The first half-century....
26,000+ Muslims in Ireland today
1,338 Muslims working in health and related sectors*
1,246 Muslims in personal service and childcare*
473 Muslims in sales occupations*
First Muslims in Ireland were students in 1950s
Main Sunni mosques in Dublin: Clonskeagh/Islamic Cultural Centre (ICC) of Ireland and South Circular/Islamic Foundation of Ireland
Regional affiliate bodies of the ICC: Cork, Galway, Cavan, Portlaoise, Limerick
Shia Islamic Cultural Centre is in Milltown, Dublin
First Islamic society in Ireland established in 1959
* according to Census 2002
NB: Census 2006 figures not yet available
