RELIGIOUS NEWS AGENCY (REDNA) – The latest 2022 census in Ireland has shown 3.5 million people identify as Catholic, a decline from 79 per cent of the population in 2016 to 69 per cent in 2022, representing a fall of more than 180,000 people.
The number identifying as having no religion increased by 284,269 to 736,210.
The Church of Ireland category remained the second-largest religious group with 124,749 people.
The number of Hindus more than doubled, from 13,729 to 33,043 and the number of Muslims stands at 81,930, up from 63,443.