Membership
Since 2003, the Irish language daily, Lá Nua, has published an annual survey of the country’s main 'Cumainn Ghaelacha' (plural form) and their membership. The 2007 edition features a total of eleven groups, with the Trinity College, Dublin Cumann cementing its position as the largest, gaining more than 50%, with Queen's University Belfast Cumann the largest in Northern Irelandcitation needed.
| University | 2003-04 | 2004-05 | 2005-06 | 2006-07 | 2007-08 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dublin City University | - | 50 | 140 | 160 | 149 |
| Dublin Institute of Technology | - | 30 | 31 | 132 | 188 |
| NUI Galway | - | - | - | 360 | 155 |
| NUI Maynooth | 30 | 60 | 70 | 150 | 122 |
| Queen's University Belfast | 25 | 46 | 85 | 88 | 168 |
| St Mary's University College | - | - | - | - | 30 |
| Trinity College, Dublin | 330 | 520 | 525 | 700 | 1,060 |
| University College Cork | - | 600 | 400 | 520 | 950 |
| University College Dublin | - | 230 | 370 | 312 | 812 |
| University of Limerick | - | - | 74 | 110 | 100 |
| University of Ulster, Coleraine | - | - | 60 | 60 | 50 |
| Total | 385 | 1,536 | 1,755 | 2,592 | 3,784 |
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