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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.
458,874 – the number of adults who live with their parents, according to figures from Census 2016.
250,000 – the number of jobs lost during the recession that former Taoiseach Brian Cowen said he “deeply regrets”.
€8 million – the sum awarded to legendary producer Quincy Jones, who had sued the estate of the late-Michael Jackson.
1,300km – the length of water pipes that will be replaced in Ireland over the next five years.
92% – the proportion of people who say they trust An Garda Síochana, according to a survey released by the gardaí.
54 – the number of violins allegedly destroyed by a Japanese woman. Belonging to her ex-partner, the instruments were worth an estimated €1 million.
22,000 – the number of personal injury suits filed in Ireland last year.
24,000 – the number of Boy Scouts that US President Donald Trump gave a bizarre address to earlier this week.
€1,209 – the average back-to-school spend per child in Ireland.
€430 – the price of the cheapest ticket for the Conor McGregor – Floyd Mayweather fight in Las Vegas.
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The number of adults living at home is an unreal statistic.
@Nollaig Elliot: needs to be more specific. There’s a big difference between a 22 yr old still living at home and a 35 yr old still at home.
@Nollaig Elliot: well with extraordinary rent costs and general cost of living.. How are young people supposed to juggle jobs education and worry about everything else.. I’m not surprised so many are still living at home.. It makes sense.
@Jane: I agree Jane. Lots of people saving for their own homes do it and if it helps why not. When I came home from a long time overseas I did it for a month. Was good to get the support to get back up and running but couldn’t do it again.
@Acedeuce: Absolutely. I didn’t mean anything was wrong with it. I was just surprised by the numbers.
@Nollaig Elliot: yeah I wonder how the numbers compare to other European countries.
I like turtles
@David Johnson: Alive or soup lol.
It’s the week in numbers… Have they ever put up numbers that was someones number lol.
In the recession many lost a good part of their pensions as well but I have over 20 years to worry about that but as they say there might be 2 recessions before that happens???
The banks won’t like the 458,874 as they should be in as much debt as possible as they want as in having a mortgage straight away lol.
Cowen regrets 250,000 job losses.? More like 500,000.the fat fool drooling on his mince pies with his fat pension
My parents lived with me LONG after they should have left the nest…
458,874 – adults who live with their parents – Census 2016.
Ireland a failed society .. no affordable private homes (€160,000) for young people.
Need to get off ass and bring their brains to the Polling Booths ….
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