# List of urban areas in the Republic of Ireland for the 2006 census

List of towns, together with their population as recorded by the 2006 Census of Ireland. Towns with fewer than 1,000 people are not listed.
| Town | County | Population |
| Abbeyfeale | Limerick | 1,940 |
| Abbeyleix | Laois | 1,568 |
| An Bun Beag-Doirí Beaga | Donegal | 1,359 |
| An Clochán Liath | Donegal | 1,068 |
| Annacotty | Limerick | 1,839 |
| Ardee | Louth | 4,694 |
| Ardnacrusha (Castlebank) | Clare | 1,169 |
| Arklow | Wicklow | 11,712 |
| Ashbourne | Meath | 8,528 |
| Ashford | Wicklow | 1,349 |
| Athboy | Meath | 2,213 |
| Athenry | Galway | 3,205 |
| Athlone | Westmeath | 17,544 |
| Athy | Kildare | 8,218 |
| Aughrim | Wicklow | 1,145 |
| Bailieborough | Cavan | 1,966 |
| Balbriggan | Dublin | 15,559 |
| Ballaghaderreen | Roscommon | 1,720 |
| Ballina | Mayo | 10,409 |
| Ballina | Tipperary | 1,861 |
| Ballinasloe | Galway | 6,303 |
| Ballinrobe | Mayo | 2,098 |
| Ballivor | Meath | 1,212 |
| Ballybay | Monaghan | 1,217 |
| Ballybofey-Stranorlar | Donegal | 4,176 |
| Ballybunion | Kerry | 1,365 |
| Ballygeary | Wexford | 1,041 |
| Ballyhaunis | Mayo | 1,708 |
| Ballyjamesduff | Cavan | 1,690 |
| Ballymote | Sligo | 1,229 |
| Ballyragget | Kilkenny | 1,014 |
| Ballyshannon | Donegal | 2,686 |
| Baltinglass | Wicklow | 1,735 |
| Banagher | Offaly | 1,636 |
| Bandon | Cork | 5,822 |
| Bantry | Cork | 3,309 |
| Béal an Mhuirthead | Mayo | 1,074 |
| Belturbet | Cavan | 1,395 |
| Birr | Offaly | 5,081 |
| Blarney | Cork | 2,400 |
| Blessington | Wicklow | 4,018 |
| Boyle | Roscommon | 2,522 |
| Bray | Wicklow | 31,901 |
| Bunclody-Carrickduff | Carlow | 1,863 |
| Buncrana | Donegal | 5,911 |
| Bundoran | Donegal | 1,964 |
| Cahir | Tipperary | 3,381 |
| Cahersiveen | Kerry | 1,294 |
| Callan | Kilkenny | 1,771 |
| Carlow | Carlow | 20,724 |
| Carndonagh | Donegal | 1,923 |
| Carrickmacross | Monaghan | 4,387 |
| Carrick-on-Shannon | Leitrim | 3,163 |
| Carrick-on-Suir | Tipperary | 5,856 |
| Carrigaline | Cork | 12,835 |
| Carrigtwohill | Cork | 2,782 |
| Cashel | Tipperary | 2,936 |
| Castlebar | Mayo | 11,891 |
| Castleblayney | Monaghan | 3,124 |
| Castlebridge | Wexford | 1,624 |
| Castlecomer-Donaguile | Kilkenny | 1,531 |
| Castleconnell | Limerick | 1,330 |
| Castleisland | Kerry | 2,300 |
| Castlepollard | Westmeath | 1,004 |
| Castlerea | Roscommon | 1,873 |
| Cavan | Cavan | 7,883 |
| Ceannanus Mór | Meath | 5,248 |
| Celbridge | Kildare | 17,262 |
| Clane | Kildare | 4,968 |
| Clara | Offaly | 3,001 |
| Claremorris | Mayo | 2,595 |
| Clifden | Galway | 1,497 |
| Clogherhead | Louth | 1,558 |
