DUBLIN — Can the dead talk to the living? In Ireland, the answer now is officially yes — at least through their census forms. Earlier this month, when around 2 million households completed their ...

As usual, Ireland's census asks for people's names, ages and relationships. But a new time capsule feature could start some bigger conversations — 100 years from now. At the end of this year's census ...

The Great Irish Famine claimed the lives of one million people, mainly from the lower classes. In recent decades, its history has become the focus of considerable scholarly and popular attention, but ...

For anyone in Fermanagh with an interest in family history, April 2026 is shaping up to be a landmark moment with the publication of the 1926 Census.

Figures published for the 2022 census from the Central Statistics Office on 30 May have confirmed what everyone knew: Ireland’s population is growing fast. But how to house that expanding demographic ...

Ireland's population has reached its highest level since before the Famine, according to preliminary results from this year's census. The population of Ireland stood at 5,123,536 on April 3, 2022, the ...

A peace wall separating Catholic and Protestant communities is seen in Belfast, Northern Ireland, March 1, 2017. Data from the 2021 census showed 45.7% of respondents identified as Catholic or were ...

The makers of the survey included a space for people to write or draw a message. The contents of these so-called time capsules will be revealed in 100 years. By Ed O’Loughlin DUBLIN — Can the dead ...