List of cities, boroughs and towns in the Republic of Ireland
The following table and map show the areas in Ireland, previously designated as Cities, Boroughs, or Towns in the Local Government Act 2001.
Under the Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898, Ireland had a two-tier system of local authorities. The first tier consisted of administrative counties and county boroughs. The county boroughs were in the major municipal population centres. The second tier consisted of urban districts, governed by urban district councils; some of the urban district retained a higher status of borough with a corporation. Below that were towns with town commissioners, administered under the Towns Improvement (Ireland) Act 1854.
Under the Local Government Act 2001, administrative counties and county boroughs were redesignated as counties and cities respectively. The lower tier consisted of boroughs and towns (including both former urban districts and towns administered by town commissioners).
Under the Local Government Reform Act 2014, only Dublin, Cork and Galway retain separate city councils. Limerick and Waterford were merged into the corresponding county councils and all borough and town councils were abolished. Municipal districts were created from local electoral areas with councillors being those elected to the county councils. In the case of Limerick and Waterford, these are called Metropolitan Districts; in the case of Drogheda, Wexford, Sligo and Clonmel, these are called Borough Districts; and in the case of Kilkenny, it is called the Municipal District of Kilkenny City.[1]
Explanation of table
Column name | Meaning | Explanation | Sources | ||||||||
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Name(s) | Names of the town | The first name listed is the commonest English name, and links to the relevant article. Alternative names are listed in parentheses. If the official name used in census reports is not the linked name, it is in italics. Only the name of the municipality is given, not that of any suburban areas (e.g. Tallaght is not named separately from Dublin). | [2] | ||||||||
Council | Type of municipal council | The Local Government Act 2001 defines three types of municipal council, namely "City", "Borough", and "Town". The "Town council" label replaced the earlier "Urban district council" and "Town commissioners", but did not abolish the distinction in their respective powers. Values listed in this column are as follows:
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Core County | Core county for town | County is that in which the municipal area is entirely located. In the case of cities, the namesake county is considered the core county even though the city is administratively separate from it. | [6] | ||||||||
Other Counties | Other counties | For towns whose suburbs/environs span a county boundary, any county other than the core county. | [6][7] | ||||||||
