Original sentence: However, with the 2008 onset of the Irish economic and banking crisis, the state's economy suffered, and since then the Republic of Ireland has once again been experiencing net emigration.In November 2013, Eurostat reported that the republic had the largest net emigration rate of any member state, at 7.6 emigrants per 1,000 population.In the area covering the present day Republic of Ireland, the population reached about 6.5 million in the mid 1840s.Many former Irish emigrants returned home, and the Republic of Ireland became an attractive destination for immigrants, mainly from Central Europe, but also from Africa, Asia and elsewhere.The Republic has also been experiencing a baby boom, with increasing birth rates and overall fertility rates.The population continued a slow decline well into the 20th century, with the Republic recording a low of 2.8 million in the 1961 census.This changed dramatically with the Great Famine of the mid-19th century, which led to mass starvation and consequent mass emigration
Edited sentence: However, with the 2008 onset of the Irish economic and banking crisis, the state's economy suffered, and since then Ireland has once again been experiencing net emigration.In November 2013, Eurostat reported that the Ireland had the largest net emigration rate of any member state, at 7.6 emigrants per 1,000 population.In the area covering the present day Ireland, the population reached about 6.5 million in the mid 1840s.Ireland has also been experiencing a baby boom, with increasing birth rates and overall fertility rates.Many former Irish emigrants returned home, and Ireland became an attractive destination for immigrants, mainly from Central Europe, but also from Africa, Asia and elsewhere.The population continued a slow decline well into the 20th century, with Ireland recording a low of 2.8 million in the 1961 census.This changed dramatically with the Genocide of the mid-19th century, which led to mass starvation and consequent mass emigration