- List of twin towns and sister cities in the Republic of Ireland
This is a list of places in Ireland having standing links to local communities in other countries. In most cases, the association, especially when formalised by local government, is known as "
town twinning " (though other terms, such as "partner towns" or "sister cities" are sometimes used instead), and while most of the places included are towns, the list also comprises villages, cities, districts, counties, etc. with similar links.The list is arranged by
province ; and then by the Ceremonial county. It forms part of the largerlist of twin towns and sister cities .Connacht
County Galway
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Athenry :flagicon|FRA flagicon|BrittanyQuimperlé ,Bretagne ,France Galway City
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Galway –:flagicon|DEN
Aalborg ,Denmark (1997):flagicon|United Kingdom flagicon|ENGBradford ,England ,United Kingdom (1986):flagicon|USA flagicon|Massachusetts Cambridge,Massachusetts , United States of America (1997):flagicon|USA flagicon|IllinoisChicago ,Illinois , United States of America (1997):flagicon|FRA flagicon|BrittanyLorient ,Bretagne ,France (1978):flagicon|United Kingdom flagicon|WALMaesteg ,Wales ,United Kingdom (2008):flagicon|USA flagicon|Wisconsin Milwaukee,Wisconsin , United States of America (2001):flagicon|CAN flagicon|New BrunswickMoncton ,New Brunswick ,Canada (2002)Fact|date=March 2008:flagicon|PRCQingdao ,Shandong , China (1999):flagicon|USA flagicon|Missouri St. Louis,Missouri , United States of America (1977):flagicon|USA flagicon|Washington Seattle,Washington , United States of America (1986):flagicon|NZWaitakere City , Auckland,New Zealand (2002)County Mayo
:flagicon|United Kingdom flagicon|ENG
Calderdale (metropolitan borough),England ,United Kingdom
*Ballina –:flagicon|FRA flagicon|Île-de-FranceAthis-Mons , Île-de-France,France :flagicon|USA flagicon|Massachusetts Pittsfield,Massachusetts , United States of AmericaCounty Roscommon
:flagicon|United Kingdom flagicon|ENG
Castle Point (borough),England ,United Kingdom (1998)County Sligo
ligo Town (borough)
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Sligo –:flagicon|FRA flagicon|BrittanyCrozon ,Bretagne ,France :flagicon|GER flagicon|BavariaKempten im Allgäu ,Bavaria ,Germany (1990):flagicon|USA flagicon|Florida Tallahassee,Florida , United States of AmericaLeinster
County Carlow
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Muinebeag –:flagicon|FRA flagicon|BrittanyPont-Péan ,Bretagne ,France County Dublin
Dublin City
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Dublin –:flagicon|ESP flagicon|CataloniaBarcelona ,Catalonia ,Spain (1998):flagicon|USA flagicon|Iowa Emmetsburg,Iowa , United States of America:flagicon|United Kingdom flagicon|ENGLiverpool ,England ,United Kingdom (1997):flagicon|USA flagicon|California San Jose,California , United States of America (1986)County of Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown
:flagicon|United Kingdom flagicon|WAL
Anglesey ,Wales ,United Kingdom County of South Dublin
:flagicon|United Kingdom flagicon|ENG Brent,
England ,United Kingdom County Louth
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Dundalk –:flagicon|FRA flagicon|Pays de la LoireRezé ,Pays de la Loire ,France (1990)County Wexford
Wexford Town (borough)
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Wexford –:flagicon|United Kingdom flagicon|WALMaesteg ,Wales ,United Kingdom (1983)County Wicklow
*Avoca –:flagicon|United Kingdom flagicon|ENG Bromham,
England ,United Kingdom Munster
County Clare
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Ennis – :flagicon|USA flagicon|Arizona Phoenix,Arizona , United States of America:flagicon|FRA flagicon|Languedoc-RoussillonSaint-Paul-de-Fenouillet ,Languedoc-Roussillon ,France County Cork
*Bandon – :flagicon|USA flagicon|Oregon Bandon,
Oregon , United States of America
*Cobh – :flagicon|Brazil flagicon|São Paulo Cruzeiro,São Paulo ,Brazil :flagicon|POLKolbuszowa ,Subcarpathian Voivodeship ,Poland :flagicon|FRA flagicon|BrittanyPloërmel ,Brittany ,France Cork City
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Cork (city) – :flagicon|GER flagicon|North Rhine-WestphaliaCologne ,North Rhine-Westphalia ,Germany (1998) :flagicon|United Kingdom flagicon|ENGCoventry ,England ,United Kingdom (1958/1969):flagicon|FRA flagicon|BrittanyRennes ,Bretagne ,France (1982):flagicon|USA flagicon|California San Francisco,California , United States of America (1984):flagicon|CHNShanghai ,People's Republic of China (2005):flagicon|United Kingdom flagicon|WALSwansea ,Wales ,United Kingdom (1994)County Kerry
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Killarney – :flagicon|USA flagicon|North Carolina Concord,North Carolina , United States of America:flagicon|USA flagicon|Florida Cooper City,Florida , United States of America:flagicon|United Kingdom flagicon|ENGKendal ,England ,United Kingdom
*Dingle –:flagicon|USA flagicon|CaliforniaSanta Barbara, California , United States of America:flagicon|ITA flagicon|LazioTolfa ,Lazio ,Italy County Limerick
Limerick City
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Limerick –:flagicon|USA flagicon|Pennsylvania Limerick Township,Pennsylvania , United States of America (1990):flagicon|USA flagicon|New Jersey New Brunswick,New Jersey , United States of America:flagicon|FRA flagicon|Brittany Quimper,Bretagne ,France (1980):flagicon|USA flagicon|Washington Spokane,Washington , United States of America (1990):flagicon|POLStarogard Gdański ,Pomeranian Voivodeship ,Poland (2006)County Tipperary
North Tipperary
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Thurles –:flagicon|United Kingdom flagicon|ENGBollington ,England ,United Kingdom outh Tipperary
Clonmel Town (borough)
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Clonmel –:flagicon|ITA flagicon|LombardyCosta Masnaga ,Lombardy ,Italy Fact|date=March 2008:flagicon|FRA flagicon|AquitaineEysines ,Aquitaine ,France Fact|date=March 2008:flagicon|ITA flagicon|Sicily Gangi,Sicily ,Italy :flagicon|USA flagicon|Illinois Peoria,Illinois :flagicon|United Kingdom flagicon|ENG Reading,England ,United Kingdom (1994):flagicon|AUTTrofaiach ,Styria ,Austria Fact|date=March 2008County Waterford
*Ardmore –:flagicon|United Kingdom flagicon|ENG
Abbotskerswell ,England ,United Kingdom
*Dungarvan –:flagicon|USA flagicon|Pennsylvania Erie,Pennsylvania , United States of AmericaWaterford City
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Waterford –:flagicon|USA flagicon|New York Rochester,New York , United States of America:flagicon|FRA flagicon|Pays de la LoireSaint-Herblain ,Pays de la Loire ,France :flagicon|CAN flagicon|Newfoundland and Labrador St.John's,Newfoundland and Labrador ,Canada Ulster
County Donegal
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Bundoran –:flagicon|United Kingdom flagicon|ENGSherborne ,England ,United Kingdom County Monaghan
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Carrickmacross –:flagicon|FRA flagicon|BrittanyCarhaix-Plouguer ,Bretagne ,France External links
* [http://ec.europa.eu/towntwinning/index_en.html European Commission Information]
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