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# Shannon

Shannon had 10,256 residents in April 2022 and is a city in Ireland. In April 2022, the foreign population was 1,626. Annual PM2.5 was 5.5 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

## Answers

Deterministic answers rendered from this page's published values. The JSON twin carries the machine-readable answer objects.

### How many people live in Shannon?

The published population was 10,256 people in April 2022.

- City-scope resident count. Density, foreign-resident counts and the country-wide figure are separate rows in the table below.
- Value: 10,256 people · Period: April 2022
- Claims: claim-08fa75c5d97d
### Is the air quality good in Shannon?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 5.5 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³.

- Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.
- Value: 5.5 µg/m³ · Period: 2024
- Claims: claim-bee90665afe3
### What is the unemployment rate in Shannon?

The unemployment rate is 9.1 % (April 2022).

- Value: 9.1 % · Period: April 2022
- Claims: claim-86df28e9f341
## Facts

| Metric | metric_id | Value | Scope | Observed | Verified | Freshness | Lane | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Foreign residents | `foreign_population_total` | 1,626 people | city | 2022-04-03 | 2026-07-27 | stale | verified | [1] |
| Population | `population_total` | 10,256 people | municipality | 2022-04-03 | 2026-07-14 | stale | verified | [2] |
| Unemployment rate | `unemployment_total_percent` | 9.1 % | city | 2022-04-03 | 2026-07-27 | stale | verified | [3] |
| PM2.5 — annual mean | `air_quality_pm25_annual_ug_m3` | 5.5 µg/m³ | city | 2024-12-31 | 2026-07-26 | stale | verified | [4] |
| Average daytime high by month | `climate_monthly_high_c` | Jan 8.9 · Feb 9.4 · Mar 10.9 · Apr 13.4 · May 16 · Jun 18.3 · Jul 19.5 · Aug 19.1 · Sep 17.5 · Oct 14.2 · Nov 11.1 · Dec 9.2 °C | city | 1991-12-31 | 2026-08-03 | stale | verified | [5] |
| Average night-time low by month | `climate_monthly_low_c` | Jan 3.3 · Feb 3.3 · Mar 4 · Apr 5.8 · May 8.1 · Jun 10.8 · Jul 12.6 · Aug 12.4 · Sep 10.7 · Oct 8.1 · Nov 5.5 · Dec 3.7 °C | city | 1991-12-31 | 2026-08-03 | stale | verified | [5] |
| Average temperature by month | `climate_monthly_mean_c` | Jan 6.1 · Feb 6.3 · Mar 7.5 · Apr 9.6 · May 12 · Jun 14.5 · Jul 16 · Aug 15.8 · Sep 14.1 · Oct 11.2 · Nov 8.3 · Dec 6.4 °C | city | 1991-12-31 | 2026-08-03 | stale | verified | [5] |
| Average precipitation by month | `climate_monthly_precip_mm` | Jan 103.8 · Feb 86.7 · Mar 75.8 · Apr 62.3 · May 63.1 · Jun 69.6 · Jul 75.8 · Aug 87.6 · Sep 77.4 · Oct 95.5 · Nov 106.6 · Dec 115.4 mm | city | 1991-12-31 | 2026-08-03 | stale | verified | [5] |
| Average sunshine by month | `climate_monthly_sunshine_h` | Jan 52.3 · Feb 68.9 · Mar 111.1 · Apr 162.3 · May 182.5 · Jun 164.5 · Jul 134.9 · Aug 142.5 · Sep 118.1 · Oct 93.4 · Nov 61.8 · Dec 46.2 hours | city | 1991-12-31 | 2026-08-03 | stale | verified | [5] |
| Foreign-resident share | `foreign_population_share_percent` | 18.12 % | city | 2022-12-31 | 2026-08-03 | stale | verified | [6] |
| Population Female | `population_female` | 5,190 people | city | 2022-12-31 | 2026-08-07 | stale | verified | [2] |
| Population Male | `population_male` | 5,066 people | city | 2022-12-31 | 2026-08-07 | stale | verified | [2] |
| Destinations from nearest airport | `nearest_airport_destinations_count` | 26 count | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [7] |
| Nearest airport | `nearest_airport_iata` | SNN | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [8] |
| Distance to nearest airport | `nearest_airport_km` | 4 km | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [8] |

Every row keeps the value, unit, geographic scope, observation date, verification date and the numbered source below. A missing metric means the city does not publish it; nothing is imputed.

