Central Statistics Office

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New car owners increasingly opting for electric or hybrid over petrol or diesel

Petrol and diesel cars accounted for just 44% of new private cars licensed from January to May, down from 56% last year

Ireland saw dramatic improvement in mortality in 20-year period, data shows

Heart attacks main cause of death in nearly two out of every 10 deaths in 1985, reducing to one in 10 by 2005

Fancy buying a home on your own? Here’s how

About 30% of buyers are doing it solo. Here’s how to do it

Data centres accounted for more than fifth of Ireland’s electricity usage last year

Percentage share of metered electricity consumption used by data centres has more than quadrupled since 2015

Live register claims down 2.8% in May

Dublin and Kildare saw the biggest increases in people claiming jobseeker’s benefit or allowance

Irish factory output slumps in April as US stockpiling wanes

Overall, industrial production surged ahead of Trump’s tariffs announcement

Irish people consuming alcohol ‘at European average’ with 4.5% drop last year, figures show

Decrease mirrors growing trend of ‘drinking in a restrained manner’

The Irish economy grew by 22% over the past year. Yes, you read that right

Ireland’s economic data is mind-bending. Here’s how to understand what is really going on

Irish economy expands by almost 10% as exporters rush to beat tariff deadlines

CSO figures show economy, as measured by GDP, expanded by 9.7 per cent in the first quarter

Is there more trouble afoot for Irish tourism?

Visitor numbers may be looking more positive, but are tourists spending less money?

Almost one-in-eight children live with one parent, CSO survey finds

Half of parents not living with their three-year-old child had lived with mothers during pregnancy

Average pay has passed €1,000 a week. The figure offers some key messages about where the economy is and how households are doing

An increase in well-paid, permanent jobs in some sectors has pushed up average earnings

Tourism slump continues - April data shows decline in visitor numbers

Trend of falling visitor numbers since September has prompted questions from sector

Retail sales increase as consumers enjoy real wage hike

Sales volumes rise just 1.1% over 12 months once volatile car sales are stripped out of the figures

Average weekly earnings of Irish workers surpass €1,000 for first time

CSO data show wages grew at an annualised rate of 5.6 per cent in first quarter

What does Trump’s tariff threat mean for Ireland’s economy, where uncertainty is already taking a toll?

The signs of an economic wobble were already there - businesses not investing, top-end asking prices for houses trimmed. And now the US president is at it again, promising big tariffs on the EU.

Celtic Tiger baby boom has turned to bust as fertility rates decline

There are 20,000 fewer children being born every year in the State compared to during the Celtic Tiger years

CSO meets tourism industry over ‘confusing’ visitor data

Fáilte Ireland says declining inbound tourism numbers ‘jar with industry’

Wholesale electricity prices surged 26% in year to April, says CSO

Conclusion of gas transit deal between Russia and Ukraine has contributed to higher energy prices this year

Welcome (back) to the era of Leprechaun economics

Exporters rushing to get product into the US before tariffs hit are distorting the data

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