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Ireland (Vol 7, 2014)
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See also Ireland in 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021.

Introduction

One of the factors that have contributed to the growth of the Muslim population in Ireland is the arrival of significant numbers of asylum seekers to the country. This number had been declining year on year since its peak of 11,6341 in 2002 and was down to 946 in 2013. …

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Colette Colfer, “Ireland (Vol 7, 2014)”, in: Yearbook of Muslims in Europe Online, Edited by: Stephanie Müssig, Egdūnas Račius, Samim Akgönül, Ahmet Alibašić, Jørgen S. Nielsen, Oliver Scharbrodt. Consulted online on 25 September 2023 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/2588-9737_YMEO_COM_072014IRL>
First published online: 2018



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