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Jacks and parents of Jacks explain the enduring popularity of the number-one boy’s name in the State since 2007.

Sales spike in 2024 after two years of declines

All counties recorded a decrease in numbers in the twelve months to March with the largest in Clare

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Despite the drop, labour productivity here still the highest in the EU, driven by the performance of multinationals

Deals will be struck at this year’s Meitheal tourism conference, but unease is in the air

While retired people make up 16 per cent of the population they hold 27 per cent of net wealth in the country

Goods forwarded from Irish ports amounted to 15.6 million tonnes in 2024, which was down slightly when compared with the year before

Food price inflation accelerated in the month, according to latest flash estimate

Data only covers Irish-registered retailers and excludes Amazon

Estate agent DNG’s price gauge points to annual inflation rate of 9.6%

Data from the CSO shows that 16 per cent of people got a pet during the Covid-19 period

Although burglary rate had increased for period in 2024, trends slowed and levels remain around all-time lows

Working from home has had positive effect on relationships with partners, survey also finds

His claim about immigration is incorrect, according to figures from the Central Statistics Office

Total income of richest 20% almost four times that of poorest 20%

Surge took place against the backdrop of inflation and an increasingly tight labour market after worst of pandemic

Repeated campaign claims that 40,000 new homes would be delivered last year proved drastically wrong

Latest CSO figures show almost half of lone parents with children aged under 18 struggle to make ends meet

Prices in restaurants and hotels rose by 3.1 per cent mainly due to higher prices for alcoholic drinks and food consumed in licensed premises

Covid-19 restrictions resulted in school closures and cancellation of exams

New data show all planning permissions fell more than 21 per cent in 2024

CSO says 54 per cent found basic cost of housing to be a ‘heavy burden’

Burglaries are up 10% in the State – just how significant is that, and how can homeowners protect their property?

State’s big trade surplus with the US in goods is offset by large trade in services going the other way

Public order offences rose by three per cent to 30,092 in the 12 months to October 2024

Consumer spending, linked to real wage growth, had been expected to drive domestic activity

Biggest climbers in boys’ names are Rowan, Caleb and Iarlaith, according to CSO figures

On a monthly basis, prices rose by 0.7 per cent as consumers faced higher energy, transport and food costs

Industry chiefs seek solutions as overseas visitors to Republic tumble 25% in January

Latest earnings data suggest wage growth remains elevated

Over a third of this cohort anticipating their mortgage payments will still be ‘significant’ at that stage, according to a new report

Gifts from the bank of mum and dad are pushing up property prices and widening the social divide

Provisional figures for the first half of February show wholesale prices remain at a similar high level, with more pain coming for consumers

Numbers working from home continues to decline from 2021 peak

Price of many household staples has risen noticeably from this time last year

Median residential property price at the end of 2024 was €355,000

Price of key inputs like fertiliser, feed and energy plunged last year, easing pressure on some farms

Medical and pharmaceutical product exports accounted for almost half of the total