About Limerick
Limerick is a city in Munster, Ireland with a population of 102,287. It is the 3rd largest of the 40 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Ireland, and the 5,618th largest worldwide. It lies 175 km from Dublin.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#2of 9
Coordinates
52.665, -8.623
Record updated
15 June 2026
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 40 in IrelandClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.