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.

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