List of urban areas in the Republic of Ireland by population
Cities and towns list

List of urban areas in the Republic of Ireland by population

Section Title: Cities and towns list
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Rank 2016	Change since 2011	Urban Area	County	Population 2016	Increase since 2011

1	0	Dublin	County Dublin	1,173,179	5.6%

2	0	Cork	County Cork	208,669	5.1%

3	0	Limerick	County Limerick & County Clare	94,192	3.0%

4	0	Galway	County Galway	79,934	4.1%

5	0	Waterford	County Waterford & County Kilkenny	53,504	3.9%

6	0	Drogheda	County Louth & County Meath	40,956	6.2%

7	1	Swords	Fingal	39,248	6.3%

8	1	Dundalk	County Louth	39,004	3.1%

9	0	Bray	County Wicklow & County Dublin	32,600	2.3%

10	0	Navan	County Meath	30,173	5.7%

11	1	Kilkenny	County Kilkenny	26,512	8.6%

12	1	Ennis	County Clare	25,276	0.3%

13	1	Carlow	County Carlow & County Laois	24,272	5.4%

14	1	Tralee	County Kerry	23,691	0.0%

15	0	Newbridge	County Kildare	22,742	5.5%

16	2	Port Laoise	County Laois	22,050	9.5%

17	4	Balbriggan	Fingal	21,722	8.8%

18	2	Naas	County Kildare	21,393	3.3%

19	2	Athlone	County Westmeath & County Roscommon	21,349	5.9%

20	1	Mullingar	County Westmeath	20,928	4.1%

21	2	Celbridge	County Kildare	20,288	3.8%

22	2	Wexford	County Wexford	20,188	0.6%

23	1	Letterkenny	County Donegal	19,274	1.6%

24	0	Sligo	County Sligo	19,199	1.3%

25	1	Greystones	County Wicklow	18,140	3.8%

26	1	Clonmel	County Tipperary & County Waterford	17,140	4.3%

27	0	Malahide	Fingal	16,550	4.4%

28	1	Carrigaline	County Cork	15,770	6.7%

29	1	Leixlip	County Kildare	15,504	0.3%

30	0	Tullamore	County Offaly	14,607	1.7%

31	2	Maynooth	County Kildare	14,585	16.6%

32	1	Killarney	County Kerry	14,504	2.0%

33	1	Arklow	County Wicklow	13,163	1.2%

34	0	Cobh	County Cork	12,800	3.7%

35	3	Ashbourne	County Meath	12,679	11.7%

36	0	Midleton	County Cork	12,496	4.1%

37	0	Mallow	County Cork	12,459	7.4%

38	3	Castlebar	County Mayo	12,068	2.0%

39	1	Laytown-Bettystown-Mornington-Donacarney	County Meath	11,872	9.0%

40	1	Enniscorthy	County Wexford	11,381	5.0%

41	3	Cavan	County Cavan	10,914	6.4%

42	0	Wicklow	County Wicklow	10,584	2.2%

43	0	Tramore	County Waterford	10,381	0.5%

44	5	Ballina	County Mayo	10,171	8.3%

45	2	Skerries	Fingal	10,043	3.8%

46	2	Longford	County Longford	10,008	4.2%

47	4	Rush	Fingal	9,943	7.7%

48	4	Gorey	County Wexford	9,822	7.8%

49	3	Shannon	County Clare	9,729	0.6%

50	5	Athy	County Kildare	9,677	2.5%

51	2	Ratoath	County Meath	9,533	5.4%

52	2	Portmarnock	Fingal	9,466	1.9%

53	4	Dungarvan	County Waterford	9,227	2.1%

54	1	Trim	County Meath	9,194	11.2%

55	1	Nenagh	County Tipperary	8,968	6.3%

56	0	Tuam	County Galway	8,767	6.4%

57	1	Kildare	County Kildare	8,634	6.0%

58	3	Portarlington	County Laois & County Offaly	8,368	7.4%

59	2	New Ross	County Wexford	8,040	1.4%

60	0	Youghal	County Cork	7,963	2.2%

61	2	Thurles	County Tipperary	7,940	0.1%

62	1	Lusk	Fingal	7,786	10.9%

63	1	Monaghan	County Monaghan	7,678	3.0%

64	3	Donabate	Fingal	7,443	9.8%

65	1	Edenderry	County Offaly	7,359	5.5%

66	2	Clane	County Kildare	7,280	8.6%

67	2	Dunboyne	County Meath	7,272	4.5%

68	2	Bandon	County Cork	6,957	4.8%

69	3	Buncrana	County Donegal	6,785	0.8%

70	1	Ballinasloe	County Galway & County Roscommon	6,662	0.0%

71	6	Kinsealy-Drinan	Fingal	6,643	14.3%

72	0	Newcastle West	County Limerick	6,619	4.6%

73	2	Fermoy	County Cork	6,585	1.5%

74	1	Westport	County Mayo	6,198	2.2%

75	0	Kells	County Meath	6,135	4.2%

76	4	Kilcock	County Kildare	6,093	10.1%

77	2	Roscommon	County Roscommon	5,876	3.2%

78	5	Sallins	County Kildare	5,849	10.7%

79	1	Passage West	County Cork	5,843	0.9%

80	6	Carrick-on-Suir	County Tipperary & County Waterford	5,771	2.7%

81	5	Birr	County Offaly & County Tipperary	5,741	1.3%

82	3	Loughrea	County Galway	5,556	9.8%

83	3	Blessington	County Wicklow	5,520	10.2%

84	2	Roscrea	County Tipperary	5,446	0.8%

85	4	Kinsale	County Cork	5,281	7.9%

86	9	Carrigtwohill	County Cork	5,080	11.6%

87	1	Carrickmacross	County Monaghan	5,032	2.2%

88	4	Oranmore	County Galway	4,990	4.0%

89	6	Tipperary	County Tipperary	4,979	6.2%

90	3	Ardee	County Louth	4,928	0.0%

91	1	Ballybofey-Stranorlar	County Donegal	4,852	0.0%

92	1	Listowel	County Kerry	4,820	0.2%

93	0	Mountmellick	County Laois	4,777	0.9%

94	6	Tullow	County Carlow	4,673	17.6%

95	1	Clonakilty	County Cork	4,592	2.7%

96	5	Athenry	County Galway	4,445	12.5%

97	1	Cashel	County Tipperary	4,422	9.2%

98	new	Rathcoole	South Dublin	4,351	27.2%

99	new	Monasterevin	County Kildare	4,246	14.4%

100	4	Kilcoole	County Wicklow	4,239	4.7%

Sentence(s)

Tullamore is the county town in Offaly and is the 30th largest in Ireland.

final_sentence: Tullamore is the county town in Offaly and is the 30th largest in Ireland.