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| Mar 11, 2026 | Powering AI: Europe switches on its first microgrid-connected data center | AVK and Pure Data Centres’ microgrid-connected data center in Ireland could mark the region’s first step toward a privately powered ecosystem.
Ireland eased its energy moratorium on data centers late last year, but many businesses still fac... |
| Aug 13, 2025 | ITIC calls for passenger cap to be lifted and VAT cut in Budget submission | The Irish Tourism Industry Confederation (ITIC) has called for the Dublin Airport passenger cap to be lifted, the hospitality VAT rate to be restored to nine per cent and an increase in government support in its pre-Budget submission.
ITIC,... |
| Jul 29, 2025 | Philips shares up nearly 9.5% as health tech giant flags reduced U.S. tariff impact | This was CNBC’s live blog covering European financial markets.
The Stoxx 600 index closed provisionally higher at 0.23% on Tuesday in London. The regional FTSE 100 was up 0.6%, France’s CAC 40 rose by 0.7%, while Germany’s DAX was higher by... |
| Mar 14, 2025 | The Trade Tug-of-War: A Global Economic Tightrope | In the world of trade, the stakes are high. Nations are like players in a game of chess, each move calculated, each counter-move anticipated. The recent escalation of tariffs between the United States and its trading partners has turned thi... |
| Mar 13, 2025 | Counter-counter-tariffs? Trump threatens to hit back against EU’s retaliation | U.S. President Donald Trump threatened answer Europe’s own retaliatory move against the U.S.′ 25% tariffs on steel and aluminum imports.
As the latest tariffs went into effect Wednesday, the European Union announced it would impose counter-... |
| Jan 7, 2025 | Survey reveals the three most significant barriers for Irish SMEs in 2025 | Rising costs, labour shortages and employee retention remain the most significant barriers for Irish SMEs as we enter 2025, according to a survey of 6,400 Irish businesses from diverse industries.
Peninsula Ireland released its latest globa... |
| Dec 5, 2024 | Optimism within Irish SME sector at highest level in over a year | Optimism within the Irish SME sector is at its highest level for over a year - according to the Linked Finance SME Confidence Index.
Large SMEs, which employ between 10 and 250 employees, are the most upbeat, reporting a positivity rate of ... |
| Nov 15, 2024 | Irish SME's determined to digitise but need help | Irish SME's are determined to make the leap over to digitise their businesses but face real challenges to make it happen a new report has found.
Business owners across the country were consulted as part of the "Exploring Technology Rea... |
| Oct 18, 2024 | Use of smart home security systems has almost doubled since 2022 | The use of smart home security solutions has almost doubled in the past two years as Irish homeowners embrace smart tech.
Smart home security systems include everything from alarm systems, security cameras to doorbells.
According to the Cen... |
| Oct 2, 2024 | Budget 2025: A Band-Aid on a Broken System | The Budget 2025 announcement has landed like a lead balloon. Critics are calling it a missed opportunity, a mere Band-Aid on a gaping wound. The housing crisis looms large, while motorists brace for a painful hike at the pumps. The governme... |
| Oct 1, 2024 | Expert Opinion: Budget 'lacks punch' and will do nothing to solve the housing crisis | Budget 2025 will do nothing to solve the housing crisis financial adviser Paul Merriman has warned.
Mr Merriman said he believed the Government had misread the mood of the public by not taking radical action to get to grips with what he dub... |
| Aug 28, 2024 | Ibec discusses Budget opportunities with Chambers and Donohoe | Ibec has met with Minister for Finance Jack Chambers and Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform Paschal Donohoe to discuss the employer group's Budget 2025 priorities.
Speaking after the meeting, Ibec... |
| Dec 8, 2023 | 8 of the 10 safest countries for American travelers in 2024 are in Europe — see the list | Portugal may not be as popular among tourists as its neighbors, it remains one of the safest countries, per BHTP. Alexander Spatari/Getty Images
The majority of the safest countries to visit are in Europe, one study found.
