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--- ei-licence-statistics [2026/02/04 14:17] – g3aka
+++ ei-licence-statistics [2026/06/14 20:32] (current) – [IRTS Membership] g3aka
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-The total of live EI licences as at June 30 each year:
+The total of live EI licences as at June 30 each year, these figures include Repeater, Beacon, Special Event and Club licences. On 15 May 2026 ComReg's Máire Fitzgerald stated there were 1993 individual amateur licences:
 - 1583
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 Source post-2016 [[https://www.comreg.ie/industry/radio-spectrum/licensing/statistics/|ComReg Statistics page and archive.org]]
-The EI licence total appear to be cummulative from 2009 when the Lifetime licence was introduced.
+The EI licence total appears to be cummulative from 2009 when the Lifetime licence was introduced.
 Although revalidation is required [[https://www.comreg.ie/media/2023/05/ComReg-0945R6.pdf|every 5 years]] nothing seems to happen if this doesn't take place.
+====== Exam Statistics ======
+Date      Candidates  Passes  Percentage
+-2014   -  353      221       63% (10 year total)
+& 2006 -  66                     (total for both years)
+        -  45        23       51%
+        -  21        12       57%
+& 2013 -  70        49       70% (total for both years)
+        -  24
+        -  31
+& 2017 -  76         51      67% (total for both years)
+        -  44         28      64%
+May    -  39         31      80%
+Nov    -  16          6      40%
+May    -  47
+Nov    -  31         14      45%
+Source IRTS exam reports
+====== IRTS Membership ======
 IRTS Membership as at December 31 each year:
+-  983
+-  976
+-  965
+-  984    IRTS reported 10% of members lived outside EI
 -  919
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 - 1077
-Note the membership figure includes amateurs in the UK and around the world, IRTS even has some members in Australia and Japan. The number of EI licence holders who are members has not been published.
+- 1082
+- 1069  IRTS was notified of the death of 15 members during 2023 (17 in 2024)
+Note the membership figure includes amateurs in the UK and around the world in 2008 10% of members were in this category. IRTS even has some members in Australia and Japan. The number of EI licence holders who are members has not been published recently, although IRTS reported that on 1 August 2021 there were 780 licenced members, 204 unlicenced and 68 Family members, Club Membership and those entitled to free membership through disability.