_id County Councils 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 1 Carlow 98 130 191 240 307 266 242 278 267 296 288 322 310 245 243 530 232 182 183 174 198 228 182 224 301 359 403 656 603 816 717 658 695 897 1,152 1,200 1,321 1,143 635 423 230 189 116 169 169 210 2 Cavan 121 152 187 213 251 358 275 280 248 386 416 338 420 383 338 407 227 197 216 234 284 280 272 205 252 287 325 440 495 664 696 883 1,163 1,154 1,707 2,129 2,689 2,108 1,062 561 296 272 193 173 259 300 3 Clare 418 481 374 655 600 788 514 631 630 701 667 836 960 810 538 604 569 547 499 593 650 910 830 593 718 735 966 1,435 1,221 1,487 1,652 1,487 1,466 1,679 1,831 2,174 2,727 2,286 1,393 765 592 294 256 215 310 341 4 Cork 950 941 1,355 1,268 1,971 1,971 1,979 1,834 1,952 2,181 2,254 2,797 2,454 1,897 1,626 1,935 1,980 1,853 1,428 1,259 1,358 1,242 1,756 1,612 1,962 2,171 2,461 3,222 3,903 3,702 4,546 4,838 4,754 6,325 5,912 7,158 8,076 7,477 5,091 2,641 1,698 1,332 965 863 998 1,200 5 Donegal 368 503 660 684 865 892 748 1,094 939 1,333 1,134 1,234 1,151 1,265 1,268 974 1,011 1,036 783 765 1,084 766 956 825 1,169 1,232 1,548 1,507 1,883 2,393 2,545 2,722 2,765 3,120 2,812 3,667 4,387 4,164 2,576 1,689 825 610 511 400 439 502 6 Dublin County 2,158 2,522 5,238 5,424 6,240 5,680 5,780 5,368 4,676 4,541 5,026 5,132 4,433 4,602 4,549 4,237 4,117 3,099 2,706 3,577 2,936 3,067 3,618 3,542 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 7 D/Laoghaire-Rathdown .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,240 903 1,053 712 549 886 860 1,166 785 1,871 1,777 1,867 2,472 3,052 2,087 952 384 192 175 260 713 651 8 Fingal .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,510 1,936 2,024 2,707 2,618 4,296 4,044 3,602 4,308 7,019 7,734 5,672 5,863 4,725 2,149 1,309 540 662 364 395 809 1,260 9 Galway 608 635 1,284 1,259 1,043 1,295 1,270 1,678 1,577 1,889 1,969 1,795 1,785 1,920 1,711 1,354 1,057 941 806 745 884 962 849 809 912 997 1,093 1,295 1,849 2,113 2,117 2,467 2,265 3,170 3,392 3,537 4,512 3,849 2,332 1,273 825 620 467 426 499 639 10 Kerry 442 613 661 780 783 1,074 762 936 948 1,013 1,122 1,172 1,212 1,230 1,054 992 848 565 538 611 696 773 917 847 949 1,087 1,024 1,242 1,638 1,686 1,665 1,813 1,838 2,667 2,742 3,183 3,953 2,678 1,961 866 546 387 348 331 309 437 11 Kildare 523 505 1,008 1,056 832 1,184 959 1,050 1,132 1,364 1,375 1,218 1,096 1,217 976 1,189 1,037 797 585 565 602 639 1,015 950 1,419 1,635 1,900 2,095 2,509 2,419 2,366 2,426 3,126 2,971 3,479 3,584 4,804 3,118 1,811 1,006 615 407 372 447 548 767 12 Kilkenny 215 285 317 602 504 545 504 409 445 508 592 705 481 399 327 471 370 399 278 257 368 303 263 300 403 671 562 628 701 708 736 1,007 1,119 1,183 1,384 1,374 1,769 1,544 1,142 472 343 290 157 179 179 196 13 Laois 174 143 204 257 267 354 348 365 316 326 428 395 299 263 337 330 326 269 169 219 217 180 157 178 311 346 404 399 452 660 839 1,027 862 1,031 1,626 1,802 2,244 2,177 1,156 523 236 205 240 188 189 175 14 Leitrim 63 85 82 92 152 175 153 168 178 248 221 251 257 254 215 186 202 182 158 141 174 126 159 153 154 179 221 265 295 396 658 750 691 708 844 860 1,545 975 647 303 142 125 86 90 86 150 15 Limerick 359 412 587 784 821 772 667 640 644 661 717 690 869 708 827 842 843 638 416 530 749 789 645 596 548 617 800 903 1,197 610 586 754 1,452 1,835 1,782 2,182 2,624 2,442 1,572 713 435 304 230 235 .. .. 16 Limerick City and County .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 270 459 17 Longford 150 135 118 131 273 226 194 160 290 219 339 285 283 190 209 159 147 188 126 136 140 174 142 114 183 185 316 292 310 293 311 614 735 659 909 973 1,328 1,579 584 445 152 89 115 90 129 169 18 Louth 461 691 565 602 734 914 571 598 756 820 694 753 503 555 481 484 462 337 267 310 346 349 325 428 677 977 969 1,191 1,171 1,581 1,513 2,046 1,923 2,288 2,328 2,195 2,251 1,654 1,413 763 404 257 268 310 326 368 19 Mayo 251 385 461 446 675 506 554 1,017 1,108 1,093 1,287 1,095 1,243 1,164 918 756 774 790 555 501 747 496 817 759 956 1,001 1,097 1,431 1,527 1,797 2,237 1,790 1,694 2,022 2,235 2,401 3,079 2,442 1,774 1,032 617 470 290 312 380 421 20 Meath 424 408 678 938 877 945 947 810 1,074 958 1,001 861 726 837 685 603 525 409 196 244 341 353 439 471 670 923 1,154 1,318 1,422 1,480 2,303 2,553 2,924 3,687 3,550 3,886 3,746 2,427 1,946 1,062 619 369 353 286 403 488 21 Monaghan 137 190 391 459 228 419 324 292 414 352 379 398 354 282 266 232 234 196 156 192 176 194 217 186 229 277 334 295 423 353 426 685 611 660 727 953 1,406 1,042 674 417 208 164 149 150 142 192 22 North Tipperary 128 182 192 296 290 552 312 418 503 447 488 450 382 365 354 403 257 462 348 332 339 262 246 286 314 298 520 749 823 1,032 1,132 1,006 1,263 1,257 1,851 1,309 1,426 1,041 978 598 302 256 151 132 .. .. 