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Here in Ireland we hold a national census every five years and the early results of the last one, held on April 24, 2016, became available last week. These early results give just the headline ...

Renowned Irish historian and author Tim Pat Coogan has urged Irish-American politicians to scrutinize the handling of the 2021 Northern Irish census, claiming that Catholic numbers have been ...

A century after the Free State’s first census, its figures still illuminate Ireland’s struggles with identity, population, ...

(NEXSTAR) — St. Patrick’s Day is nearly here, meaning those with Irish ancestry (and those without) will soon be sipping green beer, eating corned beef, and checking their leprechaun traps. St.

DUBLIN — Can the dead talk to the living? In Ireland, the answer now is officially yes — at least through their census forms. Earlier this month, when around 2 million households completed their ...

Census figures for Northern Ireland, seen as a key determinant of the province’s politics, were released this week. Traditionally split between “pro-British” Protestants and “pro-Irish” Catholics, ...

A peace wall separating Catholic and Protestant communities is seen in Belfast, Northern Ireland, March 1, 2017. Data from the 2021 census showed 45.7% of respondents identified as Catholic or were ...

The first round of the 2021 Northern Irish census results were released on Sept. 22, and it produced a shocker: Catholics now outnumber Protestants for the first time since the Northern Irish state ...

Catholics outnumber Protestants in Northern Ireland for the first time in what has been described as a “hugely significant and historic moment”. How likely is a united Ireland and when could it happen ...

More than 1.9 million Pennsylvanians, or about 14.8%, report having Irish ancestry. That’s second to the 21.7% who report German ancestry, according to Census Bureau data. (Also coming in with higher ...