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# census - Yesterday’s News
Which county has the lowest disposable income per person?
New CSO figures also indicate that 15 per cent of all accommodation was vacant in 2011.
# census - Tuesday 26 March, 2013
Website aims to answer questions about our past
The Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht will launch www.irishgenealogy.ie later today.
# census - Tuesday 19 March, 2013
Poll: Should Irish be a compulsory subject in secondary schools?
Concerns have been raised over how Irish is taught with many managing just a cúpla focal when they leave school.
# census - Thursday 28 February, 2013
Searchable form of 1922 military census goes online today
A census cataloguing the Free State Army’s total manpower will go live later this morning.
# census - Monday 18 February, 2013
Government gets an E grade for treatment of Traveller children
The Children’s Rights Alliance’s annual Report Card notes that Traveller children are “almost universally worse” than their settled peers.
# census - Saturday 5 January, 2013
Any escapees? Annual zoo census throws up challenge
How do you tell one penguin from another?
# census - Friday 16 November, 2012
Committee set up to help with local government reforms
The reforms will see changes to local government, including the merger of some city and county councils.
# census - Thursday 18 October, 2012
Number of Catholics at record high, despite lowest percentage ever – CSO
3.86 million people describe themselves as Catholic (84.2 per cent) while 277,237 people say that they have no religion.
84 per cent of travellers unemployed
Just one per cent go to third level education, say census figures.
# census - Tuesday 24 July, 2012
US poverty rates set to rise to highest level since 1960s
Demographers predict latest Census figures will show rise in the official poverty rate as more people across the US have difficulty making ends meet.
# census - Thursday 28 June, 2012
Number of carers rises by 23,000 as over half a million claim a disability
4.1 per cent of the population are now listed as being carers, latest census figures show, as 13 per cent of the population claim they have a disability.
# census - Sunday 27 May, 2012
Column: ‘We are the 17 per cent’ – the story of a migrant in Ireland
Dil Wickremasinghe recalls how she arrived in Ireland 12 years ago, then worked her way up to find success. (And true love.)
# census - Saturday 26 May, 2012
Census results reveal Ireland’s aging population
The number of young adults in the country has fallen by 10 per cent, according to the results of Ireland’s latest Census.
# census - Friday 18 May, 2012
2016 Census may be delayed in government spending review
The government may decide to delay the next census, after the CSO suggested it could be considered for spending cutbacks.
# census - Thursday 3 May, 2012
A TD wants to know: How many Jedi Knights are there in Ireland?
The Public Accounts Committee asks for figures on how many people signed last year’s Census as ‘Jedi Knights’.
# census - Saturday 21 April, 2012
What iconic names are featured in the 1940 USA census?
The 1940 USA census gives an insight into life for ordinary Americans – but also the lives of well-known celebrities from that era. We take a look at some of them.
# census - Sunday 1 April, 2012
By the grace of God and blood sport: The week in quotes
“By the grace of God, we have won the most sensational victory in British political history.”
# census - Friday 30 March, 2012
7 sexy graphs and maps from Census 2011
Yes, we said sexy. And we said it about statistics.
# census - Thursday 29 March, 2012
Coming home: almost 20,000 Irish people returned before Census
The majority of those came home from the UK, Australia and the US.
Polish families reuniting in Ireland as they become largest non-Irish group
Polish people have overtaken those from the UK as Ireland’s largest non-Irish group.
Census 2011: Fall in number of Travellers living in mobile homes
The Census 2011 gives a fascinating snapshot into the life of Travellers in Ireland. It shows they are younger as a population, and are more likely to be married between the ages of 15 -24 than the rest of the population.
Census shows family sizes are still declining – but at a slower pace
New data shows the average number of children in an Irish family is today 1.38.
Census 2011: Surge in non-religious – but 84 per cent remain Catholic
The number of people who define themselves as being of no religion increased by 44 per cent since the 2006 census.
How much has weekly rent average fallen since 2006? ONE per cent.
Also in Census 2011 housing stats: The number of permanent housing units has increased by 13 per cent since 2006.
14.5 per cent of dwellings in Ireland vacant in Census 2011
Over one in five vacant properties were holiday homes, while the majority of the remainder were concentrated on rural areas in the west.
Census reveals continued increase in number of divorces
Newly-released data shows number of divorced people in Ireland increased by more than 150 per cent between 2002 and 2011.
Census 2011: Over half the population lives in Leinster
Co Laois boasts the largest increase in population, while the highest growth of any constituency was recorded in Dublin North.
Here are the highlights of Census 2011
Divorce is up, as is the number of people in rented property – here’s a snapshot of the nation on one night in April 2011.
# census - Monday 6 February, 2012
Shortfall of doctors in Emergency Departments
A review by the Irish Association for Emergency Medicine shows there is an “unsafe deficit” within a certain grade in the Emergency Medicine tier, even after the recruitment of staff from abroad.
# census - Monday 12 December, 2011
What does the average family in Ireland look like?
The traditional model of a married couple making up a family is in decline, according to a major new study which looked at family structures in Ireland.
# census - Thursday 20 October, 2011
Less than 10 per cent of students get their news from newspapers
New secondary school survey from CSO shows students get their news from television and the internet.
# census - Thursday 30 June, 2011
The Daily Fix: Thursday
A round-up of the day’s big, news as well as the bits and pieces you may have missed…
Running the numbers: First results of Census 2011
The CSO has released the preliminary findings of April’s census – and they show Ireland’s population is edging towards five million.
The 9 at 9: Thursday
In today’s 9 at 9: The Irish ship sailing to Gaza is damaged; more Special Olympic success for Ireland; Greece prepares for another crucial vote; and the harshness of a mother-in-law.
# census - Wednesday 29 June, 2011
Looking more like Alfie: Top baby names of 2010
Jack and Sophie top name list for last year’s newborns – but Tyler, Sebastian, Alfie and Daithi creep into top 100.
# census - Thursday 28 April, 2011
China’s census data reveals an ageing and more urban population
The rapid ageing of China’s population has fueled concerns about how long the country can sustain its economic growth that has made it the second largest economy in the world.
# census - Sunday 10 April, 2011
Census 2011 forms to be filled out tonight but still possible to request one
There’s still time to get your form if you haven’t already received it.
# census - Friday 8 April, 2011
Alternative census aims to find out what really matters to Irish people
Tea or coffee, bath or shower and have you ever bitten someone? Just some of the questions in the alternative census.
# census - Thursday 31 March, 2011
India’s population hits 1.21bn, according to new census figures
That’s just under one-fifth of the world’s population.
# census - Wednesday 16 March, 2011
CSO calls criticism of Census 2011 contractor “irresponsible”
The processing of the census is being aided by CACI UK, whose parent company provided interrogation services in Iraq’s Abu Ghraib prison between 2003 and 2005.
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