2006 Tot | Total population in 2006 | Sum of the municipal population and the suburban population. | [6] | ||||||||
2011 Tot | Total population in 2011. | Sum of the municipal population and the suburban population. | [6] | ||||||||
% change Tot | Change in total population | As a percentage of 2006 population. | Calculated | ||||||||
Tot area | Total area of the town | 2011 area in square kilometres (km2). Only for towns with a total population of at least 1,500. | [8] | ||||||||
Tot dens | Population density of total area | Persons per km2. Based on 2011 total area and population. | Calculated | ||||||||
2006 Mun | Population of the municipal area in 2006 | Population within the 2006 municipal area. | [6] | ||||||||
2011 Mun | Population of the municipal area in 2011 | Population within the 2011 municipal area. | [6] | ||||||||
% change Mun | Change in population of the municipal area. | As a percentage of 2006 population. Where the municipal area changed in the interim, this is noted. | Calculated. For changed areas:[9] | ||||||||
Mun area | Municipal area of the town | Area within the legally defined municipal boundary in 2011. Where this had increased since 2006, this is noted. | [10] For changed areas:[9] | ||||||||
Mun dens | Population density of municipal area | Persons per km2. Based on 2011 municipal area and population. | Calculated | ||||||||
2009 elect | Electorate for the 2009 local elections. | The Local Government Act 1994 extended the boundaries of some towns for electoral purposes only.[11] That is, people living outside the municipal area were entitled to vote for the town council even though their residence was outside its jurisdiction. In a few cases, the municipal boundary of the town was subsequently extended to remove this anomaly.[9][12] The remaining cases are marked by an asterisk in this column. Where the municipal area changed between the 2006 census and the 2009 election, this is noted. (No municipal area changed between the 2009 election and the 2011 census.[9]) | [11][13] | ||||||||
2006 Sub | Population of the suburbs/environs in 2006 | Called "Suburbs" for cities and "Environs" for boroughs and towns. Defined as "the continuation of a distinct population cluster outside its legally defined boundary in which no occupied dwelling is more than 200 metres distant from the nearest occupied dwelling. In applying the 200-metre criterion, industrial, commercial and recreational buildings and facilities are not regarded as breaking the continuity of a built-up area. New suburbs or environs are defined only where there are at least twenty occupied dwellings outside the legal boundary within the new limit."[14] | [6] | ||||||||
2011 Sub | Population of the suburbs/environs in 2011 | The 2006 definition was changed by reducing the limit from 200 metres to 100.[14] | [6] |
Cities, boroughs and towns up to 2014
