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Births fall by 9 per cent in Leitrim
Births fell in Co Roscommon, dropping from 687 in 2024 to 670 in 2025.
Jun 2, 2026 12:57
Over 1,500 births registered in Shannonside region last year
CSO stats released this week show Longford, Leitrim and Roscommon saw a minor drop in birth rates.
May 26, 2025 11:21
Over 390 births registered in the region in first quarter of the year
Co. Roscommon holds the highest number of births recorded in the region so far this year at a total of 173.
Aug 26, 2024 09:25
Over 1,500 births registered in the Shannonside Region last year
1,553 births were recorded over the 12 months, with Roscommon seeing the largest amount at 712.
Jul 23, 2024 13:58
Over 800 births registered across the region for first half of 2023
The statistics released by the CSO show the amount of births registered in Roscommon, Leitrim and Longford from January to June of this year.
Dec 4, 2023 13:11
Head injuries among newborns investigated at Galway Hospital
Its after an increase in the number of newborns who suffered subgaleal hemorrhage after their births.
Aug 24, 2023 09:25
Leitrim records lowest number of births nationwide in 2022
Nationally the number of births registered continues to fall, down over a fifth in the last ten years.
May 26, 2023 17:51
Leitrim councillor criticises temporary closure of registration office
The registration office for Births, Deaths and Marriages in Carrick-on-Shannon has been closed since the 20th of last month
Jun 7, 2022 17:58Shannonside Newsletter
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