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2,062,500 trips were made to Ireland in the months from February to April

Trips to Ireland up 16% in three months to April

Business / 26 May 16

Average weekly earnings up by 1.1% in the first quarter

Average weekly earnings up 1.1% - CSO

Business / 26 May 16

The education sector accounted for 67.5% of total days lost in the first quarter of the year

5,115 days lost to industrial disputes in Q1

Business / 26 May 16

Dublin house prices up by 1.9% in April on a monthly basis

Property prices see increase of 7.1% in April

Business / 25 May 16

Employment rose by 2.4% in the year to the first quarter of 2016, new CSO figures show

Unemployment rate drops below 8% in revised stats

Business / 24 May 16

The price of energy products decreased by 24.3% in the year since April 2015

Monthly factory gate prices down 0.4% in April

Business / 20 May 16

The seasonally adjusted trade surplus rose by 12% to €4.106 billion in March from €3.667 billion in February

Trade surplus increases by 12% in March - CSO

Business / 16 May 16

Live Register total falls to 312,700 in April

Live Register total falls again in April

Business / 06 May 16

The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for April fell to 8.4% from 8.6% in March

Unemployment rate eases to 8.4% in April

Business / 04 May 16

Retail sales down by 2.1% in March compared to February

Retail sales see weakest growth in seven months

Business / 28 Apr 16

National property prices have been growing continually since June 2013 - though they remain well below the peak of 2007

Property prices rose slightly in March - CSO

Business / 26 Apr 16

During the month the price index for export sales increased by 0.3%, while the index for home sales increased by 0.1%

Factory gate prices 0.3% higher in March - CSO

Business / 22 Apr 16

The headline General Government Deficit last year fell to 2.3% of GDP from 3.8% in 2014

Government deficit falls to 2.3% of GDP in 2015

Business / 20 Apr 16

The seasonally-adjusted surplus in February from January's record-high level of €4.796 billion

Trade surplus drops from record high in February

Business / 15 Apr 16

Planning permissions were granted for 4,017 homes in the fourth quarter of 2015, up 95% on 2014

Planning permissions for new homes up 95%

Business / 14 Apr 16

CSO figures show that transport costs fell by 5.9% in March on the back of cheaper petrol and diesel prices

Energy prices pull inflation lower in March

Business / 07 Apr 16

The CSO said that the seasonally adjusted number of persons unemployed last month stood at 187,700

Unemployment rate eases to 8.6% in March - CSO

Business / 05 Apr 16

Accommodation and Food Service Activities was one of the sectors where value rose in February

Monthly services index rises 2.2% in February

Business / 01 Apr 16

Residents of Great Britain were the most frequent visitors to Ireland between last December and February

17.1% jump in number of visitors to Ireland - CSO

Business / 30 Mar 16

The most significant volume increase in February was seen in the 'books, newspapers and stationery' sector (+7.8%)

Retail sales volume rises 0.3% in February - CSO

Business / 30 Mar 16

Residential property prices nationwide unchanged in February compared to the previous month

Property prices up 8% on an annual basis

Business / 31 Mar 16

The surplus for January exceeded the previous all-time high surplus of €4.69bn, which was recorded in August 2012

Record trade surplus recorded in January - CSO

Business / 15 Mar 16

The statistics indicate that year-on-year tourism earnings from overseas travellers rose from €952m to €1.14bn for the final quarter of 2015

Number of visitors to Ireland up by 17.8% in Q4

Business / 14 Mar 16

Clothing & footwear saw a considerable recovery in sales in February

0.1% annual fall in consumer prices for February

Business / 10 Mar 16

GDP growth of 7.8% makes Ireland the fastest growing economy in the euro zone for the second year in a row

Irish economic growth of 7.8% tops euro zone again

Business / 10 Mar 16

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