Rural Life
In the 2022 census, Belmullet, Co Mayo, Glenties, Co Donegal, and Bantry, Co Cork reported more deaths than births
67,891 households were using peat, including turf, as the main source for heating their homes, according to the latest data from Census 2022.
Irish Rural Link (IRL) has raised concern at the level of households aged over 65 years that have no internet connection of any kind.
Agri-Business
The number of people working in the agriculture, forestry and fishing sector stood at 82,228 last year, according to Census 2022.