Name(s) | Council | Core County | Other Counties | 2006 Total | 2011 Total | % change Tot al | Tot area | Tot dens | 2006 Mun | 2011 Mun | % change Mun | Mun area | Mun dens | 2009 elect | 2006 Sub | 2011 Sub |
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Dublin | City | Dublin | Dublin (Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown, Fingal, South Dublin) | 1,045,769 | 1,110,627 | 6.2 | 318 | 3,493 | 506,211 | 527,612 | 4.2 | 116.58 | 4,526 | 347,312 | 539,558 | 583,015 |
Cork | City | Cork | 190,384 | 198,582 | 4.3 | 494 | 402 | 119,418 | 119,230 | −0.2 | 38.59 | 3,090 | 82,896 | 70,966 | 79,352 | |
Limerick | City | Limerick | Clare | 90,757 | 91,454 | 0.8 | 57 | 1,604 | 52,539 | 57,106[n 2] | 8.7[n 2] | 28.38[n 2] | 2,012 | 40,358 | 38,218 | 34,348[n 2] |
Galway | City | Galway | 72,729 | 76,778 | 5.6 | 53 | 1,449 | 72,414 | 75,529 | 4.3 | 50 | 1,511 | 46,164 | 315 | 1,249 | |
Waterford | City | Waterford | Kilkenny | 49,213 | 51,519 | 4.7 | 44 | 1,171 | 45,748 | 46,732 | 2.2 | 38.35 | 1,219 | 26,598 | 3,465 | 4,787 |
Drogheda | Borough | Louth | Meath | 35,090 | 38,578 | 9.9 | 15 | 2,572 | 28,973 | 30,393 | 4.9 | 12.76 | 2,382 | 23,091* | 6,117 | 8,185 |
Kilkenny | Borough[n 1] | Kilkenny | 22,179 | 24,423 | 10.1 | 27 | 905 | 8,661 | 8,711 | 0.6 | 3.74 | 2,329 | 14,324* | 13,518 | 15,712 | |
Wexford | Borough | Wexford | 18,163 | 20,072 | 10.5 | 38 | 528 | 8,854 | 19,913[n 3] | 125.9[n 3] | 18.63[n 3] | 1,069 | 15,752 | 9,309 | 159[n 3] | |
Sligo | Borough | Sligo | 19,402 | 19,452 | 0.3 | 31 | 627 | 17,892 | 17,568 | −1.8 | 12.84 | 1,368 | 13,941* | 1,510 | 1,884 | |
Clonmel | Borough | Tipperary | Waterford | 17,008 | 17,908 | 5.3 | 17 | 1,053 | 15,482 | 15,793 | 2 | 11.36 | 1,390 | 10,763 | 1,526 | 2,115 |
Dundalk | UD | Louth | 35,085 | 37,816 | 7.8 | 110 | 344 | 29,037 | 31,149 | 7.3 | 25.19 | 1,237 | 21,958* | 6,048 | 6,667 | |
Bray | UD | Wicklow | Dublin (Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown) | 31,901 | 31,872 | −0.1 | 9 | 3,541 | 27,041 | 26,852 | −0.7 | 7.49 | 3,585 | 19,255* | 4,860 | 5,020 |
Navan (An Uaimh) | UD | Meath | 24,851 | 28,559 | 14.9 | 45 | 635 | 3,710 | 28,158 | 659 | 20.04 | 1,405 | 17,541 | 21,141 | 401 | |
Ennis | UD | Clare | 24,253 | 25,360 | 4.6 | 45 | 564 | 20,142 | 20,180 | 0.2 | 14.6 | 1,382 | 14,182 | 4,111 | 5,180 | |
Tralee | UD | Kerry | 22,744 | 23,693 | 4.2 | 32 | 740 | 20,288 | 20,814 | 2.6 | 12.09 | 1,722 | 16,391* | 2,456 | 2,879 | |
Carlow | UD | Carlow | Laois | 20,724 | 23,030 | 11.1 | 13 | 1,772 | 13,623 | 13,698 | 0.6 | 6.45 | 2,124 | 11,835* | 7,101 | 9,332 |
Naas | UD | Kildare | 20,044 | 20,713 | 3.3 | 18 | 1,151 | 20,044 | 20,713 | 3.3 | 18.24 | 1,136 | 13,434 | — | — | |
Athlone | UD | Westmeath | Roscommon | 17,544 | 20,153 | 14.9 | 17 | 1,185 | 14,347 | 15,558 | 8.4 | 10.92 | 1,425 | 12,637* | 3,197 | 4,595 |
Letterkenny | UD | Donegal | 17,586 | 19,588 | 11.4 | 48 | 408 | 15,062 | 15,387 | 2.2 | 19.03 | 809 | 10,905* | 2,524 | 4,201 | |
