COUNTRY & TERRITORY REFERENCE

Ireland

Get to know Ireland through its recorded places and international travel. Read the story, understand the sources, and choose a useful business question.

GEONAMES · CITIES, TOWNS & VILLAGES12,159

City, town, and related location records

Named cities, towns, villages, city sections, and related locations in the October 20, 2026 reference.

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FOURSQUARE · BUSINESS & OTHER PLACES142,835

Historical place records

Businesses and other recorded places in the August 18, 2026 source build. This is a separate collection from GeoNames.

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THE COUNTRY STORY · FACTS WITH MEANING

Ireland: A recorded place footprint. A story to explore.

Ireland has 142,835 place records in the Foursquare historical reference. Of these, 127,440 were outside the source’s closed and quality-review groups, placing it 55 of 248 on that count. The collection includes businesses and other places where people work, visit, and gather.

From a location to a useful lead

99.94% of the recorded places have valid coordinates. Almost every record can be placed on a map. 122,062 records also meet the source-status and category rules for exploration, placing this count 56 of 248.

Make the recorded places easier to find

135,895 records (95.14%) have a category field. 6,940 have no category field. Category labels can help organize the recorded activities and places. A website is recorded for 41.7% of the places. A blank website field does not establish whether a business has a website elsewhere.

LANGUAGE & BUSINESS UNDERSTANDING

Plan the conversation before the meeting

Agree on a language everyone in the meeting can use. It shapes how you explain an offer, understand questions, prepare written material, and keep a relationship moving.

Languages listed in the GeoNames country reference: English, Irish.

  • Which language will we use for the meeting and follow-up?
  • Do we need an interpreter or translated written materials?
  • Who can help both sides check that the message is understood?

The language list comes from the GeoNames country reference. Ask the people taking part which language works best. Explore the country language details ↓

What the snapshot shows, and what it means for your research
What the snapshot showsWhat it means
Category coverage95.14%Source position: 162 of 237The category fields help describe the recorded place types.
Records meeting the exploration rules122,062Source position: 56 of 248These records combine an eligible source status, valid coordinates, and a category.
Records with a website41.7%Source position: 14 of 237The reference can offer a direct research route where a website is recorded. A blank field does not establish website absence.
Records carrying quality-review flags337 · 0.24%Source position: 207 of 237Review these source records before using them for detailed comparisons or introductions. The source position compares the review share.
Your business question

Which recorded places and local partners in Ireland fit the customers, suppliers, visitor offer, or introduction you want to explore?

Use the place footprint to choose questions and locations to investigate. Check product demand, operating details, and introductions with local sources.

Based on the dated Foursquare snapshot and available outbound travel records. The story explains the evidence and adds no index points. Read the organized data and source notes →

Country reference codesIE · IRL
CapitalDublin
CurrencyEuro

EUR

Meet the place.
Start with its languages.

The country reference for Ireland lists these languages:

  • EnglishSource code: en-IE
  • IrishSource code: ga-IE

Use this country-level context to prepare for a conversation, then ask your host which language works best.

International calling code+353
GeoNames reference identifier2963597

Look closer at a city. The connected GeoNames place profiles show the available source name, region, coordinates, population value, time zone, feature type, and record date. Find a city or village below.

Language names come from the country reference, rather than city-level speaker counts. Source: GeoNames countryInfo, retrieved October 20, 2026.

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SHARED ROOTS · U.S. COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS

Shared heritage.
A conversation to explore.

A community connection can help two places start listening to one another. Find a U.S. area, choose a business or cultural goal, and look for people who want to take part.

Irish · Ancestry · 2024 ACS five-year estimates. This view describes reported origin or identity; it includes people who may have been born in the United States. These are the first 10 of 1,294 covered city markets.

Irish · published population ranks preserved
RankU.S. city marketEstimated residentsLocal population shareExplore a connection
1New York, New York369,2954.36%Build a city research path →
2Chicago, Illinois196,9237.31%Build a city research path →
3Philadelphia, Pennsylvania151,4019.58%Build a city research path →
4Los Angeles, California145,3773.78%Build a city research path →
5Houston, Texas113,9883.43%Build a city research path →
6Phoenix, Arizona107,9657.20%Build a city research path →
7San Diego, California107,3657.61%Build a city research path →
8Las Vegas, Nevada106,9356.50%Build a city research path →
9Austin, Texas100,2518.94%Build a city research path →
10Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania99,18816.38%Build a city research path →

Source: Follow Your Heart / NDS community publication · B04006_049E · feed version 1.0.0. City markets group ZIPs assigned to a primary city and state, with at least 50,000 residents. They are not municipal or CBSA boundaries. Margins of error for these rollups are not supplied; nearby ranks may not be meaningfully different.