Berkshire Hathawa... |
| Oct 8, 2023 | Are all economic risks to Budget 2024 on one side? | Ahead of Budget 2024, the government has received strong warnings about the risks that proposed fiscal measures threaten to set the Irish economy on a damaging path encompassing overheating, a worsening of inflation, a loss in competitivene... |
| Oct 4, 2023 | Unemployment up to 4.2% as labour market begins to soften | Unemployment rose 0.1 percentage points to 4.2% in September as net unemployment increased by 2,700 people on a seasonally-adjusted basis.
The latest Central Statistics Office (CSO) figures show there were 115,700 people unemployed at the e... |
| Sep 28, 2023 | HICP inflation up slightly to 5% in September | Inflation rose slightly to 5% in September, according to the latest flash estimates from the Central Statistics Office (CSO).
The figure for the EU Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) represents an increase of 0.1 percentage points f... |
| Sep 26, 2023 | Ireland's population swells in one year | Ireland's population grew by almost 100,000 in the year to May - its strongest increase since the end of the Celtic Tiger boom in 2008, new official figures show.
The total population of the Republic now stands at 5,282,600, while migration... |
| Sep 7, 2023 | Average cost of package holiday up by 58% | The annual increase in Consumer Price Index (CPI) in August was 6.3%, up from the 5.8% increase recorded in July 2023.
The Central Statistics Office said CPI has now been at least 5.0% for 23 consecutive months.
Excluding energy and unproce... |
| Sep 1, 2023 | Domestic economy shows modest Q2 growth | Modified Domestic Demand – a proxy for the domestic economy – expanded by 1% through in the April to June 2023 period relative to the previous quarter, according to CSO estimates.
Consumer spending increased by 0.9% in Q2 while GDP was up 0... |
| Aug 30, 2023 | HICP inflation up to 4.9% in August | Inflation in Ireland is at 4.9% in the 12 months to August compared to 5.3% in the eurozone, according to the latest Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) flash estimate published by the Central Statistics Office (CSO).
Inflation in Ir... |
| Aug 29, 2023 | Average weekly earnings jump almost €40 | Average weekly earnings rose 4.3% year-on-year in the second quarter, but wage growth remains slower than inflation, which was measured at 6.1% in June.
The latest Central Statistics Office (CSO) figures show workers earned an average of €9... |
| Aug 28, 2023 | Bad July weather dents most retail categories | Retail sales were badly impacted by the inclement July weather, according to provisional data from the Central Statistics Office.
When car sales are excluded, in July 2023 the volume of retail sales across the economy fell by 4.0% on the pr... |
| Aug 24, 2023 | Employment rate hits record high of 74% with 2.6m now in work | The employment rate among people aged 15-64 reached a record high in the second quarter of 2023, increasing 0.7 percentage points year-on-year to 74.2%, according to the latest labour force survey from the Central Statistics Office (CSO).
C... |
| Aug 16, 2023 | House price inflation slows to 2.2% in June | Residential property prices rose 2.2% in the 12 months to June, with prices rising 4.5% outside Dublin and declining 0.9% in the capital year-on-year, according to the Central Statistics Office (CSO).
The level of annual house price inflati... |
| Aug 15, 2023 | Exports up €1.8bn in June as imports decline €500m | Goods exports increased €1.8bn year-on-year as imports fell €500m on an annual basis in June, the latest Central Statistics Office (CSO) figures show.
Unadjusted, good exports and imports totalled €19.5bn and €12.3bn, respectively, that mon... |
| Aug 10, 2023 | Inflation slows to 5.8% in July despite 50% increase in mortgage repayments | Inflation slowed from 6.1% to 5.8% in July, the 22nd straight month that it has exceeded 5%, according to the Central Statistics Office (CSO).
Consumer prices rose most sharply year-on-year in the housing, water, electricity, gas & othe... |
| Aug 4, 2023 | Value of services rises 3.7% in June | The value of services rose 0.6% month-on-month and 3.7% year-on-year in June, the Central Statistics Office (CSO) has found. The volume of services increased 1% in value from May and 3.4% from June 2022.
The sectors that recorded monthly in... |
| Aug 4, 2023 | Live Register claims up 0.1% in July - CSO | The seasonally-adjusted Live Register total rose by 0.1% to 183,500 persons in July, according to Central Statistics Office (CSO) data.
