Polish Minority In Ireland
The Polish minority in Ireland numbered 93,680, plus 17,152 people with dual Polish and Irish citizenship, according to 2022 census figures.
Parts of this article (those related to 2022 Census) need to be updated. (May 2023) |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 93,681 (2022) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| All over Ireland, especially Limerick, Dublin, Portlaoise, Cork, Waterford and Galway. | |
| Languages | |
| Polish, English, Irish | |
| Religion | |
| Catholic, Polish Orthodox, atheism |
History
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After Poland joined the European Union in May 2004, Ireland was one of three existing EU members to open its borders to Polish workers (the others being the United Kingdom and Sweden). Ireland quickly became a key destination for Poles wishing to work outside the country; in 2004 a website advertising Irish jobs in Polish received over 170,000 views in its first day.
In the period immediately following the 2008 economic downturn, the number of Polish people in Ireland declined, with some reports suggesting that 30,000 were leaving Ireland per year, and the Central Statistics Office reporting a decrease in the number of Polish people applying for PPS numbers.
Polish people living in Ireland can vote in Polish elections. On Election Day there are special ballot stations provided in Belfast, Cork, and Limerick as well as in the country's embassy in Dublin. Consequently, Polish political parties campaign in Ireland for electoral support.
Polish citizens, as all other foreigners residing in Ireland, can also vote and run as candidates in local Irish elections, even when they do not have Irish citizenship. So far, nine Polish candidates ran in the municipal election of 2009, nine in 2014, and three in 2019. None managed to win mandates
Language and media
As of 2021, Polish is officially an established Senior Cycle subject in post-primary education(Senior Cycle subjects: Polish) and hence can be taken as part of the Irish Leaving Certificate examination.
The biggest Polish umbrella organization is the Polish Educational Society in Ireland (PESI), a non-profit organisation established in 2012. PESI sponsors Polish supplementary schools in Ireland and widely cooperates with Polish government bodies and organisations working for the maintenance and promotion of the Polish language abroad.
The large number of Poles in Ireland led to the provision of a number of media outlets catering to them. Newspapers: Polska Gazeta and a section in Dublin's Evening Herald entitled "Polski Herald". Dublin cable television channel, City Channel, also features a programme aimed at Poles in Ireland entitled Oto Polska (This is Poland).
For online media in Ireland see External links below.
Notable people
- Stan Gebler Davies, journalist
- Paddy Ruschitzko, hurler
See also
References
External links
- Gazeta.ie - the website with advertisements
- Nasz Głos - the official website of "Nasz Głos" The Free Polish Weekly
- Galway.pl - the largest website of the Polish community in the West of Ireland
- Nadajemy.ie - the biggest social networking website for Polish people in Ireland
- Mycork.org - the first Polish forum in Ireland and website of the Polish community in Cork
- Polish-chaplaincy.ie - a website of Polish chaplaincy in Dublin
- Polish Lutherans - a website for Polish Lutherans in Ireland
- ABC EduLibrary- Polish cultural centre and library in Cork
- Together-Razem Centre - non-profit organisation supporting Poles, Central and Eastern Europeans
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