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5 sourced facts about Ireland, each with the context behind the number. 4 more are in today's round and appear here after it closes.
Answer5,525,600
That's up about 67,000 from an estimated 5,458,600 a year earlier, driven largely by immigration.
Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Population and Migration Estimates April 2026 cso.ie
Answerbetween 1,100 and 1,600 hours
Most areas average 3¼ to 3¾ hours of sunshine a day. May and June are sunniest; December is the dullest month.
Source: Met Éireann, Sunshine and Solar Radiation met.ie
Answer16.8% (931,000 people)
Irish citizens number about 4.59 million, or 83.2% of the resident population.
Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Population and Migration Estimates April 2026 cso.ie
Answer55%
One in ten Irish speakers (195,029 people) said they spoke it very well, and 32% said well.
Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Census 2022 Profile 8 – The Irish Language and Education (2023) cso.ie
Answermore than 106,000
The Gaeltacht population grew 7%, but the share of residents able to speak Irish slipped to 66%, from 69% in 2011.
Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Census 2022 Profile 8 – The Irish Language and Education (2023) cso.ie