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# CSO

Ireland’s population has topped five million, reaching highest level since 1851

That’s according to data published by the Central Statistics Office today.

51.1k

Aug 31st 2021, 12:13 PM

# Foreign Travel

July boost for overseas travel but pandemic continues to have a 'dramatic impact', says CSO

For every passenger who arrived in or departed from Ireland in July, there were five pre-pandemic.

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Aug 30th 2021, 11:40 AM

# Road Deaths

Number of fatalities on Irish roads in first seven months of year down compared with last year

There were 75 fatalities between January and July, compared with 81 in the same period in 2020.

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Aug 11th 2021, 3:20 PM

# women in business

'The pace of change is too slow': Women now make up 13% of CEOs at big companies in Ireland

The CSO found that small gains have been made in female representation at big companies in Ireland over the past two years.

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Jul 12th 2021, 6:07 PM

# Survey

Half of parents living with an adult child would like them to move out

90% of adults who live with their parents agree.

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Jul 8th 2021, 8:21 AM

# CSO

Travel abroad jumped by 23% last month as 85,000 travel from Ireland overseas

The number of departures from April to May increased by a third.

15.7k

Jun 29th 2021, 2:20 PM

# CSO

Almost half of criminals released from prison re-offended within a year, new figures show

The number of offenders who go on to reoffend dropped from 54% in 2011 to 48% in 2018.

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Jun 25th 2021, 1:51 PM

# CSO

Levels of recorded crime fall sharply during the Covid pandemic - except for fraud

However, the number of fraud incidents increased in the last year by more than 13% compared with the previous year.

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Jun 17th 2021, 4:38 PM

# CSO

House prices continue to rise with 4.5% annual increase in April - CSO

As demand in the housing market continues to grow prices rose in Dublin by 3.5% and by 5.4% outside of Dublin.

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Jun 16th 2021, 5:11 PM

# Holiday at Home

Seven in 10 Irish residents to take staycation before November, new research shows

The south-west region of the country is the most popular destination for Irish residents.

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Jun 9th 2021, 10:02 PM

# PUP

Number of people receiving PUP dips below 300,000 for the first time this year

This is the lowest number of people in receipt of the PUP since December.

8.0k

Jun 9th 2021, 12:09 PM

THE MORNING LEAD

'A distorted perspective': How anti-lockdown groups are using data to downplay the impact of Covid-19

A report by

Lauren Boland

Lauren Boland looks at the use of official statistics by anti-lockdown accounts.

Anti-lockdown accounts on social media often leave out important context or misconstrue data to argue that the pandemic is not real.

A disinformation professor at DCU says online misinformation often draws on "a grain of truth" - and then distorts it.

Lauren Boland breaks down the official statistics and how you can find the facts.

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Jun 8th 2021, 12:05 AM

# Going abroad

Overseas travel in April almost four times higher than same month last year

Numbers remain significantly below what they were prior to the pandemic.

14.3k

May 31st 2021, 3:23 PM

# Under Pressure

Housing crisis: Taoiseach under pressure in Dáil as CSO data shows price of a home rose by 4% in 12 months

In Dublin, house prices increased by 2.8% and apartment prices increased by 0.7%.

The CSO says prices have risen 3.7% nationally over 12 months

Blackrock 'most expensive' Eircode with €615,000 median price

Taoiseach says government has pledged "unprecedented funding" for residential construction

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Updated

May 12th 2021, 1:36 PM

# Stats that

CSO analysis of RIP.ie data finds 'pronounced increases' in excess deaths during 3 months

The CSO is using death notice figures on RIP.ie on an experimental basis to track excess deaths.

43.3k

May 1st 2021, 11:50 AM

# crime figures

Victims and offenders in 20% of sexual violence cases aged under 18 - CSO

Almost all offenders in cases of sexual violence reported in 2019 were men, Central Statistics Office data showed.

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Apr 26th 2021, 2:15 PM

# Housing Crisis

Prices for homes outside Dublin soar amid new pandemic-prompted working arrangements

Outside Dublin, house prices were up by 4.3% and apartment prices up by 9.6%.

34.2k

Apr 15th 2021, 4:34 PM

# Air Travel

CSO figures show a 91% drop in Irish air passenger numbers by the end of 2020

All routes in and out of Ireland saw a drop of 91% at the end of 2020.

6.3k

Apr 14th 2021, 1:11 PM

# Lockdown

Sharp decline in recorded crime rates in 2020 amid pandemic

The biggest drop was in burglary and related offences, falling by over a third in 2020 compared to the previous year.

