The Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) has suggested that the Irish housing market is not a bubble and that house price levels across the country do not display signs of being unsustainable and are actually broadly in line with fundamentals.

Paschal Donohoe freezing welfare, tax bands and credits in this week's budget have affected people who are already the worst off and will push up child-poverty-at-risk rates, according to the ESRI.

A supplementary Budget may be needed in early 2020 to respond to Brexit, according to the ESRI.

People both ordered and ate less when calorie information was displayed on menus, and the effect was greater depending on where on the menu the calories were shown, a new study has found.

The greater Dublin area and the southeast have the lowest levels of community healthcare in Ireland.

One of the country’s leading economic think-tanks has called for increased taxes and less spending to form the basis of next year’s budget.

A refusal to bring welfare payments in line with inflation would lead to higher rates of poverty and a rise in inequality, according to new research from the ESRI.

The introduction of a so-called congestion charge into Dublin would be a "lazy option", according to the Dublin Chamber of Commerce.

The success of the free preschool year is captured in a report that shows one in four low-income parents would not otherwise have been in a position to avail of early years education for their child.

The trickle-down effect of a recession on children can mean poorer quality relationships with their mums and dads, particularly where parents feel the mental strain of trying to make ends meet.

Mobile phone use among young children may cause “significant educational costs”, with those who own a phone at nine years old faring less well in academic development as they get older, according to the Economic and Social Research Institute.

Ireland will need major inward migration of construction workers if the industry is to achieve targets for new housing.

Between 3,200 and 5,600 additional hospital beds will be required in public hospitals by 2030 to meet the demands on the health system.

Fianna Fáil's spokesperson on Justice, Children and Youth Affairs has warned that childhood obesity in Ireland is likely to rise without State intervention.

Migrants to Ireland are more likely to have a third-level education and to be in work than Irish workers, a new report shows. However they are also more likely to suffer poverty.

Introductory mortgages are likely to cost consumers in the long-term but may not automatically be undesirable for some squeezed householders.

Minimum wage workers are more likely to transition to higher pay than remain on the minimum wage, according to a new study.

The economy could grow by as much as 8.9% this year, according to the Economic and Social Research Institute — nearly double the level initially expected.

Ireland's economy is expected to grow faster than previously thought over the next few years.

The Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe has welcomed a report which has found pay is not the main issue affecting the recruitment and retention of staff within the public sector.

A new study has found that non-permanent or "contingent" employment is not an extensive feature of employment in Ireland.

More than half of mobile phone users will not switch company even if it costs them significant sums of money, because of perceived loyalty or fear of making a mistake, research has found.

Almost one in five lone parents are better off not working due to the cost of childcare, according to the ESRI.

Much-criticised changes to the One Parent Family Payment resulted in a fall in income of between 1% and 2% for employed lone parents compared to the previous level of benefits, making employment slightly less attractive.

Night workers, shift workers and new recruits are at a higher risk of workplace injury, compared to staff not working these hours.

The hike in the national minimum wage has led to less hours worked by employees on the rate but has encouraged more people to find a job, according to the Economic and Social Research Institute.

GDP is expected to grow by 4.8% this year, according to the ESRI.

A hard Brexit would increase the cost of living for households here by up to €1,300 every year.

A leading think-tank has warned the Government’s plans could potentially add too much fuel to the economy and lead to another bust.

Budget measures introduced since 2000 have helped to increase the number of married women in employment, with full individual taxation likely to further reduce gender disparities in the labour market.

Irish consumers think the economy is doing well, but are cautious about their own finances.

Spending this Christmas and New Year will be buoyant but will unlikely be much greater than year-ago levels, according to the latest survey by KBC Bank Ireland and the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) of consumer plans, writes Eamon Quinn.