500000000000♠1,185	7004143470000000000♠14,347	7004155580000000000♠15,558	7000840000000000000♠8.4	7001109200000000000♠10.92	7003142500000000000♠1,425	7004126370000000000♠12,637*	7003319700000000000♠3,197	7003459500000000000♠4,595
Letterkenny	UD	Donegal		7004175860000000000♠17,586	7004195880000000000♠19,588	7001114000000000000♠11.4	7001480000000000000♠48	7002408000000000000♠408	7004150620000000000♠15,062	7004153870000000000♠15,387	7000220000000000000♠2.2	7001190300000000000♠19.03	7002809000000000000♠809	7004109050000000000♠10,905*	7003252400000000000♠2,524	7003420100000000000♠4,201
Tullamore	UD	Offaly		7004129270000000000♠12,927	7004143610000000000♠14,361	7001111000000000000♠11.1	7001210000000000000♠21	7002684000000000000♠684	7004109000000000000♠10,900	7004113460000000000♠11,346	7000410009999999999♠4.1	7000784000000000000♠7.84	7003144700000000000♠1,447	7003857300000000000♠8,573*	7003202700000000000♠2,027	7003301500000000000♠3,015
Killarney	UD	Kerry		7004146030000000000♠14,603	7004142190000000000♠14,219	2999740000000000000♠−2.6	7001380000000000000♠38	7002374000000000000♠374	7004134970000000000♠13,497	7004127400000000000♠12,740	2999440000000000000♠−5.6	7001134400000000000♠13.44	7002948000000000000♠948	7003806400000000000♠8,064*	7003110600000000000♠1,106	7003147900000000000♠1,479
Arklow	UD	Wicklow		7004117590000000000♠11,759	7004130090000000000♠13,009	7001106000000000000♠10.6	7001140000000000000♠14	7002929000000000000♠929	7004117120000000000♠11,712	7004127700000000000♠12,770	7000900000000000000♠9	7000644000000000000♠6.44	7003198300000000000♠1,983	7003783100000000000♠7,831	7001470000000000000♠47	7002239000000000000♠239
Cobh	UD	Cork		7004113030000000000♠11,303	7004123470000000000♠12,347	7000920000000099999♠9.2	7000900000000000000♠9	7003137200000000000♠1,372	7003654100000000000♠6,541	7003650000000000000♠6,500	3000400000000000000♠−0.6	7000238000000000000♠2.38	7003273100000000000♠2,731	7003808700000000000♠8,087*	7003476200000000000♠4,762	7003584700000000000♠5,847
Castlebar	UD	Mayo		7004118910000000000♠11,891	7004123180000000000♠12,318	7000360000000000000♠3.6	7001270000000000000♠27	7002456000000000000♠456	7004106550000000000♠10,655	7004108260000000000♠10,826	7000160000000000000♠1.6	7001115000000000000♠11.5	7002941000000000000♠941	7003811500000000000♠8,115*	7003123600000000000♠1,236	7003149200000000000♠1,492
Midleton	UD	Cork		7004100480000000000♠10,048	7004120010000000000♠12,001	7001194009999900000♠19.4	7001120000000000000♠12	7003100000000000000♠1,000	7003393400000000000♠3,934	7003373300000000000♠3,733	2999490000000000000♠−5.1	7000155000000000000♠1.55	7003240800000000000♠2,408	7003710200000000000♠7,102*	7003611400000000000♠6,114	7003826800000000000♠8,268
Mallow	UD	Cork		7004102410000000000♠10,241	7004116050000000000♠11,605	7001133000000000000♠13.3	7001170000000000000♠17	7002683000000000000♠683	7003786400000000000♠7,864	7003857800000000000♠8,578	7000910000000000000♠9.1	7000649000000000000♠6.49	7003132200000000000♠1,322	7003796500000000000♠7,965*	7003237700000000000♠2,377	7003302700000000000♠3,027
Ballina	UD	Mayo		7004104090000000000♠10,409	7004110860000000000♠11,086	7000650000000000000♠6.5	7001300000000000000♠30	7002370000000000000♠370	7004100560000000000♠10,056	7004103610000000000♠10,361	7000300000000000000♠3	7001136900000000000♠13.69	7002757000000000000♠757	7003756900000000000♠7,569*	7002353000000000000♠353	7002725000000000000♠725
Enniscorthy	UD	Wexford		7003953800000000000♠9,538	7004108380000000000♠10,838	7001136000000000000♠13.6	7001180000000000000♠18	7002602000000000000♠602	7003324100000000000♠3,241	7003284200000000000♠2,842	2998877000000000000♠−12.3	7000116000000099999♠1.16	7003245000000000000♠2,450	7003580600000000000♠5,806*	7003629700000000000♠6,297	7003799600000000000♠7,996
