50% of Ireland’s population live within a 1hr30m drive of Dundalk. Of the other half, 25% live within 2hrs of Limerick.

by Cmondatown

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  2. What an awesome nugget of information, thanks for sharing

  5. We don’t realise as much because the 2 major centres are split into different states but the population is extremely focused along that North Eastern belt.

    Even within the 1hr30min radius shown here much of the area to the west such as parts Monaghan, Cavan, Fermanagh, Tyrone make a marginal difference. Population is focused along Dublin to Belfast coastal strip mostly (+ few dense inland pockets of Armagh & Kildare.)

  6. Total bullshit. Took me 2 hours to drive from Bray to Oldtown this morning. Id say I passed more than a million people living in Dublin on that drive

  7. What a lucky 75% we are to all be living so close to the true jewels in Ireland’s crown.

  8. Very interesting. Dundalk could become a major city with the right encouragement.

    Make Dundalk great again!

  9. People outside of Newbridge fuming right now, just outside both section

  10. Half the state population lives within two hours of Waterford. Viva la Deise!

  11. Just to clarify – is the 25% a quarter of the remaining 50% (ie 1/8 of the population) or 25% of the total? I ask because what you said implies the first but my gut says it’s the second.

    “50% of Ireland’s population lives within a 1hr30m drive of Dundalk. Another 25% live within 2hrs of Limerick”?

  13. That is complete horse shit considering Munster has a population of 1.4m and Limerick is only an hours drive from all the populated areas and only an hour from Galway and plenty of places in the midlands. The drive from Limerick to Dublin on the motorway is only 2 hours approx so some is yanking your chain OP.

  14. Dunno tho. A lot of people living in the sea or on islands could be a two hour drive from limerick. Dinky country really.

  17. Is this the IAA suggesting an airport should be built in Dundalk?

  18. Wow, what amazing destinations for people who like to drive 90-120 minutes. I only ever hear good things about those places.

  20. With unification the Dublin to Belfast corridor would likely become such an economic powerhouse that we’d have to be very careful to not let the other regions fall behind.

  21. If you drive fast enough on Ireland you live about an hour from anywhere

  22. I propose Drogheda as the new capital and Limerick as the summer holiday capital.

    Dublin will be carpet bombed and replaced with 25 stadiums to host Euro 2042

  26. Because for the last 35 years, the Irish government seems completely unaware that places outside of the Dublin metropolitan area exist. It’s almost 2025 and we still don’t have a fucking motorway between Cork and Limerick, Ireland’s second and third cities, not even the ground broken.

  28. so 62% live in roughly 50% of the land mass. congrats there Columbo.

  29. I want nothing less than the bullet train for an infrastructure project!!

  30. A perfect example of just why completing the M20 and ensuring decent West coast motorway balanced with good cross country connections on the N24 (needs upgrading), the M8, M7 M6 & N3/A5 can open up huge swathes of the country.
    All of course with appropriate rail and public transport infrastructure upgrades too.

    SNN can and should be a counterbalance to DUB and the development of the entire west coast and inland to Athlone can be very well served by shifting more infrastructure spending west.

  31. Cork confined to the sidelines by the boys on the Shannon once again. I’d love to see how the numbers stack up for the true titan though, Athlone.

  34. The Dundalk Alliance vs The Limerick Confederation shall be a war the likes of which humanity has never seen

  35. Why use Limerick as the centre point for the 2nd area? Cork is clearly bigger of the cities left on the island outside the first area. In fact, I think Limerick is similar in size (maybe just slightly bigger) than Derry.

    The top 5 cities in population size currently are:
    Dublin
    Belfast
    Cork
    Limerick
    Derry

  36. That’s a bit of a stretch. From Cookstown or Omagh you could hit Dundalk in 90mins if you don’t slow for speed limits or small children. But from any of the townlands in-between you have 15 minutes of hedges and ditches to navigate just to make it to civilization.

  38. 75% of us are withing spiting distance of Dundalk or Limerick.

    No wonder we’re all miserable

  39. Honestly close Dublin and Belfast ports, redevelop them for housing and green spaces and whatever they need, stick a super port in Dundalk and upgrade the M1/A1, upgrade the rail for freight and you’ve got yourself a new city to service the other two.

  43. Cool seems like a very rural country they should limit public transport and make getting a license extremely expensive.

  45. Further proof (if it was ever needed) that Dundalk is the greatest town in Ireland. Mon da town!!!

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