Tullamore | UD | Offaly | 12,927 | 14,361 | 11.1 | 21 | 684 | 10,900 | 11,346 | 4.1 | 7.84 | 1,447 | 8,573* | 2,027 | 3,015 | |
Killarney | UD | Kerry | 14,603 | 14,219 | −2.6 | 38 | 374 | 13,497 | 12,740 | −5.6 | 13.44 | 948 | 8,064* | 1,106 | 1,479 | |
Arklow | UD | Wicklow | 11,759 | 13,009 | 10.6 | 14 | 929 | 11,712 | 12,770 | 9 | 6.44 | 1,983 | 7,831 | 47 | 239 | |
Cobh | UD | Cork | 11,303 | 12,347 | 9.2 | 9 | 1,372 | 6,541 | 6,500 | −0.6 | 2.38 | 2,731 | 8,087* | 4,762 | 5,847 | |
Castlebar | UD | Mayo | 11,891 | 12,318 | 3.6 | 27 | 456 | 10,655 | 10,826 | 1.6 | 11.5 | 941 | 8,115* | 1,236 | 1,492 | |
Midleton | UD | Cork | 10,048 | 12,001 | 19.4 | 12 | 1,000 | 3,934 | 3,733 | −5.1 | 1.55 | 2,408 | 7,102* | 6,114 | 8,268 | |
Mallow | UD | Cork | 10,241 | 11,605 | 13.3 | 17 | 683 | 7,864 | 8,578 | 9.1 | 6.49 | 1,322 | 7,965* | 2,377 | 3,027 | |
Ballina | UD | Mayo | 10,409 | 11,086 | 6.5 | 30 | 370 | 10,056 | 10,361 | 3 | 13.69 | 757 | 7,569* | 353 | 725 | |
Enniscorthy | UD | Wexford | 9,538 | 10,838 | 13.6 | 18 | 602 | 3,241 | 2,842 | −12.3 | 1.16 | 2,450 | 5,806* | 6,297 | 7,996 | |
Wicklow | UD | Wicklow | 10,070 | 10,356 | 2.8 | 10 | 1,036 | 6,930 | 6,761 | −2.4 | 3.08 | 2,195 | 6,069* | 3,140 | 3,595 | |
Cavan | UD | Cavan | 7,883 | 10,205 | 29.5 | 18 | 567 | 3,934 | 3,649 | −7.2 | 2.01 | 1,815 | 4,406* | 3,949 | 6,556 | |
Athy | UD | Kildare | 8,218 | 9,926 | 20.8 | 25 | 397 | 7,943 | 9,587 | 20.7 | 10.29 | 932 | 6,263 | 275 | 339 | |
Longford | UD | Longford | 8,836 | 9,601 | 8.7 | 22 | 436 | 7,622 | 8,002 | 5 | 8.93 | 896 | 6,100* | 1,214 | 1,599 | |
Dungarvan | UD | Waterford | 8,362 | 9,427 | 12.7 | 17 | 555 | 7,813 | 7,991 | 2.3 | 6.21 | 1,287 | 6,210 | 549 | 1,436 | |
Nenagh | UD | Tipperary | 7,751 | 8,439 | 8.9 | 18 | 469 | 7,415 | 8,023 | 8.2 | 8.46 | 948 | 5,388* | 336 | 416 | |
Trim | UD | Meath | 6,870 | 8,268 | 20.3 | 9 | 919 | 1,375 | 1,441 | 4.8 | 0.67 | 2,151 | 4,271* | 5,495 | 6,827 | |
New Ross | UD | Wexford | Kilkenny | 7,709 | 8,151 | 5.7 | 5 | 1,630 | 4,677 | 4,533 | −3.1 | 1.87 | 2,424 | 5,533* | 3,032 | 3,618 |
Thurles | UD | Tipperary | 7,682 | 7,933 | 3.3 | 13 | 610 | 6,831 | 6,929 | 1.4 | 5.15 | 1,345 | 5,877* | 851 | 1,004 | |
Youghal | UD | Cork | 6,785 | 7,794 | 14.9 | 11 | 709 | 6,393 | 6,990 | 9.3 | 4.87 | 1,435 | 5,683* | 392 | 804 | |
Monaghan | UD | Monaghan | 6,710 | 7,452 | 11.1 | 13 | 573 | 6,221 | 6,637 | 6.7 | 5.51 | 1,205 | 5,474* | 489 | 815 | |
Buncrana | UD | Donegal | 5,911 | 6,839 | 15.7 | 17 | 402 | 3,411 | 3,452 | 1.2 | 4.67 | 739 | 4,766* | 2,500 | 3,387 | |
Ballinasloe | UD | Galway | Roscommon | 6,303 | 6,659 | 5.6 | 18 | 370 | 6,049 | 6,449 | 6.6 | 16.74 | 385 | 5,092* | 254 | 210 |
Fermoy | UD | Cork | 5,873 | 6,489 | 10.5 | 8 | 811 | 2,275 | 2,223 | −2.3 | 1.25 | 1,778 | 5,000* | 3,598 | 4,266 | |
Westport | UD | Mayo | 5,475 | 6,063 | 10.7 | 20 | 303 | 5,163 | 5,543 | 7.4 | 8.14 | 681 | 3,731 | 312 | 520 | |
