CSO Figures Show Tillage Sector Battling to Survive

IFA President Francie Gorman said today’s CSO figures showing the main cereal crops fell by 20% last year is further evidence of the pressures on the sector. In 2023, 2m tonnes of wheat, barley and oats were produced, down 500,000 tonnes on 2022. Potato production was down 12%. “It further highlights the urgency of the […]

CSO Finds 8,150 Increase In Family Carers While Vital Supports Are Cut

The Central Statistics Office has revealed today that the number of family carers in Ireland is up from 187,112 in 2011 to 195,263 in 2016. Family Carers Ireland say there is likely an additional 160,000 family carers but many don’t identify themselves as carers until in crisis. “The CSO’s Irish Health Survey findings released last […]

Over A Third Have Difficulty Finding Affordable Home Cover

Over 1 in 3 Irish homeowners have experienced difficulty in finding home insurance at an affordable price, according to recent analysis by AA Ireland. 9.82% of the near 7,000 respondents to an AA Home Insurance survey fully agreed with the statement “I have had difficulty obtaining house insurance for a fair price.” Meanwhile, a further […]

IFA reacts To CSO Preliminary Estimate of Farm Income 2015

Commenting on the CSO Preliminary Estimate of Farm Income 2015, IFA Farm Business Chairman Tom Doyle said, “While the estimates from the CSO show a marginal rise in 2015 in the order of 4%, they really highlight the significant negative impact falling milk prices have had on dairy farm income.”   IFA Dairy Chairman Sean […]

Increase in Overseas Visitors To Ireland

We welcome the latest figures released by the CSO outlining an increase of almost 12% in overseas visitors in the past three months. The increase correlates with what we are seeing in the pub trade as more and more tourists are visiting pubs across Ireland. Evidence of this is seen in research conducted amongst VFI […]

Tourism Ireland Comment on CSO Figures for January-March 2012

Commenting on the CSO figures issued today for overseas visitors to Ireland for the first quarter of 2012, Niall Gibbons, chief executive of Tourism Ireland, said:The results for the first quarter of 2012 are in line with expectations; the global economic landscape of recent months has certainly presented a challenging environment for travel and tourism […]

Tourism Ireland Comment on CSO Figures for 2011

Commenting on the CSO figures issued today for overseas visitor numbers to Ireland for 2011, Niall Gibbons, chief executive of Tourism Ireland, said:“Today’s figures show that, despite the challenges and uncertainty which faced the global economy last year, visitor numbers from overseas for 2011 are almost 8% ahead of 2010. While the final quarter showed a […]