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# Figures

All time
Deaths are down, marriages are up ... And Dun Laoghaire still has the fewest unmarried mothers
Half of all Irish people are willing to pay more tax...
The guy called 'moron' by Alan Farrell has his own graph for the TD...
Average age of HIV diagnosis for gay and bisexual men has fallen to 32
We're 20% more popular with Americans (and Canadians) than this time last year
Property prices in Dublin are 25% higher than this time last year...
Crime statistics 'not an exact science'
The radio figures are out: we spend 4 hours a day tuned in but what are we listening to?
Ryanair thinks its new friendly approach is working
Over 226 prisoners in Cork still forced to 'slop out'
Nearly 8,000 people were reported missing last year, 28 remain untraced
Here's why you shouldn't be worried about shark attacks
Asylum applications to Europe were up 29% in the first quarter of this year
More than 4,000 people went missing in Ireland so far this year
Aer Lingus sees 12 per cent traffic boost in April
Ireland has 9,615 methadone users but care plans needed to get them drug-free
Crime figures show fall in homicides, but rise in kidnappings
Westboro Baptist Church, Jean McConville, and GPs: The week in numbers
The most notable stats from the opening weekend of Six Nations rugby
Charity found homes for 51 homeless children last year
The most notable stats after a thrilling weekend of Heineken Cup rugby
Concerns raised over difference in number of racist incidents recorded by Gardaí and PSNI
Over 200 failed asylum seekers & illegal migrants were deported last year
19,044 referrals about child abuse concerns were received in 2012
Gilmore: Medical card cuts are still as set out in the Budget
Retail industry "still experiencing difficulties"
240 teenagers treated for sexually abusing others since 1992
Household savings primarily being used to pay down debt
Number of homeowners in mortgage arrears quadrupled since 2009
Two thirds of Irish householders have seen their income reduced in past year
9,483 people deliberately self harmed in Ireland in 2012
Suicide rate amongst young people in Ireland fourth highest in EU
Live Register down by 3,400 in August
Concern as in-patient waiting list numbers increase
China now has 591 million Internet users
50 racist incidents reported in 10 weeks to Immigrant Council
Money repatriated abroad has fallen in the last six years
"Worrying figures" show we spent less on clothing, books and furniture in April
RTÉ corrects reports that it spent €360,000 on taxi fares
CSO figures indicate economic growth of 0.9 per cent in 2012