Economic & Social Research Institute

The pressure of the Leaving Cert is causing stress, burnout and mental health problems among students, according to an official review of senior cycle(...)

The House of Commons erupted into laughter this week as British prime minister Theresa May – who had only been on her feet a matter of seconds – told (...)

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said that there are “limitations” to any assistance to what the EU can offer the British prime minister Theresa May to help(...)

If we want to ensure the cost of fuel reflects its impact on the planet through raising carbon tax, there needs to be public acceptance that this is b(...)

The number of people choosing to work remotely has risen significantly in recent years. The reasons are not difficult to understand. With the rising c(...)

Renters in Dublin city paid €156 more a month to rent a property in September than they did a year earlier, new figures show. Despite the imposition(...)

Irish bonds are sharing the pain of UK prime minister Theresa May as her future and Brexit plan are thrown into doubt. The Republic’s securities unde(...)

British Prime Minister Theresa May arrives in Dublin this evening seeking further leeway on the Border backstop. She will be hoping today’s warning fr(...)

Most economic forecasts tend to say the same thing and most tend to be wrong. In the case of Ireland, the situation is further complicated by multinat(...)

A no-deal Brexit could almost halve Irish economic growth next year, the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) has warned. In its latest econ(...)