Living in Kinsealy-Drinan
In Kinsealy-Drinan, unemployment is 7% (2022).
Kinsealy-Drinan is in Ireland; its population was 7,526 in April 2022. In April 2022, the foreign population was 1,538.
Which Ireland-wide rules apply when you move to Kinsealy-Drinan?
National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.
Housing and cost
No city-level rent figure is published for Kinsealy-Drinan. The available city-level cost figures remain below.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited | 75.99 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | eir 500 Mbps broadband8Official · national market |
| Mobile plan, 10 GB | 39.99 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | eir Mobile Essential9Official · national market |
| Average monthly rent (whole dwelling) | 2,465 EUR/month | 31 Mar 2026 | RTB/ESRI Rent Index Q1 2026, Table 8 - Standardised Average Rent in New Tenancies by LEA15Official · county |
Is Kinsealy-Drinan a good place to live?
There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.
Work and income
What is the unemployment rate in Kinsealy-Drinan?
The unemployment rate is 7 % (April 2022). Source: CSO Census 2022 F7115 — unemployment rate by town7
Kinsealy-Drinan 7.0%
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average gross earnings | 5,603 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2025 | NEA05: Mean & Median Annual Earnings by Sex & NUTS 3 Region (2011–2025)12Official · county |
| Median gross salary (regional) | 4,206 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2025 | NEA05: Mean & Median Annual Earnings by Sex & NUTS 3 Region (2011–2025)12Official · county |
| Unemployment rate | 7 %country median 9.4% | 3 Apr 2022 | CSO Census 2022 F7115 — unemployment rate by town7Official |
What does a salary buy in Kinsealy-Drinan?
Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.
RentInternetMobileLeft over
Line-by-line breakdown and sources
| Each month | € |
|---|---|
| Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions. | €3,332 |
| Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · RTB/ESRI Rent Index Q1 2026, Table 8 - Standardised Average Rent in New Tenancies by LEA · 2026-03-31 | − €2,465 |
| Internet€76 · official · eir 500 Mbps broadband · 2026-09-30 | − €76 |
| Mobile plan€40 · official · eir Mobile Essential · 2026-09-30 | − €40 |
| Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities | — |
| Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish | €751 |
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Kinsealy-Drinan. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.
Intreo employment service — Public employment service
Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Kinsealy-Drinan. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Safety
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | 7,774 incidents per 100,000 | 31 Dec 2025 | CJQ05 — Recorded crime incidents by Garda Region, Type of Offence, and Quarter3Official · regional context |
Mobility and administration
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Kinsealy-Drinan. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.
Education and Training Board adult English language skills and ESOL — State Language Course
The 16 Education and Training Boards across Ireland
For adult migrants, refugees, adults who need to improve English.
Local Authority Integration Teams (LAITs) — Newcomer Adaptation
Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
For new arrivals, people who applied for International Protection, refugees, people from Ukraine.
Climate and air quality
Is the air quality good in Kinsealy-Drinan?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 8 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency10
Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.
Night-time low to daytime high
mm
hours
Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³
City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.
Kinsealy-Drinan 8.0
Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 — annual mean | 8 µg/m³country median 7.0 | 31 Dec 2024 | European Environment Agency10Official |
| Average daytime high by month | Jan 8 · Feb 8.5 · Mar 10.1 · Apr 12.3 · May 14.8 · Jun 17.7 · Jul 19.5 · Aug 19.1 · Sep 16.9 · Oct 13.6 · Nov 10.3 · Dec 8.3 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI16Official |
| Average night-time low by month | Jan 2.3 · Feb 2.2 · Mar 3 · Apr 4 · May 6.6 · Jun 9 · Jul 11.3 · Aug 11.2 · Sep 9.5 · Oct 7.1 · Nov 4.3 · Dec 2.6 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI17Official |
| Average temperature by month | Jan 5.2 · Feb 5.3 · Mar 6.6 · Apr 8.2 · May 10.7 · Jun 13.3 · Jul 15.4 · Aug 15.1 · Sep 13.2 · Oct 10.4 · Nov 7.3 · Dec 5.5 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI18Official |
| Average precipitation by month | Jan 61.8 · Feb 52.4 · Mar 51.4 · Apr 55 · May 57 · Jun 64 · Jul 61 · Aug 73.4 · Sep 63.3 · Oct 78.4 · Nov 82.7 · Dec 72.1 mm | 31 Dec 1991 | World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI19Official |
| Average sunshine by month | Jan 53.5 · Feb 74.5 · Mar 106.8 · Apr 156.9 · May 190.2 · Jun 167.4 · Jul 152.9 · Aug 153.4 · Sep 125.3 · Oct 101.8 · Nov 66.9 · Dec 47.6 hours | 31 Dec 1991 | World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI20Official |
Annual PM2.5 was 8.0 in 2015 and 8.0 in 2024.
Similar climate. In Ireland: Cork ±0.6 °C. Elsewhere: Belfast (United Kingdom) ±0.4 °C, Saanich (Canada) ±1.3 °C, Dundee (United Kingdom) ±0.7 °C, Swindon (United Kingdom) ±0.9 °C, Derby (United Kingdom) ±0.9 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month
Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.
