projected completion date was updated to 2024. Population Identified as a "service town" in the North Tipperary County Development Plan 2010-2016, Ballina saw "record" population growth in the late 20th and early 21st centuries. In the 20 years between the 1991 and 2011 census, Ballina's population grew by more than 500%, from 477 to 2,442 inhabitants. As of the 2016 census of Ireland, the town had a population of 2,632. Sport Ballina has a Gaelic games club which is made up of Ballina and Boher. In 1885 Ballina GAA club was formally established. At a convention in Nenagh on Sunday 20 November 1887, 35 affiliated clubs were represented by their respective delegates. This list of 35 included two from the parish, namely Ballina and Boher. In 1902 Michael Minihan of Boher became North Tipperary Chairman. In 1883 a Ballina / Boher combination under the name of Kincora, beat Killaloe. Which is one of the first inter-county games on record, with Kincora recording a victory of 2-1 to 0-1. Mark Van Drumpt, who served as lead physiotherapist for the Limerick county hurling team during its 2018 and 2020 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship winning campaigns, lived in Ballina. See also List of towns and villages in County Tipperary References External links Ballina (Beal An Atha) GAA club Populated places on the River Shannon Towns and villages in County Tipperary