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class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">53.963472°N 7.357444°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">53.963472; -7.357444</span></span></span></a></span></span></div></div> </div> <div id="siteSub" class="noprint">From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</div> </div> <div id="contentSub"><div id="mw-content-subtitle"></div></div> <div id="mw-content-text" class="mw-body-content"><div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">NUTS 3 statistical region of the Republic of Ireland</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">For other uses, see <a href="/wiki/Border_(disambiguation)" class="mw-disambig" title="Border (disambiguation)">Border (disambiguation)</a>.</div> <p><span class="geo-inline-hidden noexcerpt"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Border_Region&params=53_57_48.5_N_7_21_26.8_W_"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">53°57′48.5″N</span> <span class="longitude">7°21′26.8″W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">53.963472°N 7.357444°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">53.963472; -7.357444</span></span></span></a></span></span> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Newborderregionboundary.png" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Newborderregionboundary.png/220px-Newborderregionboundary.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="276" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Newborderregionboundary.png/330px-Newborderregionboundary.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Newborderregionboundary.png/440px-Newborderregionboundary.png 2x" data-file-width="798" data-file-height="1000" /></a><figcaption>The Border region of Ireland with each constituent county council highlighted.</figcaption></figure> <p>The <b>Border Region</b> (coded IE041)<sup id="cite_ref-csorev_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-csorev-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> is a <a href="/wiki/Nomenclature_of_Territorial_Units_for_Statistics" title="Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics">NUTS</a> Level III <a href="/wiki/NUTS_statistical_regions_of_Ireland" title="NUTS statistical regions of Ireland">statistical region</a> of <a href="/wiki/Republic_of_Ireland" title="Republic of Ireland">Ireland</a>. The name of the region refers to its location along the <a href="/wiki/Republic_of_Ireland%E2%80%93United_Kingdom_border" title="Republic of Ireland–United Kingdom border">Republic of Ireland–United Kingdom border</a>. It is not a <a href="/wiki/Cross-border_region" title="Cross-border region">cross-border region</a>. It comprises the <a href="/wiki/Counties_of_Ireland" title="Counties of Ireland">Irish counties</a> of <a href="/wiki/County_Cavan" title="County Cavan">Cavan</a>, <a href="/wiki/County_Donegal" title="County Donegal">Donegal</a>, <a href="/wiki/County_Leitrim" title="County Leitrim">Leitrim</a>, <a href="/wiki/County_Monaghan" title="County Monaghan">Monaghan</a> and <a href="/wiki/County_Sligo" title="County Sligo">Sligo</a>. The Border Region spans 11,516 km<sup>2</sup>, 16.4% of the total area of the state, and has a population of 419,473 persons as of the 2022 census,<sup id="cite_ref-cso2022_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cso2022-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 8.14% of the state total.<sup id="cite_ref-IrishRegionOffice_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-IrishRegionOffice-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-BorderAuthority_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BorderAuthority-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Prior to 2014, the region was administered by the Border Regional Authority. As of 2015, it is a strategic planning area within the <a href="/wiki/Northern_and_Western_Region" title="Northern and Western Region">Northern and Western Region</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-si573_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-si573-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The region's largest towns are <a href="/wiki/Letterkenny" title="Letterkenny">Letterkenny</a> and <a href="/wiki/Sligo" title="Sligo">Sligo</a>, both of which have populations of over 20,000.<sup id="cite_ref-cso2022_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cso2022-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Territory">Territory</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Border_Region&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Territory"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The local government areas in the border region are: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/County_Donegal" title="County Donegal">County Donegal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/County_Cavan" title="County Cavan">County Cavan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/County_Monaghan" title="County Monaghan">County Monaghan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/County_Sligo" title="County Sligo">County Sligo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/County_Leitrim" title="County Leitrim">County Leitrim</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Territorial_change">Territorial change</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Border_Region&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Territorial change"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 2018, <a href="/wiki/County_Louth" title="County Louth">County Louth</a> was transferred to the <a href="/wiki/Mid-East_Region,_Ireland" title="Mid-East Region, Ireland">Mid-East Region</a>, reducing the number of Border Region counties from 6 to 5.