Metropolitan areas in Ireland

There are three principal city metropolitan areas on the island of Ireland. Dublin and Cork are in the Republic of Ireland and Belfast is in Northern Ireland.

*Dublin - 1,661,185

*Belfast - 579,276

*Cork - 190,384

Other cities:

*Limerick - 90,757

*Derry - 90,663

*Galway - 72,729

*Lisburn - 71,465

*Waterford - 49,213

*Newry - 27,433

*Kilkenny - 22,179

*Armagh - 14,590

It is important to note there are many towns larger than some cities in Ireland.