## Language courses and integration

- [Education and Training Board adult English language skills and ESOL](https://www.gov.ie/en/department-of-justice-home-affairs-and-migration/publications/employment-childcare-and-education/) — State Language Course · The 16 Education and Training Boards across Ireland · English · checked 2026-08-10
- [Local Authority Integration Teams (LAITs)](https://www.gov.ie/en/department-of-justice-home-affairs-and-migration/publications/community-integration/) — Newcomer Adaptation · Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration · English · checked 2026-08-10

These are country-level programmes, not proof of a course location in this city.

## Public employment service

- [Intreo employment service](https://www.neh.gov.ie/business-supports/intreo-recruitment-services) — Job Search

This is a country-level service, not proof of a physical office in this city.

## Healthcare access

Migrants can receive medical care in Shannon when the country-wide insurance or residence conditions are met. City capacity facts do not determine personal eligibility.

- Public healthcare access for foreign residents: Conditional — [official source](https://www2.hse.ie/services/schemes-allowances/medical-cards/other-types-of-medical-card/people-from-other-eu-countries/)

## Country-wide rules

Visa, benefit, tax and healthcare eligibility rules are published on the [Ireland country page](https://immigrationdb.com/countries/ireland/).

## International community

Citizenship, country of birth, language and ancestry are kept as separate source-native dimensions.

### Country of birth

- Ireland: 7,104 (70.2%)
- India: 274 (2.7%)
- Not stated: 0 (0.0%)
- Poland: 561 (5.5%)
- Rest of World: 859 (8.5%)
- Total: 10,117 (100.0%)
- United Kingdom: 916 (9.1%)
- Other EU272020 (Exec Ireland & Poland): 403 (4.0%)
- Population universe: Usually resident population by birthplace or citizenship; source-native CSO table
- Period: 2022
- Source: https://ws.cso.ie/public/api.restful/PxStat.Data.Cube_API.ReadDataset/SAP2022T2T1TOWN22/JSON-stat/2.0/en

### Citizenship

- Ireland: 8,284 (81.9%)
- India: 204 (2.0%)
- Not stated: 212 (2.1%)
- Poland: 495 (4.9%)
- Rest of World: 403 (4.0%)
- Total: 10,117 (100.0%)
- United Kingdom: 144 (1.4%)
- Other EU272020 (Exec Ireland & Poland): 375 (3.7%)
- Population universe: Usually resident population by birthplace or citizenship; source-native CSO table
- Period: 2022
- Source: https://ws.cso.ie/public/api.restful/PxStat.Data.Cube_API.ReadDataset/SAP2022T2T1TOWN22/JSON-stat/2.0/en

### Citizenship

- All citizenships: 10,162 (100.0%)
- Africa(1): 70 (0.7%)
- Australia: 2 (0.0%)
- Brazil: 44 (0.4%)
- China: 13 (0.1%)
- Germany: 7 (0.1%)
- Spain: 18 (0.2%)
- France: 6 (0.1%)
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the): 145 (1.4%)
- Croatia: 15 (0.1%)
- Ireland: 8,325 (81.9%)
- India: 204 (2.0%)
- Italy: 26 (0.3%)
- Lithuania: 69 (0.7%)
- Latvia: 52 (0.5%)
- Other America(1): 4 (0.0%)
- Other Asia(1): 200 (2.0%)
- Other countries: 10 (0.1%)
- Other EU27 (2020): 125 (1.2%)
- Poland: 495 (4.9%)
- Romania: 59 (0.6%)
- Rest of Europe(1): 20 (0.2%)
- Ukraine: 9 (0.1%)
- United States of America (the): 18 (0.2%)
- Multiple/Dual citizenship: 15 (0.1%)
- No citizenship: 14 (0.1%)
- Citizenship not stated: 197 (1.9%)
- Population universe: Population Usually Resident and Present in the State
- Period: 2022
- Source: https://ws.cso.ie/public/api.restful/PxStat.Data.Cube_API.ReadDataset/F5003/JSON-stat/2.0/en