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Due to its position along the <a href="/wiki/Dublin%E2%80%93Belfast_corridor" title="Dublin–Belfast corridor">Dublin–Belfast corridor</a> and strong economic ties with the <a href="/wiki/Greater_Dublin_Area" title="Greater Dublin Area">Greater Dublin Area</a>, Louth was removed from the Border Region despite sharing a border with <a href="/wiki/Northern_Ireland" title="Northern Ireland">Northern Ireland</a>. These changes had a number of implications. County Louth represented 24.6% of the population of the Border region and was its 2nd most populous county after Donegal. In addition, the region's two largest towns, <a href="/wiki/Dundalk" title="Dundalk">Dundalk</a> and <a href="/wiki/Drogheda" title="Drogheda">Drogheda</a>, were lost, as was the region's connection to the <a href="/wiki/Irish_Sea" title="Irish Sea">Irish Sea</a>. Louth was also the only <a href="/wiki/Leinster" title="Leinster">Leinster</a> county in the region. Drogheda, at just 48 km (30 mi) from <a href="/wiki/Dublin" title="Dublin">Dublin</a>, was the region's closest town to the capital. Following the change, <a href="/wiki/Virginia,_County_Cavan" title="Virginia, County Cavan">Virginia</a>, <a href="/wiki/County_Cavan" title="County Cavan">County Cavan</a>, now holds that title, at 85 km (just over 52 miles) away.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Former_Regional_Authority">Former Regional Authority</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Border_Region&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Former Regional Authority"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Ireland_location_map_Border_region.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/Ireland_location_map_Border_region.svg/170px-Ireland_location_map_Border_region.svg.png" decoding="async" width="170" height="212" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/Ireland_location_map_Border_region.svg/255px-Ireland_location_map_Border_region.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/Ireland_location_map_Border_region.svg/340px-Ireland_location_map_Border_region.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1450" data-file-height="1807" /></a><figcaption>Border Region, 2003-2018</figcaption></figure> <p>From 1994 to 2014, the Border Region was administered by the Border Regional Authority, which consisted of 38 elected representatives including the region's representative on the EU Committee of the Regions.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> These representatives met once a month and were nominated from the six <a href="/wiki/Local_government_in_the_Republic_of_Ireland" title="Local government in the Republic of Ireland">local authorities</a> of the region:<sup id="cite_ref-IrishRegionOffice_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-IrishRegionOffice-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li>Donegal County Council</li> <li>Louth County Council</li> <li>Cavan County Council</li> <li>Monaghan County Council</li> <li>Sligo County Council</li> <li>Leitrim County Council</li></ul> <p>The Regional Authorities were dissolved in 2014 and were replaced by Regional Assemblies, which took their current form on 1 January 2015.<sup id="cite_ref-si228_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-si228-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Demographics">Demographics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Border_Region&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Demographics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Hotel,_beach,_and_shipwreck_south_of_R257_at_Bunbeg_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1159653.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/Hotel%2C_beach%2C_and_shipwreck_south_of_R257_at_Bunbeg_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1159653.jpg/220px-Hotel%2C_beach%2C_and_shipwreck_south_of_R257_at_Bunbeg_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1159653.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/Hotel%2C_beach%2C_and_shipwreck_south_of_R257_at_Bunbeg_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1159653.jpg/330px-Hotel%2C_beach%2C_and_shipwreck_south_of_R257_at_Bunbeg_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1159653.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/Hotel%2C_beach%2C_and_shipwreck_south_of_R257_at_Bunbeg_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1159653.jpg/440px-Hotel%2C_beach%2C_and_shipwreck_south_of_R257_at_Bunbeg_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1159653.jpg 2x" data-file-width="570" data-file-height="380" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Gweedore" title="Gweedore">Gweedore</a>, County Donegal, is a Gaeltacht area famed for its <a href="/wiki/Culture_of_Ireland" title="Culture of Ireland">tradition.</a></figcaption></figure> <p>Much like the rest of Ireland, the Border Region has a steadily increasing population, although it remains on average the slowest growing region in the country.<sup id="cite_ref-IrishRegionOffice_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-IrishRegionOffice-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The region's population growth is split along east–west lines, owing to the more easterly border counties' proximity to Dublin. Cavan is one of Ireland's fastest growing counties, having registered a 4% population increase between 2011 and 2016. In contrast, Donegal is Ireland's most rapidly declining county, having shrank 1.5% during that same period. </p> <table class="wikitable"> <caption> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>County </th> <th>Area (km2) </th> <th>Population </th> <th>% of region pop. </th> <th>Change 2011-2016 </th></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/County_Donegal" title="County Donegal">Donegal</a> </td> <td>4,861 </td> <td>158,755 </td> <td align="right">40.4% </td> <td align="right"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> <b>-1.2%</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/County_Cavan" title="County Cavan">Cavan</a> </td> <td>1,932 </td> <td>76,092 </td> <td align="right">19.4% </td> <td align="right"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> <b>4.0%</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/County_Sligo" title="County Sligo">Sligo</a> </td> <td>1,838 </td> <td>65,535 </td> <td align="right">16.7% </td> <td align="right"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> <b>-0.1%</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/County_Monaghan" title="County Monaghan">Monaghan</a> </td> <td>1,295 </td> <td>60,483 </td> <td align="right">15.4% </td> <td align="right"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> <b>1.3%</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/County_Leitrim" title="County Leitrim">Leitrim</a> </td> <td>1,590 </td> <td>31,972 </td> <td align="right">8.1% </td> <td align="right"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> <b>0.5%</b> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>According to the 2016 census, the Border Region had a population of 392,837, which constitutes 8.28% of the national population. Its population density was 34.1 persons per km, the second lowest in the country.