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EVERY WEEK, TheJournal.ie offers a selection of statistics and numerical nuggets to help you digest the week that has just passed.
85,731: The number of patients admitted to hospitals on trolleys so far this year, a slight decrease on this time last year.
13.9%: The percentage rise in the year to September of estimated rental values on Grafton Street.
86: The age of Fawlty Towers actor Andrew Sachs whose death was announced this week.
€1.1 million: The amount of money’s worth of drugs seized by gardaí as part of a continued operation into serious criminal activity in the ~Dublin region.
€10 million: The amount of money Virgin Media paid for UTV Ireland, in a deal that was completed this week.
20%: The percentage of Irish people who can’t afford to meet friends or family for a drink or meal at least once a month.
€1.6 million: The amount of money’s worth of gold in a bucket stolen by a thief in broad daylight in New York.
€973: The cost of rent for the average home across Ireland, according to latest figures.
4,377: The number of homeless adults living in emergency accommodation in Ireland in October. Check out our homelessness series ran this week on the website.
€200 million: The amount of money Irish Water plans to spend to upgrade the Vartry Water treatment plant in Wicklow.
$100,000: The amount of money people donated to watch a giant hole being dug.
142: The number of people found sleeping rough on the streets of Dublin during the official winter count.
89%: The percentage of undocumented migrants in Ireland in full employment, according to research by Migrant Rights Centre Ireland (MRCI).
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Paying to watch a hole being dug!! It’s like something out of the Simpsons!
“Now how are we going to get out of this hole?”
“Dig up, stupid!”
That’s only half a hole :/
89% of illegals are in full time employment? Wow! Aren’t there laws against hiring illegals? And if not why not? This behaviour keeps the unemployment rate up.
What is an undocumented migrant? With no link to an article, I can only assume that we are referring to someone who is working illegally. Am I supposed to be happy that they’re not on the dole?
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