Appendix 4 – <strong>Local</strong> <strong>Government</strong> Population Size City and County Council Population Size (Census 2006) <strong>Local</strong> Authority Census Population 2006 Carlow County Council 50,349 Cavan County Council 64,003 Clare County Council 110,950 Cork County Council 361,877 Donegal County Council 147,264 Dún Laoghaire Rathdown County Council 194,038 Fingal County Council 239,992 Galway County Council 159,256 Kerry County Council 139,835 Kildare County Council 186,335 Kilkenny County Council 87,558 Laois County Council 67,059 Leitrim County Council 28,950 Limerick County Council 131,516 Longford County Council 34,391 Louth County Council 111,267 Mayo County Council 123,839 Meath County Council 162,831 Monaghan County Council 55,997 North Tipperary County Council 66,023 Offaly County Council 70,868 Roscommon County Council 58,768 Sligo County Council 60,894 South Dublin County Council 246,935 South Tipperary County Council 83,221 Waterford County Council 62,213 Westmeath County Council 79,346 Wexford County Council 131,749 Wicklow County Council 126,194 Cork City Council 119,418 Dublin City Council 506,211 Galway City Council 72,414 Limerick City Council 52,539 Waterford City Council 45,748 Total 4,239,848 198
Town Council Population Size (Census 2006) Town Town Council Population Census Total within Legal Environs Population Boundary 2006 Former Former UDC/Br TC Drogheda • 28,973 6,117 35,090 Dundalk • 29,037 6,048 35,085 Bray • 27,041 4,860 31,901 Navan‡ • 3,710 21,141 24,851 Ennis • 20,142 4,111 24,253 Tralee • 20,288 2,456 22,744 Kilkenny • 8,661 13,518 22,179 Carlow • 13,623 7,101 20,724 Naas • 20,044 20,044 Sligo • 17,892 1,510 19,402 Droichead Nua • 17,042 1,478 18,520 Mullingar • 8,940 9,476 18,416 Wexford‡ • 8,854 9,309 18,163 Letterkenny • 15,062 2,524 17,586 Athlone • 14,347 3,197 17,544 Clonmel • 15,482 1,526 17,008 Balbriggan‡ • 6,731 8,828 15,559 Leixlip • 14,676 14,676 Portlaoighise • 3,281 11,332 14,613 Killarney • 13,497 1,106 14,603 Greystones • 10,112 4,457 14,569 Tullamore • 10,900 2,027 12,927 Castlebar • 10,655 1,236 11,891 Arklow • 11,712 47 11,759 Cobh • 6,541 4,762 11,303 Ballina • 10,056 353 10,409 Mallow • 7,864 2,377 10,241 Wicklow • 6,930 3,140 10,070 Midleton • 3,934 6,114 10,048 Tramore • 9,192 442 9,634 Enniscorthy • 3,241 6,297 9,538 Shannon‡ • 8,481 741 9,222 Longford • 7,622 1,214 8,836 Dungarvan • 7,813 549 8,362 Athy • 7,943 275 8,218 Cavan • 3,934 3,949 7,883 Nenagh • 7,415 336 7,751 New Ross • 4,677 3,032 7,709 Thurles • 6,831 851 7,682 Gorey • 3,479 3,714 7,193 Tuam • 2,997 3,888 6,885 Trim • 1,375 5,495 6,870 Youghal • 6,393 392 6,785 Monaghan • 6,221 489 6,710 Ballinasloe • 6,049 254 6,303 Buncrana • 3,411 2,500 5,911 Carrick-on-Suir • 5,856 50 5,906 199
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