| Clonakilty | Cork | 4,154 |
| Clonee | Meath | 1,000 |
| Clones | Monaghan | 1,767 |
| Clonmel | Tipperary | 17,008 |
| Cloyne | Cork | 1,095 |
| Cobh | Cork | 11,303 |
| Convoy | Donegal | 1,193 |
| Cootehill | Cavan | 1,892 |
| Cork City and Suburbs | Cork | 190,384 |
| Courtown | Wexford | 1,421 |
| Croom | Limerick | 1,045 |
| Crosshaven | Cork | 1,669 |
| Daingean | Offaly | 1,056 |
| Daingean Uí Chúis | Kerry | 1,920 |
| Derrinturn | Kildare | 1,138 |
| Donabate | Dublin | 5,499 |
| Donegal | Donegal | 2,339 |
| Drogheda & Environs | Louth | 35,090 |
| Drogheda (within legal boundary) | Louth | 28,973 |
| Droichead Nua | Kildare | 18,520 |
| Dublin City and Suburbs | Dublin | 1,045,769 |
| Duleek | Meath | 3,236 |
| Dunboyne | Meath | 5,713 |
| Dundalk & Suburbs | Louth | 35,085 |
| Dundalk (within legal boundary) | Louth | 29,037 |
| Dungarvan | Waterford | 8,362 |
| Dunleer | Louth | 1,449 |
| Dunmanway | Cork | 1,522 |
| Dunmore East | Waterford | 1,547 |
| Dunshaughlin | Meath | 3,384 |
| Edenderry | Offaly | 5,888 |
| Enfield | Meath | 2,161 |
| Ennis | Clare | 24,253 |
| Enniscorthy | Wexford | 9,538 |
| Enniskerry | Wicklow | 1,881 |
| Ferbane | Offaly | 1,164 |
| Fermoy | Cork | 5,873 |
| Fethard | Tipperary | 1,374 |
| Foxford | Mayo | 1,058 |
| Galway City and Suburbs | Galway | 72,729 |
| Gorey | Wexford | 7,193 |
| Gort | Galway | 2,734 |
| Graiguenamanagh-Tinnahinch | Kilkenny | 1,376 |
| Greystones | Wicklow | 14,569 |
| Kanturk | Cork | 1,915 |
| Kenmare | Kerry | 1,701 |
| Kilcock | Kildare | 4,100 |
| Kilcoole | Wicklow | 3,252 |
| Kilcullen | Kildare | 2,985 |
| Kildare | Kildare | 7,538 |
| Kilkee | Clare | 1,325 |
| Kilkenny | Kilkenny | 22,179 |
| Kill | Kildare | 2,510 |
| Killaloe | Clare | 1,035 |
| Killarney | Kerry | 14,603 |
| Killorglin | Kerry | 1,627 |
| Killybegs | Donegal | 1,280 |
| Kilmallock | Limerick | 1,443 |
| Kilrush | Clare | 2,657 |
| Kiltimagh | Mayo | 1,096 |
| Kingscourt | Cavan | 1,748 |
| Kinnegad | Westmeath | 2,245 |
| Kinsale | Cork | 4,099 |
| Kinsealy-Drinan | Dublin | 3,651 |
| Lanesborough-Ballyleague | Longford | 1,112 |
| Laytown-Bettystown-Mornington | Meath | 8,978 |
| Leixlip | Kildare | 14,676 |
| Letterkenny | Donegal | 17,586 |
| Lifford | Donegal | 1,448 |
| Limerick City and Suburbs | Limerick | 90,757 |
| Lismore | Waterford | 1,240 |
| Listowel | Kerry | 4,338 |
| Longford | Longford | 8,836 |
| Loughrea | Galway | 4,532 |
| Lusk | Dublin | 5,236 |
| Macroom | Cork | 3,553 |
| Maigh Cuilinn | Galway | 1,237 |
| Malahide | Dublin | 14,937 |
| Mallow | Cork | 10,241 |
