Rathluirc (Charleville), Co. Cork scores 63/100 for quality of life, and its fundamentals are rated “on the up — emerging”. The median home sells for €228,500 (most €141,750–€292,500), it scores 61/100 for safety (58.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents), 3,691 people live here. It's strongest on affordability and family & community, weakest on local economy.
Updated August 2026 · Property Price Register + 20+ official sources, refreshed daily
Below average today — but the fundamentals are turning, faster than the national trend.
3,691 people.
65th most vibrant small town in Ireland, of 131 ranked.
Vibrancy is the plain count of places to eat, drink and go out — restaurants, cafés, pubs, takeaways, nightclubs and cinemas in and around the town. Per head is the different question of whether a town is well served for its size.
Ranked against small towns only. Tourist towns read high — the venues are real, but not all of them are there for the people who live here.
Rathluirc (Charleville), Co. Cork, scores 63/100 on BuyerIQ's Quality of Life composite (cost of living excluded). It's strongest on affordability and family & community.
Rathluirc (Charleville) scores 61/100 on safety, ~58.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.
The median sale price in Rathluirc (Charleville) over the last 24 months was €228,500, most between €141,750 and €292,500 (Property Price Register).
Rathluirc (Charleville) is rated "On the up — emerging" — unemployment fell 18% → 10% — faster than nationally.
New builds are rare in Rathluirc (Charleville) — under 1% of recent sales (Property Price Register).
12 planning applications were lodged within Rathluirc (Charleville) in the last 12 months, covering 211 residential units (157 on record) — measured per town, not just at county level.
Rathluirc (Charleville) scores 81/100 for families and community.
Rathluirc (Charleville) scores 40/100 for schools and education, with 6 schools in the area.
Rathluirc (Charleville) is about 35 minutes by road from Limerick, with 1 rail stop nearby.
Sale prices from the Property Price Register (rolling 24 months). Quality of Life averages seven equal-weighted dimensions from 40+ metrics across 13 public datasets (CSO census + SAPS, Garda crime, SEAI, EPA, DES schools, GTFS). Population is CSO Census 2022; the “on the up” trajectory compares 2016→2022. Figures refresh daily · an area assessment, not advice on a specific property. Updated August 2026.