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One-off houses accounted for nearly a third (31.6%) of all new dwelling units granted planning permission in the quarter

Number of planning permissions down slightly in Q1

Business • 16 Jun 16

The volume of residential building work rose 17% in Q1

Volume in building and construction sector rises

Business • 09 Jun 16

Car insurance rose by 35.5% in May 2016 compared to the same month last year, today's CSO figures show

Car insurance up over 35% in May - CSO

Business • 09 Jun 16

In the first five months of 2016, 93,347 new private cars were licensed, a rise of 24.9% compared with the same period last year

12.2% rise in number of new cars licensed in May

Business • 09 Jun 16

Idustrial manufacturing production rose by 8.1% in April compared to March

Manufacturing production climbs 8% in April

Business • 03 Jun 16

The seasonally adjusted number of unemployed stood at 169,700 in May, down 1,500 from April

Unemployment falls to 7.8% in May - CSO

Business • 31 May 16

39% of workers say they can not afford to pay into a pension

Level of pension coverage falls to 46.7% - CSO

Business • 30 May 16

Sales of electrical goods up by 8% on a monthly basis in April

Retail sales increase by 0.8% in April - CSO

Business • 27 May 16

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

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