Is there a Trump effect in Ireland's migration numbers?

The US comedian and actress Rosie O'Donnell decided to relocate to Ireland in the wake of Donald Trump's election victory in November 2024.

Official data suggests others could have made the same decision, with immigration from the US to Ireland almost doubling over the last year.

In the 12 months to April of this year, 9,600 people moved to the Republic of Ireland from the US, up from 4,900 in 2024.

Gross immigration overall was down 16%, while gross immigration from the US was up 96%, according to figures from the Central Statistics Office.

We cannot know the motivations of all those people and the last year also saw an increase in people moving the other way across the Atlantic.

Migration from Ireland to the US was up 22% from 5,000 people to 6,100.