<sup id="cite_ref-IrishRegionOffice_3-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-IrishRegionOffice-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Donegal is by far the largest county in the Border Region by both area and population. </p><p>The Border Region contains a number of nationally significant <a href="/wiki/Gaeltacht" title="Gaeltacht">Gaeltacht</a> areas, such as <a href="/wiki/Gweedore" title="Gweedore">Gweedore</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Rosses" title="The Rosses">Na Rosa</a> and <a href="/wiki/Tory_Island" title="Tory Island">Tory Island</a>. The dialect generally spoken in the border region is <a href="/wiki/Ulster_Irish" title="Ulster Irish">Ulster Irish</a>, while Donegal has its own distinct sub-dialect known as West Ulster Irish, colloquially referred to as "<i>Donegal Irish</i>". 25% of Ireland's Gaeltacht population lives within Donegal. Despite this, the Border Region has the lowest percentage of Irish speakers of any region. The percentage of Irish speakers by county is: Leitrim (40%), Sligo (39.9%), Monghan (37.6%) Donegal (37.1%) and Cavan (34.6%).<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The region only contains 17 towns with a population of over 2,000 people. 7 of these are located in Donegal, 5 in Cavan, 3 in Monaghan and 1 in both Sligo and Leitrim respectively.<sup id="cite_ref-IrishRegionOffice_3-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-IrishRegionOffice-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Major_settlements">Major settlements</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Border_Region&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Major settlements"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A list of the ten largest settlements in the Border Region. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Letterkenny_town_centre.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/Letterkenny_town_centre.jpg/220px-Letterkenny_town_centre.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/Letterkenny_town_centre.jpg/330px-Letterkenny_town_centre.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d2/Letterkenny_town_centre.jpg 2x" data-file-width="400" data-file-height="265" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Letterkenny" title="Letterkenny">Letterkenny</a>, <a href="/wiki/County_Donegal" title="County Donegal">County Donegal</a></figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:The_Glass_House.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/The_Glass_House.jpg/220px-The_Glass_House.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/The_Glass_House.jpg/330px-The_Glass_House.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/The_Glass_House.jpg/440px-The_Glass_House.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1242" data-file-height="825" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Sligo" title="Sligo">Sligo</a>, <a href="/wiki/County_Sligo" title="County Sligo">County Sligo</a></figcaption></figure> <p>County capitals are included and are shown in <b>bold</b>. </p> <table class="wikitable"> <caption>Towns </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Rank </th> <th>Town </th> <th>County </th> <th>Population<br /><small>(2022 census)</small><sup id="cite_ref-cso2022_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cso2022-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th></tr> <tr> <td align="left">1 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Letterkenny" title="Letterkenny">Letterkenny</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/County_Donegal" title="County Donegal">Donegal</a> </td> <td align="right">22,549 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left">2 </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Sligo" title="Sligo">Sligo</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/County_Sligo" title="County Sligo">Sligo</a> </td> <td align="right">20,608 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left">3 </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Cavan" title="Cavan">Cavan</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/County_Cavan" title="County Cavan">Cavan</a> </td> <td align="right">11,741 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left">4 </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Monaghan" title="Monaghan">Monaghan</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/County_Monaghan" title="County Monaghan">Monaghan</a> </td> <td align="right">7,894 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left">5 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Buncrana" title="Buncrana">Buncrana</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/County_Donegal" title="County Donegal">Donegal</a> </td> <td align="right">6,971 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left">6 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Carrickmacross" title="Carrickmacross">Carrickmacross</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/County_Monaghan" title="County Monaghan">Monaghan</a> </td> <td align="right">5,745 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left">7 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ballybofey" title="Ballybofey">Ballybofey</a>-<a href="/wiki/Stranorlar" title="Stranorlar">Stranorlar</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/County_Donegal" title="County Donegal">Donegal</a> </td> <td align="right">5,406 