Wicklow	UD	Wicklow		7004100700000000000♠10,070	7004103560000000000♠10,356	7000280000000099999♠2.8	7001100000000000000♠10	7003103600000000000♠1,036	7003693000000000000♠6,930	7003676100000000000♠6,761	2999760000000000000♠−2.4	7000308000000000000♠3.08	7003219500000000000♠2,195	7003606900000000000♠6,069*	7003314000000000000♠3,140	7003359500000000000♠3,595
Cavan	UD	Cavan		7003788300000000000♠7,883	7004102050000000000♠10,205	7001295000000000000♠29.5	7001180000000000000♠18	7002567000000000000♠567	7003393400000000000♠3,934	7003364900000000000♠3,649	2999280000000099999♠−7.2	7000200999999999999♠2.01	7003181500000000000♠1,815	7003440600000000000♠4,406*	7003394900000000000♠3,949	7003655600000000000♠6,556
Athy	UD	Kildare		7003821800000000000♠8,218	7003992600000000000♠9,926	7001208000000000000♠20.8	7001250000000000000♠25	7002397000000000000♠397	7003794300000000000♠7,943	7003958700000000000♠9,587	7001207000000000000♠20.7	7001102909999999999♠10.29	7002932000000000000♠932	7003626300000000000♠6,263	7002275000000000000♠275	7002339000000000000♠339
Longford	UD	Longford		7003883600000000000♠8,836	7003960100000000000♠9,601	7000870000000099999♠8.7	7001220000000000000♠22	7002436000000000000♠436	7003762200000000000♠7,622	7003800200000000000♠8,002	7000500000000000000♠5	7000893000000000000♠8.93	7002896000000000000♠896	7003610000000000000♠6,100*	7003121400000000000♠1,214	7003159900000000000♠1,599
Dungarvan	UD	Waterford		7003836200000000000♠8,362	7003942700000000000♠9,427	7001127000000000000♠12.7	7001170000000000000♠17	7002555000000000000♠555	7003781300000000000♠7,813	7003799100000000000♠7,991	7000230000000099999♠2.3	7000621000000000000♠6.21	7003128700000000000♠1,287	7003621000000000000♠6,210	7002549000000000000♠549	7003143600000000000♠1,436
Nenagh	UD	Tipperary		7003775100000000000♠7,751	7003843900000000000♠8,439	7000890000000000000♠8.9	7001180000000000000♠18	7002469000000000000♠469	7003741500000000000♠7,415	7003802300000000000♠8,023	7000820009999999999♠8.2	7000846000000000000♠8.46	7002948000000000000♠948	7003538800000000000♠5,388*	7002336000000000000♠336	7002416000000000000♠416
Trim	UD	Meath		7003687000000000000♠6,870	7003826800000000000♠8,268	7001203000000000000♠20.3	7000900000000000000♠9	7002919000000000000♠919	7003137500000000000♠1,375	7003144100000000000♠1,441	7000480000000000000♠4.8	6999670000000000000♠0.67	7003215100000000000♠2,151	7003427100000000000♠4,271*	7003549500000000000♠5,495	7003682700000000000♠6,827
New Ross	UD	Wexford	Kilkenny	7003770900000000000♠7,709	7003815100000000000♠8,151	7000570000000000000♠5.7	7000500000000000000♠5	7003163000000000000♠1,630	7003467700000000000♠4,677	7003453300000000000♠4,533	2999690000000000000♠−3.1	7000187000000000000♠1.87	7003242400000000000♠2,424	7003553300000000000♠5,533*	7003303200000000000♠3,032	7003361800000000000♠3,618
Thurles	UD	Tipperary		7003768200000000000♠7,682	7003793300000000000♠7,933	7000330000000000000♠3.3	7001130000000000000♠13	7002610000000000000♠610	7003683100000000000♠6,831	7003692900000000000♠6,929	7000140000000099999♠1.4	7000515000000000000♠5.15	7003134500000000000♠1,345	7003587700000000000♠5,877*	7002851000000000000♠851	7003100400000000000♠1,004
Youghal	UD	Cork		7003678500000000000♠6,785	7003779400000000000♠7,794	7001149000000000000♠14.9	7001110000000000000♠11	7002709000000000000♠709	7003639300000000000♠6,393	7003699000000000000♠6,990	7000930000000000000♠9.3	7000487000000000000♠4.87	7003143500000000000♠1,435	7003568300000000000♠5,683*	7002392000000000000♠392	7002804000000000000♠804
