Census highlights imbalance in the State's development

An unbalanced State in terms of economic activity, and by extension, population, is one of the major issues to arise from the census figures, writes Mick Clifford

The changing nature of Irish society is always evident in the census. We see where we have come from and receive hints of where we are bound. File picture: Larry Cummins

There are 1,800 Jedi Knights in the State, according to the latest Census. 

These people, it can be assumed, are outward looking, tuned into global trends, and perhaps looking even further than the boundaries of Earth for some spiritual armour.