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Ireland has moved from a position when a lot of factors were in its favour to a more mixed picture

From next year, the upper-income threshold to qualify for social housing in the Republic will be increased by €5,000

The Government previously rejected the idea of energy price caps

The debate is continuity versus change and the risk for the Government is that, right now, the polls show change is winning

The economy is holding up better than almost any in Europe yet, in some corners things are as bad as they have ever been

ESRI assesses importance of sector to Ireland in light of recent high-profile job layoffs

Institute upgrades forecast for inflation while warning Irish economy faces significant headwinds

Shared renewable energy aims can benefit North and South as can proposed energy interconnector, new research shows

Research paper also suggests domestic banking sector could struggle to finance the expansion in construction necessary to hit housing targets

Are house prices too high? The Commission doesn't seem to think so

Green Party TD Neasa Hourigan says it is time to question the use of consumption taxes

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Results mostly due to differences in investment levels and education between the two economies

Shift to consumption-based emissions model would see VAT increase of 14 per cent and emissions cut of 6 per cent, says ESRI

Increased wages will lead to reduced working hours for the lower paid sector, according to business group

‘Slight widening’ in gender differences on maths a cause for concern, ESRI report author says

New ESRI report shows gender and socio-economic background strongly influence participation, with poorer children significantly disadvantaged

New HSE resources aim to help parents have difficult conversations

Children will need to be educated together if there is to be any chance of a united Northern Ireland, never mind a united Ireland

What kind of effort would it take to align schools and colleges as part of a united Ireland? Recent research provides a clue

Decision to ease some mortgage lending rules should allow more people to buy their homes

Britain is fortunate that Truss’s reckless growth experiment lasted only days; now the focus needs to turn to more orthodox approaches

Upgrading creaking water infrastructure involves challenges that are outside of utility’s control

Trade from EU to UK down by a fifth relative to if Brexit had not occurred.

Despite a slowdown, the think tank doesn't see Ireland falling into recession

Cost-of-living squeeze and higher interest rates likely to cool market, says think tank, but too early to say if prices will fall

Government has forecast OECD reforms could cost State €2m per year

One-off budget measures should make up for the drop in real incomes next year, says the ESRI

Cost of various building defect redress schemes, which could hit €6bn, could be "socialised" with windfall revenues, says economist Barra Roantree

Consent, pornography, #MeToo, asexuality – the sexual landscape has changed significantly

Government scheme founded on ‘deluded and dangerously misleading’ assumptions

GAA/GPA commission ESRI to carry out study on demands on intercounty players

Loss of 10,000 financial sector jobs in London may mean firms move in search of EU ‘asylum’

Survey shows backing for outgoing government’s policies on saving in February

New survey shows sentiment towards saving is at its lowest since February

New survey shows consumers do not believe now is a good time to save though

There is no point in ‘Séamus and William sitting together’ if they can’t read or write, seminar told