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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

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 inflation and ...

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 payments and ...

30 Sept 2022 at 18:33

High-strength cannabis use increases risk of psychosis, analysis finds

People who regularly use high-strength cannabis are at greater risk of addiction and psychosis, according to new analysis. A review of 20 studies involving almost 120,000 people found people that use cannabis products high in ...

26 Jul 2022 at 00:30

Stagflation warning as UK ‘set to enter recession’

The UK is set to enter a recession which will hit millions of the most vulnerable households, especially in the worst-off parts of the country, a report has warned. Gross domestic product is set to shrink in the third and ...

03 Aug 2022 at 01:01

Ireland

Spike in inflation is ‘not temporary’, warns Varadkar

High inflation rates in Ireland could last for more than two years, the Tanaiste has warned. Leo Varadkar also said living standards could fall for the first time in many years due to the cost-of-living crisis. He was ...

23 Mar 2022 at 18:25

Diesel price could hit as high as £3 per litre, MPs told

Diesel prices could nearly double from record levels if production in Russia is shut down and oil prices rise, MPs have been told. Experts said that the price of diesel could possibly hit as high as £3 per litre, up ...

14 Mar 2022 at 18:55

Public satisfaction with NHS at lowest level for 25 years

The public’s satisfaction with the NHS has fallen to the lowest level in quarter of a century, according to a survey. For the first time since 2002 more people were dissatisfied with the NHS compared with those who ...

30 Mar 2022 at 01:25

Study finds poorer children ‘years behind’ peers when it comes to managing money

The financial skills of poorer 15-year-olds are years behind those of their peers, a new study has found. Children aged 15 from poor backgrounds have similar financial knowledge to 11-year-olds from the wealthiest ...

10 Feb 2022 at 01:55

Ireland

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

05 Oct 2022 at 01:01

Ireland

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

30 Sept 2022 at 01:01

Ireland

Productivity gap between Northern Ireland and Republic widening, committee told

The productivity gap between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland has widened to approximately 40%, despite a similar starting point after the Good Friday Agreement, an Oireachtas committee ...

11 May 2023 at 16:38

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