# Economic Growth

Last week

21st May 2023 - 27th May 2023

Analysis: Housing in Ireland won’t look any better before the next general election

Economist Victor Duggan looks at the continued decline of housing supply in this country – he doesn’t hold out hope of it improving any time soon.

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May 22nd 2023, 7:00 AM

Last year

2022

Cost-of-living pressures will persist in 2023 but Ireland should escape a recession, ESRI says

Authors of the report said there was ‘clear evidence of a slowing pace in the economy’.

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Dec 15th 2022, 12:05 AM

# Economic Growth

ESRI says Ireland's economy to grow significantly with inflation estimated to be around 7%

Inflation is set to increase but unemployment is to drop.

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Jun 23rd 2022, 7:19 AM

Voices

Opinion: GDP is not the right measurement for the growth of a country - it's time for a change

Marc Ó Cathasaigh of the Green Party outlines why he believes the future of growth measurement will be more than GDP.

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Jun 6th 2022, 10:00 PM

# Money

'Weak' economic quarter despite 10.8% growth in GDP

Consumer spending, which was down 0.7%, was affected by rising prices, especially for energy.

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Jun 3rd 2022, 8:01 PM

All time

# Economic Growth

Irish economy to grow by 13.6% by end of 2021, as unemployment rate falls to 7%

The domestic economy is set to have increased by 6.2%, due to an increase in household spending.

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Dec 16th 2021, 9:02 AM

# Economic Growth

China’s economic growth stalls after power shortages

The world’s second-largest economy grew by a weaker-than-expected 4.9% in the three months to September.

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Oct 18th 2021, 11:11 AM

# Economic Growth

The Irish economy grew by 8.2% last year, latest figures show

The significant increase was driven by a 10% increase in the export of goods and services.

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Jul 11th 2019, 9:50 PM

# Hot stuff

Ibec paints glowing picture of Irish economy but warns we've 'a lot to lose' from Trump tariffs

The business group says that Ireland is in a “post-recovery stage”.

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Aug 20th 2018, 8:05 AM

# Overheating

'Almost impossible' to estimate how sustainable economy growth is, says ESRI

The ESRI has called for a new method of calculating national accounts to tell if the economy is at risk of overheating.

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Mar 22nd 2018, 6:05 AM

# it's the economy stupid

The medium-term outlook for Ireland is good - but Brexit and housing bubble are looming risks

A new ESRI report looks at how the possible Brexit scenarios will affect Ireland.

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Dec 5th 2016, 8:15 AM

# GE16 Fact Check

FactCheck: Does Ireland really have the fastest-growing economy in Europe?

TheJournal.ie’s GE16 FactCheck tests a prominent claim by the government parties.

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Feb 10th 2016, 7:00 PM

# Steady now

China's economy is slowing down big time - here's what it means for everyone else

The country just posted its lowest growth in a quarter century.

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Jan 19th 2016, 9:33 AM

# hello sunshine

There are few clouds on the horizon for the Irish economy right now

Growth has been ‘exceptionally strong’ so far this year, but jobs and wages haven’t caught up.

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Sep 10th 2015, 4:58 PM

# on thin ice

Oh Canada! This emigration hotspot just slid into recession

It’s the first time since the financial crisis that the economy has been in decline.

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Sep 1st 2015, 4:37 PM

# pocket change

Why most workers aren't going to start earning more any time soon

Ireland can look to the UK and US for signs of what’s to come.

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Jun 10th 2015, 6:01 AM

# Wipeout

Australia's economy is in for a rocky ride

The country’s central bank cut interest rates to a record low today.

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May 5th 2015, 11:46 AM

# hello money

This man should have an extra €2 billion to play with come budget time

The taxes are rollin’ in for Michael Noonan.

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Apr 20th 2015, 4:19 PM

# still winning

Ireland could be outstripped as the fastest-growing economy in Europe. By Greece.

That’s according to the latest predictions from the IMF.