Monaghan	UD	Monaghan		7003671000000000000♠6,710	7003745200000000000♠7,452	7001111000000000000♠11.1	7001130000000000000♠13	7002573000000000000♠573	7003622100000000000♠6,221	7003663700000000000♠6,637	7000670000000000000♠6.7	7000551000000000000♠5.51	7003120500000000000♠1,205	7003547400000000000♠5,474*	7002489000000000000♠489	7002815000000000000♠815
Buncrana	UD	Donegal		7003591100000000000♠5,911	7003683900000000000♠6,839	7001157000000000000♠15.7	7001170000000000000♠17	7002402000000000000♠402	7003341100000000000♠3,411	7003345200000000000♠3,452	7000120000000000000♠1.2	7000467000000000000♠4.67	7002739000000000000♠739	7003476600000000000♠4,766*	7003250000000000000♠2,500	7003338700000000000♠3,387
Ballinasloe	UD	Galway	Roscommon	7003630300000000000♠6,303	7003665900000000000♠6,659	7000560000000099999♠5.6	7001180000000000000♠18	7002370000000000000♠370	7003604900000000000♠6,049	7003644900000000000♠6,449	7000660000000000000♠6.6	7001167409999999999♠16.74	7002385000000000000♠385	7003509200000000000♠5,092*	7002254000000000000♠254	7002210000000000000♠210
Fermoy	UD	Cork		7003587300000000000♠5,873	7003648900000000000♠6,489	7001105000000000000♠10.5	7000800000000000000♠8	7002811000000000000♠811	7003227500000000000♠2,275	7003222300000000000♠2,223	2999770000000000000♠−2.3	7000125000000000000♠1.25	7003177800000000000♠1,778	7003500000000000000♠5,000*	7003359800000000000♠3,598	7003426600000000000♠4,266
Westport	UD	Mayo		7003547500000000000♠5,475	7003606300000000000♠6,063	7001107009999900000♠10.7	7001200000000000000♠20	7002303000000000000♠303	7003516300000000000♠5,163	7003554300000000000♠5,543	7000740000000000000♠7.4	7000814000000000000♠8.14	7002681000000000000♠681	7003373100000000000♠3,731	7002312000000000000♠312	7002520000000000000♠520
Carrick-on-Suir	UD	Tipperary	Waterford	7003590600000000000♠5,906	7003593100000000000♠5,931	6999400000000000000♠0.4	7000900000000000000♠9	7002659000000000000♠659	7003585600000000000♠5,856	7003588600000000000♠5,886	6999500000000000000♠0.5	7000900000000000000♠9	7002654000000000000♠654	7003350000000000000♠3,500	7001500000000000000♠50	7001450000000000000♠45
Kells (Ceannanus Mór)	UD	Meath		7003524800000000000♠5,248	7003588800000000000♠5,888	7001122000000000000♠12.2	7000600000000000000♠6	7002981000000000000♠981	7003225700000000000♠2,257	7003220800000000000♠2,208	2999780000000000000♠−2.2	7000118000000000000♠1.18	7003187100000000000♠1,871	7003376900000000000♠3,769*	7003299100000000000♠2,991	7003368000000000000♠3,680
Birr	UD	Offaly	Tipperary	7003508100000000000♠5,081	7003582200000000000♠5,822	7001146000000000000♠14.6	7001190000000000000♠19	7002306000000000000♠306	7003409100000000000♠4,091	7003442800000000000♠4,428	7000820009999999999♠8.2	7000635000000000000♠6.35	7002697000000000000♠697	7003329500000000000♠3,295	7002990000000000000♠990	7003139400000000000♠1,394
Tipperary	UD	Tipperary		7003506500000000000♠5,065	7003531000000000000♠5,310	7000480000000000000♠4.8	7001110000000000000♠11	7002483000000000000♠483	7003441500000000000♠4,415	7003432200000000000♠4,322	2999790000000000000♠−2.1	7000336000000000000♠3.36	7003128600000000000♠1,286	7003379800000000000♠3,798*	7002650000000000000♠650	7002988000000000000♠988
Carrickmacross	UD	Monaghan		7003438700000000000♠4,387	7003492500000000000♠4,925	7001123000000000000♠12.3	7001100000000000000♠10	7002493000000000000♠493	7003197300000000000♠1,973	7003197800000000000♠1,978	6999300000000000000♠0.3	7000142000000000000♠1.42	7003139300000000000♠1,393	7003430200000000000♠4,302*	7003241400000000000♠2,414	7003294700000000000♠2,947
