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Ireland has highest birth rate in the EU

Ireland has both the highest birth and lowest death rate in Europe – but it’s not all good news.

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Ireland's population to jump to 6.5 million by 2060

Ireland is going to see a population boom of 46 per cent in the next 50 years according to the EU’s statistics office, and we’re all going to be living longer too.

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Ireland has highest birth rate in the EU

The latest ESRI data also shows an increase in the age of women giving birth as well as an increase in the amount of births by caesarean section.

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The 9 at 9: Tuesday

Nine things to know this morning…

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Ireland by numbers: The country’s vital statistics

From births, to deaths, to unmarried parents – we look at the latest figures which make up the country.

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Ireland has one of highest birth and lowest death rates in EU

New demographic stats show Ireland has highest natural growth – as population of EU tops 502 million.

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The 9 at 9: Friday

Nine things to know by 9am: Baby boom for Ireland, Palestine launches bid for statehood, and a case of spontaneous combustion in Galway…

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2,700 texts per person sent in Ireland

Latest Eurostat yearbook shows how we compare to our EU neighbours across a range of issues from household expenses to marriage and divorce.

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The Daily Fix: Thursday

Your essential evening round-up of the day’s biggest news, plus the bits and pieces you may have missed…

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Sitdown Sunday: 7 deadly reads

The very best of the week’s writing from around the web…

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Young men around twice as likely to emigrate as women - report

An ESRI analysis of the Census 2011 data suggests that more than one in ten men aged in their 20s have left Ireland.

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Birth rate falls, but Irish women remain Europe's most fertile

The average Irish woman will have 2.06 children in her childbearing years – more than anyone else in the European Union.

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Ireland retains highest birth rate of any EU country

An ESRI study shows a larger proportion of the Irish population having children than any other EU member state.

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Births and deaths are down but marriages are up in Q3 2012

The highest percentage of births outside marriage or civil partnership was in Limerick, while the lowest was in Galway.

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Birth rate declines by 9 per cent as marriages increase

The figures from the Central Statistics Office also showed that 36.5 per cent of total births in January to March were to parents outside marriage.

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Here’s What Happened Today: Friday

Everyone’s talking about the death of Nobel Laureate Seamus Heaney and the US moving closer to military intervention in Syria.

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Ireland has highest birth rate of all 27 EU nations

New figures from the ESRI also show there were 1,217 sets of twins born last year, and 33 sets of triplets.

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Irish people are having fewer babies, but still quite like getting married

The Fingal area of Dublin recorded the highest birth rate in the country with the lowest rate recorded in Mayo.

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The Irish aren't making as many babies as they used to...

At present our birth rate isn’t high enough to replace our population. However, we’re also dying less and getting married more.

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Islam is set to have as many followers as Christianity by 2060

Islam has 1.8 billion followers, but a Muslim baby boom is expected.

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By EU standards, Ireland is pumping out new babies

Ireland has the highest birth rate in the EU.

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