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Eurostat
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Last year
2023
FACTCHECK
FactCheck: Does Ireland collect more corporate tax per person than almost any other EU country?
19 Apr 2023
17.5k
All time
five a day
Ireland ranks best in Europe for eating fruit and vegetables
4 Jan 2022
22.8k
71
Eurostat
The cost of food and drink in Ireland far higher than the EU average, new study finds
21 Jun 2019
42.6k
93
fingers burned
Only Sweden is more expensive for EU gas prices than Ireland*
7 Aug 2018
17.1k
71
like rabbits
By EU standards, Ireland is pumping out new babies
10 Jul 2017
26.6k
73
iWD2017
16%: Ireland's gender pay gap between male and female managers in 2014
8 Mar 2017
16.3k
67
counting pennies
Almost 20% of Irish people can't afford to meet friends for a drink or meal
1 Dec 2016
21.2k
89
status update
Ireland's young people read less online news than any other EU country (but they love Facebook)
12 Aug 2016
10.8k
40
Survey
Ireland has the highest alcohol prices in the EU (almost double the average)
15 Jun 2016
36.0k
138
Maps
Divorce, preschool, and hospital beds: A snapshot of how Ireland compares to the rest of Europe
18 Oct 2015
29.8k
24
the full decision
What's Eurostat's problem with Irish Water? ... How long have you got?
30 Jul 2015
26.8k
177
Irish Water
Junior Minister claims Irish Water registration is "increasing by the day" - but hasn't seen registration figures
29 Jul 2015
44.5k
223
on the books
Eurostat's released its finding ... but the government's sticking to its guns on Irish Water
28 Jul 2015
58.4k
438
new home
Ireland has given out citizenship to more people than anywhere else in the EU*
2 Jul 2015
26.6k
130
turn off the lights
Irish electricity is still ridiculously expensive...
31 May 2015
22.7k
83
only way is up
Things are looking seriously rosy for the EU right now
13 May 2015
12.1k
53
price explosion
House prices were up a whopping 16.3% in Ireland at the end of 2014...
15 Apr 2015
11.8k
28
mind the gap
Irish men are still being paid a whole lot more than Irish women
6 Mar 2015
12.0k
78
here comes the boom
Ireland has the fastest rising house prices in the EU
21 Jan 2015
11.4k
36
downward spiral
The ECB will get radical soon to stop the eurozone going down a deflationary hole
7 Jan 2015
15.6k
51
not going out
Irish people have less extra cash than our European neighbours
12 Dec 2014
5.2k
76
Immigration
Ireland grants citizenship to foreign nationals at a greater rate than every EU country bar one
19 Nov 2014
21.0k
209
Working 9 to 5ish
Smartphones are actually becoming our 24-hour offices
12 Aug 2014
8.3k
21
Out of work
Non-EU citizens register much higher unemployment rate across the EU than locals
30 Jul 2014
6.8k
58
Countdown
If EU house price rises were a music chart, would Ireland make the top 5?
11 Jul 2014
7.5k
11
Eurostat
Asylum applications to Europe were up 29% in the first quarter of this year
9 Jul 2014
6.2k
89
empty wallet
Irish parents shell out for some of the highest childcare fees in Europe
6 Jul 2014
17.8k
75
Wealth
Poor us: Ireland is less wealthy than the EU average
19 Jun 2014
14.0k
86
jobwatch
EU employment is struggling, with Ireland below average
20 May 2014
7.6k
48
willing to work
There are 147,000 underemployed people in Ireland ready to work more hours
11 Apr 2014
8.4k
18
Refugees
Asylum applications in the EU surged to 435k last year
24 Mar 2014
4.6k
75
Voices
Damien Kiberd: If prices are deflating, why are we feeling poorer?
Damien Kiberd
23 Mar 2014
99
52
If you're happy and you know it
Report shows quality of life in Ireland above EU average
20 Mar 2014
10.5k
39
House Prices
House prices in the euro area are still on the rise
21 Jan 2014
7.4k
32
Social Protection
Ireland spends less of its social protection budget on old age benefit than anywhere in EU
21 Nov 2013
5.4k
18
Three from Three
Ireland has the highest birth, lowest death and greatest emigration rates in Europe
21 Nov 2013
17.2k
95
Targets
Ireland has reduced the number of early school leavers, Eurostat finds
29 Oct 2013
6.5k
21
Grassland
Ireland really is the garden of Europe, survey finds
26 Oct 2013
22.2k
105
DEFICIT FIGURES
Budget deficit for 2012 still inside Troika target despite revisions
21 Oct 2013
5.0k
25
Fertile ground
Ireland has the highest fertility rate in the European Union
7 Oct 2013
13.5k
79
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