Make the next step reciprocal. Ask what each place hopes to learn, sell, buy, or build. Community presence is a starting point for research, rather than confirmation of a Sister City agreement.

Search ZIP heritage summaries · Mexican-origin communities · Indigenous identity views.

TRANSPORTATION & LOGISTICS · ROUTES TO MARKET

Move the goods.
Bring people together.

Airports, ports, and the transport between them help explain how a place can connect with the world. Use the recorded infrastructure to plan questions about deliveries, supplier visits, tourism, and meetings.

Covered airport references15

In this supplied lookup for Ireland

Port codes in the link reference3

15 partner country or territory codes

Air and sea gateways

Which listed airport or port fits your product, visitor group, or meeting? Ask about cargo handling, storage, customs support, and the service you need.

Road, rail, and the last mile

How would the goods or people get from the gateway to the final place? Ask about road and rail connections, transfer points, cost, timing, and a local transport partner.

Explore Ireland’s covered airport references.

15 matching references · showing 10

Airport and codeSource city / regionRecorded typeLocation
Bantry AerodromeBYTBantry · IE-COsmall airportView mapped location ↗
Belmullet AerodromeBLYBelmullet · IE-MOsmall airportView mapped location ↗
Connemara Regional AirportNNRInverin · IE-Gsmall airportView mapped location ↗
Cork International AirportORKCork · IE-COlarge airportView mapped location ↗
Donegal AirportCFNDonegal · IE-DLmedium airportView mapped location ↗
Dublin AirportDUBDublin · IE-Dlarge airportView mapped location ↗
Inisheer AerodromeINQInis Oírr · IE-Gsmall airportView mapped location ↗
Inishmaan AerodromeIIAInis Meáin · IE-Gsmall airportView mapped location ↗
Inishmore AerodromeIORInis Mór · IE-Gsmall airportView mapped location ↗
Ireland West Airport KnockNOCCharlestown · IE-MOlarge airportView mapped location ↗

Supplied airport lookup · 9,057 records across 237 country codes, plus 31 records without a country code. Reviewed October 23, 2026. The source observation date is not supplied. These are location and infrastructure references; confirm current passenger or cargo service for your plan.

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Explore the recorded port network.

31 distinct port pairs involve Ireland: 28 cross-border pairs and 3 domestic pairs. Repeated and reverse-direction records were consolidated.

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IEDUBIEORKIEWAT

Linked countries and territories in the reference

Supplied port_flows reference · 836 port codes in 169 geographies. Observation period and flow unit are not stated, so the links describe the supplied network rather than current sailings or freight volumes. Download source link counts and definitions.

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Your next question: “Who can help us move our goods or people between these places, and what would the whole journey cost?”

This section adds transport evidence to your research. It introduces no new logistics or index score.

INTERNATIONAL NETWORKS · REVIEWED MEMBERSHIPS

Know the networks.
Plan the conversation.

International organizations and forums provide context for cross-border conversations. Follow the official links below to explore the programs, policy information, and regional connections that fit your business question.

Ireland · relationships found in seven reviewed organization lists · October 23, 2026
OrganizationCountry’s relationshipWhat you can explore
UN ↗United NationsMember stateExplore the country’s diplomatic participation and published UN information.
EU ↗European UnionMember stateFind the country’s official profile, then check the business rules and programs that fit your plan.
WTO ↗World Trade OrganizationWTO memberResearch trade commitments and policies before choosing a market-entry route.

Choose a program or rule to investigate. A listed membership explains an international relationship. Check which requirements, services, or opportunities apply to your own plan.

Which organizations were checked, and what does membership mean?

Reviewed lists: UN, NATO, APEC, G20, ASEAN, EU, and WTO. Reviewed October 23, 2026. This selection is not a complete list of every international affiliation.

APEC lists member economies. Observer relationships retain their source status. A regional organization’s membership is kept separate from the membership of its individual countries.

Membership alone does not establish a tariff preference, access to a particular program, or a completed business deal.

FOURSQUARE · 2026 HISTORICAL PLACE REFERENCE

Picture the places.
Shape your next question.

What kinds of businesses and gathering places might help you understand Ireland? Start with the scale and detail of its recorded places, then explore the industries and people behind them.

All place records in the snapshot142,835

Foursquare country source coverage

Mapped and categorized records122,062

Source position 56 of 248

Records with a website41.7%

Source position 14 of 237

CUSTOMERS

Where might your offer fit?

Use the recorded footprint to plan your research. Look for a type of business that could use your goods or services, then check demand with local people.

SUPPLIERS & CULTURE

What could you learn here?

Historic business and cultural records can help you imagine supply chains, visitor experiences, and places where people meet.

INTRODUCTIONS

Who could explain the market?