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left">8 </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Carrick-on-Shannon" title="Carrick-on-Shannon">Carrick-on-Shannon</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/County_Leitrim" title="County Leitrim">Leitrim</a> & <a href="/wiki/County_Roscommon" title="County Roscommon">Roscommon</a> </td> <td align="right">4,743 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left">9 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Castleblayney" title="Castleblayney">Castleblayney</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/County_Monaghan" title="County Monaghan">Monaghan</a> </td> <td align="right">3,926 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left">10 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Virginia,_County_Cavan" title="Virginia, County Cavan">Virginia</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/County_Cavan" title="County Cavan">Cavan</a> </td> <td align="right">3,211 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Economy">Economy</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Border_Region&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Economy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Ballyconnell_cement_plant.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/Ballyconnell_cement_plant.JPG/220px-Ballyconnell_cement_plant.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/Ballyconnell_cement_plant.JPG/330px-Ballyconnell_cement_plant.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/Ballyconnell_cement_plant.JPG/440px-Ballyconnell_cement_plant.JPG 2x" data-file-width="3648" data-file-height="2736" /></a><figcaption>A cement factory in <a href="/wiki/Ballyconnell" title="Ballyconnell">Ballyconnell</a>, County Cavan.</figcaption></figure> <p>According to Eurostat figures for 2016, the region had GDP of €11.399 bn and a GDP per capita of €21,885, the lowest per capita GDP in the country. This 2016 data included County Louth, the CSO has yet to publish 2018 data for the new boundary.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Post-2008_Irish_economic_downturn" title="Post-2008 Irish economic downturn">Irish Financial Crisis</a> of 2008 had a devastating impact on the Border Region. In 2007, regional GDP per capita was €30,697, by 2014 it had fallen to €19,957. While economic activity is growing steadily, it still remains well below peak levels. </p><p>Services, agriculture, manufacturing, fishing and tourism are all important industries in the region. According to 2016 CSO data on <a href="/wiki/Gross_value_added" title="Gross value added">Gross value added</a> by region, Services account for 64.1% of the regional economy, followed by Manufacturing and Construction at 32.8% and Agriculture at 3%. Tourism to the Border Region, while continuing to grow in significance, is hindered by poor infrastructure.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The region is largely rural, characterized by typically much smaller farms than seen in the <a href="/wiki/Mid-East_Region,_Ireland" title="Mid-East Region, Ireland">Mid-East</a> or <a href="/wiki/Mid-West_Region,_Ireland" title="Mid-West Region, Ireland">Mid-West</a>. Agriculture in the region produces €396.2 million per year; however, government subsidies account for 68.1% of this income.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Approximately 65% of all commercial fish landings in Ireland take place in Donegal. </p><p>A study by the European Committee of the Regions found that Ireland's border counties were the most exposed in Europe to the economic effects of <a href="/wiki/Brexit" title="Brexit">Brexit</a>. Cross-border trade between Northern Ireland and the Republic is centered around the Border Region, and some 33% of Border Region exports go to the UK, well above the state total of 18%.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In Q2 2017, regional unemployment was registered at 6.6%, slightly above the national rate of 6.4%. The labour force (over 15 years of age) was estimated to be in excess of 210,000 persons. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Geography">Geography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Border_Region&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Geography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Physical_Geography_&_Climate"><span id="Physical_Geography_.26_Climate"></span>Physical Geography & Climate</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Border_Region&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Physical Geography & Climate"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Glencar_waterfall01.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Glencar_waterfall01.jpg/170px-Glencar_waterfall01.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="227" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Glencar_waterfall01.jpg/255px-Glencar_waterfall01.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Glencar_waterfall01.jpg/340px-Glencar_waterfall01.jpg 2x" data-file-width="768" data-file-height="1024" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Glencar_Lough" title="Glencar Lough">Glencar Waterfall</a>, County Leitrim</figcaption></figure> <p>The region encompasses the entire northwest coast of Ireland along the <a href="/wiki/Atlantic_Ocean" title="Atlantic Ocean">Atlantic Ocean</a>. Two of <a href="/wiki/Ireland" title="Ireland">Ireland</a>'s longest rivers, the <a href="/wiki/River_Shannon" title="River Shannon">Shannon</a> and the <a href="/wiki/River_Erne" title="River Erne">Erne</a>, have their source in the region. The Shannon rises from the famed <a href="/wiki/Shannon_Pot" title="Shannon Pot">Shannon Pot</a> in County Cavan and the Erne rises from Slieve Glah, also in County Cavan. The two rivers have been connected to form one of the world's longest waterways - the <a href="/wiki/Shannon%E2%80%93Erne_Waterway" title="Shannon–Erne Waterway">Shannon–Erne Waterway</a>. Cavan and Monaghan in the east of the region are characterized by a drumlin landscape, with hundreds of loughs interspersed between. <a href="/wiki/Lough_Allen" title="Lough Allen">Lough Allen</a> in Leitrim is the region's largest lake, at 35 km2. </p><p>The west of the region, from <a href="/wiki/Tullyhaw" title="Tullyhaw">Tullyhaw</a>, County Cavan, to the Atlantic coast is largely rocky and mountainous, with dramatic coastal cliff landscapes as well as pure sand beaches seen in counties Sligo, Donegal and Leitrim. Leitrim has the smallest coastline of any county, at just 5 km in length, while Donegal has the longest, at 1,134 km (just over 706 miles). </p><p>According to the 2017 National Forestry Inventory, there is a total of 130,345 hectares (322,090 acres) of forest and woodland cover in the Border Region, equating to 11.3% of the region's land area. This is in keeping with the national average forest cover of 11%.