Monthly Archives: March 2016

County incomes – components of change

A few weeks ago, when the CSO released County Incomes and Regional GDP 2013,  I blogged about the changes in county incomes over the last few years, with a particular focus on 2012 to 2014 (2014 are provisional results).  Disposable … Continue reading

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The West in 1916

For the week that’s in it, we thought we’d turn our attention to 1916.  The CSO recently launched a very interesting resource that’s well worth investigating Life in 1916 Ireland: Stories from statistics that highlights just how much life has … Continue reading

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Transport Infrastructure Priorities

Following years of budgetary contraction and reduced capital investment in infrastructure, there is now a return to consideration of what capital investment is required and what should be prioritised. The last Government published its plan for capital investment Building on … Continue reading

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County Incomes- feeling the recovery?

County incomes and regional GDP statistics for 2013 have recently been released.   The map below provides a good picture of the situation in each county in Ireland, and the variation in income in the Western Region: Galway Sligo and Leitrim … Continue reading

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