Ballyhaunis Blog

Figures from the 2006 Census in Ireland show that 36.6% of the population of Ballyhaunis are from outside of Ireland.
Out of a total of 1632 - 596 were born outside Ireland. Of these 358 are EU nationals , 50 are from Africa and 163 are Asian. 17 are from other countries and 8 did not give a country.
Only 1 town in Ireland with a population over 1500 people has a higher percentage of foreign nationats - that is Gort in Galway - with 40.7% non Irish living there (mainly Brazilians). Gort has a population of 2646 - and 900 of those are from the American continent.
The Ballyhaunis figures would include the asylum seekers that are housed in a hostel in the town

Transition Year students at Ballyhaunis School are taking part in the “Young Social Innovators” - which is a project set up for young people to deal with social issues in their area. For their project they are focusing on Cultural Integration in the community. The project title is “Integrate don’t Segregate. Find Out More here…

Integrate Don’t Segregate - TY Ballyhaunis

Congratulations to the Irish cricket team who beat Pakistan - one of the favourites in the Cricket World Cup - yesterday. Here in Ballyhaunis, there are many Pakistanis - and there is a cricket team too. Many of the Pakistani children will have been split between supporting Ireland and Pakistan. Maybe in a few years there will be Ballyhaunis born children playing cricket for Ireland.