Population and city profile
How many people live in Kinsealy-Drinan?
The published population was 7,526 people in April 2022. Source: CSO Census 2022 F5134 — Built Up Areas / Towns by Size6
By nationality
National passport79.6%Foreign residents20.4%
Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foreign-resident share | 23.36 % | 31 Dec 2022 | Central Statistics Office Ireland (CSO)1Official |
| Foreign residents | 1,538 people | 3 Apr 2022 | CSO Census 2022 F5003 — population by citizenship and town of usual residence5Official |
| Female residents | 3,862 people | 31 Dec 2022 | Central Statistics Office Ireland (CSO)6Official |
| Male residents | 3,664 people | 31 Dec 2022 | Central Statistics Office Ireland (CSO)6Official |
| Population | 7,526 people | 3 Apr 2022 | CSO Census 2022 F5134 — Built Up Areas / Towns by Size6Official |
International community in Kinsealy-Drinan
Named groups from exact city-grain official distributions. Citizenship, birthplace, language and ancestry answer different questions and stay separate.
Country of birth
Usually resident population by birthplace or citizenship; source-native CSO table · 2022
| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 7,488 | 100.0% |
| Ireland | 5,349 | 71.4% |
| Other EU272020 (Exec Ireland & Poland) | 711 | 9.5% |
| Rest of World | 698 | 9.3% |
| Poland | 304 | 4.1% |
| United Kingdom | 293 | 3.9% |
| India | 133 | 1.8% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source2
Citizenship
Population Usually Resident and Present in the State · 2022
| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| All citizenships | 7,524 | 100.0% |
| Ireland | 5,767 | 76.6% |
| Poland | 272 | 3.6% |
| Romania | 213 | 2.8% |
| Citizenship not stated | 212 | 2.8% |
| Other EU27 (2020) | 145 | 1.9% |
| India | 95 | 1.3% |
| United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the) | 94 | 1.2% |
| Africa(1) | 79 | 1.0% |
| Latvia | 75 | 1.0% |
Show 17 more groups
| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Other Asia(1) | 70 | 0.9% |
| Italy | 66 | 0.9% |
| Croatia | 60 | 0.8% |
| Lithuania | 60 | 0.8% |
| Brazil | 58 | 0.8% |
| Spain | 57 | 0.8% |
| China | 36 | 0.5% |
| Rest of Europe(1) | 34 | 0.5% |
| Multiple/Dual citizenship | 33 | 0.4% |
| Germany | 22 | 0.3% |
| Other America(1) | 18 | 0.2% |
| France | 15 | 0.2% |
| Other countries | 13 | 0.2% |
| United States of America (the) | 12 | 0.2% |
| Ukraine | 8 | 0.1% |
| No citizenship | 7 | 0.1% |
| Australia | 3 | 0.0% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source5
Citizenship
Usually resident population by birthplace or citizenship; source-native CSO table · 2022
| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 7,488 | 100.0% |
| Ireland | 5,739 | 76.6% |
| Other EU272020 (Exec Ireland & Poland) | 708 | 9.5% |
| Rest of World | 365 | 4.9% |
| Poland | 271 | 3.6% |
| Not stated | 216 | 2.9% |
| United Kingdom | 95 | 1.3% |
| India | 94 | 1.3% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source2
Alternatives for people set on Kinsealy-Drinan
Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.
Ashbourne as a Kinsealy-Drinan alternative in the same region
15 km away, better on 3 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 3.
- Nearest airport: 13.0 km Ashbourne vs 4.0 km Kinsealy-Drinan+225%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 4,566 Ashbourne vs 7,774 Kinsealy-Drinan−41%
- Residents: 15,680 Ashbourne vs 7,526 Kinsealy-Drinan+108%
- Annual PM2.5: 7.0 µg/m³ Ashbourne vs 8.0 µg/m³ Kinsealy-Drinan−13%
- Median gross pay, region: €3,969 Ashbourne vs €4,206 Kinsealy-Drinan−6%
- Foreign residents: 20.6% Ashbourne vs 23.4% Kinsealy-Drinan−12%
- Unemployment: 6.6% Ashbourne vs 7.0% Kinsealy-Drinan−6%
Galway city and suburbs as a Kinsealy-Drinan alternative in the same country
A move, not a commute, at 189 km, better on 1 of 3 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Median gross pay, region cannot be compared like for like.
- Residents: 85,910 Galway city and suburbs vs 7,526 Kinsealy-Drinan+1042%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 4,247 Galway city and suburbs vs 7,774 Kinsealy-Drinan−45%
- Median gross pay, region: €3,566 (2024) Galway city and suburbs vs €4,206 (2025) Kinsealy-Drinanno percentage
- Foreign residents: 18.2% Galway city and suburbs vs 23.4% Kinsealy-Drinan−22%
Cities near Kinsealy-Drinan
Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.
Alternative cities in Ireland
Other cities in Ireland to compare with Kinsealy-Drinan, nearest in population first.