## Sources

1. CSO Census 2022 F5003 — population by citizenship and town of usual residence — Official source — https://ws.cso.ie/public/api.restful/PxStat.Data.Cube_API.ReadDataset/F5003/JSON-stat/2.0/en
2. CSO Census 2022 F5134 — Built Up Areas / Towns by Size — Official source — https://ws.cso.ie/public/api.restful/PxStat.Data.Cube_API.ReadDataset/F5134/JSON-stat/2.0/en
3. CSO Census 2022 F7115 — unemployment rate by town — Official source — https://ws.cso.ie/public/api.restful/PxStat.Data.Cube_API.ReadDataset/F7115/JSON-stat/2.0/en
4. EEA Air Quality Annual Statistics — validated PM2.5 station data — Official source — https://air.discomap.eea.europa.eu/arcgis/rest/services/AirQuality/AQ_Statistics_WM/MapServer/0/query?where=AirPollutant%3D%27PM2.5%27+AND+YearOfStatistics%3D2024&outFields=AirPollutant%2CAirPollutionLevel%2CCountry_ISO%2CStationName%2CAreaOfMeasurementStation%2CYearOfStatistics%2CUnitOfAirpollutionLevel%2CTypeOfMeasurementStation%2CDataCoverage%2CReportingMetric%2CLatitudeOfMeasurementStation%2CLongitudeOfMeasurementStation&returnGeometry=false&resultRecordCount=1000&resultOffset=0&f=json
5. World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI — Official source — https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/data/oceans/archive/arc0216/0253808/1.1/data/0-data/Region-6-WMO-Normals-9120/Ireland/CSV/ShannonAirport_03962.csv
6. Central Statistics Office Ireland (CSO) — Official source — https://www.cso.ie/en/census/census2022/2022censusdatadownloads/
7. OpenFlights — Official source — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jpatokal/openflights/master/data/routes.dat
8. OurAirports — Official source — https://davidmegginson.github.io/ourairports-data/airports.csv

## Cite

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.

### APA

ImmigrationDB. (2026, September 12). Shannon, Ireland: jobs, air quality, climate [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ie/shannon/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

### BibTeX

```bibtex
@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_shannon-ireland-jobs-air-quality-climate_4f060714ea8d,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Shannon, Ireland: jobs, air quality, climate},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-12},
  version = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
  snapshot = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ie/shannon/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-09-12. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
```

### Markdown

[Shannon, Ireland: jobs, air quality, climate](https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ie/shannon/) — ImmigrationDB; ImmigrationDB; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; retrieved 2026-09-12; built 2026-09-12.

- Citation schema: `immigrationdb-citation-v1`
- Canonical URL: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ie/shannon/
- Title: Shannon, Ireland: jobs, air quality, climate
- Author: ImmigrationDB
- Publisher: ImmigrationDB
- Snapshot: `approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0`
- Version: `approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0`
- Retrieved: 2026-09-12
- Built: 2026-09-12
- Compilation license: CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

## Data

- HTML: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ie/shannon/
- JSON: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/ie/shannon.json
- Markdown: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/ie/shannon.md
- MCP resource: immigrationdb://city/ie/shannon
- Metric dictionary: https://immigrationdb.com/data/metrics.json
- City shard index: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/index.json
- Release catalog: https://immigrationdb.com/data/catalog.json