Carrick-on-Suir | UD | Tipperary | Waterford | 5,906 | 5,931 | 0.4 | 9 | 659 | 5,856 | 5,886 | 0.5 | 9 | 654 | 3,500 | 50 | 45 |
Kells (Ceannanus Mór) | UD | Meath | 5,248 | 5,888 | 12.2 | 6 | 981 | 2,257 | 2,208 | −2.2 | 1.18 | 1,871 | 3,769* | 2,991 | 3,680 | |
Birr | UD | Offaly | Tipperary | 5,081 | 5,822 | 14.6 | 19 | 306 | 4,091 | 4,428 | 8.2 | 6.35 | 697 | 3,295 | 990 | 1,394 |
Tipperary | UD | Tipperary | 5,065 | 5,310 | 4.8 | 11 | 483 | 4,415 | 4,322 | −2.1 | 3.36 | 1,286 | 3,798* | 650 | 988 | |
Carrickmacross | UD | Monaghan | 4,387 | 4,925 | 12.3 | 10 | 493 | 1,973 | 1,978 | 0.3 | 1.42 | 1,393 | 4,302* | 2,414 | 2,947 | |
Kinsale | UD | Cork | 4,099 | 4,893 | 19.4 | 7 | 699 | 2,298 | 2,198 | −4.4 | 1.11 | 1,980 | 3,099* | 1,801 | 2,695 | |
Listowel | UD | Kerry | 4,338 | 4,832 | 11.4 | 17 | 284 | 3,901 | 4,205 | 7.8 | 6.36 | 661 | 3,841* | 437 | 627 | |
Clonakilty | UD | Cork | 4,154 | 4,721 | 13.6 | 10 | 472 | 3,745 | 4,000 | 6.8 | 4.45 | 899 | 3,634* | 409 | 721 | |
Cashel | UD | Tipperary | 2,936 | 4,051 | 38 | 5 | 810 | 2,413 | 2,275 | −5.7 | 1.35 | 1,685 | 2,929* | 523 | 1,776 | |
Macroom | UD | Cork | 3,553 | 3,879 | 9.2 | 22 | 176 | 3,407 | 3,738 | 9.7 | 10.67 | 350 | 2,937 | 146 | 141 | |
Castleblayney (Castleblaney) | UD | Monaghan | 3,124 | 3,634 | 16.3 | 7 | 519 | 1,822 | 1,752 | −3.8 | 1.2 | 1,460 | 3,118* | 1,302 | 1,882 | |
Kilrush | UD | Clare | 2,694 | 2,695 | 0 | 11 | 245 | 2,657 | 2,539 | −4.4 | 5.35 | 475 | 2,137 | 37 | 156 | |
Skibbereen | UD | Cork | 2,338 | 2,670 | 14.2 | 9 | 297 | 2,338 | 2,568 | 9.8 | 4.07 | 631 | 1,947 | — | 102 | |
Bundoran | UD | Donegal | 1,964 | 2,140 | 9 | 10 | 214 | 1,706 | 1,781 | 4.4 | 3.93 | 453 | 1,529 | 258 | 359 | |
Templemore | UD | Tipperary | 2,384 | 2,071 | −13.1 | 10 | 207 | 2,255 | 1,941 | −13.9 | 4.35 | 446 | 1,766* | 129 | 130 | |
Clones | UD | Monaghan | 1,767 | 1,761 | −0.3 | 5 | 352 | 1,517 | 1,491 | −1.7 | 1.83 | 815 | 1,601* | 250 | 270 | |
Newbridge (Droichead Nua) | Comm | Kildare | 18,520 | 21,561 | 16.4 | 16 | 1,348 | 17,042 | 17,127 | 0.5 | 2.8[n 5] | 6,117 | 13,604 | 1,478 | 4,434 | |
Portlaoise (Portlaoise) | Comm | Laois | 14,613 | 20,145 | 37.9 | 19 | 1,060 | 3,281 | 3,639 | 10.9 | 2.05[n 6] | 1,775 | 8,409* | 11,332 | 16,506 | |
Mullingar | Comm | Westmeath | 18,416 | 20,103 | 9.2 | 23 | 874 | 8,940 | 9,414 | 5.3 | 5.58[n 7] | 1,687 | 9,791* | 9,476 | 10,689 | |
Balbriggan | Comm | Dublin (Fingal) | 15,559 | 19,960 | 28.3 | 13 | 1,535 | 6,731 | 19,932[n 8] | 196.1[n 8] | 6.52[n 8][n 9] | 3,061 | 10,500 | 8,828 | 28[n 8] | |
Greystones | Comm | Wicklow | 14,569 | 17,468 | 19.9 | 30 | 582 | 10,112 | 10,173 | 0.6 | 3.8[n 10] | 2,677 | 9,966* | 4,457 | 7,295 | |
Leixlip | Comm | Kildare | 14,676 | 15,452 | 5.3 | 7 | 2,207 | 14,676 | 15,452 | 5.3 | 11.3[n 11] | 1,367 | 12,724 | — | — | |
Tramore | Comm | Waterford | 9,634 | 10,328 | 7.2 | 14 | 738 | 9,192 | 9,722 | 5.8 | 16.61[n 12] | 585 | 7,712 | 442 | 606 | |
