Religion in the Republic of Ireland
Christianity is the largest religion in the Republic of Ireland based on baptisms. Irish Christianity is dominated by the Catholic Church, and Christianity as a whole accounts for 82.3% of the Irish population. Most churches are organized on an all-Ireland basis which includes both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.
Irish travellers have traditionally adopted a very particular attitude to the Catholic Church, with a focus on figures such as "healing priests". More generally a tradition of visions continues, often outside of Church sanction.
Lutheran Church in Ireland
In 2009, the Lutheran Church in Ireland had a baptised membership of 300. In the Republic of Ireland's census, the number of people people listing Lutheranism as their religion was 756 in 2002 and 5,329 in 2016. In Northern Ireland the corresponding figures were 186 in 2001 and 294 in 2011.