Unadjusted, the total stood at 195,100, with 50.6% of registrants being male and 70.8% being Irish.
The ... |
| Jul 28, 2023 | Ireland emerges from technical recession in second quarter | Ireland emerged from a technical recession in the second quarter as gross domestic product (GDP) grew 3.3% driven by activity in multinational-dominated sectors such as IT and industry, preliminary data from the Central Statistics Office (C... |
| Jul 28, 2023 | Retail sales increase 7.6% in June | Retail sales increased 0.4% month-on-month and 7.6% year-on-year in June, the Central Statistics Office (CSO) has found.
The largest monthly sales volume increases were recorded in books, newspapers & stationary (+12.1%), furniture &... |
| Jul 21, 2023 | Wholesale electricity prices rise but down 35.6% since last June | Wholesale electricity prices have fallen 35.6% year-on-year but increased 11.3% in the month of June, according to the latest Central Statistics Office (CSO) figures.
Wholesale prices overall increased 0.5% month-on-month. Prices for export... |
| Jul 18, 2023 | Dublin property prices slide for eighth month in a row | Residential property prices in Dublin declined for the eighth successive month in May 2023, according to Residential Property Index data from the Central Statistics Office.
The month-on-month decline in Dublin for May was 0.2%, extending a ... |
| Jul 17, 2023 | €4.5bn surplus as exports and imports decline in May | Ireland ran a €4.5bn surplus in May as both exports and imports fell noticeably month-on-month, according to the Central Statistics Office (CSO).
Seasonally-adjusted exports declined by €426m or 2.6% from €16,250m in April to €15,826m in Ma... |
| Jul 15, 2023 | Multinationals send Ireland’s economic growth into reverse | Revised Q1 2023 National Accounts from the Central Statistics Office show that Ireland’s GDP contracted by 2.8% compared with Q4 2022.
Factor income outflows were €2.7bn higher than in the previous quarter, leading to an overall decline in ... |
| Jul 13, 2023 | Consumer price inflation slows to 6.1% in June | Consumer price inflation slowed to 6.1% in June from 6.6% the previous month, the latest Central Statistics Office CPI data shows.
June was the 21st straight month in which inflation has exceeded 5%.
The largest increases were registered in... |
| Jun 30, 2023 | Why Ireland’s headline inflation rate has fallen below the core rate | Prices look likely to stay high in Ireland and the UK. Economics expert Stephen McNena explains what that means for mortgages.
The European Central Bank (ECB) has raised its three key interest rates by 0.25% to their highest levels in more ... |
| Jun 29, 2023 | Clothing retail hammered in May - CSO | Retail sales volume fell by 1.6% in May compared to April but grew by 5.1% on May 2022, according to data from the Central Statistics Office (CSO).
Chief among this monthly decrease was a 21.6% drop in clothing, footwear and textiles, a 7.8... |
| Jun 29, 2023 | Inflation down to 4.8% in June as energy prices fall 3.3% | Annual inflation in Ireland fell from 5.4% in May to 4.8% in June, according to latest flash estimates form the EU Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICIP). Inflation in the eurozone over the same period measured at 6.1%.
Energy prices, ... |
| Jun 8, 2023 | Inflation eases again to 6.6% in May | Inflation eased to 6.6% in May from 7.2% in April while marking a 12th consecutive month where the annual increase in consumer prices exceeded 5%, the latest Central Statistics Office (CSO) figures show.
After increasing to 8.5% in February... |
| Jun 1, 2023 | Average weekly earnings rise by 4.3% | Average weekly earnings were €923 in Q1 2023 compared with €885 in Q1 2022, according to the CSO's Earnings and Labour Costs quarterly release.
The data discloses that sectors with the highest pay are ICT and financial.
Average earnings acr... |
| Jun 1, 2023 | Inflation drops to 5.4% in May | Energy price reductions have driven Ireland's headline inflation numbers down, although there is concern over food prices and core inflation figures.