Kinsale	UD	Cork		7003409900000000000♠4,099	7003489300000000000♠4,893	7001194009999900000♠19.4	7000700000000000000♠7	7002699000000000000♠699	7003229800000000000♠2,298	7003219800000000000♠2,198	2999560000000099999♠−4.4	7000111000000000000♠1.11	7003198000000000000♠1,980	7003309900000000000♠3,099*	7003180100000000000♠1,801	7003269500000000000♠2,695
Listowel	UD	Kerry		7003433800000000000♠4,338	7003483200000000000♠4,832	7001114000000000000♠11.4	7001170000000000000♠17	7002284000000000000♠284	7003390100000000000♠3,901	7003420500000000000♠4,205	7000780000000000000♠7.8	7000636000000000000♠6.36	7002661000000000000♠661	7003384100000000000♠3,841*	7002437000000000000♠437	7002627000000000000♠627
Clonakilty	UD	Cork		7003415400000000000♠4,154	7003472100000000000♠4,721	7001136000000000000♠13.6	7001100000000000000♠10	7002472000000000000♠472	7003374500000000000♠3,745	7003400000000000000♠4,000	7000680000000000000♠6.8	7000445000000000000♠4.45	7002899000000000000♠899	7003363400000000000♠3,634*	7002409000000000000♠409	7002721000000000000♠721
Cashel	UD	Tipperary		7003293600000000000♠2,936	7003405100000000000♠4,051	7001380000000000000♠38	7000500000000000000♠5	7002810000000000000♠810	7003241300000000000♠2,413	7003227500000000000♠2,275	2999430000000000000♠−5.7	7000135000000000000♠1.35	7003168500000000000♠1,685	7003292900000000000♠2,929*	7002523000000000000♠523	7003177600000000000♠1,776
Macroom	UD	Cork		7003355300000000000♠3,553	7003387900000000000♠3,879	7000920000000099999♠9.2	7001220000000000000♠22	7002176000000000000♠176	7003340700000000000♠3,407	7003373800000000000♠3,738	7000970000000099999♠9.7	7001106700000000000♠10.67	7002350000000000000♠350	7003293700000000000♠2,937	7002146000000000000♠146	7002141000000000000♠141
Castleblayney (Castleblaney)	UD	Monaghan		7003312400000000000♠3,124	7003363400000000000♠3,634	7001163000000000000♠16.3	7000700000000000000♠7	7002519000000000000♠519	7003182200000000000♠1,822	7003175200000000000♠1,752	2999620000000000000♠−3.8	7000120000000000000♠1.2	7003146000000000000♠1,460	7003311800000000000♠3,118*	7003130200000000000♠1,302	7003188200000000000♠1,882
Kilrush	UD	Clare		7003269400000000000♠2,694	7003269500000000000♠2,695	5000000000000000000♠0	7001110000000000000♠11	7002245000000000000♠245	7003265700000000000♠2,657	7003253900000000000♠2,539	2999560000000099999♠−4.4	7000535000000099999♠5.35	7002475000000000000♠475	7003213700000000000♠2,137	7001370000000000000♠37	7002156000000000000♠156
Skibbereen	UD	Cork		7003233800000000000♠2,338	7003267000000000000♠2,670	7001142000000000000♠14.2	7000900000000000000♠9	7002297000000000000♠297	7003233800000000000♠2,338	7003256800000000000♠2,568	7000980000000000000♠9.8	7000407000000000000♠4.07	7002631000000000000♠631	7003194700000000000♠1,947	—	7002102000000000000♠102
Bundoran	UD	Donegal		7003196400000000000♠1,964	7003214000000000000♠2,140	7000900000000000000♠9	7001100000000000000♠10	7002214000000000000♠214	7003170600000000000♠1,706	7003178100000000000♠1,781	7000440000000000000♠4.4	7000393000000000000♠3.93	7002453000000000000♠453	7003152900000000000♠1,529	7002258000000000000♠258	7002359000000000000♠359
Templemore	UD	Tipperary		7003238400000000000♠2,384	7003207100000000000♠2,071	2998869000000000000♠−13.1	7001100000000000000♠10	7002207000000000000♠207	7003225500000000000♠2,255	7003194100000000000♠1,941	2998861000000000000♠−13.9	7000435000000099999♠4.35	7002446000000000000♠446	7003176600000000000♠1,766*	7002129000000000000♠129	7002130000000000000♠130
Clones	UD	Monaghan		7003176700000000000♠1,767	7003176100000000000♠1,761	3000700000000000000♠−0.3	7000500000000000000♠5	7002352000000000000♠352	7003151700000000000♠1,517	7003149100000000000♠1,491	2999830000000000000♠−1.7	7000183000000000000♠1.83	7002815000000000000♠815	7003160100000000000♠1,601*	7002250000000000000♠250	7002270000000000000♠270
