The number of Irish households with connection to the internet has increased substantially in recent years, according to figures published by the Central Statistics Office.

Are you feeling just that little bit older today? Maybe you should be — a statistical yearbook shows the estimated average age of the population was 37 in April 2015 — 1.4 years older than the average in 2009.

The number of tourists visiting here has jumped by 1.1m since 2011, with initiatives such as the Wild Atlantic Way contributing to a booming tourism sector.