Irish People in Mainland Europe - Demographics

Demographics

There are c500,000 Irish people living in Continental Europe. 3,900,000 Irish Trips to Continental Europe in 2006 - Central Stats Office Ireland While the Irish population in Continental Europe is c450,000-550,000, there are estimated 2.8 million first, second and third generation Irish based there. The interest in Irish Music, Irish Sports, Irish Dancing, Irish Cultural and Irish Literature is phenomenal, with an estimated 5 million people with active interests in Irish culture, Music or Sport. For example, Poland ’s Irish Embassy has confirmed that while there are approx. 500 Irish residents in the country, there are between 50,000 & 100,000 people involved in the Irish music, dancing and cultural scene. Italy with an estimated Irish population of 2000 to 5000, has a website, receiving 100,000 regular visitors – all content is just in Italian, and is mostly covering Irish Music & Culture in Italy. Similar explosions of interest in Irish culture exist across Europe, from the new Irish Centre opened this year in Istanbul, Turkey, to more than 650 Irish Pubs found across Germany, to the strength of Irish Dancing in Scandinavia, like the St. Patrick Day's festival held on March 17 in Stockholm, Sweden.