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Dublin pop to hit 2 million

Skerries · 2021-04-07 13:19:00

https://www.irishtimes.com/news/dublin-s-population-to-reach-two-million-by-2021-1.1312906 they were a bit off as it is currently 1.24 million unless they were talking about the greater Dublin area inclusive

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07-04-2021 2:19pm

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https://www.irishtimes.com/news/dublin-s-population-to-reach-two-million-by-2021-1.1312906

they were a bit off as it is currently 1.24 million unless they were talking about the greater Dublin area inclusive

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#2 07-04-2021 2:23pm
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First line of the article:

The population of the greater Dublin area will rise to 2 million by 2021

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#3 07-04-2021 2:39pm
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Census 2011: 1.8 million
Census 2016: 1.9 million

It has more than likely exceeded 2 million by now.

The population of the state was estimated to be 4.98 million last year so it's probably 5 million by now too.

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#4 08-04-2021 1:58pm
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You dig up a 16 year old article to prove a point and don't even read the first sentence that contradicts you .

How? Why? So many questions!

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