The May 2023 Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) for Ireland estimates that overall... |
| May 22, 2023 | Wholesale electricity prices down 42% in past year | Wholesale electricity prices fell 42.5% in the 12 months to April after declining 13.5% during the month, according to the Central Statistics Office (CSO).
Domestic producer prices for manufactured goods rose 7.8% year-on-year, while produc... |
| May 19, 2023 | Consumer price inflation hits poor the hardest | A new breakdown by the Central Statistics Office estimates that households with the lowest incomes experienced higher consumer price inflation of up to 8.3% in the year to March 2023, one percentage point higher than the impact on higher in... |
| May 11, 2023 | Inflation slows to 7.2% in April | Inflation slowed for a second successive month in April, although food prices continued to rise significantly, according to the latest Central Statistics Office (CSO) consumer price index.
Annual inflation fell from 7.7% in March to 7.2% la... |
| May 8, 2023 | Live Register down 300 claimants in April | The seasonally-adjusted Live Register declined by 0.2% to 180,500 persons in April, the Central Statistics Office (CSO) has said.
The adjusted total represents a decrease of 300 from March (180,800) and an increase of 2,200 from April 2022.... |
| May 4, 2023 | Unemployment below 4% for first time in 22 years | The monthly unemployment rate fell below 4% for the first time in 22 years in April following revisions by the Central Statistics Office (CSO).
Unemployment declined to 3.9% last month from a revised rate of 4% in March. The CSO had initial... |
| Apr 24, 2023 | Q4 surplus in 2022 is the highest on record | The government recorded a €4.8bn surplus in the final quarter of 2022, the highest on record, according to the Central Statistics Office (CSO).
Revenue increased €2.8bn or nearly 9% year-on-year to €34.8bn in Q4, while expenditure, similarl... |
| Apr 14, 2023 | Dublin house prices slide for fifth month in a row | Average Dublin residential property prices declined for the fifth month in a row in February 2023, according to CSO data.
Average prices for houses and apartments in the capital declined by 0.4% on the previous month through February follow... |
| Apr 13, 2023 | Mortgage interest repayments up 35% as inflation slows to 7.7% | Annual inflation slowed from to 7.7% in March from 8.5% in February, according to the latest consumer price index from the Central Statistics Office (CSO).
It is the 18th successive month that inflation has been at least 5%, with housing, w... |
| Apr 5, 2023 | Unemployment unchanged at 4.3% in March | The unemployment rate was unchanged at 4.3% in March, figures from the Central Statistics Office (CSO).
There were 17,200 persons unemployed in March, down 300 from 117,500 in February and 14,400 from 131,600 in March 2022 when the unemploy... |
| Mar 25, 2023 | Why every online business needs a digital audit | The first step towards creating an enhanced digital presence should be to ascertain where your business currently stands, writes Bart Ryan of Matrix Internet
Trends in the digital world continue to change and grow rapidly. According to a 20... |
| Mar 16, 2023 | Inflation rises again to 8.5% in February | Annual inflation in consumer prices increased for the second successive month in February, rising from 7.8% to 8.5%, according to the latest Central Statistics Office (CSO) figures.
It is the 17th straight month that inflation has exceeded ... |
| Mar 3, 2023 | Sharp slowdown in GDP growth in Q4 2022 | The Irish economy grew 12% in terms of gross domestic product (GDP) in 2022 and 6.7% in gross national product (GNP), which excludes the profits of multinationals, according to Central Statistics Office (CSO) estimates.
Preliminary figures ... |
| Mar 1, 2023 | Inflation up to 8% with first increase since October | Annual inflation rose to 8% in February from 7.5% in January following three months of contraction, according to a flash estimate for the EU Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) for Ireland.
Inflation here compares to inflation of 8.6... |
| Feb 28, 2023 | Average earnings increased by 4.2% in 2022 | Weekly earnings rose 4.2% or around €36 year-on-year to an average of €900.26 at the end of 2022, figures from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) show.
In the five years to the fourth quarter of 2022, average weekly earnings increased by c... |
| Feb 22, 2023 | Cost of living ‘crisis’ has no impact on employment | Cost of living impacts such as higher energy costs for business and inputs inflation had no impact on payroll employment in the Irish economy in 2022, according to Central Statistics Office data.
