Housing was seen as the most important issue facing the Republic of Ireland as of 2025, with 64 percent of respondents placing it as one of the top two issues facing the country. Housing was followed by rising prices and inflation as the second most important issue, selected as a top issue by 35 percent of Irish respondents.

A survey conducted in October 2024 highlighted that the budget and government spending was the main issue getting the attention of people in the Republic of Ireland at ** percent of respondents. This was followed by housing at ** percent of people, which was the issue getting the most attention in September. In that month, the joint-second issue was that of a bike shelter built in the grounds of the Irish Parliament, and the high costs associated with constructing it.

Ireland Central Government Debt Service: Sinking Funds and Expenses of Issue data was reported at 100.103 EUR mn in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of 126.642 EUR mn for 2015. Ireland Central Government Debt Service: Sinking Funds and Expenses of Issue data is updated yearly, averaging 258.681 EUR mn from Dec 1970 (Median) to 2016, with 47 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 826.718 EUR mn in 2011 and a record low of 33.000 EUR mn in 1970. Ireland Central Government Debt Service: Sinking Funds and Expenses of Issue data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Department of Finance. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Ireland – Table IE.F017: Central Government Debt: Annual.

Graph and download economic data for Net Issues of International Debt Securities for Issuers in General Government Sector, All Maturities, Nationality of Issuer in Ireland (DISCONTINUED) (IDSGGGAMNINIIE) from Q3 1993 to Q2 2015 about Ireland, issues, maturity, sector, debt, Net, securities, and government.

Graph and download economic data for Outstanding Total International Debt Securities to GDP for Ireland (DDDM07IEA156NWDB) from 1980 to 2020 about Ireland, issues, debt, and GDP.

Techsalerator's News Events Data for Ireland: A Comprehensive Overview

Techsalerator's News Events Data for Ireland offers a robust resource for businesses, researchers, and media organizations. This dataset compiles information on significant news events across Ireland, drawing from a diverse array of media sources, including newspapers, online publications, and social platforms. It provides valuable insights for those looking to track trends, analyze public sentiment, or monitor industry-specific developments.

Key Data Fields - Event Date: Captures the exact date of the news event. This is essential for analysts who need to monitor trends over time or for businesses responding to market shifts. - Event Title: A brief headline describing the event. This allows users to quickly categorize and assess news content based on relevance to their interests. - Source: Identifies the news outlet or platform where the event was reported. This helps users track credible sources and assess the reach and influence of the event. - Location: Provides geographic information, indicating where the event took place within Ireland. This is particularly valuable for regional analysis or localized marketing efforts. - Event Description: A detailed summary of the event, outlining key developments, participants, and potential impact. Researchers and businesses use this to understand the context and implications of the event.

Top 5 News Categories in Ireland - Politics: Major news coverage on government decisions, political movements, elections, and policy changes that affect the national landscape. - Economy: Focuses on Ireland’s economic indicators, inflation rates, international trade, and corporate activities influencing business and finance sectors. - Social Issues: News events covering public health, education, social justice, and other societal concerns that drive public discourse. - Sports: Highlights events in football, rugby, and other popular sports, often drawing widespread attention and engagement across the country. - Technology and Innovation: Reports on tech developments, startups, and innovations in Ireland’s expanding tech sector, featuring companies like Stripe and Intercom.

Top 5 News Sources in Ireland - The Irish Times: A leading newspaper offering comprehensive coverage of politics, economy, and social issues. - The Independent: Provides in-depth reporting on a wide range of topics including politics, business, and current affairs. - RTÉ News: The national broadcaster, delivering real-time updates on breaking news, sports, and entertainment. - The Irish Examiner: Known for its coverage of regional news, social issues, and investigative journalism. - TheJournal.ie: An online news platform offering up-to-date reports on current events, politics, and lifestyle topics.

Accessing Techsalerator’s News Events Data for Ireland To access Techsalerator’s News Events Data for Ireland, please contact info@techsalerator.com with your specific needs. We will provide a customized quote based on the data fields and records you require, with delivery available within 24 hours. Ongoing access options can also be discussed.

Included Data Fields - Event Date - Event Title - Source - Location - Event Description - Event Category (Politics, Economy, Sports, etc.) - Participants (if applicable) - Event Impact (Social, Economic, etc.)

Techsalerator’s dataset is an invaluable tool for keeping track of significant events in Ireland. It aids in making informed decisions, whether for business strategy, market analysis, or academic research, providing a clear picture of the country’s news landscape.

