This is a list of towns in Ireland by population. The one hundred largest towns are listed. Populations are from Table 7, Volume 1 of the 2011 census and represent the entire urban area (including suburbs and environs). For convenience, administrative cities are included and are shown in bold.
| Rank 2011 | Change since 2006 | Urban Area | County | Population 2011 | Increase since 2006 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | Dublin | County Dublin | 1,110,627 | 6.2% |
| 2 | 0 | Cork | County Cork | 198,582 | 4.3% |
| 3 | 0 | Limerick | County Limerick & County Clare | 91,454 | 0.8% |
| 4 | 0 | Galway | County Galway | 76,778 | 5.6% |
| 5 | 0 | Waterford | County Waterford & County Kilkenny | 51,519 | 4.7% |
| 6 | 0 | Drogheda | County Louth & County Meath | 38,578 | 9.9% |
| 7 | 0 | Dundalk | County Louth | 37,816 | 7.8% |
| 8 | 0 | Swords | Fingal | 36,924 | 8.6% |
| 9 | 0 | Bray | County Wicklow & County Dublin | 31,872 | -0.1% |
| 10 | 0 | Navan | County Meath | 28,559 | 14.9% |
| 11 | 0 | Ennis | County Clare | 25,360 | 4.6% |
| 12 | 1 | Kilkenny | County Kilkenny | 24,423 | 10.1% |
| 13 | 1 | Tralee | County Kerry | 23,693 | 4.2% |
| 14 | 0 | Carlow | County Carlow & County Laois | 23,030 | 11.1% |
| 15 | 2 | Newbridge (Droichead Nua) | County Kildare | 21,561 | 16.4% |
| 16 | 1 | Naas | County Kildare | 20,713 | 3.3% |
| 17 | 4 | Athlone | County Westmeath & County Roscommon | 20,153 | 14.9% |
| 18 | 9 | Portlaoise | County Laois | 20,145 | 37.9% |
| 19 | 1 | Mullingar | County Westmeath | 20,103 | 9.2% |
| 20 | 1 | Wexford | County Wexford | 20,072 | 10.5% |
| 21 | 3 | Balbriggan | County Dublin | 19,960 | 28.3% |
| 22 | 2 | Letterkenny | County Donegal | 19,588 | 11.4% |
| 23 | 1 | Celbridge | County Kildare | 19,537 | 13.2% |
| 24 | 8 | Sligo | County Sligo | 19,452 | 0.3% |
| 25 | 2 | Clonmel | County Tipperary & County Waterford | 17,908 | 5.3% |
| 26 | 3 | Greystones | County Wicklow | 17,468 | 19.9% |
| 27 | 2 | Malahide | County Dublin | 15,846 | 6.1% |
| 28 | 2 | Leixlip | County Kildare | 15,452 | 5.3% |
| 29 | 2 | Carrigaline | County Cork | 14,775 | 15.1% |
| 30 | 0 | Tullamore | County Offaly | 14,361 | 11.1% |
| 31 | 3 | Killarney | County Kerry | 14,219 | -2.6% |
| 32 | 1 | Arklow | County Wicklow | 13,009 | 10.6% |
| 33 | 2 | Maynooth | County Kildare | 12,510 | 16.8% |
| 34 | 0 | Cobh | County Cork | 12,347 | 9.2% |
| 35 | 3 | Castlebar | County Mayo | 12,318 | 3.6% |
| 36 | 3 | Midleton | County Cork | 12,001 | 19,4% |
| 37 | 0 | Mallow | County Cork | 11,605 | 13.3% |
| 38 | 9 | Ashbourne | County Meath | 11,355 | 33.1% |
| 39 | 3 | Ballina | County Mayo | 11,086 | 6.5% |
| 40 | 5 | Laytown-Bettystown-Mornington | County Meath | 10,889 | 21.3% |
| 41 | 0 | Enniscorthy | County Wexford | 10,838 | 13.6% |
| 42 | 4 | Wicklow | County Wicklow | 10,356 | 2.8% |
| 43 | 3 | Tramore | County Waterford | 10,328 | 7.2% |
| 44 | 7 | Cavan | County Cavan | 10,205 | 29.5% |
| 45 | 5 | Athy | County Kildare | 9,926 | 20.8% |
| 46 | 3 | Shannon | County Clare | 9,673 | 4.9% |
| 47 | 5 | Skerries | County Dublin | 9,671 | 1.4% |
| 48 | 2 | Longford | County Longford | 9,601 | 8.7% |
| 49 | 1 | Dungarvan | County Waterford | 9,427 | 12.7% |
| 50 | 6 | Portmarnock | County Dublin | 9,285 | 3.4% |
| 51 | 2 | Rush | County Dublin | 9,231 | 11.4% |
| 52 | 5 | Gorey | County Wexford | 9,114 | 26.7% |
| 53 | 3 | Ratoath | County Meath | 9,043 | 24.7% |
| 54 | 2 | Nenagh | County Tipperary | 8,439 | 8.9% |
| 55 | 5 | Trim | County Meath | 8,268 | 20.3% |
| 56 | 2 | Tuam | County Galway | 8,242 | 19.7% |
| 57 | 4 | New Ross | County Wexford | 8,151 | 5.7% |
| 58 | 3 | Kildare | County Kildare | 8,142 | 8.0% |
| 59 | 5 | Thurles | County Tipperary | 7,933 | 3.3% |
