It is time to “turn on the lights”, according to LGBT Ireland, which pointed out that data has revealed potential disparities among the community in other countries.

Elsewhere in the statistics, the Census 2022 found that there were 49 towns in Ireland with a population of over 10,000 people.

One reader muses about secularism while others address issues ranging from the falling burglary rate to professional sport — and another offers wholehearted praise for an Irish library

Trying to package rural Ireland into one neat little box will fail and deep down those vying to establish a rural party must know that.

The corresponding figure in the last census, in 2016, was 156,799, writes Pádraig Hoare

While there has been discussion around the ageing population of our country, there are positives that can be taken from Census 2022 data

Does a decline in Roman Catholic Church member numbers necessarily mean a decline in faith?

A casual remark by his brother inspires one reader to spell out a stark warning about climate action  

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

Census results

The Census also found that there were almost 167,000 vacant houses and apartments in Ireland on census night

Message will be stored securely for a century and will only be released or made available to the public in 2122

The age at which people are ceasing their full-time education continues to increase

Constituency boundary redraw is under way

From losing a loved one, to Covid, climate change, the Ukraine war, and worries about the future of set dancing, the census form was used to cover a lot of ground, writes Denise O’Donoghue

Census also reveals 13% of the population smoke either daily or occasionally

There has been a significant decrease in the number of people identifying as Roman Catholic, according to the 2022 Census, falling from 79% of the population in 2016 to 69%. In real terms, this was a fall of 180,783 people, to 3. 51 million.

The proportion of people identifying as Roman Catholic fell from 79% in 2016 to 69% in 2022, the 'No Religion' category increased from 451,941 people to 736,210 people

Further reports will be published by the CSO in the coming months, delving into topics such as housing as revealed through the Census results in more detail

While the new statutory Electoral Commission has indicated a range of between 171 and 181 TDs, senior Government sources have said the next Dáil will have 178 or 180 TDs

The commission has until July to return to Government with its plan for the next Dáil, including how many TDs there should be, and where boundaries for constituencies start and stop

The population of Dublin is now 1,450,701; in Cork it’s 581,231. Even Longford’s record population growth only takes it to 46,634. That disparity in basic human resources between counties is absolutely stark. And it is unrealistic for it to allow for fair competition on a consistent basis.

Ireland's population has exceeded 5.1m but we are entering a period of soaring inflation

While filling out the census, ecologist Anja Murray wonders what kind of world we are leaving for our descendants

In the 1911 census all we can see are the names, ages, occupations, places of birth, and reading and writing abilities in the households of our ancestors. In the 2022 census, we've a chance to offer our future ancestors so much more

One of the folks traipsing from door to door this week tells us about the varied reactions people have to Census 2022 — including the unique new time capsule section

What is the purpose of the census, do I need to fill it out, and how do I do it?