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Male unemployment down from 6.9 percent to 5.5 percent since last year
In October 2018, the unemployment rate was 5.5 percent for males, down from 6.9 percent in the same month last year, according to the latest seasonally adjusted CSO figures. The seasonally adjusted number of males unemployed was down from 88,800 to 71,800 from…
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Social media is the main source of news for Irish secondary school students
Half of secondary school students use social media as their main news source, new figures from the Central Statistics Office show. The CSO said that from a total of 2,200 students, 50.2 percent said social media was where they found out what was…
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Homeless numbers increased by over 15 percent
The Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government has released their latest figure for homelessness in Ireland. The report shows the number of people that are trying to access local authority managed emergency accommodation. According to the monthly reports, as of September 2018,…
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‘Roads Have Stories’ The World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims
There have been 24,255 deaths on Irish roads since recordings began in 1959, according to the Road Safety Authority (RSA). The RSA provided the numbers in advance of World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims (WDR) on Sunday. The day is held…
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Imports Overtake New Buys in Irish Car Market
Fewer motorists are licensing new vehicles this year, with Irish road users turning increasingly towards the second-hand and import market in 2018, according to figures released by the Central Statistics Office. A total of 5,086 new vehicles were licensed in October, a decrease…
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Over eight million people visited Ireland in the first nine months of 2018
Over eight million overseas visitors came to Ireland during the first nine months of 2018, new figures show. Information released by the Central Statistics Office portrays a visitor increase of seven percent on the same period for last year. A total of 8,203,500…
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DIT comes out on top for Erasmus+ participants
There has been a rise in Dublin third-level students taking part in the Erasmus+ programme, statistics obtained via Freedom of Information act have found Over the last five years, four Dublin colleges (UCD, DIT, Trinity and DCU) have seen an increase in students…
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Public Safety on Irish Rail – Part Two
In the second of a two-part series, The City’s Keith Horan looks at incidents of anti-social behaviour on Intercity Irish Rail services, using figures obtained under the Freedom of Information Act. 2018 looks set to be the worst year since 2015 for incidents…
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STIs are most common in young adults
Sexually transmitted infections (STI) are on the rise again with chlamydia and gonorrhoea all showing increases compared to this time last year. According to figures released by the HSE, cases of chlamydia are already up by 389 when compared to last year. Cases…
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Over half of driving test applicants remain on RSA waiting list
Over half of the Road Safety Authority (RSA) applications are put on the waiting list, with 43,119 people currently waiting on their test to be scheduled. At the end of last month, overall applications stood at 82,819, figures released under the Freedom of…
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