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The town, home to 94 people, lies in Co. Tipperary. Between 2016 and 2022, its population grew by 8%.
The median sale, €255,400, comes to 4 times what the median household here earns. Walking, cycling and public transport carry 3% of commuters. A quarter of residents are 65 or over. 52% of households own their home outright.
There are no grades for Dromineer: Irish towns need 1,000 residents for them.
The 3 things Dromineer does most differently from other towns.
5 archaeological sites are on the record here too.
7% of its homes were built before 1919, against 3% in the median of Irish towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Dromineer.
About 1.9% of homes in Dromineer are estimated to pass the radon reference level. Its nearest bathing water is Dromineer Beach , 0.2 km away, rated good in 2025. No part of Dromineer is mapped as high landslide susceptibility.
| Share of homes | Dromineer | Co. Tipperary | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| In high-radon areas | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| On high landslide susceptibility | 0% | 0% | 0% |
EPA radon map, GSI landslide susceptibility and our low-lying homes estimate from OPW LiDAR.
January nights bottom out at 2.5°C in Dromineer, higher than Co. Tipperary’s towns (2.3°C) yet lower than Irish towns (2.9°C). December is the wettest month locally, with 112 mm of rain on average. The nearest weather station is Gurteen, 22 km away.
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Dromineer | Co. Tipperary | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 2.5°C | 2.3°C | 2.9°C |
| Rain a year | 988 mm | 1,037 mm | 937 mm |
| Average temperature over the year | 10.2°C | 10.1°C | 10.3°C |
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
Disability, age-adjusted: 106 for every 100 expected in Dromineer. Unpaid carers make up 14% of residents, above Co. Tipperary’s towns (5.7%) and Irish towns (5.4%) alike. What’s more, 30% of residents in Dromineer live with a disability.
| Census 2022 | Dromineer | Co. Tipperary | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unpaid carers | 14% | 5.7% | 5.4% |
| With a disability | 30% | 25% | 22% |
| Good or very good health | 85% | 86% | 88% |
| Bad or very bad health | 2.3% | 2.6% | 2% |
CSO, Census 2022 general health, disability and carers · CSO life expectancy by region, 2016 · HSE medical cards, 2024 · TownRatings age-standardised ratios
Social housing holds 2% of households, below both Co. Tipperary’s towns (18%) and Irish towns (13%). A quarter of households rent privately.
| Housing | Dromineer | Co. Tipperary | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households in social housing | 2% | 18% | 13% |
| Households owning their home | 73% | 55% | 61% |
| Median sale price | €255K | €225K | €350K |
| Households renting privately | 25% | 23% | 22% |
Property Price Register · CSO residential prices by Eircode area · RTB rents · CSO, Census 2022 tenure · The price is for the postcode area E45, not the town alone: too few sales inside the town carry a full address.
Protected nature near Dromineer includes Lough Derg (Shannon) SPA. Its paths and tracks come to 0.1 km per km², close to Co. Tipperary’s towns (0.5 km per km²) and below Irish towns (2.1 km per km²). Green space comes to 10.8 ha for every 1,000 people locally.
| Outdoors | Dromineer | Co. Tipperary | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Near a park | 100% | 83% | 92% |
| Paths per km² of town | 0.1 km per km² | 0.5 km per km² | 2.1 km per km² |
| Woodland within 1 km | 1.5% | 2.8% | 2.7% |
| Green space per 1,000 residents | 10.8 ha | 3.2 ha | 4.1 ha |
OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.
The heaviest rain of the week is due on Tuesday, around 10 mm. A typical November day reaches 11°C and drops to 4°C at night: the forecast for Dromineer is set against that. It stays dry from start to finish today, with wind of 19 km/h or less and a low near 7°C.
| Season | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | 9°C | 3°C | 295 mm |
| Spring | 14°C | 5°C | 196 mm |
| Summer | 19°C | 11°C | 219 mm |
| Autumn | 14°C | 7°C | 278 mm |
Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · normals: Met Éireann, 1991–2020
The 15-to-24 age group makes up 7.4% of residents. 38% of adults hold a degree, above both Co. Tipperary’s towns (24%) and Irish towns (36%).