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Mar 29th 2021, 2:02 PM

# CSO

Number of Covid-19 cases among over-65s drops by half as vaccine takes effect

The percentage of cases among that age group fell from 18% in January to 9% in March, figures show.

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Mar 26th 2021, 2:38 PM

# through the floor

Imports from Britain have dropped by over €900 million since Brexit

Meanwhile, Britain accounted for just 7% of exports from Ireland.

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Mar 18th 2021, 2:52 PM

# CSO

Ireland’s economy grew by 3.4% last year despite Covid-19 restrictions

The CSO said that growth continued in the more globalised sectors with industry showing a 15% upturn.

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Mar 5th 2021, 1:48 PM

# Central Statistics Office

Nine in ten people would get a Covid-19 vaccine next week if offered, says CSO report

A total of 1,621 people were surveyed by the CSO as part of the fifth round of surveying for the Social Impact of Covid-19.

16.9k

Mar 1st 2021, 11:11 PM

# Survey

Half of fifth and sixth year pupils experiencing 'major negative' impact on learning due to Covid-19

The findings are contained in the CSO’s latest ‘Social Impact of Covid-19 Survey’.

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Feb 26th 2021, 3:08 PM

# say my name

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

There’s a new number one for girls.

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Feb 26th 2021, 1:50 PM

# CSO

Life satisfaction levels are at the lowest levels ever due to Covid-19 pandemic, CSO survey says

Almost six in 10 (57.1%) people have said that their mental health has been impacted negatively by the pandemic.

18.5k

Feb 25th 2021, 2:27 PM

# PUP

Low-income families faced losing up to 30% of earnings without lockdown supports, CSO says

A new CSO report says that supports such as the PUP prevented significant falls in household income.

10.6k

Feb 23rd 2021, 1:37 PM

# cso stats

House and apartment prices increased by 2.2% nationally over course of 2020

Households paid an average price of €297,043 for a dwelling in the 12 months to December 2020.

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Feb 12th 2021, 3:45 PM

# CSO

One week in January saw more than 10% of all Covid-19 deaths up to that point

New data from the Central Statistics Office shows that more than 250 people died of the virus every week in the three weeks up to 29 January.

8.0k

Feb 5th 2021, 4:17 PM

# CSO covid data

10% of all Covid-19 deaths in Ireland since beginning of pandemic occurred last week

That’s according to the latest statistics released by the CSO this morning.

16.1k

Jan 22nd 2021, 1:34 PM

# staying local

The week before Christmas was the busiest seven days for people moving outside 10km from their homes

The CSO released the data today.

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Jan 14th 2021, 3:21 PM

# CSO covid data

Covid mortality analysis: There's been over 20 deaths per week for the past 9 weeks

There were 74 Covid-19 deaths per 100,000 in April, and 12 deaths per 100,000 in November.

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Dec 18th 2020, 10:10 PM

# Covid-19

Over half of people believe individuals travelling from 'red' regions should not be allowed into Ireland

More than half of people also expect to take their next international flight before the end of 2021, according to new figures.

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Dec 1st 2020, 1:43 PM

# Coronavirus

Number of overseas passengers dropped by 76% this year

More than four million overseas passengers travelled to and from Ireland from January to October, down from 17 million in 2019.

9.5k

Nov 30th 2020, 7:41 PM

# societal impact

People were less inclined to stick to advice and more lonely during second lockdown, CSO survey says

The CSO has published its latest survey on the well-being and lifestyles of people under Level 5 restrictions.

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Nov 30th 2020, 11:39 AM

# CSO

Covid-19 is the fourth most common underlying cause for registered deaths in Ireland so far this year

The CSO published an analysis of data on the underlying causes of death, including Covid-19, from January to October 2020.

24.9k

Nov 24th 2020, 11:47 AM

# level 5

The unemployment rate was at 20% at the end of October, says CSO

The Covid-19 adjusted measure of unemployment is currently estimated to have been 501,640 at the end of October.

19.4k

Nov 17th 2020, 8:39 PM

# CSO

One in every five people out of work in October

Young people have been hit especially hard in the latest unemployment figures.

9.2k

Nov 4th 2020, 12:02 PM

# excess mortality

Excess mortality of between 876 and 1,192 recorded during March and September, CSO data shows

The excess mortality for the period March to September this year is estimated to be between 876 and 1,192.

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Nov 2nd 2020, 4:12 PM

Voices

To tackle income poverty and inequality, we need to fully understand the complexities of the data

The 2019 Survey of Income and Living Conditions offers an important insight into life in Ireland today.

16.8k

Nov 1st 2020, 6:45 AM