{
  "id": 3029215,
  "title": "Population rises to 5.5m but number of under 14s falls below 1m for first time since 2014",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/population-rises-to-5-5m-but-number-of-under-14s-falls-below-1m-for",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-24T13:14:17.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Irish Times",
    "slug": "the-irish-times",
    "url": "https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/24/population-rises-to-55m-but-number-of-under-14s-falls-below-1m-for-first-time-since-2014/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "CSO figures show 12% decrease in number of immigrants compared with corresponding period ending in April 2025",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}