Census: 87% rise in dual citizenships

The latest census results show that while there has been a slight drop in the number of non-Irish nationals living here, there has been a notable increase in the number of those with dual citizenships.

The Census recorded 535,475 non-Irish nationals living in Ireland in April 2016 — a 1.6% decrease on the 2011 figure of 544,357.

The number of people holding dual Irish nationality rose from 55,905 to 104,784 — an increase of 87.4%.