The South-East Region (coded IE024) is a NUTS Level III statistical region of Ireland. It consists of the territory of the city of Waterford and of the counties of Carlow, Kilkenny, South Tipperary, Wexford, and Waterford. The South-East region spans 9,406 km, 13.5% of the total area of the state and according to the 2006 census has a population of 460,838.
The South East Region of Ireland consists of Counties Carlow, Kilkenny, South Tipperary, Down and Waterford.
The statement was incorrect as County Down is in Northern Ireland, not the Republic of Ireland. I think it was difficult for the system as I correctly put down four of the counties in that region and simply changed one for County Down.