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Apr 15th 2015, 1:18 PM

# Long Time Coming

Things are finally looking better for jobs AND wages

The Central Bank’s latest forecasts are all pretty good.

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Apr 1st 2015, 1:53 PM

# Davos

Enda believes young people who left Ireland will be able to come home in 3 years

Ireland has learnt a ‘difficult lesson’ from the financial crisis.

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Jan 22nd 2015, 5:30 PM

# Flying the flag

IMF cuts its predictions for the world economy (but says the US is doing ok)

The IMF has cut its economic predictions for the next two years.

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Jan 20th 2015, 2:28 PM

# Put On The Red Light

UK has leapfrogged France as the 5th biggest economy because of drugs and prostitution

And China will become the world’s biggest economic powerhouse within a decade, according to the CEBR.

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Dec 26th 2014, 2:58 PM

# leaking cash

The budget will take a big hit next year because of Irish Water: ESRI

But at least things are looking good for jobs and the economy.

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Dec 17th 2014, 6:30 AM

# Still Smiling

The economy 'flatlined' over the summer, but Michael Noonan's not worried

The country’s still on target to meet its Budget forecasts.

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Dec 11th 2014, 6:25 PM

# not trickling down

Sure the economy is getting boomier, but it could be a long time until most people feel it

So much for being the “poster child” of Europe.

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Dec 8th 2014, 11:58 AM

# ecb waiting game

European economies look even sicker than expected, but the ECB isn't getting radical yet

There will be no new ECB spending spree this month – despite growth forecasts being slashed.

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Dec 4th 2014, 5:40 PM

# Noonanomics

Noonan: Economy will grow even more than we thought this year - but austerity isn't over

There’s more positive economic news out today.

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Sep 18th 2014, 6:31 PM

# time bomb

Urbanisation and increasing affluence are causing dire health consequences for China

The number of people living with dementia has more than doubled from about 3.68 million in 1990 to 9.2 million in 2010.

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Aug 29th 2014, 6:30 AM

# Not so fast

Is the economy all that great? Accountants say maybe not

Almost one in four now think that the economy is stagnating.

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Aug 26th 2014, 1:17 PM

# hammer and tongs

Here's one hard-hit Irish industry finally coming back from the recession - hardware

But growth in Dublin is outstripping growth in rural areas.

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Jul 30th 2014, 3:11 PM

Voices

Aaron McKenna: Capitalism didn’t create poverty, it inherited it (and now it’s fixing it)

Oxfam won a PR coup this week with the simple line that the richest 85 people in the world have more wealth than the poorest 3.5 billion. But there’s one problem with that message – inequality isn’t actually keeping people in poverty.

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Jan 25th 2014, 8:00 AM

# Growth

Rise in employment signals 2 per cent growth in Irish economy

Growth next year will depend on what happens outside Ireland, according to the ESRI.

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Oct 9th 2013, 12:01 AM

# Budget 2014

'Another brick in the wall': Education minister on economic growth figures

Ruairí Quinn said there is still a long way to go…

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Sep 19th 2013, 6:00 PM

# Your Say

Poll: Are you confident about the Irish economy?

The Budget is less than a month away, the economy shrank in the last quarter but the number of people in work has increased. Are you confident?

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Sep 16th 2013, 10:26 AM

# Growth

CSO figures indicate economic growth of 0.9 per cent in 2012

The fourth quarter of last year showed almost no change in GDP compared with 2011 while GNP declined by 0.8 per cent in Q4.

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Mar 21st 2013, 4:17 PM

# Leinster House

Oireachtas agenda: Criminal records, job creation and childhood poverty

All of that, and the Seanad gets to reform the Dáil… here’s what’s happening today in Leinster House.

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Mar 12th 2013, 7:45 AM

# Recession

Eurozone sinks further into recession in last quarter of 2012

Figures from Eurostat confirm initial estimates in February that the eurozone economy shrank by 0.6 per cent in Q4 of 2012 with the EU shrinking by 0.5 per cent.

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Mar 6th 2013, 10:57 AM