The number of Romani people in Ireland (Irish: Lucht Romanaí in Éirinn) is roughly estimated, as the Central Statistics Office collects its data based on nationality and not ethnic origin.
[8][9] However, the majority of the Romani population in Ireland today derive from recent migrations, primarily from Romania, Slovakia, Hungary, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Poland, Serbia and Italy.
[20] In February 2016, during the International Roma Conference, the Indian Minister of External Affairs stated that the people of the Romani community were children of India.
[22] Traditionally, they also arrived from Britain for seasonal work, either as farm labourers or as coppersmiths[1] After the dissolution of Eastern Bloc, thousands of Romani people, among others, sought asylum in Ireland and other Western European countries.
A second impetus for Romani immigration arose after the admittance of an additional 15 states to the European Union, with the populations coming to Dublin and the other major towns and cities.