Surge in the number of abortions carried out in Ireland

The counties with the highest number of terminations recorded were Dublin at 3,005, Cork, 734, and Limerick, 377.

There was a significant increase in the number of abortions carried out in Ireland last year, the Department of Health’s latest annual report shows.

In total, there were 8,156 terminations of pregnancy carried out in 2022 under the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018.