The number of people working in Ireland has fallen by more than 8% in the last year, according to the latest Quarterly National Household Survey from the CSO.

Noel Baker finds the idea of riding out the recession in sunnier climes is steadily gaining momentum.

ISME, the Irish Small & Medium Enterprises Association, has warned that the economy is in real danger of total collapse.

IRELAND’S workforce has shrunk for the first time in nearly two decades as FÁS last night warned of a jobless crisis gripping the country next year.

More than one quarter of Irish adults don't have a medical card or private health insurance, according to figures published by the CSO today.

Employers group Irish Business and Employers Confederation (IBEC) today welcomed Central Statistic Office (CSO) figures which showed that the overall unemployment rate is now down to 4.2%, a five-year low.

Figures from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) show that the average rent in Ireland is now €177.55, with Dublin and the Mid-East the most expensive.

BORDER towns are the country’s worst unemployment blackspots, with jobless figures topping 20%. Central Statistics Office (CSO) figures showed unemployment affected one-in-five people in Carndonagh, Co Donegal — the highest in the country, while unemployment levels of 19% in Castleblayney and Dundalk were more than double the national average.

HOUSES are overvalued by up to 10%, according to a leading economist.

Almost 23,000 families rely on unpaid relatives to mind pre-school children according to the latest Quarterly National Household Survey released today.