Newbridge (Droichead Nua)	Comm	Kildare		7004185200000000000♠18,520	7004215610000000000♠21,561	7001164009999900000♠16.4	7001160000000000000♠16	7003134800000000000♠1,348	7004170420000000000♠17,042	7004171270000000000♠17,127	6999500000000000000♠0.5	7000280000000099999♠2.8^{[n 5]}	7003611700000000000♠6,117	7004136040000000000♠13,604	7003147800000000000♠1,478	7003443400000000000♠4,434
Port Laoise (Portlaoise)	Comm	Laois		7004146130000000000♠14,613	7004201450000000000♠20,145	7001379000000000000♠37.9	7001190000000000000♠19	7003106000000000000♠1,060	7003328100000000000♠3,281	7003363900000000000♠3,639	7001109000000000000♠10.9	7000205009999999999♠2.05^{[n 6]}	7003177500000000000♠1,775	7003840900000000000♠8,409*	7004113320000000000♠11,332	7004165060000000000♠16,506
Mullingar	Comm	Westmeath		7004184160000000000♠18,416	7004201030000000000♠20,103	7000920000000099999♠9.2	7001230000000000000♠23	7002874000000000000♠874	7003894000000000000♠8,940	7003941400000000000♠9,414	7000530000000000000♠5.3	7000558000000000000♠5.58^{[n 7]}	7003168700000000000♠1,687	7003979100000000000♠9,791*	7003947600000000000♠9,476	7004106890000000000♠10,689
Balbriggan	Comm	Dublin (Fingal)		7004155590000000000♠15,559	7004199600000000000♠19,960	7001283000000000000♠28.3	7001130000000000000♠13	7003153500000000000♠1,535	7003673100000000000♠6,731	7004199320000000000♠19,932^{[n 8]}	7002196100000000000♠196.1^{[n 8]}	7000651990000000000♠6.52^{[n 8]}^{[n 9]}	7003306100000000000♠3,061	7004105000000000000♠10,500	7003882800000000000♠8,828	7001280000000000000♠28^{[n 8]}
Greystones	Comm	Wicklow		7004145690000000000♠14,569	7004174680000000000♠17,468	7001199009999900000♠19.9	7001300000000000000♠30	7002582000000000000♠582	7004101120000000000♠10,112	7004101730000000000♠10,173	6999600000000000000♠0.6	7000380000000000000♠3.8^{[n 10]}	7003267700000000000♠2,677	7003996600000000000♠9,966*	7003445700000000000♠4,457	7003729500000000000♠7,295
Leixlip	Comm	Kildare		7004146760000000000♠14,676	7004154520000000000♠15,452	7000530000000000000♠5.3	7000700000000000000♠7	7003220700000000000♠2,207	7004146760000000000♠14,676	7004154520000000000♠15,452	7000530000000000000♠5.3	7001113000000000000♠11.3^{[n 11]}	7003136700000000000♠1,367	7004127240000000000♠12,724	—	—
Tramore	Comm	Waterford		7003963400000000000♠9,634	7004103280000000000♠10,328	7000720000000000000♠7.2	7001140000000000000♠14	7002738000000000000♠738	7003919200000000000♠9,192	7003972200000000000♠9,722	7000580000000000000♠5.8	7001166100000000000♠16.61^{[n 12]}	7002585000000000000♠585	7003771200000000000♠7,712	7002442000000000000♠442	7002606000000000000♠606
Shannon	Comm	Clare		7003922200000000000♠9,222	7003967300000000000♠9,673	7000490000000000000♠4.9	7000900000000000000♠9	7003107500000000000♠1,075	7003848100000000000♠8,481	7003967300000000000♠9,673^{[n 13]}	7001141000000000000♠14.1^{[n 13]}	7001312000000000000♠31.2^{[n 13]}	7002310000000000000♠310	7003711300000000000♠7,113	7002741000000000000♠741	—^{[n 13]}
Gorey	Comm	Wexford		7003719300000000000♠7,193	7003911400000000000♠9,114	7001267000000000000♠26.7	7000900000000000000♠9	7003101300000000000♠1,013	7003347900000000000♠3,479	7003346300000000000♠3,463	3000500000000000000♠−0.5	7000171000000000000♠1.71^{[n 14]}	7003202500000000000♠2,025	7003437900000000000♠4,379*	7003371400000000000♠3,714	7003565100000000000♠5,651
Tuam	Comm	Galway		7003688500000000000♠6,885	7003824200000000000♠8,242	7001197000000000000♠19.7	7001130000000000000♠13	7002634000000000000♠634	7003299700000000000♠2,997	7003334800000000000♠3,348	7001117000000000000♠11.7	7000236000000000000♠2.36^{[n 15]}	7003141900000000000♠1,419	7003586300000000000♠5,863*	7003388800000000000♠3,888	7003489400000000000♠4,894
