# CSO

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# Violent Crime

Children suspected in 1 out of every 5 cases of criminal sexual violence

New figures on serious crime published today by the Central Statistics Office.

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May 15th 2020, 2:17 PM

# Happiness

CSO figures reveal significant drop in number of people satisfied with life

The figures also show an increase in alcohol use and smoking, as well as a feeling of loneliness.

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May 8th 2020, 9:41 PM

# tie the knot

What days and months were the most popular for weddings? Crunching the numbers in Ireland last year

The CSO today published statistics on marriages in Ireland in 2019.

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Apr 28th 2020, 5:26 PM

# what's in a name?

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

Jack and Emily are on top again.

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Feb 28th 2020, 12:30 PM

# Facts and Figures

Ireland 2019: Fewer spuds, more cows...more baby Theodores than you may have expected

The most popular first names remain Jack and Emily.

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Jan 8th 2020, 5:40 PM

# factcheck

FactCheck: Has car insurance really gotten cheaper since 2016?

The Taoiseach has claimed the price of insurance is going down – but is he right?

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Dec 23rd 2019, 8:00 AM

# Crime

Fraud offences increase by a third while sexual assaults and drug offences also on the rise, figures show

Homicide and burglary offences have fallen in the past 12 months.

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Dec 18th 2019, 12:53 PM

# Modern times

CSO to spend estimated €1.2 million on smart phones and equipment as Census 2021 goes digital

Over 5,000 smart phones will be given to the Census enumerators around the country to capture data in April 2021.

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Dec 18th 2019, 6:00 AM

# Sexual Offences

'Those who are committing sexual offences aren't being properly held to account'

Only 11% of sexual offences reported last year were detected by gardaí.

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Dec 4th 2019, 6:05 AM

# crime statistics

Almost 90% of sexual offences reported in 2018 not solved by gardaí

The CSO has published new data on the detection of crime last year.

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Dec 3rd 2019, 12:37 PM

# LIFE IN IRELAND

The average household disposable income is now €51,458, according to the CSO

Society of St Vincent de Paul welcomed the fall in consistent poverty but said the downward trend will be reversed due to the failure of budget 2020.

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Nov 28th 2019, 3:28 PM

# facilities

The CSO has measured how far Irish people live from schools, bus stops and GPs

There is a large difference in distances between rural and urban settings for all services.

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Nov 27th 2019, 9:35 PM

# Remittances

Minister writes to Grealish asking him to clarify 'apparent ethnic basis' of Nigerian money statement

The Galway West TD singled out Nigeria while raising questions in the Dáil about money being sent out of Ireland.

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Nov 25th 2019, 12:17 PM

# Growing up in Ireland

Ireland's 20-year-olds are stressed, living with their parents and worried about housing

Financial security and a good job were their priorities for the next 10 years, according to the Growing Up In Ireland report.

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Nov 21st 2019, 6:20 AM

# Census

'Rectifying the historic wrong': LGBT advocates wanted sexual orientation included on the next Census

Scotland’s census will give individuals up to 21 options under this category including skolisexual and demiromantic.

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Nov 21st 2019, 6:10 AM

# Housing

Irish house prices stabilise as househunters show 'nervousness' ahead of Brexit

New CSO figures for August show that property price growth is continuing to slow.

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Oct 10th 2019, 10:28 PM

# crime stats

Fraud and drug offences on the up, but number of murders decreases

The CSO has released the latest statistics of crimes recorded by gardaí.

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Sep 27th 2019, 3:21 PM

# Nearly 5 million

Ireland's population has risen this year, but more Irish people are leaving than returning

Over 4.9 million people now live in the country.

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Aug 27th 2019, 4:22 PM

# Housing

Irish property prices show slowest increase in six years

The latest figures from June show Irish property price growth is slowing.

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Aug 14th 2019, 3:28 PM

# Time Capsule

For the first time, you can write a message for future generations on the Census

The Census will have a “time capsule” blank box on the form, where citizens can leave their mark, to be revealed in 100 years’ time.

