A new study has found that Galway, alongside 2 other counties, pay almost 80 per cent of the country's annual tax revenue.
Analysis from the Irish Independent found that 2.239 billion euros worth of tax revenue came from Galway, which is third highest in the country.
In 2nd was Cork with 26.5 billion, and Dublin topped the list with 44.12 billion euro in tax paid.
The three counties pay the lion's share at 78 per cent, with the rest of the country contributing to just 22 per cent of tax revenue in 2024.
Analysis also found that County Longford pays the least amount of tax, with 194 million euro recorded that year.
The research comes days after former Taoiseach Leo Varadkar was forced to apologise for comments he made, where he suggested urban workers were the backbone of Ireland's tax base, while rural workers reaped the benefits.
