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#Economic Growth
# economic-growth - Thursday 11 July, 2019
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.
# economic-growth - Monday 20 August, 2018
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”.
# economic-growth - Thursday 22 March, 2018
'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.
# economic-growth - Monday 5 December, 2016
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.
# economic-growth - Wednesday 10 February, 2016
FactCheck: Does Ireland really have the fastest-growing economy in Europe?
TheJournal.ie’s GE16 FactCheck tests a prominent claim by the government parties.
# economic-growth - Tuesday 19 January, 2016
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.
# economic-growth - Thursday 10 September, 2015
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.
# economic-growth - Tuesday 1 September, 2015
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.
# economic-growth - Wednesday 10 June, 2015
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.
# economic-growth - Tuesday 5 May, 2015
Australia's economy is in for a rocky ride
The country’s central bank cut interest rates to a record low today.
# economic-growth - Monday 20 April, 2015
This man should have an extra €2 billion to play with come budget time
The taxes are rollin’ in for Michael Noonan.
# economic-growth - Wednesday 15 April, 2015
Ireland could be outstripped as the fastest-growing economy in Europe. By Greece.
That’s according to the latest predictions from the IMF.
# economic-growth - Wednesday 1 April, 2015
Things are finally looking better for jobs AND wages
The Central Bank’s latest forecasts are all pretty good.
# economic-growth - Thursday 22 January, 2015
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.
# economic-growth - Tuesday 20 January, 2015
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.
# economic-growth - Friday 26 December, 2014
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.
# economic-growth - Wednesday 17 December, 2014
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.
# economic-growth - Thursday 11 December, 2014
The economy 'flatlined' over the summer, but Michael Noonan's not worried
The country’s still on target to meet its Budget forecasts.
# economic-growth - Monday 8 December, 2014
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.
# economic-growth - Thursday 4 December, 2014
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.
# economic-growth - Thursday 18 September, 2014
Noonan: Economy will grow even more than we thought this year - but austerity isn't over
There’s more positive economic news out today.
# economic-growth - Friday 29 August, 2014
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.
# economic-growth - Tuesday 26 August, 2014
Is the economy all that great? Accountants say maybe not
Almost one in four now think that the economy is stagnating.
# economic-growth - Wednesday 30 July, 2014
Here's one hard-hit Irish industry finally coming back from the recession - hardware
But growth in Dublin is outstripping growth in rural areas.
# economic-growth - Saturday 25 January, 2014
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.
# economic-growth - Wednesday 9 October, 2013
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.
# economic-growth - Thursday 19 September, 2013
'Another brick in the wall': Education minister on economic growth figures
Ruairí Quinn said there is still a long way to go…
# economic-growth - Monday 16 September, 2013
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?
# economic-growth - Thursday 21 March, 2013
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.
# economic-growth - Tuesday 12 March, 2013
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.
# economic-growth - Wednesday 6 March, 2013
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.
# economic-growth - Thursday 31 January, 2013
ESRI predicts economic growth and fall in unemployment in 2013
The ESRI said the driving force behind the reduction in unemployment is ongoing net emigration.
# economic-growth - Tuesday 18 December, 2012
Irish economy grows by 0.2 per cent in third quarter
That might not sound like much, but the eurozone as a whole shrank by 0.1 per cent in the same period.
# economic-growth - Wednesday 28 November, 2012
Column: We believe economic growth can save us… but can it?
Our blind faith in growing the economy may be ignoring some important facts, writes Dermot McNally.
# economic-growth - Thursday 15 November, 2012
Falling growth means Eurozone is back in recession
Hadn’t you noticed? Eurozone GDP fell by 0.1 per cent in the third quarter of 2012.
Growth forecast for this year raised, but next year's lowered
Mixed news from the government’s medium-term fiscal statement released yesterday.
# economic-growth - Friday 26 October, 2012
40 new jobs for Kepak in Cork
In addition to the 60 jobs already filled, Kepak will create 100 new jobs in a 12 month period.
# economic-growth - Monday 22 October, 2012
IBEC demands 'pro-jobs Budget' as forecast for 2013 is lowered
The business group says plans to increase PRSI or make employers cover sick will hamper job creation.
# economic-growth - Tuesday 25 September, 2012
Column: Moaning about allowances lets us ignore Ireland’s real problems
Public sector allowances are small fry – but the media storm is a distraction from the real bad news, writes Michael Taft.
# economic-growth - Friday 21 September, 2012
Think-tank says Irish economy is 'bouncing along the bottom'
The ESRI’s latest economic forecast says Ireland’s economy will shrink in 2012, and grow only very modestly in 2013.
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SMISHING SCAMS HAVE seen people across the country targeted in recent days.
Yesterday, Bank of Ireland said it would be conducting a review after people reported being taken in by fraudulent text messages.
Some customers reported losing thousands of euros after inadvertently giving banking information to fraudsters.
Unfortunately, these types of scam are all-too-common - and rarely a month goes by without some kind of scam being reported.
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