Carrigaline tops Household Income List in Munster with average earnings of €59,353

A Geographical Profile of Income in Ireland shows households in South County Dublin fare much better than households in counties such as Longford and Donegal, where dependency on social welfare payments is far higher and where two in five have a medical card.

The monetary advantage of living in Leinster is underscored by the finding that of the 10 highest income towns in Ireland, just one, Carrigaline in County Cork, is outside Leinster, according to new figures for 2016 published by the Central Statistics Office (CSO).