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Jul 10th 2019, 4:09 PM

# CSO

Hybrid and electric car sales increase by 68.5% so far this year

Wicklow’s electric car sales jumped massively, while Longford’s hybrid car licencing jumped by almost 15%.

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Jul 8th 2019, 10:46 PM

# Life Expectancy

People in affluent parts of Ireland live longer than those in deprived parts, CSO data shows

Irish men and women in both deprived and affluent areas live longer than the average across the EU-28.

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Jun 28th 2019, 4:36 PM

# CSO

More people coming forward to gardaí as reporting of sex offences increases by over 54%

That’s according to new figures from the Central Statistics Office (CSO).

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Jun 24th 2019, 6:08 PM

# CSO

Here are the towns in Ireland with the highest household incomes

Across Ireland as a whole, the median income for households was €45,256 according to the CSO.

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Jun 20th 2019, 1:03 PM

# CSO

These are the most expensive areas to buy a home in Ireland by Eircode

The CSO has published its latest residential property price index today.

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Jun 13th 2019, 4:32 PM

# Money Money Money

Irish workers earn an average of €23 an hour and a yearly salary of €39,000, according to CSO figures

The sector with the lowest recorded hourly earnings was Accommodation and Food at €12.54 per hour.

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Jun 11th 2019, 12:27 PM

# Housing Crisis

Bedsits of the future or part of the solution?: Minister says co-living flats are just another option for people

Plans to build a block of 208 studio dwellings which would see dozens of people sharing one kitchen have been criticised.

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May 17th 2019, 2:34 PM

# Operation Thor

Garda stats show winter burglaries drop by 50% in four years

The latest stats have been released Under Reservation by the Central Statistics Office.

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May 13th 2019, 2:32 PM

# Crime

More than 2,270 women reported a rape or sexual assault to Gardaí last year

The majority of those who reported sexual assaults were female.

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Apr 17th 2019, 3:58 PM

# CSO

Irish exports to the UK have grown a lot in spite of ongoing Brexit uncertainty

Total goods exports to the UK increased by €166 million and amounted to a total €1.2 billion.

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Apr 16th 2019, 4:23 PM

# Love and Marriage

Brides and grooms are still getting older (but only in opposite sex marriages)

Same sex marriages still happen at a later age, but this is changing.

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Apr 10th 2019, 2:01 PM

Voices

Opinion: 64% of workers in Ireland earn less than the 'average' salary

Experts agree that the median average is a better indicator of typical salaries, so why do policymakers always focus on the mean average? writes Felim O’Rourke

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Apr 1st 2019, 7:00 AM

# CSO

Slightly fewer births as death rate increases in third quarter of 2018

The average age of first-time mothers was 31, up 0.2 years from the same period in the previous year.

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Mar 15th 2019, 2:05 PM

# Rising prices

Residential property prices have risen by 5.6% in the space of a year

In Dublin, residential property prices rose by 1.9% in the year to January.

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Mar 14th 2019, 2:46 PM

# Housing

Almost €700 million paid to private landlords in rent subsidies last year

€276,600,000 was paid in HAP to landlords via HAP last year.

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Feb 24th 2019, 8:15 AM

# Housing

Number of homes built in 2018 rose by 25% compared to year previous

The total number of new dwellings completed in 2018 was 18,072, according to the CSO.

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Feb 7th 2019, 9:05 PM

# Deprivation

Nearly 16% of Irish households at risk of poverty last year while disposable income increased

New CSO data shows that the average annual household disposable income was €48,476 in 2017.

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Dec 17th 2018, 8:25 PM

# bottles poppin'

Champagne out, cans of stout in - how the recession changed our drinking habits

In 2008, imports of sparkling wine came to €28.9 million.

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Dec 7th 2018, 6:10 AM

# CSO

CSO to carry out new national survey on sexual violence ... says it may take five years

It’s been 16 years since the Savi – Sexual Abuse and Violence in Ireland – report, was published.

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Nov 20th 2018, 6:27 PM

# CSO

Number of births continues to decrease as average age of mothers rises

Teenage births have more than halved in a decade and the number of twins being born has increased significantly.

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Nov 1st 2018, 9:57 AM