Shannon | Comm | Clare | 9,222 | 9,673 | 4.9 | 9 | 1,075 | 8,481 | 9,673[n 13] | 14.1[n 13] | 31.2[n 13] | 310 | 7,113 | 741 | —[n 13] | |
Gorey | Comm | Wexford | 7,193 | 9,114 | 26.7 | 9 | 1,013 | 3,479 | 3,463 | −0.5 | 1.71[n 14] | 2,025 | 4,379* | 3,714 | 5,651 | |
Tuam | Comm | Galway | 6,885 | 8,242 | 19.7 | 13 | 634 | 2,997 | 3,348 | 11.7 | 2.36[n 15] | 1,419 | 5,863* | 3,888 | 4,894 | |
Edenderry | Comm | Offaly | 5,888 | 6,977 | 18.5 | 17 | 410 | 5,617 | 6,490 | 15.5 | 7.93[n 16] | 818 | 4,306* | 271 | 487 | |
Bandon | Comm | Cork | 5,822 | 6,640 | 14.1 | 10 | 664 | 1,721 | 1,917 | 11.4 | 0.84[n 17] | 2,282 | 3,886* | 4,101 | 4,723 | |
Passage West | Comm | Cork | 5,203 | 5,790 | 11.3 | 10 | 579 | 4,818 | 5,122 | 6.3 | 4.03[n 18] | 1,271 | 4,315* | 385 | 668 | |
Loughrea | Comm | Galway | 4,532 | 5,062 | 11.7 | 4 | 1,266 | 4,532 | 5,062 | 11.7 | 4.25[n 19] | 1,191 | 3,914 | — | — | |
Ardee | Comm | Louth | 4,694 | 4,927 | 5 | 14 | 352 | 4,301 | 4,554 | 5.9 | 4.75[n 20] | 959 | 3,197 | 393 | 373 | |
Mountmellick | Comm | Laois | 4,069 | 4,735 | 16.4 | 8 | 592 | 2,872 | 2,998 | 4.4 | 2.27[n 21] | 1,321 | 3,095* | 1,197 | 1,737 | |
Bantry | Comm | Cork | 3,309 | 3,348 | 1.2 | 10 | 335 | 3,309 | 3,348 | 1.2 | 10[n 22] | 335 | 2,645 | — | — | |
Muine Bheag (Muinebeag, Bagenalstown) | Comm | Carlow | 2,735 | 2,950 | 7.9 | 7 | 421 | 2,532 | 2,775 | 9.6 | 2.88[n 23] | 964 | 2,193 | 203 | 175 | |
Boyle | Comm | Roscommon | 2,522 | 2,588 | 2.6 | 11 | 235 | 1,599 | 1,459 | −8.8 | 2.98[n 24] | 490 | 2,500* | 923 | 1,129 | |
Ballyshannon | Comm | Donegal | 2,686 | 2,503 | −6.8 | 10 | 250 | 2,004 | 1,855 | −7.4 | 3.43[n 25] | 541 | 2,324* | 682 | 648 | |
Cootehill | Comm | Cavan | 1,892 | 2,123 | 12.2 | 6 | 354 | 1,243 | 1,592 | 28.1 | 1.82[n 26] | 875 | 1,795* | 649 | 531 | |
Ballybay | Comm | Monaghan | 1,217 | 1,461 | 20 | — | — | 401 | 298 | −25.7 | 0.25[n 27] | 1,192 | 1,218* | 816 | 1,163 | |
Belturbet | Comm | Cavan | 1,411 | 1,407 | −0.3 | — | — | 1,395 | 1,378 | −1.2 | 4.38[n 28] | 315 | 1,296 | 16 | 29 | |
Lismore | Comm | Waterford | 1,240 | 1,369 | 10.4 | — | — | 790 | 732 | −7.3 | 0.57[n 29] | 1,284 | 1,138* | 450 | 637 | |
Kilkee | Comm | Clare | 1,325 | 1,139 | −14 | — | — | 1,325 | 1,037 | −21.7 | 5.25[n 30] | 198 | 1,063 | — | 102 | |
Granard | Comm | Longford | 933 | 1,021 | 9.4 | — | — | 933 | 1,021 | 9.4 | 8.12[n 31] | 126 | 911 | — | — |
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See also
- Local government in the Republic of Ireland explains the powers of former municipal councils
- List of urban areas in the Republic of Ireland includes non-municipal towns and villages
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Notes
- Kilkenny was governed by Borough Council until 2014, but retained the right to the description "City" for ceremonial purposes.[3] Since 2014, it has been governed by the Municipal District of Kilkenny City within Kilkenny County Council.
