Ireland’s ‘most disadvantaged’ area revealed

Dublin has benefited most from upturn, says report from Pobal Towns with 1,000 to 5,000 population have been worst affected

The St Mary’s Park area of Limerick City is now the most disadvantaged area in Ireland and Dublin has benefitted most from the upturn in the economy. That’s according to the latest national “deprivation index” from Pobal.

Using data from Census 2016 the index, which is based on Census 2016 results, classes areas as deprived or affluent based on specific indicators such as educational attainment, unemployment rates, lone parent ratio, and housing tenure.