# CSO

Last year

2022

# ESRI

Young people argued with parents and siblings more during first year of the Covid pandemic

The ESRI findings are based on an online survey that was carried out in December 2020.

9.8k

Nov 3rd 2022, 5:23 PM

# Staycation

Domestic overnight trips increase three-fold as post-Covid recovery continues

The CSO said the data demonstrates the ongoing recovery in travel after the disruption caused by Covid-19 restrictions.

12.4k

Oct 26th 2022, 4:49 PM

# Consumer Price Index

Annual inflation eases again slightly in September after 38-year high in July

Home heating oil was up 83.8% in the year to September.

8.1k

Oct 13th 2022, 1:01 PM

# CSO

Live register figures increase in every county but Tipperary over 12 months

The seasonally adjusted live register for September was 184,100 people – a decrease of 1,900 from the previous month.

20.1k

Oct 7th 2022, 3:28 PM

# Ukraine War

Number of Ukrainians arriving in Ireland reaches 54,000

The latest data from the CSO showed more than 1,000 people from Ukraine arrived in one week alone in September.

23.7k

Oct 3rd 2022, 3:12 PM

# ageing population

Population of Ireland aged 65 and over projected to double by 2051

The findings are contained in the newly launched Older Persons Information Hub.

12.2k

Sep 30th 2022, 4:43 PM

# great outdoors

Great Outdoors: Close to 30% of the public took up a new outdoor activity since the pandemic

Of those, nearly half have taken on more than one new outdoor activity.

7.3k

Sep 28th 2022, 4:11 PM

# Property Prices

Property Price Index exceeds Celtic Tiger peak but growth slows in July

Residential property prices increased by 13% in the year to July.

13.0k

Sep 14th 2022, 11:42 AM

# Cost of Living

Annual inflation eases slightly from last month's 38-year high

Home heating oil was up 72.9% in the year to August.

6.7k

Sep 8th 2022, 2:48 PM

# CSO

Employment at highest level in 24 years with over 2.5 million working

This is the highest rate since the current series of records began in 1998.

16.3k

Aug 25th 2022, 3:28 PM

# Population

Ireland's population grows at highest rate since 2008 in last 12 months - CSO

The Central Statistics Office estimates Ireland’s population to be 5.1 million.

30.9k

Aug 24th 2022, 1:27 PM

# Refugees

Four in five Ukrainian arrivals to Ireland are women and children

The LEA with the highest rate of Ukrainians relative to its population is Ennistymon in Clare (7.2%)

15.6k

Aug 19th 2022, 1:30 PM

# pandemic

Four in five Covid-19 deaths had at least three medical conditions involved

Diseases of the respiratory system were reported in 5,279 (or 98%) of Covid-19 deaths.

28.7k

Aug 16th 2022, 12:49 PM

# Covid-19

Hundreds of thousands of Long Covid sufferers could cripple health service says Denis Naughten

Denis Naughten TD has called on Government to treat long Covid patients with the same urgency as the initial Covid-19 infections.

27.0k

Aug 15th 2022, 4:16 PM

# energy use

Detached houses use 82% more gas for heating than apartments, CSO finds

The report found that homes with better energy ratings consume more gas than lower-rated dwellings.

17.4k

Aug 8th 2022, 2:16 PM

# Inflation

‘Significant’ price hikes faced by Irish dairy, meat and grain producers

Wholesale electricity prices also increased by 91% in 12 months, according to CSO figures.

14.9k

Jul 22nd 2022, 3:29 PM

# Consumer Price Index

Cost-of-living crisis: Inflation hits 9.1% to reach highest level in 38 years

It’s the largest annual increase since 1984.

27.4k

Jul 14th 2022, 11:30 AM

# factcheck

FactCheck: Are there 16 vacant homes for every homeless person in Ireland?

The claim was made by Cian O’Callaghan last week.

31.8k

Jul 2nd 2022, 9:00 PM

# Safety

Safety concerns given as reason by women for not walking more, survey finds

The survey is the first on travel behaviour carried out by the CSO since the coronavirus pandemic.

18.9k

Jul 1st 2022, 6:11 PM

# vacant property tax

Census shows 166,000 vacant properties in Ireland, with over 48,000 vacant for six years

Vacant property levels have fallen 9% since 2016.

