Ireland's population rises to more than 5m for the first time since 1851

While the world was in lockdown, there was a strong flow of Irish nationals returning to live here, CSO figures show
Ireland's population has risen above 5m for the first time since 1851.
Figures released by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) on Tuesday show how the combination of positive net migration and natural increase gave population growth of 34,000 in the year to April 2021 to push the population to an estimated 5.01m.