The agency’s monthly estimate of payroll emp... |
| Feb 16, 2023 | Inflation slows for third consecutive month to 7.8% | Annual inflation slowed to 7.8% in January from 8.2% in December as growth in the Central Statistics Office's (CSO) consumer price index (CPI) exceeded 5% for the 16th straight month.
Inflation was driven last month by annual increases of 2... |
| Feb 15, 2023 | South Dublin median house price twice the national figure | Annual house price growth as measured by the Central Statistics Office's Residential Property Price Index slowed for fourth successive month in December 2022.
The annual rise in the index was 7.8%, down from 8.5% in November, 9.6% in Octobe... |
| Feb 7, 2023 | Value of services up 0.2% in December | The value of services output in rose 0.2% month-on-month and 10.9% year-on-year in December, figures from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) show.
The volume of services rendered in the final month of 2022 increased 2.5% when compared to N... |
| Feb 3, 2023 | Live Register down 0.4% in January | The seasonally adjusted total of people on the Live Register was 184,700 in January, down 700 or 0.4% from December, the Central Statistics Office (CSO) has said.
Unadjusted, the total stood at 184,736, of which 53.7% were male and 69.8% we... |
| Jan 30, 2023 | Multinationals drive Irish GDP growth of 12.2% | Ireland's gross domestic product (GDP) grew 12.2% to €124.3bn last year, according to estimates from the Central Statistics Office (CSO).
GDP growth exceeded the government's forecast of 10% at the time of Budget 2023 while slowing somewhat... |
| Jan 17, 2023 | Inflation exceeds 5% for 15th consecutive month in December | The Central Statistics Office (CSO) has confirmed that the annual rate of inflation eased to 8.2% last month from 8.9% in November, making December the 15th straight month in which inflation has been at least 5%.
Despite a slowdown in the c... |
| Jan 10, 2023 | Standard of living rapidly deteriorates from 2021 high | The standard of living, as measured as real total disposable income, declined in the third quarter of 2022 from the record high measured a year earlier.
Figures from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) shows disposable income declined in th... |
| Jan 9, 2023 | Industrial production surged through Q4 2022 | Industrial production in Ireland’s manufacturing industries surged in the September to November 2022 period, according to CSO data.
On an annual basis, factory output was 40.6% greater than in the corresponding period of 2021 and was 14.0% ... |
| Jan 6, 2023 | Inflation falls to 8.2% in December on back of ECB hikes | Annual inflation in Ireland fell from 9% to 8.2% in December, while the eurozone average fell from 10.1% to 9.2% month-on-month, according to the latest harmonised index of consumer prices from Eurostat.
The monthly rate of inflation in Ire... |
| Dec 28, 2022 | Internet connectivity lowest for Border region households | The vast majority (94%) of households have internet connectivity, ranging from 97% access in the Dublin region to 90% in the Border region, according to CSO data.
Fixed broadband connection was highest in the Dublin region at 92% of househo... |
| Dec 16, 2022 | Foreign direct investment measured at €1,200bn in 2021 | Foreign direct investment in Ireland increased by €109bn to €1,208bn last year while Irish investment abroad rose €296bn to €1,288bn, according to the latest figures from the Central Statistics Office (CSO).
The net increase comprises of €1... |
| Dec 14, 2022 | Further 46,000 Ukrainian refugees expected in first six months of 2023 | The number of Ukrainian refugees in Ireland will exceed 90,000 by next March, a year after Russian invaded Ukraine, with the numbers expected to rise to 107,000 by the end of June 2023, according to Women in AI Ireland’s WaiPRACTICE program... |
| Dec 9, 2022 | House prices could fall 12% if 10,000 more homes built every year | House prices could fall by around 12% if the number of new homes built per year were to increase by 10,000, the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) has found.
In an article on the difficulties of increasing housing supply and pote... |
| Dec 8, 2022 | Ireland records €577m surplus in international trade in services | Ireland reported a €577m surplus for trade in services last year after racking up a deficit of €71.7bn in 2020.
