Almost 15 per cent of the population were deprived of basic needs in 2025, Central Statistics Office figures show.

It is the first in a series of reports by the ESRI comparing the two economies.

Some schools have had to temporarily close due to a surge in flu cases this winter as the new H3N2 strain spreads.

A doubling of the number of renters over the age of 65 since 2011 has left many people financially exposed against a backdrop ...

Living standards in the Republic are higher than in Northern Ireland, a new report by the Economic and Social Research ...

Residents of the town said a lack of investment in recent years has seen shops close and businesses drawn elsewhere ...

IT is official – the M50 is ‘maxed out’ and there are no interventions or upgrades planned that will fix it. The M50 runs around Dublin and is the busiest motorway in Ireland. The most minor of ...

Ireland’s higher employment rates, longer life expectancy, and faster- growing population compared to Northern Ireland have ...

The report found that the population growth in the south was 14.8 per cent, mostly due to strong net migration, and 3.9 per ...

The Republic of Ireland has a younger population and a lower old-age dependency rate than Northern Ireland, suggesting more favourable long-term demographic conditions.

The furthest north the World Cup has gone is Sandviken in Sweden in 1958, the furthest east is Sapporo in Japan in 2002 and ...

Colm O’Rourke has issued a stark warning that radical action is needed to save rural GAA clubs, as depopulation and housing ...