Ireland's largest trading partners in Asia are China and Japan, according to Central Statistics Office

Today The Central Bank will publish its interim report on differential pricing within the insurance sector.

Since the start of the pandemic, 1,682 people with underlying conditions have died due to coronavirus.

More than one-third rated their life satisfaction as low in November, at the height of lockdown. 

CSO figures also reflect a shift to online transactions

Almost half of juvenile offenders who received a community-based sanction in the courts reoffended within a year, official figures show.

CSO's Labour Force Survey shows female unemployment rose by a larger amount compared with males in the three months to the end of September.

The CSO noted that the volume of bicycles on the roads during off-peak hours in August had risen

New data from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) show that the number of coronavirus cases in Ireland last week went up by more than three-quarters from the previous week.

Wealthier people have more confidence in An Garda Síochána’s ability to tackle crime than those living in poorer areas.

Life expectancy for both males and females increased in 2016, according to new statistics.

Ireland's official figure of 1,700 coronavirus deaths during the pandemic may be a “slight overestimate” but it is an accurate one, an analysis by the Health Information and Quality Authority has found.

The volume of car traffic on Irish roads plummeted by 70% during the Covid-19 lockdown.

More than one million people were either on the Live Register for June or received emergency payments created following the Covid-19 crisis, official statistics have revealed.

The number of Irish troops about to be sent to Lebanon is uncertain after two of them quarantined at a Co Cork military barracks prior to departure tested positive for Covid-19 and several of their colleagues are now under medical scrutiny as a result.

The number of new cases of Covid-19 and deaths associated with the virus continues to fall here .

Large numbers of people are uncomfortable with the idea of attending concerts or matches; going to the pub; using public transport; or sending children to a creche.

Just three-in-five respondents (59.9%) now rate their personal compliance with current government guidelines as high, down from more than 80% in April. Almost half of respondents reported being very or extremely concerned about other people's compliance with restrictions too.

CSO statistician Eva O’Regan points out that women are more likely to report 'high' compliance with the guidelines than men.

The latest CSO report shows some positives for businesses, including many which are starting to reopen, but also highlights the challenges faced. Picture: Pexels Almost three-quarters of Irish businesses have rearranged their workplace to facilitate social distancing.

Figures from the Central Statistics Office reveal that almost 90% of enterprises have reopened as the government have eased virus-related restrictions in the last few weeks.

The price of goods leaving factory gates in Ireland fell by more than 7% last month according to the Central Statistics Office (CSO) latest wholesale price index.

There was an increase in streaming videos, accessing online news and using social networks to keep in touch during the coronavirus pandemic.

Some 15 counties reported no new cases of the coronavirus in the week ending June 12 — with a further 10, including Cork, reporting fewer than five cases.

Dublin is the only county that had more than 10 new cases last week.

In relation to homicides, the number of recorded in the year to the first quarter of 2020 was lower than for the previous year by 12 — a drop of just under 17%.

Figures from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) also show the number of flights to and from Cork, Dublin, Shannon, Kerry and Knock airports fell by more than 6,500 compared to the same period in 2019.

Plans for 123 new apartments in the Cork suburb of Ballincollig have been lodged with An Bord Pleanála.

There were fewer than 20 new cases of Covid-19 confirmed in Munster last week.

The new model proposed by Minister for Children Katherine Zappone includes a once-off reopening grant of €18m for centre-based providers opening on 29 June and late August.

The unemployment rate was 51% for those aged 15 to 24 years.

Some public sector workers have been told to resign if they can't get back to work — despite having no childcare.

The Central Statistics Office has appealed for people to engage with it in greater numbers due to Covid-19 restrictions having taken a toll on its methods of data compilation.

Ireland’s Covid-19 peak came later than in other European countries and for that reason, the relaxation of restrictions cannot be compared, according to Dr Tony Holohan.

Figures from the Central Bank show that deposits from Irish resident households saw the largest increase in since they began recording the figures in 2003.

Girls aged under 16 gave birth to 21 babies in Ireland last year with 864 teenagers in total giving birth.

Greater use of community service or suspended sentences could reduce the rate of prisoners re-offending or returning to prison, research has found.

Central Statistics Office (CSO) figures released last week showed a 5.6% increase in agricultural produce exports.

Almost nine-out-of-ten people here who died from Covid-19 were suffering from an underlying illness, while those aged over 65 make up 90% of deaths related to the virus.

A new CSO survey has revealed almost 4 in 10 women are now feeling downhearted and depressed.

Almost half the population has had their job affected by the Covid-19 pandemic, according to new data from the Central Statistics Office (CSO).

The Nobel Prize-winning scientist, Stanford's Michael Levitt has predicted that Ireland's coronavirus death rate and infection will "burn itself out" within two weeks allowing us to enjoy whatever kind of normality awaits.

Wildly varying drinking habits have taken hold in Irish homes since the Covid-19 outbreak, as the mood of the nation falls far lower even than after the financial crash.

The CSO said the figures demonstrate the pandemic has continued to have "a significant impact on the labour market during April."

The measures include a €10,000 "restart" grant and a three-month waiver on commercial rates.

Almost a quarter of Irish businesses have ceased trading temporarily while almost half had availed of the temporary Covid-19 wage subsidy scheme according to a new business survey from the Central Statistics Office (CSO).

With the country on lockdown, the construction and tourism industries have almost come to a standstill while many restaurants are only operating a takeaway service for customers.

And all the while life continues. Our world is, almost by the day, changing dramatically because of the pandemic. Some suggest unalterably though that, despite the best of intentions and very good evidence demanding change, remains to be seen. The pandemic demands nearly all of our attention, resolve and energy — resources too — but life as we knew it continues almost in parallel. The greater cha

Retail sales fell by 12.7% in March compared to February, according to the Central Statistics Office.

The Central Statistics Office (CSO) has today issued National Minimum Wage Estimates from the Labour Force Survey (LFS) in respect of Q4 2019, indicating a decline in employees earning less than the national minimum wage.