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The region traditionally had a very low cover forest and planting schemes were undertaken by the Department of Agriculture or <a href="/wiki/State-sponsored_bodies_of_the_Republic_of_Ireland" title="State-sponsored bodies of the Republic of Ireland">state-sponsored bodies</a> such as <a href="/wiki/Coillte" title="Coillte">Coillte</a>. Forest cover in the region has increased rapidly in recent years, primarily driven by the emergence of <a href="/wiki/Private_forest" title="Private forest">Privately owned forests</a>. This is especially evident in County Leitrim, which is now Ireland's most forested county at 18.9% forest cover, having overtaken <a href="/wiki/County_Wicklow" title="County Wicklow">County Wicklow</a>, and up from just 12.9% in 2006. Unlike neighboring Donegal, where two-thirds of the county's forests are state-owned, over 50% of Leitrim's forests are under private ownership.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Under <a href="/wiki/K%C3%B6ppen_climate_classification" title="Köppen climate classification">Köppen climate classification</a>, the region experiences a maritime <a href="/wiki/Temperate" class="mw-redirect" title="Temperate">temperate</a> <a href="/wiki/Oceanic_climate" title="Oceanic climate">oceanic climate</a> with cold winters, mild humid summers, and a lack of temperature extremes. <a href="/wiki/Met_%C3%89ireann" title="Met Éireann">Met Éireann</a> has several monitoring stations across the region which record climate data. Summer daytime temperatures range between 15 and 22 °C (59 and 72 °F), with temperatures rarely going beyond 25 °C (77 °F). While the region generally experiences mild winters, upland areas, particularly in Donegal, typically receive snowfall each year. Humidity is high year round and rainfall is evenly distributed throughout the year, with annual precipitation ranging from ~1,250 mm (<a href="/wiki/Markree_Castle" title="Markree Castle">Markree Castle</a>, Sligo) to ~1,000 mm (<a href="/wiki/Ballyhaise" title="Ballyhaise">Ballyhaise</a>, Cavan).<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Geology">Geology</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Border_Region&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Geology"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Benbulben2.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Benbulben2.jpg/200px-Benbulben2.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="102" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Benbulben2.jpg/300px-Benbulben2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Benbulben2.jpg/400px-Benbulben2.jpg 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="256" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Ben_Bulben" class="mw-redirect" title="Ben Bulben">Ben Bulben</a>, County Sligo</figcaption></figure> <p>There are many large mountain ranges and high sea cliffs in the region, such as the <a href="/wiki/Derryveagh_Mountains" title="Derryveagh Mountains">Derryveagh Mountains</a>, <a href="/wiki/Slieve_League" title="Slieve League">Slieve League</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Cuilcagh" title="Cuilcagh">Cuilcagh Mountains</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ben_Bulben" class="mw-redirect" title="Ben Bulben">Ben Bulben</a>. The region is generally underlain by <a href="/wiki/Ordovician" title="Ordovician">Ordovician</a> and <a href="/wiki/Silurian" title="Silurian">Silurian</a> Shales and Greywackes, laid down 417-495 million years ago. These are found in eastern Cavan and Monaghan. The bedrock of western Cavan, Leitrim and Sligo is composed mostly of <a href="/wiki/Carboniferous" title="Carboniferous">Carboniferous</a> limestones that were laid roughly 355 million years ago. However, a 1.5 billion year old narrow strip of metamorphosed gneisses extend across Sligo near the <a href="/wiki/Ox_Mountains" title="Ox Mountains">Ox Mountains</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/County_Donegal" title="County Donegal">County Donegal</a> in <a href="/wiki/Ulster" title="Ulster">Ulster</a> has one of the most complex geologies in Ireland. Much of the county is underlain by <a href="/wiki/Precambrian" title="Precambrian">Precambrian</a> gneiss, schist and quartzite, laid down during the Grenvillian Orogeny 700 million years ago. The Border Region's highest point, <a href="/wiki/Errigal" title="Errigal">Errigal</a>, at 751 m (2,464 ft), is composed of Precambrian quartzite. Ireland's oldest rocks, laid down 1.78 billion years ago, are found on the island of <a href="/wiki/Inishtrahull" title="Inishtrahull">Inishtrahull</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Inishtrahull is Ireland's most northerly island, located approximately 10 km north of <a href="/wiki/Malin_Head" title="Malin Head">Malin Head</a>, mainland Ireland's most northerly point. <a href="/wiki/Lough_Swilly" title="Lough Swilly">Lough Swilly</a> in Donegal is one of Ireland's three fjords. Owing to its scenic and rugged landscape, Donegal was named <a href="/wiki/National_Geographic" title="National Geographic">National Geographic's</a> "<i>Coolest place on the Planet</i>" in 2017.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Gallery">Gallery</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Border_Region&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Gallery"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional center"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:SlieveLeague_ToneMapped.