Ireland's National Archives has published the records of the 1926 census online for the first time. The records are from the first census of the Irish Free State. The entire census is freely available ...

Here in Ireland we hold a national census every five years and the early results of the last one, held on April 24, 2016, became available last week. These early results give just the headline ...

Renowned Irish historian and author Tim Pat Coogan has urged Irish-American politicians to scrutinize the handling of the 2021 Northern Irish census, claiming that Catholic numbers have been ...

The 1926 Census, the first ever recorded by the Irish Free State, has officially been made available to the public. The database is now live, giving members of the public the opportunity to explore a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. One hundred years ago, a few thousand miles away across the Atlantic, a quiet moment in history rippled across northwestern Europe ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. One hundred years after it was conducted, the first full census of independent Ireland is being released for free online. These ...

Pictured is (L-R) Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport Patrick O'Donovan, Taoiseach Micheál Martin and Orlaith McBride, Director.(Image: Fergal Phillips) Taoiseach Micheal Martin has said ...

Catholics outnumber Protestants in Northern Ireland for the first time in what has been described as a “hugely significant and historic moment”. How likely is a united Ireland and when could it happen ...

Today, after a 100-year wait, the Irish public will be able to access their ancestors’ detailed records taken during the 1926 census. It was the first census in the lifetime of the Irish Free State ...

Households across Ireland were set to complete their census forms on Sunday evening. The exercise, which usually takes place every five years, was postponed last year due to the pandemic. Two million ...