The documented history of Islam in Ireland dates to the 1950s. The number of Muslims in the Republic of Ireland has increased since the 1990s. although most of those are not Irish nationals.
Read more about Islam In Ireland: History, Demography and Ethnic Background, Mosques and Religious Centres, Muslim Students in Universities
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