Graph and download economic data for Orders: Construction: Permits Issued: Dwellings and Residential Buildings for Ireland (ODCNPI03IEQ661N) from Q1 1975 to Q3 2023 about Ireland, issues, permits, residential, construction, and housing.

Russia's invasion of Ukraine was seen as the most important issue facing the EU according to people in the Republic of Ireland as of 2025, with ** percent of respondents placing it as one of the top two issues facing the country.

Dataset provides a detailed quarterly geographical breakdown of the holders of equity in Irish Investment Funds and the net issues of the fund share/units of the funds.

International debt issues to GDP (%) in Ireland was reported at 84.31 % in 2020, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Ireland - International debt issues to GDP - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on November of 2025.

Irish Times Dataset for Topic Modeling

Description:

The Irish Times Dataset was created to explore and analyze the thematic structure of articles published by The Irish Times, a leading newspaper in Ireland. This dataset is particularly valuable for topic modeling, natural language processing (NLP), and text analysis. It captures a wide range of articles covering various subjects such as politics, culture, economy, sports, and social issues, reflecting the diverse interests of readers in Ireland and beyond.

Context and Sources:

This dataset was sourced from publicly available articles published by The Irish Times over a specific time period. It encompasses a rich blend of news stories, editorials, opinion pieces, and features that represent the key events and societal trends during that era. The articles were collected and preprocessed to ensure the text is in a suitable format for analysis. All identifying metadata, such as author names or specific publication dates, may have been anonymized to respect privacy and copyright concerns, depending on the use case.

Inspiration and Purpose:

The primary inspiration for creating this dataset was to provide researchers, data scientists, and linguists with a comprehensive textual corpus that can be used to uncover hidden topics and patterns through topic modeling techniques such as Latent Dirichlet Allocation (LDA). The Irish Times Dataset is ideal for studying media representation, public discourse, and shifts in news coverage over time. It can also serve as a valuable resource for machine learning tasks like text classification, summarization, or sentiment analysis.

By offering a collection of real-world newspaper articles, this dataset aims to support various applications in the fields of computational journalism, sentiment analysis, and social science research.

In April 2025, approximately 18 percent of people in the Republic of Ireland thought that immigration was one of the two most important issues facing the country. This was up from just two percent in early 2022.

Ireland IE: Refugee Population: by Country or Territory of Origin data was reported at 9.000 Person in 2015. This records a decrease from the previous number of 10.000 Person for 2014. Ireland IE: Refugee Population: by Country or Territory of Origin data is updated yearly, averaging 7.000 Person from Dec 1994 (Median) to 2015, with 20 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 21.000 Person in 2005 and a record low of 1.000 Person in 1997. Ireland IE: Refugee Population: by Country or Territory of Origin data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Ireland – Table IE.World Bank: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Refugees are people who are recognized as refugees under the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees or its 1967 Protocol, the 1969 Organization of African Unity Convention Governing the Specific Aspects of Refugee Problems in Africa, people recognized as refugees in accordance with the UNHCR statute, people granted refugee-like humanitarian status, and people provided temporary protection. Asylum seekers--people who have applied for asylum or refugee status and who have not yet received a decision or who are registered as asylum seekers--are excluded. Palestinian refugees are people (and their descendants) whose residence was Palestine between June 1946 and May 1948 and who lost their homes and means of livelihood as a result of the 1948 Arab-Israeli conflict. Country of origin generally refers to the nationality or country of citizenship of a claimant.; ; United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Statistics Database, Statistical Yearbook and data files, complemented by statistics on Palestinian refugees under the mandate of the UNRWA as published on its website. Data from UNHCR are available online at: www.unhcr.org/en-us/figures-at-a-glance.html.; Sum;

