Chinese people in Ireland

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Chinese people in Ireland
  • 愛爾蘭華人
  • Sínigh in Éirinn
Chinese New Year in Ireland 2008.jpg
Chinese New Year celebration in Dublin, 2008
Total population
19,447 (2016)
Regions with significant populations
Dublin
Languages
Mandarin, Cantonese, English, Irish
Religion
Irreligion, Buddhism, Atheism, Christianity
Related ethnic groups
Overseas Chinese, British Chinese
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Hazel Chu as Lord Mayor of Dublin in 2021
Recitation of Chinese poetry at Dublin Connolly railway station to celebrate Chinese New Year. YEAR OF THE MONKEY IN DUBLIN (CHINESE POETRY ON THE DART TO CELEBRATE THE NEW CHINESE YEAR)-111419 (24150636994).jpg
Recitation of Chinese poetry at Dublin Connolly railway station to celebrate Chinese New Year.

Chinese people in Ireland refer to people born in China or people of Chinese descent living in the Republic of Ireland. They constitute 0.4% of Ireland's population, at 19,447 residents. [1] [2]

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History

The first major wave of Chinese immigration to Ireland came from Hong Kong who are known as Hongkongers instead of Chinese nowadays. [3] This group often became business people, setting up their own restaurants and settling in Ireland permanently. [3] A second wave began in the late 1990s when large numbers of students began to come to Ireland to study at Irish universities. [3]

In the 2010s the Irish government began the "Immigrant Investor Programme" in which non-EU citizens could purchase resident status in Ireland if they contributed to government-run projects such as social housing or nursing homes or by donating to Irish charities. [4] The Irish Times reported in 2021 that 1,088 wealthy Chinese citizens (out of a total of 1,166 entering the programme) had paid up to €1,000,000 individually to receive Irish residency. [4] In 2018 the Irish Independent reported that Ireland had become the 3rd most popular destination in the world for wealthy Chinese immigrants after the United States and the United Kingdom. [5] A report found that in addition to the Immigrant Investor Programme, Ireland's place in the European Union, its technology sector and its low tax burden made it attractive to wealthy Chinese immigrants. [5]

Demographics

In 2016 the Irish census recorded 19,447 Chinese people living in Ireland. [1] [2]

Politics

In 2020 Hazel Chu of the Green Party became the first Irish-born person of Chinese ethnicity to become Lord Mayor of Dublin. In doing so she was also the first person of Chinese ethnicity to become the mayor of a European capital city. [6]

Tourism

In 2015, 40,000 Chinese people visited Ireland, an increase of 10% from 2014. [7]

Notable people

See also

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References

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  2. 1 2 Chin, Mei (2 February 2019). "Chinese in Ireland: In praise of food, shopping and the mammy". Irish Times . Retrieved 24 October 2021.
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  4. 1 2 O'Halloran, Barry (27 January 2021). "1,088 Chinese citizens pay up to €1m each for residency in the State". Irish Times . Retrieved 24 October 2021.
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