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Slieve League, County Donegal"><img alt="Slieve League, County Donegal" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/SlieveLeague_ToneMapped.jpg/120px-SlieveLeague_ToneMapped.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="64" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/SlieveLeague_ToneMapped.jpg/180px-SlieveLeague_ToneMapped.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/SlieveLeague_ToneMapped.jpg/240px-SlieveLeague_ToneMapped.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="546" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Slieve_League" title="Slieve League">Slieve League</a>, <br />County Donegal</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Countyleitrimcows.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Dromahair, County Leitrim"><img alt="Dromahair, County Leitrim" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Countyleitrimcows.jpg/120px-Countyleitrimcows.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Countyleitrimcows.jpg/180px-Countyleitrimcows.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Countyleitrimcows.jpg/240px-Countyleitrimcows.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3648" data-file-height="2736" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Dromahair" title="Dromahair">Dromahair</a>, <br />County Leitrim</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Mullaghmore,_Co_Sligo.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Mullaghmore, County Sligo"><img alt="Mullaghmore, County Sligo" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/Mullaghmore%2C_Co_Sligo.jpg/120px-Mullaghmore%2C_Co_Sligo.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/Mullaghmore%2C_Co_Sligo.jpg/180px-Mullaghmore%2C_Co_Sligo.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/Mullaghmore%2C_Co_Sligo.jpg/240px-Mullaghmore%2C_Co_Sligo.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3008" data-file-height="2000" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Mullaghmore_Peninsula" title="Mullaghmore Peninsula">Mullaghmore</a>, <br />County Sligo</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Loughter.JPG" class="mw-file-description" title="Killykeen, County Cavan"><img alt="Killykeen, County Cavan" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/Loughter.JPG/120px-Loughter.JPG" decoding="async" width="120" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/Loughter.JPG/180px-Loughter.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/Loughter.JPG/240px-Loughter.JPG 2x" data-file-width="2592" data-file-height="1944" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Killykeen_Forest_Park" title="Killykeen Forest Park">Killykeen</a>, <br />County Cavan</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Lough_Muckno_Co.Monaghan_Eire._-_geograph.org.uk_-_507755.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Lough Muckno, County Monaghan"><img alt="Lough Muckno, County Monaghan" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/Lough_Muckno_Co.Monaghan_Eire._-_geograph.org.uk_-_507755.jpg/120px-Lough_Muckno_Co.Monaghan_Eire._-_geograph.org.uk_-_507755.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/Lough_Muckno_Co.Monaghan_Eire._-_geograph.org.uk_-_507755.jpg/180px-Lough_Muckno_Co.Monaghan_Eire._-_geograph.org.uk_-_507755.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/Lough_Muckno_Co.Monaghan_Eire._-_geograph.org.uk_-_507755.jpg/240px-Lough_Muckno_Co.Monaghan_Eire._-_geograph.org.uk_-_507755.jpg 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="426" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Muckno_Lake" title="Muckno Lake">Lough Muckno</a>, <br />County Monaghan</div> </li> </ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Transport">Transport</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Border_Region&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Transport"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Air">Air</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Border_Region&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Air"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:IrelandMotorways.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/IrelandMotorways.svg/220px-IrelandMotorways.svg.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="311" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/IrelandMotorways.svg/330px-IrelandMotorways.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/IrelandMotorways.svg/440px-IrelandMotorways.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="744" data-file-height="1052" /></a><figcaption>The Border Region is the only region in Ireland which is not serviced by the motorway network.</figcaption></figure> <p>The Border Region contains one commercially operating airport, <a href="/wiki/Donegal_Airport" title="Donegal Airport">Donegal Airport</a> in Carrickfinn, which services 45,000 passengers annually. Just outside the region is <a href="/wiki/City_of_Derry_Airport" title="City of Derry Airport">City of Derry Airport</a>, located in <a href="/wiki/Eglinton,_County_Londonderry" title="Eglinton, County Londonderry">Eglinton</a> in <a href="/wiki/County_Londonderry" title="County Londonderry">County Londonderry</a>, which is used by many people living in East Donegal and <a href="/wiki/Inishowen" title="Inishowen">Inishowen</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Ireland_West_Airport" title="Ireland West Airport">Ireland West Airport</a>, located in <a href="/wiki/County_Mayo" title="County Mayo">County Mayo</a>, very near to Counties Sligo and Leitrim. In addition, <a href="/wiki/Sligo_Airport" title="Sligo Airport">Sligo Airport</a> is a small regional airport, but operates no regularly scheduled flights. The <a href="/wiki/Irish_Army" title="Irish Army">Irish Defence Forces</a> utilise a military landing strip at <a href="/wiki/Finner_Camp" title="Finner Camp">Finner Camp</a> in South Donegal. