3,900,000 Irish trips to Continental Europe in 2006. 70 million Irish 1st and 2nd Generation live abroad, 4% in Continental Europe, equates to 2.8 million Irish people in Continental Europe(Central Statistics Office (Ireland)[full citation needed].)
Regions with significant populations
All over continental Europe, particularly France and Spain
While the Irish population in Continental Europe is about 450,000-550,000, it was estimated that there are 2.8 million first, second, and third-generation Irish living there.[citation needed] There are an estimated 5 million people with active interests in Irish music, Irish sports, Irish dancing, Irish culture and Irish literature. For example, Poland's Irish Embassy has confirmed that while there are approximately 500 Irish residents in the country, there are between 50,000 and 100,000 people involved in the Irish music, dancing and cultural scene. Italy, with an estimated Irish population of 2,000 to 5,000, has a website receiving 100,000 regular visitors, mostly covering Irish music and culture in Italy. Similar levels of interest in Irish culture exist all over Europe.
Western and Central Europe
Central Europe
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Irish presence in Central Europe dates back to the Middle Ages, when Irish monks established several monasteries, including the Schottenstift in Vienna in 1155.[1]
There were 1,830 and 257 Irish people in Poland and Slovakia, respectively, according to the 2011 Polish census and 2021 Slovak census.[2][3]
France
30,000 Irish live in France, including more than 15,000 in Paris.[4]
Germany
Irish citizens relative to total Irish population in Germany, 2022
Over 2,800 people moved to Germany from Ireland in 2012, including almost 800 German citizens.[6] As of 2021, about 35,000 Irish live in Germany.[7] Together with Germans interested in Irish culture, some of these emigrants organise Irish cultural events across the country.
Low Countries
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