Edenderry	Comm	Offaly		7003588800000000000♠5,888	7003697700000000000♠6,977	7001185000000000000♠18.5	7001170000000000000♠17	7002410000000000000♠410	7003561700000000000♠5,617	7003649000000000000♠6,490	7001155000000000000♠15.5	7000793000000000000♠7.93^{[n 16]}	7002818000000000000♠818	7003430600000000000♠4,306*	7002271000000000000♠271	7002487000000000000♠487
Bandon	Comm	Cork		7003582200000000000♠5,822	7003664000000000000♠6,640	7001141000000000000♠14.1	7001100000000000000♠10	7002664000000000000♠664	7003172100000000000♠1,721	7003191700000000000♠1,917	7001114000000000000♠11.4	6999840000000000000♠0.84^{[n 17]}	7003228200000000000♠2,282	7003388600000000000♠3,886*	7003410100000000000♠4,101	7003472300000000000♠4,723
Passage West	Comm	Cork		7003520300000000000♠5,203	7003579000000000000♠5,790	7001113000000000000♠11.3	7001100000000000000♠10	7002579000000000000♠579	7003481800000000000♠4,818	7003512200000000000♠5,122	7000630000000000000♠6.3	7000403000000000000♠4.03^{[n 18]}	7003127100000000000♠1,271	7003431500000000000♠4,315*	7002385000000000000♠385	7002668000000000000♠668
Loughrea	Comm	Galway		7003453200000000000♠4,532	7003506200000000000♠5,062	7001117000000000000♠11.7	7000400000000000000♠4	7003126600000000000♠1,266	7003453200000000000♠4,532	7003506200000000000♠5,062	7001117000000000000♠11.7	7000425000000000000♠4.25^{[n 19]}	7003119100000000000♠1,191	7003391400000000000♠3,914	—	—
Ardee	Comm	Louth		7003469400000000000♠4,694	7003492700000000000♠4,927	7000500000000000000♠5	7001140000000000000♠14	7002352000000000000♠352	7003430100000000000♠4,301	7003455400000000000♠4,554	7000590000000000000♠5.9	7000475000000000000♠4.75^{[n 20]}	7002959000000000000♠959	7003319700000000000♠3,197	7002393000000000000♠393	7002373000000000000♠373
Mountmellick	Comm	Laois		7003406900000000000♠4,069	7003473500000000000♠4,735	7001164009999900000♠16.4	7000800000000000000♠8	7002592000000000000♠592	7003287200000000000♠2,872	7003299800000000000♠2,998	7000440000000000000♠4.4	7000227000000000000♠2.27^{[n 21]}	7003132100000000000♠1,321	7003309500000000000♠3,095*	7003119700000000000♠1,197	7003173700000000000♠1,737
Bantry	Comm	Cork		7003330900000000000♠3,309	7003334800000000000♠3,348	7000120000000000000♠1.2	7001100000000000000♠10	7002335000000000000♠335	7003330900000000000♠3,309	7003334800000000000♠3,348	7000120000000000000♠1.2	7001100000000000000♠10^{[n 22]}	7002335000000000000♠335	7003264500000000000♠2,645	—	—
Muine Bheag (Muinebeag, Bagenalstown)	Comm	Carlow		7003273500000000000♠2,735	7003295000000000000♠2,950	7000790000000000000♠7.9	7000700000000000000♠7	7002421000000000000♠421	7003253200000000000♠2,532	7003277500000000000♠2,775	7000960000000000000♠9.6	7000288000000000000♠2.88^{[n 23]}	7002964000000000000♠964	7003219300000000000♠2,193	7002203000000000000♠203	7002175000000000000♠175
Boyle	Comm	Roscommon		7003252200000000000♠2,522	7003258800000000000♠2,588	7000260000000000000♠2.6	7001110000000000000♠11	7002235000000000000♠235	7003159900000000000♠1,599	7003145900000000000♠1,459	2999119999999999999♠−8.8	7000298000000000000♠2.98^{[n 24]}	7002490000000000000♠490	7003250000000000000♠2,500*	7002923000000000000♠923	7003112900000000000♠1,129
Ballyshannon	Comm	Donegal		7003268600000000000♠2,686	7003250300000000000♠2,503	2999320000000000000♠−6.8	7001100000000000000♠10	7002250000000000000♠250	7003200400000000000♠2,004	7003185500000000000♠1,855	2999259999999999999♠−7.4	7000343000000000000♠3.43^{[n 25]}	7002541000000000000♠541	7003232400000000000♠2,324*	7002682000000000000♠682	7002648000000000000♠648
