1.2% fall in Donegal from 2011 to 2016 but the overall rural population grew by 4.6%

Population decline is not a big election issue in most of rural Ireland.
1.2% fall in Donegal from 2011 to 2016 but the overall rural population grew by 4.6%
Mon, 27 Jan, 2020 - 14:20
Eamonn Pitts

Only the western counties, and Cavan and Leitrim, and parts of Sligo, Mayo and Roscommon, are classed as highly rural or remote.
Only the western counties, and Cavan and Leitrim, and parts of Sligo, Mayo and Roscommon, are classed as highly rural or remote.

Population decline is not a big election issue in most of rural Ireland.

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