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Which immigrant group became Ireland’s largest minority population?
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Poles currently constitute the largest minority population in Ireland. This demographic shift is part of a broader trend of increased immigration to the country, which has been significantly influenced by the open labour market of the European Union and the globalized nature of the Irish economy.1