Central Statistics Office
2014 results

Decline in number of babies born to teens welcomed
- Social Affairs
- May 31, 2013, 15:52
A drop of 4.7 per cent in the number of births to teenage girls last year has been welcomed by the Health Service Executive’s crisis pregnancy program(...)

Jack and Emily most popular baby names
- Social Affairs
- May 31, 2013, 11:16
Jack and Emily held their places as the top baby names registered last year, official figures reveal. The Central Statistics Office said Jack r(...)

Two-thirds of prisoners go on to reoffend, report reveals
- News
- May 31, 2013, 01:00
Almost two-thirds of prisoners go on to reoffend within three years of their release, a new report has shown. The study by the Irish Prison Ser(...)

Employment grows for third successive quarter
- Ireland
- May 30, 2013, 18:35
The numbers at work grew for the third successive quarter in the first three months of the year, according to the Central Statistics Office (CSO). On (...)

Rise in numbers working part-time sees unemployment fall to 13.7%
- Ireland
- May 30, 2013, 11:41
The numbers at work grew for the third successive quarter in the first three months of the year according to the Central Statistics Office. On a seaso(...)

Two-thirds of prisoners reoffend within three years
- Crime & Law
- May 30, 2013, 11:36
Almost two-thirds of prisoners go on to reoffend within three years of release, a new study has shown. The report, published this morning by the Irish(...)

Too early to call British tourist market, says ferry group boss
- Transport & Tourism
- May 30, 2013, 01:00
The chief executive of ferry operator Irish Continental Group, has said it is too soon to predict how the British tourist market will perform this ye(...)
Tough times for farmers
- Agribusiness & Food
- May 29, 2013, 01:00
It is deeply unsettling to hear animals cry out in hunger. That sound was heard all too frequently in recent months to the great distress of the farme(...)

Retail sales rise last month after March slump
- Retail & Services
- May 28, 2013, 12:41
Retail sales rose by 0.2 per cent last month, rebounding from a marked slump in March, as sales of cars and electrical goods boosted numbers on the hi(...)

North American visitors on rise but British tourists still in decline
- Consumer
- May 28, 2013, 00:00
The Gathering may have caught the imagination of American tourists, but the number of British visitors to Ireland continues to decline, figures releas(...)