First-time buyers drive mortgage activity to new heights
FTBs accounted for a record €1.1 billion of mortgage approvals in July
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Beef or salmon? A disappearing menu choice as restaurateurs battle rising prices
Food inflation and increasingly price sensitive customers are forcing the industry to scrutinise every menu ingredient and consider cheaper options
Immigration driving population toward six million
Increased population is creating fiscal challenge for Government with day-to-day spending on services rising at an alarming rate
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‘EU and UK leadership has lost its moral compass when it comes to direct action against the Israeli regime’
Residential construction falls 5.4% in year to second quarter, says Central Statistics Office
Latest data follow 10.6% annual decline previously reported by statistics agency for first quarter
Why are so many Irish people moving to Australia?
Large rise in people from US moving to Ireland in year to April has also drawn some attention
Number of immigrants arriving in Ireland falls by 16%, emigration down for first time since 2020
Number of people leaving for Australia rises to highest level since 2013
Number of International Protection applicants working ‘has increased dramatically’ - CSO
More than 17,000 applicants received social welfare benefit in 2024
Employment in Irish economy up 50% since post-crash period
Despite concerns around US tariffs, labour demand remains strong
Ireland’s post-crash employment trajectory is remarkable
CSO’s data on labour market reads well in context of slowing global demand
Houses are being built in Ireland, so why can’t ordinary people buy them?
Prices are rising because the biggest buyer in the market is pushing them up. Who will benefit?
Wholesale electricity prices down more than 70% since 2022 peak
CSO wholesale price data highlight fall-off in energy prices
Big Tech firms pay average salaries of up to €155,000 to staff in Ireland
Filings cover some of the largest tech employers in State, including Amazon, Google, Meta and Salesforce
Employment in Irish labour market surpasses 2.8m for first time
CSO’s latest Labour Force Survey highlights ongoing strength of employment market in face of US tariffs
Latest Irish house price data: depressingly predictable
CSO data indicates that prices grew at an annualised rate of 7.8 per cent in June
Dial-up is dead. A few other technologies are set to follow
AOL announced it was shutting down its dial-up service, but who still plugs in to a phone jack to go online?
Dublin’s office market remains distressed and it’s too early to call a recovery in rents
Office development in Dublin will slow next year but the pace of digestion is likely to be sluggish
State’s population grew by almost 90,000 last year, EU figures show
Republic’s annual population growth of 1.64% stands at about seven times higher than EU average
Export figures are hard to interpret right now, given flux around tariffs
Latest numbers reflect levelling off of surge seen earlier in year
Irish exports to US drop by 60% in June as effects of Trump’s tariffs take hold
Latest trade data reveal volatile impact of US’s more restrictive trade policies
Irish agricultural prices soar by almost 19%
CSO’s latest barometer point to major price hikes across range of products
Electric is in the fast lane when it comes to car sales
Ireland will not hit its 2030 targets on electric vehicles but the signs are that momentum is now firmly behind the shift from fossil fuel
Electric vehicles account for one in five new cars licensed in July
CSO figures show share of both new petrol and diesel cars declined with EV sales up 64% year on year
‘I don’t think the Department of Finance have any respect for the tourism industry’
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President condemns ‘despicable attacks’ on Indian people as extra Garda patrols deployed in parts of Dublin
Michael D Higgins said recent rise in reported assaults on members of Indian community ‘diminish all of us’
Jump in unemployment dismissed as ‘statistical noise’ by Davy
Stockbroker plays down mini spike in jobless rate an says softer-than-expected tax receipts reflect ‘slowing wage growth in high-earning sectors’
Evidence of difficult year for Irish tourism continues to mount
New data sheds light on what is surely going to be remembered as a down year for the sector
Trump’s answer to negative economic news: Sack the statistician
US president’s conspicuous attempt to interfere with impartial economic data is a dangerous development
Fox News bemoans ‘dangerous’ Dublin - with some questionable data
Will Cain Show claims illegal immigration has prompted crime surge in Ireland’s capital city
Unemployment climbs to highest rate in more than three years
Increase in joblessness rate comes amid warnings of the impact of the new EU-US trade deal on future job creation
Grocery price inflation jumps to almost 5%
Latest CSO figures show headline inflation in the economy drops to 1.7% as prices of clothing and air fares fall sharply
Tourism business levels dip for fifth month in a row in July, AIB survey shows
AIB survey indicates widespread softening of growth across services sector
Food prices rising at three times rate of inflation
CSO latest HICP barometer highlights rising cost of food
Slide in visitor numbers slows to just 2% in June, CSO says
More than 650,000 visitors spent a total of €646.5m in June, which represented a decrease of 5.5% compared with last year
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