Taoiseach, in the spirit of sharing the island and Article 2 of Bunreacht na hÉireann Ireland is home to 7.116 million people - like me - I’m Irish, I live in Ireland but I’m not counted in the statistics you cite. Please stop ‘othering’ us and our Irishness. Go raibh maith agat.
The Irish population continues to grow – with Ireland home to more than 5m people for first time since 1851.
Census illustrates the need for continued investment in services such as childcare, education, health and housing to keep pace.