CSO report - The prosand cons of progress

The Central Statistics Office report, Measuring Ireland’s Progress 2006, is an interesting snapshot of the country’s comparative position among the states of the European Union.

With the approach of the General Election, it provides plenty of material for politicians to assess our standing.

For a country that could not provide a livelihood for many of its people for most of the past century and a half, there are many positive aspects to the report.