Cootehill	Comm	Cavan		7003189200000000000♠1,892	7003212300000000000♠2,123	7001122000000000000♠12.2	7000600000000000000♠6	7002354000000000000♠354	7003124300000000000♠1,243	7003159200000000000♠1,592	7001281000000000000♠28.1	7000182000000000000♠1.82^{[n 26]}	7002875000000000000♠875	7003179500000000000♠1,795*	7002649000000000000♠649	7002531000000000000♠531
Ballybay	Comm	Monaghan		7003121700000000000♠1,217	7003146100000000000♠1,461	7001200000000000000♠20	—	—	7002401000000000000♠401	7002298000000000000♠298	2998743000000000000♠−25.7	6999250000000000000♠0.25^{[n 27]}	7003119200000000000♠1,192	7003121800000000000♠1,218*	7002816000000000000♠816	7003116300000000000♠1,163
Belturbet	Comm	Cavan		7003141100000000000♠1,411	7003140700000000000♠1,407	3000700000000000000♠−0.3	—	—	7003139500000000000♠1,395	7003137800000000000♠1,378	2999880000000000000♠−1.2	7000438000000000000♠4.38^{[n 28]}	7002315000000000000♠315	7003129600000000000♠1,296	7001160000000000000♠16	7001290000000000000♠29
Lismore	Comm	Waterford		7003124000000000000♠1,240	7003136900000000000♠1,369	7001104000000000000♠10.4	—	—	7002790000000000000♠790	7002732000000000000♠732	2999270000000000000♠−7.3	6999569999999900000♠0.57^{[n 29]}	7003128400000000000♠1,284	7003113800000000000♠1,138*	7002450000000000000♠450	7002637000000000000♠637
Kilkee	Comm	Clare		7003132500000000000♠1,325	7003113900000000000♠1,139	2998860000000000000♠−14	—	—	7003132500000000000♠1,325	7003103700000000000♠1,037	2998783000000000000♠−21.7	7000525000000000000♠5.25^{[n 30]}	7002198000000000000♠198	7003106300000000000♠1,063	—	7002102000000000000♠102
Granard	Comm	Longford		7002933000000000000♠933	7003102100000000000♠1,021	7000940000000000000♠9.4	—	—	7002933000000000000♠933	7003102100000000000♠1,021	7000940000000000000♠9.4	7000811999999999999♠8.12^{[n 31]}	7002126000000000000♠126	7002911000000000000♠911	—	—

Notes

1 2 3 4 Kilkenny is a Borough for administrative purposes. It retains the right to the description "City" for ceremonial purposes.^[6]
1 2 3 4 City boundary extended after the 2006 census and before the 2009 election.^[18]
1 2 3 4 Borough boundary extended after the 2006 census and before the 2009 election.^[19]
1 2 3 4 Town boundary extended after the 2006 census and before the 2009 election.^[20]
↑ Droichead Nua (Newbridge) Urban electoral division
↑ Portlaoighise (Maryborough) Urban electoral division
↑ Mullingar North Urban electoral division plus Mullingar South Urban electoral division
1 2 3 4 Town boundary extended after the 2006 census and before the 2009 election.^[21]
↑ Revised area is old area (Balbiggan Urban electoral division, area 2.2 km²^[13]) plus added area (432 hectares^[22])
↑ Greystones electoral division
↑ Leixlip electoral division
↑ Tramore electoral division
1 2 3 4 Town boundary extended after the 2006 census and before the 2009 election.^[23]
↑ Gorey Urban electoral division
↑ Tuam Urban electoral division
↑ Edenderry Urban electoral division
↑ Bandon electoral division
↑ Monkstown Urban electoral division
↑ Loughrea Urban electoral division
↑ Ardee Urban electoral division
↑ Mountmellick Urban electoral division
↑ Bantry Urban electoral division
↑ Muinebeag (Bagenalstown) Urban electoral division
↑ Boyle Urban electoral division
↑ Ballyshannon Urban electoral division
↑ Cootehill Urban electoral division
↑ Ballybay Urban electoral division
↑ Belturbet Urban electoral division
↑ Lismore electoral division
↑ Kilkee electoral division
↑ Granard Urban electoral division

References

↑ "Local government reform to save €420m - Phil Hogan". RTÉ.ie. 16 October 2012. Retrieved 16 October 2012.
