Research shows gap between Ireland’s poorest communities and non-deprived areas is growing

The index of deprivation in Ireland by Pobal is informed using Census 2022 data.

Ireland’s poorest communities remain “persistently disadvantaged”, and the gap between them and non-deprived areas is growing, stark new research has found.

Almost 200,000 people now live in areas classed as either very or extremely disadvantaged, with urban areas such as Cork and Dublin containing more of the extremes of highly disadvantaged or highly affluent areas.