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Report identifies factors linked to risk of being long-term unemployed

Factors such as poor health, age and not owning transport are associated with the risk of long-term unemployment in Ireland, a new report has found. The analysis by the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) identified eight characteristics ...

09 Oct 2022 at 14:33

World

Nobel panel to announce winner of economics prize

The winner, or winners, of this year’s Nobel Prize for economics will be announced at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in Stockholm on Monday. The prizes carry a cash award of 10 million Swedish kronor (nearly £802,000) and will be handed ...

10 Oct 2022 at 09:14

Chancellor’s mini-budget to pile on debt interest, warns Tony Blair Institute

The mini-budget unveiled by the Chancellor last week will pile on higher debt interest but only grow the economy by 0.1% each year until 2027, experts have warned. New research by the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change (TBI) and Oxford ...

29 Sept 2022 at 01:01

Kilkenny Live

Gardaí: Economic crime is on decline in Kilkenny

Incidents of economic crime have decreased significantly in Kilkenny in the past year. The reduction in this type of crime is largely down to education and enforcement with gardaí targeting people locally and educating them on the dangers ...

28 Sept 2022 at 14:33

Scotland

John Swinney: Emergency budget panel will bring robust economic insight

John Swinney has said the members of an emergency budget panel will “bring robust economic insight” to a review of Scotland’s finances. The Scottish Government announced plans for an emergency budget review last month due to rising ...

29 Sept 2022 at 17:52

Local News

One-off measures ‘will insulate most households’ this winter – ESRI

The Irish government’s one-off measures “will insulate most households from rising prices” this winter, according to the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI). The think tank added that further welfare bonuses, lump-sum ...

30 Sept 2022 at 18:33

Scotland

Scottish rural economy ‘back in business’ as grouse shooting season begins

Scotland’s rural economy is “back in business” with the Glorious 12th marking the return of the annual grouse shooting season following a difficult two years due to the pandemic. Gamekeepers at estates across Scotland said the ...

12 Aug 2022 at 15:18

Business

Debit and credit card spending in Donegal was fairly flat last month

Bank of Ireland debit and credit card spending in Donegal was fairly flat last month, with a 1% total monthly fall recorded, as a mixed picture emerged across business sectors. Donegal's retail spending mirrored that of ...

12 Aug 2022 at 16:33

City

Report finds finance workers win 20% pay hike as lowest-paid see wages flatline

Finance and insurance workers have enjoyed pay rises of up to 20% while the lowest earners have seen their wages flatline amid the worsening cost of living crisis, according to a new report. A “tale of two labour ...

08 Aug 2022 at 13:14

Local News

19 houses built in nine years in the Twin Towns

Only 19 houses have been completed in the Ballybofey-Stranorlar urban area between 2012 and 2021 yet 71 houses are needed for 147 people who are currently on the council’s housing waiting list in this area. This ...

21 Sept 2022 at 21:33

Scotland

Councils facing ‘huge’ costs from wage bills and energy, MSPs told

Councils are facing “huge” costs as a result of rising wage bills and energy inflation, MSPs have been told. Sarah Watters, director of resources at local government body Cosla, said there was a “mismatch” ...

22 Sept 2022 at 13:30

Scotland

Somerville defends taking reform guidance from organisations facing scrapheap

Scotland’s Education Secretary has defended the decision to shape education reform on guidance from organisations that are set to be scrapped. Bosses from the Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) and ...

21 Sept 2022 at 18:38

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