27.8k

Jun 23rd 2022, 1:27 PM

# Population boom

Census 2022: Initial results show population of Ireland at highest figure since 1841

The housing stock increased by 6% since 2016, lagging behind a population growth of 7.6%

29.5k

Jun 23rd 2022, 12:31 PM

# Public Transport

Public transport use approaches pre-pandemic levels

It comes following a 20% cut in the cost of public transport fares.

7.1k

Jun 13th 2022, 3:45 PM

# Inflation

Cost-of-living crisis: CSO says inflation is now at a 38-year high

It’s the largest annual increase since 1984, with fuel costs again driving the price spikes.

59.5k

Jun 9th 2022, 3:30 PM

# info

First early results from Census 2022 to be published this month

It’s the first new set of population-wide data since the last census in 2016.

14.7k

Jun 7th 2022, 12:53 PM

# Ukraine

Overwhelming majority of Ukrainian arrivals to Ireland are women and children

Only 14% of arrivals were men over the age of 19.

13.5k

May 27th 2022, 5:25 PM

# price pressures

Construction costs surge again in April as inflation continues to pump up wholesale prices

Structural steel and fabricated metal prices were up 42% and 38.5% respectively over 12 months.

17.2k

May 20th 2022, 2:52 PM

# Central Statistics Office

Electricity consumption by data centres up 32% in 2021, new figures show

The figures show that data centres are now consuming more electricity than rural homes.

13.4k

May 3rd 2022, 2:53 PM

# CSO

If your Census form hasn't been collected yet, you've been asked to post it back

Returning Census forms by post is free of charge to the householder.

25.4k

May 2nd 2022, 2:30 PM

# crime stats

Victims and offenders in one in seven sexual violence cases aged under 18, says CSO

In 2021, 82% of victims of sexual violence were women, with 2,357 cases being reported to Gardaí.

4.5k

Apr 27th 2022, 4:09 PM

# House Prices

House prices rose by over 15% nationwide in the last year

The highest increases in house and apartment prices were seen outside Dublin.

22.9k

Updated

Apr 14th 2022, 3:14 PM

# Consumer Prices

Cost of living anxieties mount as inflation accelerates to 6.7% in March

It represents the largest annual change in prices since November 2000.

8.8k

Apr 7th 2022, 11:43 AM

# Your Say

Poll: Will you fill out the time capsule section of the census?

This year’s form will include an optional time capsule section to write a message to future generations.

43.6k

Apr 1st 2022, 10:26 AM

# Podcast

The Explainer: What does the census do?

Listen in to hear how the census works, and why it’s important.

5.4k

Mar 31st 2022, 11:00 AM

# census 2022

Apartment dwellers asked to help Census workers deliver forms to apartment blocks

The Central Statistics Office raised concerns that enumerators could not access gated communities and apartment blocks.

16.9k

Mar 16th 2022, 4:12 PM

# Inflation

Cost-of-living crisis: Consumer prices up by 5.6%, the largest increase in 21 years

The last time the CPI was this was was in April 2001.

10.3k

Mar 10th 2022, 11:53 AM

# is ainm dom

Here's what the most popular baby names were in Ireland last year

There’s a new number one for girls yet again.

64.2k

Feb 25th 2022, 2:14 PM

# Covid-19

Data on the social and economic impacts of the pandemic on Ireland published by CSO

The Central Statistics Office said more than 1,000 deaths due to Covid-19 occurred in the first four weeks of 2021.

8.9k

Feb 23rd 2022, 3:28 PM

# Inflation

Household and transport costs drive 5% annual increase in consumer prices

The price of home heating oil rose 50% in the past year while petrol jumped nearly 30%.

9.2k

Feb 17th 2022, 12:28 PM

# property price index

House prices approaching Celtic Tiger peak after 14.4% increase across the country during 2021

House prices have now been rising for 14 consecutive months.

25.2k

Feb 16th 2022, 1:40 PM

# vimes boots

Explainer: Why is everything more expensive?

In Ireland and across Europe, prices have risen sharply over the past year as economies have reopened.

40.0k

Feb 4th 2022, 7:30 AM