There was a 25% increase year-on-year in the number of registered deaths in Clare in the first three months of the year.
Data published by the Central Statistics Office shows more deaths took place in Clare in the months of January, February and March than in any three-month period since records began three years ago.
A total of 282 deaths were recorded in Clare in the first quarter of 2025.
Males accounted for 52% of these, with women making up the remaining 48%.
The most common cause of death in the county in this period was malignant neoplasms, with 87 deaths attributed to this factor.
This was followed by diseases of the circulatory system, diseases of the respiratory system, and external causes of injury and poisoning.
The number of dementia deaths registered in Clare in the first three months of the year was 16 while the figure for alzheimer deaths here was two.
Just one instance of infant mortality was recorded during this same period while one death was attributed to COVID-19.
The total figure of 282 deaths registered in the county from January to March is the highest for any three-month period since records began in January of 2022 and is 26% above the figure for the same stretch of 2024.