How does Kinsealy-Drinan compare?
Pick a city. The answer appears here and the address bar keeps it, so the comparison can be shared; the page stays Kinsealy-Drinan's.
Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Kinsealy-Drinan when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.
Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.
Open the official coverage guideSchool for children who move here. School is compulsory from age 6 to 16, and public school is free. Newly arrived pupils get support in the school language: English as additional language support (whole-school approach, National Strategy Literacy and Numeracy 2011). How to enrol a child (gov.ie).
A country-wide rule for Ireland; Kinsealy-Drinan's school authority applies it locally.
Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2026.
Is Kinsealy-Drinan part of Dublin?
Kinsealy-Drinan is in the published commuting zone of Dublin; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Dublin city profile
Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source11
Common questions
Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.
How many people live in Kinsealy-Drinan?
The published population was 7,526 people in April 2022. Source: CSO Census 2022 F5134 — Built Up Areas / Towns by Size.
Is the air quality good in Kinsealy-Drinan?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 8 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency.
What is the unemployment rate in Kinsealy-Drinan?
The unemployment rate is 7 % (April 2022). Source: CSO Census 2022 F7115 — unemployment rate by town.
What is the typical salary around Kinsealy-Drinan?
The median gross salary is 4,206 EUR/month. Source: NEA05: Mean & Median Annual Earnings by Sex & NUTS 3 Region (2011–2025).
How many foreign residents live in Kinsealy-Drinan?
1,538 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: CSO Census 2022 F5003 — population by citizenship and town of usual residence.
Is Kinsealy-Drinan a good place to live?
Kinsealy-Drinan may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.
Is Kinsealy-Drinan part of Dublin?
Kinsealy-Drinan is in the published commuting zone of Dublin; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.
Which cities are near Kinsealy-Drinan?
Dublin, Swords, Malahide, Portmarnock, Donabate are near Kinsealy-Drinan. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.
How many people born in Ireland live in Kinsealy-Drinan?
The official country of birth distribution records 5,349 people (71.4%) in the source-defined population for 2022. This is a country of birth measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.
Cite this page
Open a format to select or copy this ImmigrationDB compilation citation. The native disclosure and text fallback work without JavaScript.
APA citation
ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Kinsealy-Drinan, Ireland: population, rent, salary, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version fa9b0720dc18233a1c426e6ea5000429]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ie/kinsealy-drinan/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/BibTeX citation
@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_kinsealy-drinan-ireland-population-rent-salary-jobs_54ad8c32176d,
author = {ImmigrationDB},
title = {Kinsealy-Drinan, Ireland: population, rent, salary, jobs},
publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
year = {2026},
date = {2026-10-16},
version = {fa9b0720dc18233a1c426e6ea5000429},
url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ie/kinsealy-drinan/},
note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}Markdown citation
[Kinsealy-Drinan, Ireland: population, rent, salary, jobs](https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ie/kinsealy-drinan/) — ImmigrationDB; ImmigrationDB; version fa9b0720dc18233a1c426e6ea5000429; retrieved 2026-10-16; built 2026-10-16.This citation identifies the ImmigrationDB compilation/page. Underlying source publishers and datasets retain their own terms; inspect the Sources section and cite those records separately. View the underlying source records.
Sources
- Central Statistics Office Ireland (CSO) cso.ie · checked 2026-08-03
- Central Statistics Office Ireland country of birth distribution ws.cso.ie · checked 2026-08-28
- CJQ05 — Recorded crime incidents by Garda Region, Type of Offence, and Quarter CJQ05 · ws.cso.ie · checked 2026-10-05
- Coordinate identity evidence services-eu1.arcgis.com · checked 2026-09-06
- CSO Census 2022 F5003 — population by citizenship and town of usual residence CSO Census 2022 F5003 · ws.cso.ie · checked 2026-07-27
- CSO Census 2022 F5134 — Built Up Areas / Towns by Size CSO Census 2022 F5134 · ws.cso.ie · checked 2026-07-14
- CSO Census 2022 F7115 — unemployment rate by town CSO Census 2022 F7115 · ws.cso.ie · checked 2026-07-27
- eir 500 Mbps broadband eir.ie · checked 2026-09-15
- eir Mobile Essential home.eir.ie · checked 2026-09-15
- European Environment Agency air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-08-03
Show 11 more sources
- GISCO Urban Audit 2021 — Functional Urban Areas (URAU_RG_100K_2021_4326_FUA) GISCO Urban Audit 2021 · gisco-services.ec.europa.eu · checked 2026-09-19
- NEA05: Mean & Median Annual Earnings by Sex & NUTS 3 Region (2011–2025) ws.cso.ie · checked 2026-10-07
- OpenFlights raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-08-03
- OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
- RTB/ESRI Rent Index Q1 2026, Table 8 - Standardised Average Rent in New Tenancies by LEA rtb.ie · checked 2026-10-06
- World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-03
- World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-03
- World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-03
- World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-03
- World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-03
- Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
Spotted a number that looks wrong? Every value here carries its source and date — tell us what you found and we will re-check it against the source.