50 % der irischen Bevölkerung leben im Umkreis von 1 Stunde und 30 Autominuten von Dundalk entfernt. Von der anderen Hälfte leben 25 % weniger als zwei Stunden von Limerick entfernt.

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Von Cmondatown

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  1. Cmondatown on

    We don’t realise as much because the 2 major centres are split into different states but the population is extremely focused along that North Eastern belt.

    Even within the 1hr30min radius shown here much of the area to the west such as parts Monaghan, Cavan, Fermanagh, Tyrone make a marginal difference. Population is focused along Dublin to Belfast coastal strip mostly (+ few dense inland pockets of Armagh & Kildare.)

  2. WellWellWell2021 on

    Total bullshit. Took me 2 hours to drive from Bray to Oldtown this morning. Id say I passed more than a million people living in Dublin on that drive

  3. Moist-District-53 on

    What a lucky 75% we are to all be living so close to the true jewels in Ireland’s crown.

  4. People outside of Newbridge fuming right now, just outside both section

  5. qwerty_1965 on

    Half the state population lives within two hours of Waterford. Viva la Deise!

  6. Just to clarify – is the 25% a quarter of the remaining 50% (ie 1/8 of the population) or 25% of the total? I ask because what you said implies the first but my gut says it’s the second.

    “50% of Ireland’s population lives within a 1hr30m drive of Dundalk. Another 25% live within 2hrs of Limerick”?

  7. Grand-Cup-A-Tea on

    Is this the IAA suggesting an airport should be built in Dundalk?

  8. iknowyeahlike on

    Wow, what amazing destinations for people who like to drive 90-120 minutes. I only ever hear good things about those places.

  9. With unification the Dublin to Belfast corridor would likely become such an economic powerhouse that we’d have to be very careful to not let the other regions fall behind.

  10. mintblaster on

    If you drive fast enough on Ireland you live about an hour from anywhere

  11. smorkularian on

    I propose Drogheda as the new capital and Limerick as the summer holiday capital.

    Dublin will be carpet bombed and replaced with 25 stadiums to host Euro 2042

  12. Because for the last 35 years, the Irish government seems completely unaware that places outside of the Dublin metropolitan area exist. It’s almost 2025 and we still don’t have a fucking motorway between Cork and Limerick, Ireland’s second and third cities, not even the ground broken.

  13. Apprehensive_Ratio80 on

    I want nothing less than the bullet train for an infrastructure project!!

  14. jammydodger79 on

    A perfect example of just why completing the M20 and ensuring decent West coast motorway balanced with good cross country connections on the N24 (needs upgrading), the M8, M7 M6 & N3/A5 can open up huge swathes of the country.
    All of course with appropriate rail and public transport infrastructure upgrades too.

    SNN can and should be a counterbalance to DUB and the development of the entire west coast and inland to Athlone can be very well served by shifting more infrastructure spending west.

  15. shorelined on

    Cork confined to the sidelines by the boys on the Shannon once again. I’d love to see how the numbers stack up for the true titan though, Athlone.

  16. Why use Limerick as the centre point for the 2nd area? Cork is clearly bigger of the cities left on the island outside the first area. In fact, I think Limerick is similar in size (maybe just slightly bigger) than Derry.

    The top 5 cities in population size currently are:
    Dublin
    Belfast
    Cork
    Limerick
    Derry

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