↑ "The most radical reform of local government in over 100 years" (Press release). Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government. 17 October 2013. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
↑ Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government (October 2012). "Chapter 6 – Local Government Arrangements within Counties". Putting People First Action Programme for Effective Local Government (PDF). Government of Ireland. pp. 55, 6.3.3(c). ISBN 9781406427134. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 February 2013. Retrieved 16 October 2012.
↑ Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government (15 October 2013). Local Government Bill 2013 (As initiated) (PDF). Dublin: Stationery Office. ISBN 978-1-4468-0502-2. Retrieved 17 October 2013.
↑ Census 2011 Population Classified by Area Table 12 "Alphabetical list of towns with their population, 2006 and 2011"
1 2 Local Government Act 2001, section 10 Irish Statute Book
↑ Census 2011 Population Classified by Area Appendix 2 "Towns with Legally Defined Boundaries"
↑ Local Government Act 2001, Schedule 5 Part 2, and Schedule 6 Irish Statute Book
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Census 2011 Population Classified by Area Table 5 "Population of towns ordered by county and size, 2006 and 2011"
↑ Census 2011 Population Classified by Area Appendix 4 "Population of Towns or Environs/Suburbs which are located in more than one County"
↑ Census 2011 Population Classified by Area Table 7 "Population of each town with 1,500 population and over, distinguishing those within legally defined boundaries and in the surrounding suburbs or environs, 2006 and 2011" (Interactive table)
1 2 3 4 Census 2011 Population Classified by Area Appendix 3 "Extensions to Legal Towns and Boroughs since 1926"
1 2
Census 2011 Population Classified by Area Table 6 "Population of each province, county, city, urban area, rural area and electoral division, 2006 and 2011"
- For City, Borough, and former UD towns, there is an explicit summary row in Table 6 for the town.
- For former commissioner towns, the area is that of one or more electoral divisions in a rural area of the relevant county. These divisions are noted.
1 2
Local Government Act, 1994 (Irish Statute Book)
- Section 17: Alteration of boundaries for purposes of certain local elections.
- Third Schedule: Alteration of Certain Town Boundaries
↑ "The Local Government Commission and Boundaries". Stronger Local Democracy- Options for Change. Department of the Environment, Heritage & Local Government. April 2008. Archived from the original on 29 June 2012. Retrieved 10 April 2012. Those towns which had their boundaries extended, for electoral purposes only, in 1994, represent an anomaly, as residents of the environs of a town may help elect the town council but do not fall within the functional area of the council. A number of these towns’ boundaries have been altered since 1994, however in the majority of cases the anomaly continues to exist. The correction of this anomaly would appear to be in order.
↑
Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government (2010). Local Elections 2009: Results, Transfer of Votes and Statistics (PDF)|format= requires |url= (help). Dublin: Stationery Office. ISBN 978-1-4064-2510-9.
- Volume 1: City and County Councils p.207 Archived 2014-05-08 at the Wayback Machine.
- Volume 2: Borough and Town Councils pp.139–141 Archived 2011-12-16 at the Wayback Machine.
1 2 Census 2011 Population Classified by Area Appendix 1 "Census Geographic Definitions"
↑ S.I. No. 53/2008 — Limerick City Boundary Alteration Order 2008 Irish Statute Book
↑ S.I. No. 818/2007 — Wexford Borough Boundary Alteration Order 2007 Irish Statute Book
↑ S.I. No. 136/2009 — Navan Town Boundary Alteration Order 2009 Irish Statute Book
↑ S.I. No. 17/2009 — Balbriggan Town Boundary Alteration Order 2009 Irish Statute Book
↑ "Report on revision of administrative and electoral boundary of Balbriggan Town Council area". Fingal County Council. 13 October 2008. Retrieved 1 May 2012.
↑ S.I. No. 557/2008 — Shannon town Boundary Alteration Order 2008 Irish Statute Book

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