It’s the first time since 2007, just as the world was entering that wretched financial meltdown which has blighted us for more than a decade, that the number of Irish people nationals returning to the country has increased. Our number of over 65s has risen by almost 20% since 2016, with one in seven now aged 65 or over. Nearly one third of Ireland’s population is clustered in or around Dublin and this has massive infrastructure and political ramifications. The number of non-Irish people nationals living in Ireland now accounts for just under 13% of the total, and that is a vote of confidence in our stability and our response to them. We will need more in the future and, to achieve that, Ireland must deliver the promise of a better, sustainable, and just future.

Source: Irish Examiner September 01, 2021 05:48 UTC