Report of the Local Government Efficiency Review Group

Edenderry • 5,617 271 5,888
Fermoy • 2,275 3,598 5,873
Bandon • 1,721 4,101 5,822
Westport • 5,163 312 5,475
Kells • 2,257 2,991 5,248
Passage West • 4,818 385 5,203
Birr • 4,091 990 5,081
Tipperary • 4,415 650 5,065
Ardee • 4,301 393 4,694
Loughrea • 4,532 4,532
Carrickmacross • 1,973 2,414 4,387
Listowel • 3,901 437 4,338
Clonakilty • 3,745 409 4,154
Kinsale • 2,298 1,801 4,099
Mountmellick • 2,872 1,197 4,069
Macroom • 3,407 146 3,553
Bantry • 3,309 3,309
Castleblayney • 1,822 1,302 3,124
Cashel • 2,413 523 2,936
Muinebeag • 2,532 203 2,735
Kilrush • 2,657 37 2,694
Ballyshannon • 2,004 682 2,686
Boyle • 1,599 923 2,522
Templemore • 2,255 129 2,384
Skibbereen • 2,338 2,338
Bundoran • 1,706 258 1,964
Cootehill • 1,243 649 1,892
Clones • 1,517 250 1,767
Belturbet • 1,395 16 1,411
Kilkee • 1,325 1,325
Lismore • 790 450 1,240
Ballybay • 401 816 1,217
Granard • 933 933
Total 576,582 200,952 777,534
‡ Note that since Census 2006 Navan, Shannon, Balbriggan and Wexford town councils have each successfully
applied for a boundary alteration. The approximate populations of these towns within their respective boundaries,
as estimated at the time of the boundary alterations, are:
Navan 28,000
Wexford 18,800
Balbriggan 17,800
Shannon 9,500.
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