| 60 | 0 | Youghal | County Cork | 7,794 | 14.9% |
| 61 | 2 | Portarlington | County Laois & County Offaly | 7,788 | 29.7% |
| 62 | 1 | Monaghan | County Monaghan | 7,452 | 11.1% |
| 63 | 10 | Lusk | County Dublin | 7,022 | 34.1% |
| 64 | 2 | Edenderry | County Offaly | 6,977 | 18.5% |
| 65 | 4 | Dunboyne | County Meath | 6,959 | 21.8% |
| 66 | 2 | Buncrana | County Donegal | 6,839 | 15.7% |
| 67 | 3 | Donabate | County Dublin | 6,778 | 23.3% |
| 68 | 11 | Clane | County Kildare | 6,702 | 34.9% |
| 69 | 7 | Ballinasloe | County Galway & County Roscommon | 6,659 | 5.6% |
| 70 | 2 | Bandon | County Cork | 6,640 | 14.1% |
| 71 | 4 | Fermoy | County Cork | 6,489 | 10.5% |
| 72 | 3 | Newcastle West | County Limerick | 6,327 | 24.1% |
| 73 | 2 | Westport | County Mayo | 6,063 | 10.7% |
| 74 | 9 | Carrick-on-Suir | County Tipperary & County Waterford | 5,931 | 0.4% |
| 75 | 3 | Kells | County Meath | 5,888 | 12.2% |
| 76 | 0 | Birr | County Offaly & County Tipperary | 5,822 | 14.6% |
| 77 | 15 | Kinsealy-Drinan | County Dublin | 5,814 | 59.2% |
| 78 | 4 | Passage West | County Cork | 5,790 | 11.3% |
| 79 | 1 | Roscommon | County Roscommon | 5,693 | 13.5% |
| 80 | 7 | Kilcock | County Kildare | 5,533 | 35.0% |
| 81 | 1 | Roscrea | County Tipperary | 5,403 | 7.3% |
| 82 | 5 | Tipperary | County Tipperary | 5,310 | 4.8% |
| 83 | 8 | Sallins | County Kildare | 5,283 | 38.8% |
| 84 | 2 | Loughrea | County Galway | 5,062 | 11.7% |
| 85 | 5 | Blessington | County Wicklow | 5,010 | 24.7% |
| 86 | 5 | Ardee | County Louth | 4,927 | 5.0% |
| 87 | 4 | Carrickmacross | County Monaghan | 4,925 | 12.3% |
| 88 | 0 | Kinsale | County Cork | 4,893 | 19.4% |
| 89 | 4 | Ballybofey-Stranorlar | County Donegal | 4,852 | 16.2% |
| 90 | 6 | Listowel | County Kerry | 4,832 | 11.4% |
| 91 | 3 | Oranmore | County Galway | 4,799 | 36.6% |
| 92 | 3 | Mountmellick | County Laois | 4,735 | 16.4% |
| 93 | 7 | Clonakilty | County Cork | 4,721 | 13.6% |
| 94 | new | Carrigtwohill | County Cork | 4,551 | 63.6% |
| 95 | new | Cashel | County Tipperary | 4,051 | 38.0% |
| 96 | 3 | Kilcoole | County Wicklow | 4,049 | 24.5% |
| 97 | 3 | Duleek | County Meath | 3,988 | 23.2% |
| 98 | new | Carrick-on-Shannon | County Leitrim | 3,980 | 25.8% |
| 99 | new | Tullow | County Carlow | 3,972 | 30.3% |
| 100 | new | Athenry | County Galway | 3,950 | 23.2% |
Famous quotes containing the words list of, list, towns, republic, ireland and/or population:
“Every morning I woke in dread, waiting for the day nurse to go on her rounds and announce from the list of names in her hand whether or not I was for shock treatment, the new and fashionable means of quieting people and of making them realize that orders are to be obeyed and floors are to be polished without anyone protesting and faces are to be made to be fixed into smiles and weeping is a crime.”
—Janet Frame (b. 1924)
“Lastly, his tomb
Shall list and founder in the troughs of grass
And none shall speak his name.”
—Karl Shapiro (b. 1913)
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—Daniel J. Boorstin (b. 1914)
“Absolute virtue is impossible and the republic of forgiveness leads, with implacable logic, to the republic of the guillotine.”
—Albert Camus (1913–1960)
“Sport and death are the two great socializing factors in Ireland ...”
—Elizabeth Bowen (1899–1973)
“America is like one of those old-fashioned six-cylinder truck engines that can be missing two sparkplugs and have a broken flywheel and have a crankshaft that’s 5000 millimeters off fitting properly, and two bad ball-bearings, and still runs. We’re in that kind of situation. We can have substantial parts of the population committing suicide, and still run and look fairly good.”
—Thomas McGuane (b. 1939)