Call for €10 rise in core social welfare rates in budget
An increase of €10 per week in core social welfare rates, enhancing the support grant for carers and a single ...
Read More Campaign under way to tackle hospitality labour shortage
Fáilte Ireland is launching a campaign aimed at attracting workers into the tourism and hospitality industry. The recruitment marketing and ...
Read More Services sector continues to grow, expansion rate slows
The Irish services sector continued to grow strongly in August, according to AIB’s Purchasing Managers’ Index. The monthly measure of ...
Read More Quarterly GDP up 6.3% in second quarter as Covid curbs ease
New figures from the Central Statistics Office show that the economy – as measured by Gross Domestic Product – grew ...
Read More Govt to launch multi-billion euro housing strategy
The Government will today launch its housing plan titled Housing for All, with the multi-billion euro strategy set to detail ...
Read More Higher debt and deficits increase risks to the economy – Governor
The Governor of the Central Bank has warned that higher debt and deficit projections out to the middle of the ...
Read More Jobless rate including Covid-19 payouts falls to 12.4% – CSO
The unemployment rate, when adjusted to include those on the Pandemic Unemployment Payment, stood at 12.4% in August. The latest ...
Read More Manufacturing loses momentum as bottlenecks constrain output
Irish factory activity lost some momentum in August with growth in output, new orders, exports and purchasing all lower than ...
Read More Broad welcome from business groups for reopening update
There’s been a general welcome for the measures announced by the Taoiseach about the next phase of reopening of the ...
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