50.0% of Dromineer’s residents are women
47 women and 47 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Dromineer | Co. Tipperary | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 11% | 19% | 20% |
| 15–24 | 7.4% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 28% | 29% |
| 45–64 | 38% | 24% | 24% |
| 65+ | 25% | 15% | 14% |
| Primary or none | 6.8% | 12% | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 8.2% | 17% | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 33% | 40% | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 14% | 5.8% | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 38% | 24% | 36% |
CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Tipperary and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+
57% of voters turned out at the last local elections, near Co. Tipperary’s towns (56%) and higher than Irish towns (46%). With 14 of 40 seats, Independent are the largest group on Tipperary County Council, short of the 21 a majority needs. Tipperary County Council runs Dromineer: Ireland has one tier of local government, with no town council below it.
| Turnout | Dromineer | Co. Tipperary | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| General election, November 2024 | 66% | 61% | 59% |
| Local elections, June 2024 | 57% | 56% | 46% |
Department of Housing count sheets, 2024
5 recorded monuments and archaeological sites lie in and around the town. 6.8% of its homes were built before 1919, near Co. Tipperary’s towns (7.1%) and higher than Irish towns (3.4%). Dromineer’s built heritage counts 4 inventory entries, each of regional standing.
| Heritage | Dromineer | Co. Tipperary | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents | 426 | 126 | 48 |
| Archaeological sites on the record | 5 | 26 | 11 |
| Homes built before 1919 | 6.8% | 7.1% | 3.4% |
NIAH, the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · Sites and Monuments Record · CSO, Census 2022 homes by year built
Within 3 km of Dromineer there is one school. 123 pupils attend the one school within 3 km of the town.
| School | Level | Pupils | Ethos |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kiladangan N.S. Special classesLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 123 | Catholic |
| Schools within 3 km | Dromineer | Co. Tipperary | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| In the DEIS scheme | 0% | 50% | 35% |
| Teach through Irish | 0% | 8% | 8% |
| Pupils since 2019/20 | −2% | +6% | +4% |
Department of Education school lists, 2025/26 (preliminary) · no results are published by school · Ireland doesn’t publish results for individual schools, so none of these carries a letter.
Nothing to visit is mapped within 5 km of Dromineer; these are the best known within 40 km.
Castle · Office of Public WorksPortumna Castle and Gardens19 km north
CastleBirr Castle31 km northeast
CastleLeap Castle34 km east
CathedralKillaloe Cathedral and Churches17 km southwest
CastleRedwood Castle27 km northeast
CathedralSt John's Cathedral37 km southwestPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Dromineer’s built heritage counts 4 inventory entries, each of regional standing. 5 recorded monuments and archaeological sites lie here.
No notable person born in Dromineer is on our list; these were born in the towns around it.
Daryl McCormack: Harald Krichel, CC BY-SA 3.0 · John Dominic Crossan: Donald Vish, CC BY 2.0
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Boundaries: Tailte Éireann, CSO Urban Areas 2022 and Electoral Divisions.
The median age in Dromineer is 56.8, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns.
21% mostly work from home, and 26% of journeys take under 15 minutes.
Dromineer had 94 people at the 2022 census, up from 87 in 2016: 8% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.
Urban area in Co. Tipperary
94 people live in Dromineer, in the area of Tipperary County Council. TownRatings uses the CSO’s 2022 Urban Areas as Ireland’s towns: the physical town, as people mean the word, rather than a county or a council area, so its figures cover the town itself.
Built from Tailte Éireann’s boundaries and the CSO’s Census 2022 (CC BY 4.0)
Sources: CSO, Census 2022 Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · Tailte Éireann, Urban Areas and Electoral Divisions 2022 (CC BY 4.0). Under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0).
Contains Central Statistics Office (CSO) data, Census 2022, and Tailte Éireann boundaries (CSO Urban Areas, Small Areas, local electoral areas, constituencies), under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0).