Call on Govt to assist parents with back-to-school costs
Children’s charity Barnardos has called on the Government to introduce a suite of measures to assist parents with back-to-school costs. ...
Read More Developer loan approvals by State-backed HBFI pass €2bn threshold
Almost €400m in new lending for the construction of new homes was approved by the State’s building finance body in ...
Read More Plan to transform rail on island of Ireland to be published
A plan to transform the rail system on the island of Ireland through electrification, additional track capacity, increased speeds and ...
Read More Annual rate of inflation steady at 1.5% in July – CSO flash reading
The latest “flash” estimate of inflation from the Central Statistics Office shows that the annual rate came in at 1.5% ...
Read More Increase in number of workers who can’t afford a holiday – study
There has been an increase in the number of workers in Ireland who cannot afford a week’s holiday away from ...
Read More Increase in job vacancies in second quarter – study
There was a 14.4% increase in professional job openings in the second quarter of the year compared to the previous ...
Read More Economy as measured by GDP grew by 1.2% in second quarter
The economy as measured by Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew by 1.2% between April and June when compared to the ...
Read More 79% of FDI decision-makers planning Irish investment
Nearly 80% of foreign direct investment decision-makers are planning to establish or expand operations in Ireland over the next year. ...
Read More Mortgage drawdowns rise 2.2%, approvals continue to fall
The number of mortgage drawdowns by first time buyers reached the highest level since 2007 between April and June, new ...
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