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Rail">Rail</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Border_Region&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Rail"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In terms of both road and rail, the Border Region is the most poorly serviced region in the country. <a href="/wiki/Iarnr%C3%B3d_%C3%89ireann" title="Iarnród Éireann">Iarnród Éireann</a> operate a <a href="/wiki/Dublin%E2%80%93Sligo_railway_line" title="Dublin–Sligo railway line">Dublin–Sligo railway line</a> which also serves Carrick-on-Shannon. The <a href="/wiki/Sligo,_Leitrim_and_Northern_Counties_Railway" title="Sligo, Leitrim and Northern Counties Railway">Sligo, Leitrim and Northern Counties Railway</a> was the main rail line operating in part of the region, before shutting down in 1957. The <a href="/wiki/Donegal_Railway_Company" title="Donegal Railway Company">Donegal Railway Company</a>, and after that the <a href="/wiki/County_Donegal_Railways_Joint_Committee" title="County Donegal Railways Joint Committee">County Donegal Railways Joint Committee</a>, managed the extensive rail networks that were built throughout Donegal in late 19th and early 20th centuries. Since its closure in 1960, Donegal has had no operational railways. Similarly, Monaghan is the only other county in the <a href="/wiki/Republic_of_Ireland" title="Republic of Ireland">Republic of Ireland</a> with no existing commercial or freight railway lines. The nearest fully operational railway station to County Donegal is <a href="/wiki/Derry_~_Londonderry_railway_station" title="Derry ~ Londonderry railway station">Waterside Station</a> in <a href="/wiki/Derry" title="Derry">Derry</a>, operated by <a href="/wiki/Northern_Ireland_Railways" class="mw-redirect" title="Northern Ireland Railways">Northern Ireland Railways</a> (N.I.R.). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Road">Road</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Border_Region&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Road"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Border Region is the only region in the <a href="/wiki/Republic_of_Ireland" title="Republic of Ireland">Republic of Ireland</a> with no access to the <a href="/wiki/Motorways_in_the_Republic_of_Ireland" title="Motorways in the Republic of Ireland">national motorway network</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Former Border Region county Louth had the <a href="/wiki/M1_motorway_(Republic_of_Ireland)" title="M1 motorway (Republic of Ireland)">M1</a>, which runs from Dublin to Dundalk. Transport links with Cavan have been improved substantially with the construction of the M3, however it only goes as far as <a href="/wiki/Kells,_County_Meath" title="Kells, County Meath">Kells</a> in <a href="/wiki/County_Meath" title="County Meath">County Meath</a>, before reverting into the <a href="/wiki/N3_road_(Ireland)" title="N3 road (Ireland)">N3</a> dual carriageway. </p><p>The region is served by the following national <a href="/wiki/National_primary_road" title="National primary road">primary roads</a>: </p> <table class="wikitable" style="margin-left: 10px"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="5" align="center" style="background-color: #cfb;">National Primary Roads that Serve the Border Region </th></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color: #cfb;">Road Name </th> <th align="left" style="background-color: #cfb;" width="600">Description </th> <th align="right" style="background-color: #cfb;">Length </th></tr> <tr> <td align="right"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/N2_road_(Ireland)" title="N2 road (Ireland)"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/IRL_N2.svg/60px-IRL_N2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="60" height="36" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/IRL_N2.svg/90px-IRL_N2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/IRL_N2.svg/120px-IRL_N2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="234" data-file-height="142" /></a></span><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/N2_road_(Ireland)" title="N2 road (Ireland)"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/M2-IE_confirmatory.svg/60px-M2-IE_confirmatory.svg.png" decoding="async" width="60" height="41" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/M2-IE_confirmatory.svg/90px-M2-IE_confirmatory.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/M2-IE_confirmatory.svg/120px-M2-IE_confirmatory.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="208" data-file-height="142" /></a></span></td> <td>Dublin – <a href="/wiki/Monaghan" title="Monaghan">Monaghan</a> – (<a href="/wiki/A5_road_(Northern_Ireland)" title="A5 road (Northern Ireland)">A5</a> <a href="/wiki/Omagh" title="Omagh">Omagh</a> – <a href="/wiki/Derry" title="Derry">Derry</a>)</td> <td>133.01 km (82.65 mi) </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/N3_road_(Ireland)" title="N3 road (Ireland)"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/IRL_N3.svg/60px-IRL_N3.svg.png" decoding="async" width="60" height="36" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/IRL_N3.svg/90px-IRL_N3.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/IRL_N3.svg/120px-IRL_N3.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="234" data-file-height="142" /></a></span><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/N3_road_(Ireland)" title="N3 road (Ireland)"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/M3-IE_confirmatory.svg/60px-M3-IE_confirmatory.svg.png" decoding="async" width="60" height="41" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/M3-IE_confirmatory.svg/90px-M3-IE_confirmatory.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/M3-IE_confirmatory.svg/120px-M3-IE_confirmatory.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="208" data-file-height="142" /></a></span></td> <td>Dublin – <a href="/wiki/Cavan" title="Cavan">Cavan</a> – <a href="/wiki/Ballyshannon" title="Ballyshannon">Ballyshannon</a></td> <td>127.39 km (79.16 mi) </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/N4_road_(Ireland)" title="N4 road (Ireland)"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/IRL_N4.svg/60px-IRL_N4.svg.png" decoding="async" width="60" height="36" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/IRL_N4.svg/90px-IRL_N4.