Ireland

Ireland's population is predominantly of Irish ethnicity, with rapid recent immigration adding diversity. English is the everyday language, while Irish (Gaelic) is the constitutionally first official language and is taught in schools.

Historically deeply Roman Catholic, Ireland has secularized rapidly, legalizing divorce, same-sex marriage, and abortion within recent decades.

Society

Ireland has a young, well-educated, English-speaking population and, unusually for Europe, healthy population growth driven by both natural increase and immigration.