Business News

Figures Displaying Strength of Irish Retail Sector Welcomed

By Ryan Harmon 27 March 2023

Minister of State for Employment Affairs and Retail Business, Neale Richmond, has welcomed the Central Statistics Office’s (CSO) Ireland’s Retail Economy 2022, a new thematic publication showing the strength of the Irish retail sector. Commenting on the publication, Minister Richmond said, “the data from the CSO clearly demonstrates the importance of retail for our

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Best Month Ever for Irish Trade

By Ryan Harmon 23 May 2022

The Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Leo Varadkar, has welcomed the latest Irish trade release from the Central Statistics Office, with preliminary figures showing that the value of Ireland’s goods exports and imports from Ireland rose to their highest monthly levels on record. The value of goods exports in March 2022 was […]

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Tánaiste Welcomes Record Services Exports of €285b for 2021

By Ryan Harmon 7 March 2022

The Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Leo Varadkar, has welcomed preliminary data released by the Central Statistics Office which shows the value of services exports from Ireland rose to €285.6 billion in 2021, the highest level on record. This is an increase of 17% when compared to 2020. The largest increase was […]

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From January Through March Over 3,500 New Homes Completed

By Nick Fitzgerald 14 June 2018

From January through March 2018 there have been over 3,500 new homes completed in Ireland. This is according to a new quarterly series commissioned by the Central Statistics Office (CSO). The report shows that between the years 2013-2017 there has been a steady growth in construction of houses, marking a year-on-year increase of 45.7%. In […]

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Trips To Ireland In April 2018 Increased By 8%

By Nick Fitzgerald 30 May 2018

According to recent figures from the Central Statistics Office (CSO), trips to Ireland by overseas residents rose by 8% to 899,900 in April 2018 compared to April 2017. The percentage marks an overall increase of 66,600 visitors. Trips by residents of Great Britain increased by 3.3% to 322,700. Niall Gibbons, CEO of Tourism Ireland, said: […]