LONDON — For the first time, Catholics outnumber Protestants in Northern Ireland, census figures released on Thursday show — confirmation of a long-anticipated but still striking shift with ...

For the first time in history, more people in Northern Ireland identify as Catholic than Protestant. Data from the 2021 census information released last week indicated 45.7% of those surveyed said … ...

The proportion of the resident population, which is either Catholic or brought up as Catholic, is now 45.7%, compared to 43.48% Protestant. The previous census, in 2011, found that 45.1% of the ...

The very purpose of Northern Ireland was to retain Protestant control over the north of the island of Ireland. With Catholics now outnumbering Protestants, the apparent raison d'être of the territory ...

Catholics outnumber Protestants in Northern Ireland for the first time since the partition of the island, census figures show. The Census 2021 figures, published on Thursday, show that 45.7% of ...

A peace wall separating Catholic and Protestant communities is seen in Belfast, Northern Ireland, March 1, 2017. Data from the 2021 census showed 45.7% of respondents identified as Catholic or ...

The results of the 2021 Northern Ireland census have been released and they show that 42.3% of the population identify as Catholic and 37.3% as Protestant or other Christian. The census included a ...

A man walks past a Marian mural in Belfast, Northern Ireland, Feb. 20, 2013. Data from the 2021 census showed 45.7% of respondents identified as Catholic or were brought up Catholic, compared with ...

Catholics are outnumbering Protestants in the Northern Ireland workforce for the first time, a new report has revealed. Published by the North’s Equality Commission, the study shows that 50.1 ...

Catholics are less likely to believe the PSNI represents their community, a new policing Board survey has found. Details of ...

The island of Ireland, has a long, complex history shaped by political and religious conflict. The roots of this division trace back to the 12th century when the Normans expanded their rule from ...