Total service exports increased €38.9bn while service imports fell €33.4bn year-on-year, with the Central Statistics Office (CSO... |
| Dec 8, 2022 | Inflation in Ireland slows to 8.9% in November | The annual rate of inflation in Ireland slowed to 8.9% in November from 9.2% in October, the latest consumer price index from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) shows.
The rate of inflation has been at least 5% for the past 14 months, and ... |
| Dec 6, 2022 | Residential electricity bills rose 14.1% or €157 last year | The median average of residential electricity bills rose 14.1% of €157 last year, indicating that consumers had begun to feel the pinch before energy prices started surging in 2022.
The Central Statistics Office (CSO) found in its Trends in... |
| Dec 6, 2022 | Household income down in Q3 due to inflation | Figures from the CSO show how far household income has fallen due to high inflation in Ireland.
The proportion of disposable income saved by households fell from 20% in the second quarter to 19% in the third quarter, but household savings s... |
| Dec 6, 2022 | Services economy declines 1.4% in October | The value of services economy fell 1.4% month-on-month and increased 14.9% year-on-year in October.
Figures from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) show other services activities (+3.8%) and food services activities (+1%) recorded the larg... |
| Dec 5, 2022 | 63% have seen financial situation decline this year and expect worse to come | Close to two-thirds of adults in Ireland (63%) believe their financial situation has worsened over the past year, and a similar proportion (64%) believe it will deteriorate further over the next 12 months, according to the Central Statistic... |
| Nov 29, 2022 | Average hourly earnings rise by 3.5% to €26 | Average hourly earnings for Irish workers rose 3.5% year-on-year in the third quarter of 2022, increasing from €25.29 to €26.17, according to the latest Central Statistics Office (CSO) figures.
Similarly, average weekly earnings for workers... |
| Nov 29, 2022 | Ireland's two best paid sectors are taking home over €40 in hourly rates | People in the IT and education sectors are the best paid workers in Ireland on average, with average hourly rates in excess of €40, according to the Central Statistics Office (CSO).
Workers in the Information & communication (€49.51) an... |
| Nov 23, 2022 | State collected €93 billion in taxes last year | The state collected €93.3bn in taxes last year, an improvement of 21% or €15.9bn year-on-year, with income tax receipts of €23m and corporation tax of €15bn.
In all almost half (48%) of the total tax take was generated from taxes on income,... |
| Nov 16, 2022 | House price inflation falls to 14-month low | Residential property prices rose 10.8% year-on-year in September, rising quicker outside Dublin (+11.9%) than in the capital (+9.4%), the latest figures from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) show.
The annual rate of inflation in property... |
| Nov 10, 2022 | Inflation rises to 9.2% in October | Annual consumer price inflation rose one percentage point to 9.2% in October from 8.2% in September, the latest Central Statistics Office (CSO) show.
October was the 13th straight month that annual inflation in the consumer price index (CPI... |
| Nov 7, 2022 | Number on Live Register declines by 800 in October - CSO | The seasonally-adjusted Live Register total was 182,600 in October, a decline of 800 or 0.4% from September, the latest Central Statistics Office (CSO) figures show.
Unadjusted, the Live Register total stood at 179,555, of whom 53.3% were m... |
| Nov 2, 2022 | Fifty largest enterprises contribute nearly half of total turnover | Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) with fewer than 250 employees made up 99.8% of active enterprises and employed 68.4% of workforce in Ireland in 2020, according to the Central Statistics Office (CSO).
There were 291,490 enterprises in th... |
| Oct 17, 2022 | Trade surplus up 83% to €6.6bn in August - CSO | Imports and exports rose significantly in August compared to the same month the previous year, assisted by increased trade with the EU and Britain, according to the latest figures from the Central Statistics Office.
Goods exports in August ... |
| Sep 28, 2022 | Retail sales down 5.6% in August | The volume of retail sales fell 5.6% year-on-year in August as all but three sectors monitored by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) experiencing declines in annual sales volume last month as consumers tightened their belts in the face of ... |
| Sep 15, 2022 | Payroll data signals employment peaked in May | The number of people in employment peaked in May 2022 in Ireland but has been declining in recent months according to the CSO’s Employee Index.