- City boundary extended after the 2006 census and before the 2009 election.[15]
- Borough boundary extended after the 2006 census and before the 2009 election.[16]
- Droichead Nua (Newbridge) Urban electoral division
- Portlaoighise (Maryborough) Urban electoral division
- Mullingar North Urban electoral division plus Mullingar South Urban electoral division
- Town boundary extended after the 2006 census and before the 2009 election.[18]
- Revised area is old area (Balbiggan Urban electoral division, area 2.2 km²[10]) plus added area (432 hectares[19])
- Greystones electoral division
- Leixlip electoral division
- Tramore electoral division
- Town boundary extended after the 2006 census and before the 2009 election.[20]
- Gorey Urban electoral division
- Tuam Urban electoral division
- Edenderry Urban electoral division
- Bandon electoral division
- Monkstown Urban electoral division
- Loughrea Urban electoral division
- Ardee Urban electoral division
- Mountmellick Urban electoral division
- Bantry Urban electoral division
- Muinebeag (Bagenalstown) Urban electoral division
- Boyle Urban electoral division
- Ballyshannon Urban electoral division
- Cootehill Urban electoral division
- Ballybay Urban electoral division
- Belturbet Urban electoral division
- Lismore electoral division
- Kilkee electoral division
- Granard Urban electoral division
References
- Local Government Reform Act 2014 (No. 1 of 2014). Enacted on 27 January 2014. Act of the Oireachtas. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book on 30 January 2019.
- Census 2011 Population Classified by Area Table 12 "Alphabetical list of towns with their population, 2006 and 2011"
- Local Government Act 2001, section 10 Irish Statute Book
- Census 2011 Population Classified by Area Appendix 2 "Towns with Legally Defined Boundaries"
- Local Government Act 2001, Schedule 5 Part 2, and Schedule 6 Irish Statute Book
- Census 2011 Population Classified by Area Table 5 "Population of towns ordered by county and size, 2006 and 2011"
- Census 2011 Population Classified by Area Appendix 4 "Population of Towns or Environs/Suburbs which are located in more than one County"
- Census 2011 Population Classified by Area Table 7 "Population of each town with 1,500 population and over, distinguishing those within legally defined boundaries and in the surrounding suburbs or environs, 2006 and 2011" (Interactive table)
- Census 2011 Population Classified by Area Appendix 3 "Extensions to Legal Towns and Boroughs since 1926"
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Census 2011 Population Classified by Area Table 6 "Population of each province, county, city, urban area, rural area and electoral division, 2006 and 2011"
- For City, Borough, and former UD towns, there is an explicit summary row in Table 6 for the town.
- For former commissioner towns, the area is that of one or more electoral divisions in a rural area of the relevant county. These divisions are noted.
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Those towns which had their boundaries extended, for electoral purposes only, in 1994, represent an anomaly, as residents of the environs of a town may help elect the town council but do not fall within the functional area of the council. A number of these towns' boundaries have been altered since 1994, however in the majority of cases the anomaly continues to exist. The correction of this anomaly would appear to be in order.
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