695 schools and 3,061 charities in Dublin. Counts of records, not rates.
Schools
695
about 243,356 pupils - 18% of Ireland
Charities
3,061
€18.1bn combined reported income - 27% of Ireland
By registered addressCounts organisations by registered address, not where they work. Head offices and trustees inflate some areas.
What stands out about this place?
Findings where this place differs most from Ireland, with the evidence behind each one. A difference is not a verdict: it is a prompt to look closer.
People and organisationsHigh confidence
Higher share of "Relief of poverty or economic hardship"
18% of the charities here with a recorded purpose are in this group, compared with 12% across Ireland (540 of 3,059 here).
18% Dublin12% Ireland
How do we know this?
Method
Share of charities in this group, counted from the register by registered address, compared with the national share. A difference of at least three percentage points and a ratio of 1.35 or more is needed to show.
Limitations
Counts are by registered address, which is often a head office or a trustee, not where the work happens.
No population figures are held, so these are shares of organisations, not rates per person.
Purpose labels are those given by each national register and are not identical across countries.
People and organisationsHigh confidence
Lower share of "Community development, including rural or urban regeneration"
1.8% of the charities here with a recorded purpose are in this group, compared with 5.7% across Ireland (55 of 3,059 here).
1.8% Dublin5.7% Ireland
How do we know this?
Method
Share of charities in this group, counted from the register by registered address, compared with the national share. A difference of at least three percentage points and a ratio of 1.35 or more is needed to show.
Limitations
Counts are by registered address, which is often a head office or a trustee, not where the work happens.
No population figures are held, so these are shares of organisations, not rates per person.
Purpose labels are those given by each national register and are not identical across countries.
People and organisationsHigh confidence
Higher share of organisations in the "1m to 10m" size band
20% of the charities here with a recorded income are in this group, compared with 12% across Ireland (439 of 2,205 here).
20% Dublin12% Ireland
How do we know this?
Method
Share of charities in this group, counted from the register by registered address, compared with the national share. A difference of at least three percentage points and a ratio of 1.35 or more is needed to show.
Limitations
Counts are by registered address, which is often a head office or a trustee, not where the work happens.
No population figures are held, so these are shares of organisations, not rates per person.
Size bands use the latest income on file where we hold it.
EducationHigh confidence
Larger schools on average
The average school here has about 350 pupils, compared with about 248 across Ireland (695 schools with a pupil count).
350 Dublin248 Ireland
How do we know this?
Method
Pupils summed over schools that report a pupil count, divided by the number of those schools, for this area and for the whole country.
Limitations
Schools without a pupil count are left out.
Pupil counts are from different years in different countries.
This describes school size, not quality.
EducationHigh confidence
More post-primary schools than usual
34% of schools here are listed as "Post-primary", compared with 22% across Ireland.
34% Dublin22% Ireland
How do we know this?
Method
Share of schools in this phase, for this area and the whole country.
Limitations
School phases are named differently by each national or regional list.
Education
695 schools with about 243,356 pupils. Department of Education school lists. Pupil numbers and school types, never league tables.
iShare of charities here, with the share across Ireland after "vs". Only organisations with a recorded purpose are counted (3,059 of 3,061).Largest here (largest first by latest gross income)
3,061 charities are registered here. Source: Charities Regulator register and annual reports already on this site.
Education43% vs 49%
Relief of poverty or economic hardship18% vs 12%
Community welfare12% vs 12%
Religion11% vs 8.1%
Health5.5% vs 3.8%
Civic responsibility or voluntary work2.5% vs 2.4%
Integration of those who are disadvantaged, and the promotio2.4% vs 2.0%
Population, housing, crime, income and other census-style figures: we hold none for Ireland here, so nothing above is a rate per person.
Eircode is not open data, so a full Eircode is reduced to its three-character routing key and charities are placed by town or, failing that, county centre.
About 4 in 10 charities are placed only to the middle of their county because the register gives no town we can place; the page says so on each list.
Dail constituencies are not matched to an address; councils are matched by county.
Sources used on this pageiBuilt 2026-10-18 06:19:19 UTC. Registered addresses are not operating locations. An independent register, not affiliated with any government.
Charities Regulator register and annual reports already on this site.
Department of Education school lists (school profiles already on this site).
GeoNames places and Eircode routing-key centres, CC BY 4.0 (Eircode itself is not open data).
Representatives and councils from the public bodies already held on this site.