The estimate uses Revenue’s PAYE Modernisation as the data source. Persons are counted if they a... |
| Sep 12, 2022 | Éire Supply: Irish Government Gives Musicians A Weekly Grant | DUBLIN, IRELAND - September 5, 2016: A neon sign in a window of a pub in Dublin, Ireland, ... [+] advertises the pub's live Irish music. (Photo by Robert Alexander/Getty Images)Getty Images |
| Sep 9, 2022 | Household savings remain elevated, says CSO | Household savings in Q2 2022 were above pre-Covid due to a continual increase in real incomes, as more people are in work and the average wage is going up.
Spending also rose in the quarter, not only due to higher prices, but also because a... |
| Sep 8, 2022 | Consumer price inflation eases to 8.7% | Average consumer price inflation in August fell to 8.7% from 9.1% in the year to July 2022, according to the Central Statistics Office.
However, consumer prices rose by 0.2% in the month between July and August.
On an annual basis, Housing ... |
| Sep 7, 2022 | Services sector struggled to expand in July, says CSO | There were marginal increases in both the value and volume of the services sector in July, according to the Central Statistics Office.
The latest Services Index shows an 0.5% monthly increase in the value of services in July, with the volum... |
| Sep 2, 2022 | Economy sees strong growth following lifting of restricitons | Gross domestic product (GDP) grew 11% year-on-year in the second quarter as the economy rebounded following the easing of Covid-19 restrictions, according to the latest quarterly national accounts.
Figures from the Central Statistics Office... |
| Sep 2, 2022 | Exchequer records €6.3bn surplus in year to August | The Exchequer recorded a surplus of €6.3bn at the end of August, marking a €13bn improvement and a complete turnaround from the €6.7bn deficit reported in August 2021.
On a 12-month rolling basis, the Exchequer surplus stands at €5.6bn, ref... |
| Aug 31, 2022 | Unemployment creeps up in August | The seasonally-adjusted unemployment crept up from 4.2% to 4.3% this month as a net of 2,900 people entered unemployment, according to the latest Central Statistics Office (CSO) figures.
There are now 117,200 people in unemployment, up from... |
| Aug 30, 2022 | Average weekly earnings rise 2.4% in Q2 - CSO | Average weekly earnings rose 2.4% year-on-year in the second quarter and, similarly, average hourly earnings increased 2.7%, according to the latest figures from the Central Statistics Office (CSO).
The number of paid hours worked remained ... |
| Aug 29, 2022 | Retail sales decline for the third successive month | Retail sales volumes fell for the third consecutive month in July, declining 1.6% versus June and 8.1% in the prior 12 months, as consumers continued to tighten their belts in response to record inflation, the latest Central Statistics Offi... |
| Aug 16, 2022 | Services output rises by 2% in June | The value of services output increased 2% in June, driven by improvements in the information & communication and accommodation & food service activities sectors, according to the Central Statistics Office (CSO).
Increases of 4.5% an... |
| Aug 15, 2022 | Ireland's goods exports rose by 31% in H1 | Imports and exports of goods to and from Ireland each increased €2.8bn year-on-year in June on an unadjusted basis, according to the Central Statistics Office (CSO).
Goods exports rose 19% from €14.7bn in June 2021 to €17.5bn in June 2022 w... |
| Aug 10, 2022 | Factory output shrugs off war and inflation impacts | Production in manufacturing industries increased by 4.2% in the three months from April to June 2022 compared with the previous three-month period for factory output.
Turnover in manufacturing industries was 9.4% higher in the three months ... |
| Aug 9, 2022 | Over half of businesses hit by Brexit | Regulatory burdens have seen over half of businesses hit by Brexit (54%) across the country, new figures show.
Data published by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) also shows that two in five (40%) enterprises had difficulty sourcing mater... |
| Jul 29, 2022 | Retailers hiking prices to offset sales volume decline | The volume of Retail Sales declined by 1.3% month-on-month in June 2022 and decreased by 6.6% in the year with retailers looking to offset volume decline, according to CSO data.
Retailers have been compensating for lower volume by hiking pr... |