A chamber, university, or local partner can help you turn a recorded place into a useful conversation.

This is a historical reference collected in 2026. The counts describe records in the Foursquare Open Source Places snapshot, including businesses and other places. They help you see source coverage and imagine possibilities; they do not measure total businesses or sales.

See all eight source measures and their positions
MeasureValueSource position
Mapped and categorized place recordsRecords with a usable map location and a place category, outside the source’s closed and review groups.122,06256 of 248
Place records retained for explorationRecords outside the closed and source-review groups when this historical collection was built.127,44055 of 248
Records with a websiteThe share of all country place records with a website address.41.7%14 of 237
Records with a categoryThe share of all country place records with a category name or identifier.95.14%162 of 237
Records with valid coordinatesThe share of all country place records with valid latitude and longitude.99.94%218 of 237
Records retained for exploration: shareThe share of all country records outside the closed and source-review groups.89.22%225 of 237
Records marked for source reviewThe share of all country place records with unresolved source flags.0.24%207 of 237
Records with a closure dateThe share of all country place records with a closure date recorded in the source.10.54%13 of 237

Count measures cover 248 geographies. Share rankings cover the 237 that meet the source’s minimum-base rule; values remain visible for the other 11. Positions and ties are preserved from NDS publication tables. A position is a comparison of the named measure, not an overall Commercial Diplomacy score.

Foursquare Open Source Places · NDS snapshot built August 18, 2026 · Source and coverage

WHAT MAKES UP THE FOURSQUARE FOOTPRINT?

Businesses. Gathering places.
See the recorded mix.

Start with all 142,835 Foursquare place records for Ireland. Category fields describe recorded business and place types. A record can carry more than one category.

With a category field135,895

95.14% of all Foursquare records

Without a category field6,940

4.86% of all Foursquare records

947 of 947 recorded categories

Source categories · all 142,835 country records form the share denominator
Category positionRecorded categoryRecord countShare of all records
1Business and Professional Services > Health and Beauty ServiceFoursquare ID 54541900498ea6ccd0202697Explore recorded places in this category →4,3683.06%
2Dining and Drinking > Cafe, Coffee, and Tea House > CaféFoursquare ID 4bf58dd8d48988d16d941735Explore recorded places in this category →3,9722.78%
3Dining and Drinking > BarFoursquare ID 4bf58dd8d48988d116941735Explore recorded places in this category →3,7542.63%
4Business and Professional Services > Health and Beauty Service > SpaFoursquare ID 4bf58dd8d48988d1ed941735Explore recorded places in this category →3,5812.51%
5Dining and Drinking > RestaurantFoursquare ID 4d4b7105d754a06374d81259Explore recorded places in this category →3,2362.27%
6Business and Professional Services > OfficeFoursquare ID 4bf58dd8d48988d124941735Explore recorded places in this category →3,1012.17%
7Dining and Drinking > Bar > PubFoursquare ID 4bf58dd8d48988d11b941735Explore recorded places in this category →2,8702.01%
8Travel and Transportation > Lodging > Bed and BreakfastFoursquare ID 4bf58dd8d48988d1f8931735Explore recorded places in this category →2,6501.86%
9Dining and Drinking > Cafe, Coffee, and Tea House > Coffee ShopFoursquare ID 4bf58dd8d48988d1e0931735Explore recorded places in this category →2,3621.65%
10Community and Government > EducationFoursquare ID 4bf58dd8d48988d13b941735Explore recorded places in this category →2,3211.62%
11Business and Professional Services > Automotive Service > Automotive Repair ShopFoursquare ID 52f2ab2ebcbc57f1066b8b44Explore recorded places in this category →2,2021.54%
12Travel and Transportation > Fuel StationFoursquare ID 4bf58dd8d48988d113951735Explore recorded places in this category →2,1461.50%
13Travel and Transportation > Lodging > HotelFoursquare ID 4bf58dd8d48988d1fa931735Explore recorded places in this category →2,0861.46%
14Retail > Convenience StoreFoursquare ID 4d954b0ea243a5684a65b473Explore recorded places in this category →2,0021.40%
15Dining and Drinking > Restaurant > Fast Food RestaurantFoursquare ID 4bf58dd8d48988d16e941735Explore recorded places in this category →1,9451.36%

Each source row is counted once in each distinct source category it carries. Multiple categories can make category counts or shares sum above the country total or 100%. Source rows are counted; no new unique-business census is implied. IDs define categories when usable IDs exist. Label-only rows retain exact source labels. Labels are paired to IDs only when array lengths agree; no parent-category rollup or NAICS/ISIC mapping is inferred.

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Foursquare source categories are retained as supplied. The standalone hierarchy was not materialized in this source build. Business and place types can still be counted directly; no industry crosswalk or parent-category grouping is inferred.

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