The Irish are Facebook fanatics

Market research agency IpsosMRBI has delved into the world of Facebook in Ireland. It seems us Irish cannot get enough of socialising on the planet’s largest network. 90% of 15-24 year olds are on Facebook. Two thirds of these use the site daily. And it’s not just the young ones enjoying themselves. One in five 55-64 year olds have a Facebook account with 35% of these looking at their account daily.
50% of the Irish population over the age of 15 is now on Facebook – approx. 1.75 million users. 175,000 users have joined in the last six months.
Compare this with August 2010, when 45% of us were on Facebook, and only 7% on Twitter.