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{{Short description|Cultural group}}
{{Infobox Ethnic group
| group            = Americans in Ireland
| native_name = {{lang|ga|Meiriceánaigh in Éirinn}}
| caption          = <small>[[Éamon de Valera]] • [[Dana Rosemary Scallon]]</small>
| population       = 38,000
| popplace         = [[Dublin]], [[Cork (city)|Cork]] and rural towns of [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]]
| langs            = [[Irish language|Irish]]{{·}}[[English language|English]] ([[Hiberno-English|Irish]]{{·}}[[American English|American]]) and [[Spanish language|Spanish]]
| rels             = [[Roman Catholic Church|Roman Catholicism]]{{·}}[[Protestantism]]
| related          = [[Irish American]]s{{·}}[[Americans in the United Kingdom]]
}}

'''Americans in Ireland''' comprise Irish citizens and residents who have full or partial [[Americans|American]] descent or ancestral background. These individuals often use the term {{'}}'''American-Irish'''{{'}}, in order to differentiate from the Irish-American cultural group.

==Demographics==
Those with American-Irish dual citizenship represent 16.8% of all Irish people with dual nationality.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cso.ie/en/releasesandpublications/ep/p-cp7md/p7md/p7anii/|title = All non-Irish nationals in Ireland - CSO - Central Statistics Office}}</ref> As of 2016, there are 10,519 Americans in Ireland without any Irish citizenship.

==Culture and integration==
Voter registration drives occurred in the run-up to the [[2020 United States presidential election|2020 American Presidential Election]]. [[Democrats Abroad]] maintains a notable political base in the country.
Cultural events, such as the Fourth of July and Thanksgiving are celebrated by the resident American population, as well as other affiliated groups.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/americans-in-ireland-are-deeply-divided-as-fourth-of-july-arrives-1.3945855|title = Americans in Ireland are deeply divided as Fourth of July arrives| newspaper=[[The Irish Times]] }}</ref> Several towns with large American populations host fireworks displays, while the [[United States Chamber of Commerce|American Chamber of Commerce]] hosts an annual [[Thanksgiving (United States)|Thanksgiving]] dinner, which is attended by the [[Taoiseach]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.irishcentral.com/news/community/celebrate-july-4th-ireland|title=A hundred thousand welcomes – where to celebrate July 4 in Ireland|date=30 June 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.amcham.ie/events/thanksgiving-celebration-galway.aspx|title = American Chamber of Commerce Ireland - Thanksgiving Celebration - Galway}}</ref>

==Notable people==
* [[Erskine Hamilton Childers]] – 4th President of Ireland
* [[Éamon de Valera]] – 3rd President of Ireland
* [[Frank McCourt]] – Irish-American writer
* [[Marsha Hunt (actress, born 1946)|Marsha Hunt]] – African American singer and novelist
* [[Matt Doyle (tennis)|Matt Doyle]] – Irish professional tour tennis player
* [[Constantine Fitzgibbon]] – Historian and novelist
* [[Chryss Goulandris]] – American businesswoman
* [[Lennie McMillian]] – Irish professional basketball player
* [[Tom Molineaux]] – Bare-knuckle boxer
* [[Charles Stewart Parnell]] – Founder and leader of the Irish Parliamentary Party
* [[Darren Randolph]] – Irish football goalkeeper
* [[Saoirse Ronan]] – American-born Irish actress
* [[Kevin Shields]] – American-born Irish musician
* [[Des Bishop]] – American-raised Irish comedian
* [[Ronan O'Gara]] – American born rugby player
* [[Dana Rosemary Scallon]] – singer and politician
* [[Katherine Zappone]] – American-born Irish Senator and academic

== See also ==
* [[Irish American]]
* [[Ireland–United States relations]] 
* [[Americans in the United Kingdom]]
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Americans abroad}}
{{Immigration to the Republic of Ireland}}
[[Category:Ethnic groups in Ireland]]
[[Category:American diaspora in Europe|Ireland]]
[[Category:American emigrants to Ireland| ]]
[[Category:Irish people of American descent| ]]