| Manorhamilton | Leitrim | 1,158 |
| Maynooth | Kildare | 10,715 |
| Meathas Truim | Longford | 1,221 |
| Midleton | Cork | 10,048 |
| Millstreet | Cork | 1,401 |
| Mitchelstown | Cork | 3,365 |
| Moate | Westmeath | 1,888 |
| Monaghan | Monaghan | 6,710 |
| Monasterevin | Kildare | 3,017 |
| Mooncoin | Kilkenny | 1,002 |
| Mountmellick | Laois | 4,069 |
| Mountrath | Laois | 1,435 |
| Moville | Donegal | 1,427 |
| Muine Bheag | Carlow | 2,735 |
| Mullingar | Westmeath | 18,416 |
| Naas | Kildare | 20,044 |
| Navan (An Uaimh) | Meath | 24,851 |
| Nenagh | Tipperary | 7,751 |
| New Ross | Wexford | 7,709 |
| Newcastle West | Limerick | 5,098 |
| Newcastle | Dublin | 1,506 |
| Newmarket-on-Fergus | Clare | 1,542 |
| Newport | Tipperary | 1,286 |
| Newtownmountkennedy | Wicklow | 2,548 |
| Oldcastle | Meath | 1,316 |
| Oranmore | Galway | 3,513 |
| Oughterard | Galway | 1,305 |
| Passage West | Cork | 5,203 |
| Portarlington South | Laois | 5,054 |
| Portarlington North | Laois | 2,038 |
| Portlaoise | Laois | 14,613 |
| Portlaw | Waterford | 1,495 |
| Portmarnock | Dublin | 8,979 |
| Portrane | Dublin | 1,532 |
| Portumna | Galway | 1,377 |
| Prosperous | Kildare | 1,939 |
| Ramelton | Donegal | 1,088 |
| Raphoe | Donegal | 1,065 |
| Rathangan | Kildare | 1,718 |
| Rathcoole | Dublin | 2,927 |
| Rathcormac | Cork | 1,072 |
| Rathdowney | Laois | 1,212 |
| Rathdrum | Wicklow | 1,405 |
| Rathkeale | Limerick | 1,494 |
| Rathluirc | Cork | 2,984 |
| Rathnew | Wicklow | 1,849 |
| Ratoath | Meath | 7,249 |
| Rochfortbridge | Westmeath | 1,473 |
| Roscommon | Roscommon | 5,017 |
| Roscrea | Tipperary | 4,910 |
| Rosslare | Wexford | 1,359 |
| Rush | Dublin | 8,286 |
| Sallins | Kildare | 3,806 |
| Shannon | Clare | 9,222 |
| Sixmilebridge | Clare | 1,659 |
| Skerries | Dublin | 9,535 |
| Skibbereen | Cork | 2,338 |
| Slane | Meath | 1,099 |
| Sligo | Sligo | 19,402 |
| Stamullen | Meath | 2,487 |
| Stradbally | Laois | 1,056 |
| Strandhill | Sligo | 1,413 |
| Swinford | Mayo | 1,502 |
| Swords | Dublin | 33,998 |
| Templemore | Tipperary | 2,384 |
| Thomastown | Kilkenny | 1,837 |
| Thurles | Tipperary | 7,682 |
| Tipperary | Tipperary | 5,065 |
| Tower | Cork | 3,102 |
| Tralee | Kerry | 22,744 |
| Tramore | Waterford | 9,634 |
| Trim | Meath | 6,870 |
| Tuam | Galway | 6,885 |
| Tubbercurry | Sligo | 1,421 |
| Tullamore | Offaly | 12,927 |
| Tullow | Carlow | 3,048 |
| Tullyallen | Louth | 1,036 |
| Virginia | Cavan | 1,734 |
| Waterford City and Suburbs | Waterford | 49,213 |
| Westport | Mayo | 5,475 |
| Wexford | Wexford | 18,163 |
| Wicklow | Wicklow | 10,070 |
| Youghal | Cork | 6,785 |