Irish people earn more but housing and cost of living continue to climb, new figures show

'As of November 2024, the price of a 2.5kg bag of potatoes was up by 18c, while dairy prices also increased, with the price of two litres of full fat milk (+13c), a kilogramme of cheese (+23c), and a pound of butter (+58c), all up on November 2023 prices,' the CSO said.

Earnings rose and so did employment, but the cost of living and housing climbed too, according to a new snapshot of Irish life in 2024.

On Friday, the Central Statistics Office published its 'Year in Numbers' for the last 12 months to break down key statistics it had collated over the course of last year.