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/IRL_N4.svg/120px-IRL_N4.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="234" data-file-height="142" /></a></span><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/N4_road_(Ireland)" title="N4 road (Ireland)"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/M4-IE_confirmatory.svg/60px-M4-IE_confirmatory.svg.png" decoding="async" width="60" height="41" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/M4-IE_confirmatory.svg/90px-M4-IE_confirmatory.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/M4-IE_confirmatory.svg/120px-M4-IE_confirmatory.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="208" data-file-height="142" /></a></span></td> <td>Dublin – Sligo</td> <td>198.21 km (123.16 mi) </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/N12_road_(Ireland)" title="N12 road (Ireland)"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/IRL_N12.svg/60px-IRL_N12.svg.png" decoding="async" width="60" height="30" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/IRL_N12.svg/90px-IRL_N12.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/IRL_N12.svg/120px-IRL_N12.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="287" data-file-height="142" /></a></span></td> <td>Monaghan – Border (Ardgonnell Bridge) – (<a href="/wiki/A3_road_(Northern_Ireland)" title="A3 road (Northern Ireland)">A3</a> to <a href="/wiki/Belfast" title="Belfast">Belfast</a>)</td> <td>6.87 km (4.27 mi) </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/N13_road_(Ireland)" title="N13 road (Ireland)"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/IRL_N13.svg/60px-IRL_N13.svg.png" decoding="async" width="60" height="30" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/IRL_N13.svg/90px-IRL_N13.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/IRL_N13.svg/120px-IRL_N13.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="287" data-file-height="142" /></a></span></td> <td>(N15 from Sligo) – <a href="/wiki/Stranorlar" title="Stranorlar">Stranorlar</a> – <a href="/wiki/Letterkenny" title="Letterkenny">Letterkenny</a> – (<a href="/wiki/A2_road_(Northern_Ireland)" title="A2 road (Northern Ireland)">A2</a> to <a href="/wiki/Derry" title="Derry">Derry</a>, <a href="/wiki/A6_road_(Northern_Ireland)" title="A6 road (Northern Ireland)">A6</a>, <a href="/wiki/M22_motorway_(Northern_Ireland)" title="M22 motorway (Northern Ireland)">M22</a>, <a href="/wiki/M2_motorway_(Northern_Ireland)" title="M2 motorway (Northern Ireland)">M2</a> to Belfast)</td> <td>43.76 km (27.19 mi) </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/N14_road_(Ireland)" title="N14 road (Ireland)"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/IRL_N14.svg/60px-IRL_N14.svg.png" decoding="async" width="60" height="30" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/IRL_N14.svg/90px-IRL_N14.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/IRL_N14.svg/120px-IRL_N14.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="287" data-file-height="142" /></a></span></td> <td>Letterkenny – <a href="/wiki/Lifford" title="Lifford">Lifford</a> – (<a href="/wiki/A38_road_(Northern_Ireland)" title="A38 road (Northern Ireland)">A38</a> to <a href="/wiki/Strabane" title="Strabane">Strabane</a>)</td> <td>17.48 km (10.86 mi) </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/N15_road_(Ireland)" title="N15 road (Ireland)"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/IRL_N15.svg/60px-IRL_N15.svg.png" decoding="async" width="60" height="30" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/IRL_N15.svg/90px-IRL_N15.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/IRL_N15.svg/120px-IRL_N15.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="287" data-file-height="142" /></a></span></td> <td>Sligo – <a href="/wiki/Donegal_Town" class="mw-redirect" title="Donegal Town">Donegal</a> – Lifford – (A38, A5 to <a href="/wiki/Derry" title="Derry">Derry</a>)</td> <td>110.99 km (68.97 mi) </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/N16_road_(Ireland)" title="N16 road (Ireland)"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/IRL_N16.svg/60px-IRL_N16.svg.png" decoding="async" width="60" height="30" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/IRL_N16.svg/90px-IRL_N16.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/IRL_N16.svg/120px-IRL_N16.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="287" data-file-height="142" /></a></span></td> <td>Sligo – (<a href="/wiki/A4_road_(Northern_Ireland)" title="A4 road (Northern Ireland)">A4</a> to <a href="/wiki/Enniskillen" title="Enniskillen">Enniskillen</a>, A4, <a href="/wiki/M1_motorway_(Northern_Ireland)" title="M1 motorway (Northern Ireland)">M1</a> to Belfast)</td> <td>47.49 km (29.51 mi) </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/N17_road_(Ireland)" title="N17 road (Ireland)"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/IRL_N17.svg/60px-IRL_N17.svg.png" decoding="async" width="60" height="30" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/IRL_N17.svg/90px-IRL_N17.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/IRL_N17.svg/120px-IRL_N17.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="287" data-file-height="142" /></a></span><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/M17_motorway_(Ireland)" title="M17 motorway (Ireland)"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/M17-IE_confirmatory.svg/60px-M17-IE_confirmatory.svg.png" decoding="async" width="60" height="34" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/M17-IE_confirmatory.svg/90px-M17-IE_confirmatory.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/M17-IE_confirmatory.svg/120px-M17-IE_confirmatory.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="252" data-file-height="142" /></a></span></td> <td>Galway – <a href="/wiki/Claremorris" title="Claremorris">Claremorris</a> – <a href="/wiki/Collooney" title="Collooney">Collooney</a> – (N4 to Sligo)</td> <td>122.85 km (76.34 mi) </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Border_Region&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist 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