23 Offaly 146 181 320 256 354 358 459 272 458 381 319 405 444 379 323 315 258 192 134 176 194 268 248 202 372 398 347 382 624 604 900 945 853 1,308 1,516 1,202 1,594 1,217 857 384 252 187 144 117 130 198 24 Roscommon 158 166 198 206 247 257 261 326 287 287 382 452 434 413 378 296 277 196 227 267 330 254 214 229 296 333 332 292 305 406 411 500 740 890 1,170 1,316 2,184 1,424 1,043 465 319 212 145 174 174 195 25 Sligo 209 214 302 361 433 403 271 379 407 389 334 453 409 463 377 404 353 300 275 341 416 286 359 348 386 525 563 666 903 865 708 778 755 1,065 1,312 1,164 2,164 1,269 924 484 223 224 265 161 145 167 26 South Dublin "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" 1,428 1,699 2,244 2,479 2,013 2,049 2,139 1,746 3,406 2,134 2,769 3,456 3,389 3,270 1,758 632 405 160 220 203 832 313 27 South Tipperary 183 296 270 448 404 644 662 467 466 444 510 448 597 376 495 408 476 281 355 348 325 465 226 276 287 420 407 478 557 606 521 546 589 646 631 1,439 1,590 1,290 890 424 291 193 113 134 .. .. 28 Tipperary .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 273 370 29 Waterford County 273 256 369 495 434 573 440 338 540 543 435 366 378 396 332 289 282 226 253 258 288 317 277 275 350 373 393 539 520 1,007 1,074 1,000 1,324 1,171 1,248 1,369 1,511 1,235 950 489 332 196 162 123 .. .. 30 Waterford City and County .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 232 380 31 Westmeath 111 205 445 380 347 392 353 512 532 578 611 475 498 480 472 420 394 243 225 249 334 323 341 235 299 400 702 929 1,105 1,140 1,578 1,517 1,187 1,585 2,125 1,634 1,704 1,708 1,146 506 334 212 170 158 217 203 32 Wexford 301 364 425 357 767 897 646 559 758 614 717 804 715 607 684 592 624 518 536 525 555 589 671 727 766 840 992 1,446 1,484 2,375 2,432 1,955 2,342 2,743 3,043 3,180 3,391 3,194 1,998 1,024 659 435 305 306 455 494 33 Wicklow 247 273 567 985 1,081 846 713 766 702 766 805 920 889 899 815 684 857 576 288 201 305 321 452 511 781 1,030 1,168 1,147 1,335 1,294 1,484 1,914 2,002 1,800 2,076 2,341 1,967 1,704 1,219 700 394 284 217 257 245 439 34 City Councils "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" 35 Cork 1,191 1,397 802 773 786 707 713 644 521 688 697 912 975 1,074 842 701 670 474 422 801 895 1,057 654 535 978 966 859 1,132 1,266 1,006 1,186 752 812 1,053 2,364 1,684 1,065 1,209 1,001 666 242 127 248 238 155 232 36 Dublin 2,176 2,097 2,866 3,671 2,945 2,107 2,033 1,787 2,343 2,039 1,984 2,219 1,864 1,937 2,674 2,547 2,214 1,510 1,579 2,275 2,125 2,214 3,247 3,521 3,713 4,285 4,125 3,427 3,777 2,804 2,362 3,091 4,124 3,370 4,530 7,024 7,746 6,678 5,348 2,395 911 557 507 502 914 667 37 Galway .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 494 287 409 546 765 786 854 474 672 793 1,047 1,223 1,026 875 1,116 1,436 1,496 2,305 1,549 1,126 1,275 732 545 199 77 72 32 83 87 83 38 Limerick 460 379 320 177 428 400 215 244 311 414 459 465 154 229 355 186 243 183 323 456 478 469 418 343 747 833 539 946 906 1,336 1,234 1,326 766 1,150 1,324 961 389 334 365 93 44 43 99 106 .. .. 39 Waterford 64 154 135 365 317 392 131 228 22 65 135 271 223 299 275 418 320 377 215 240 240 210 298 237 511 464 433 574 539 373 318 402 460 996 1,123 555 828 440 297 146 110 84 55 88 .. .. 40 Conversions 320 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 41 TOTALS 13,887 15,380 21,572 24,660 26,256 26,892 24,000 24,548 25,444 26,544 27,785 28,917 26,798 26,138 24,944 23,948 22,680 18,450 15,654 18,068 19,539 19,652 22,464 21,391 26,863 30,575 33,725 38,842 42,349 46,512 49,812 52,602 57,695 68,819 76,954 80,957 93,419 78,027 51,724 26,420 14,602 10,480 8,488 8,301 11,016 12,666