Ireland's remarkably healthy economy and the ready availability of jobs is continuing to drive a rise in the population.
The latest estimate from the Central Statistic Office shows immigration at its highest level since 2008.
However, the reality is more nuanced.
Net migration, or people coming into the country less those leaving the State, is 79,300 for the 12 months to April this year.
But that is only 2.1% up on the same figure for the previous 12-month period.
So while the numbers are high they won't cause alarm in the corridors of Government Buildings.
Regardless of the details, the trend is unmistakable.
The population increased by almost 100,000 in the 12 months to April of this year.
That was mainly driven by migration.
But the natural increase in the population, or the number of people born in Ireland less the number of deaths, was almost 20,000.
For the Government the latest information confirms the trend of a growing but older population.
The percentage of people over the age of 65 has risen from 13.8% of the population in 2018 to 15.5% in 2024.
The proportion of younger people living in Ireland is falling.
Those who were aged between 0-14 were 20.8% of the population in 2018 but 18.8% in 2024.
More older people means significant implications for future healthcare needs and for pensions.
Economists argue there is one answer to that demographic shift: immigration.
Obviously, more people living in the country and the natural rise in the population puts a strain on health, education and housing.
But immigration means there are more taxpayers and more people to work in hospitals, schools and construction.
The bottom line is that Ireland needs a continued flow of migrants - but it also needs services and infrastructure for the growing population.
Balancing those needs will require improved communications about immigration, detailed planning by policymakers and political skill.
