Rural Ireland Thinks poll: One in four do not consider themselves as religious 

Rural Ireland Thinks poll: One in four do not consider themselves as religious 

In Census 2022, over 3.5m people living in Ireland reported that their religion was Roman Catholic, accounting for 69% of the population. File picture: iStock 

A slight majority (58%) of people in rural Ireland consider themselves to be religious while 26% do not.

An  Irish Examiner/Ipsos poll of people living in rural Ireland also found that almost 60% of those living in rural Ireland now agree that religious services have been curtailed in their area.

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