The economic landscape of the United Kingdom has been significantly shaped by the intertwined issues of Brexit, COVID-19, and their interconnected impacts. Despite the country’s robust and diverse economy, the disruptions caused by Brexit and the COVID-19 pandemic have created uncertainty and upheaval for both businesses and individuals. Recognizing the magnitude of these challenges, academic literature has directed its attention toward conducting immediate research in this crucial area. This study sets out to investigate key economic factors that have influenced various sectors of the UK economy and have broader economic implications within the context of Brexit and COVID-19. The factors under scrutiny include the unemployment rate, GDP index, earnings, and trade. To accomplish this, a range of data analysis tools and techniques were employed, including the Box-Jenkins method, neural network modeling, Google Trend analysis, and Twitter-sentiment analysis. The analysis encompassed different periods: pre-Brexit (2011-2016), Brexit (2016-2020), the COVID-19 period, and post-Brexit (2020-2021). The findings of the analysis offer intriguing insights spanning the past decade. For instance, the unemployment rate displayed a downward trend until 2020 but experienced a spike in 2021, persisting for a six-month period. Meanwhile, total earnings per week exhibited a gradual increase over time, and the GDP index demonstrated an upward trajectory until 2020 but declined during the COVID-19 period. Notably, trade experienced the most significant decline following both Brexit and the COVID-19 pandemic. Furthermore, the impact of these events exhibited variations across the UK’s four regions and twelve industries. Wales and Northern Ireland emerged as the regions most affected by Brexit and COVID-19, with industries such as accommodation, construction, and wholesale trade particularly impacted in terms of earnings and employment levels. Conversely, industries such as finance, science, and health demonstrated an increased contribution to the UK’s total GDP in the post-Brexit period, indicating some positive outcomes. It is worth highlighting that the impact of these economic factors was more pronounced on men than on women. Among all the variables analyzed, trade suffered the most severe consequences in the UK. By early 2021, the macroeconomic situation in the country was characterized by a simple dynamic: economic demand rebounded at a faster pace than supply, leading to shortages, bottlenecks, and inflation. The findings of this research carry significant value for the UK government and businesses, empowering them to adapt and innovate based on forecasts to navigate the challenges posed by Brexit and COVID-19. By doing so, they can promote long-term economic growth and effectively address the disruptions caused by these interrelated issues.

Graph and download economic data for Net Issues of International Bonds and Notes for All Issuers, Residence of Issuer in Ireland (DISCONTINUED) (IBANRINIIE) from Q1 1971 to Q2 2015 about notes, Ireland, issues, bonds, Net, and residents.

This dataset provides Census 2021 estimates that classify usual residents in Northern Ireland by day-to-day activates limited by a health problem or disability, and by broad age bands. The estimates are as at census day, 21 March 2021.

The census collected information on the usually resident population of Northern Ireland on census day (21 March 2021). Initial contact letters or questionnaire packs were delivered to every household and communal establishment, and residents were asked to complete online or return the questionnaire with information as correct on census day. Special arrangements were made to enumerate special groups such as students, members of the Travellers Community, HM Forces personnel etc. The Census Coverage Survey (an independent doorstep survey) followed between 12 May and 29 June 2021 and was used to adjust the census counts for under-enumeration.

This spreadsheet contains 3 worksheets: a cover sheet; 1 sheet containing the data tables; and a notes sheet.

Data are available for Northern Ireland and the 11 Local Government Districts.

The Northern Ireland Life and Times Survey (NILT) series began in 1998, and was the successor to the previous Northern Ireland Social Attitudes series, which was discontinued in 1996.
The main aims of the NILT series are:

• to monitor public attitudes towards social policy and political issues in Northern Ireland;
• to provide a time series on attitudes to key social policy areas;
• to facilitate academic social policy analysis;
• to provide a freely available resource on public attitudes for the wider community of users in Northern Ireland.

NILT originally had a companion series which also began in 1998, the Young Life and Times Survey (YLT), although the YLT methodology changed in 2003 and it is conducted separately each year. The Kids' Life and Times (KLT) survey of P7 children (10-11 year olds) is also part of the same suite of surveys as YLT and NILT.

NILT also forms part of the International Social Survey Programme (ISSP), although it does not do so every year. Unfortunately, NILT did not run in 2011 due to funding issues, though YLT ran as normal that year; NILT resumed in 2012 (SN 7408). In addition, several open access teaching datasets were created by ARK (Access Research Knowledge) from various years of NILT, covering different topics such as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) issues, politics and community relations, attitudes to ageing and ageism, and dementia.

Further information about the series may be found on the ARK http://www.ark.ac.uk/nilt/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">NILT webpage.

NILT 2022

Previous NILT surveys had been undertaken as a face-to-face interview, followed by a short self-completion questionnaire. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020, 2021 and 2022 surveys were undertaken online. Respondents could also request to complete the survey via a phone interview if they desired.

This dataset provides a sectoral breakdown of all securities issuances of equity or debt by Irish resident entities. Data is published on a monthly basis and shows the trends in total issuance (stock) and transactions (flow). From December 2020, the Securities Issues data is published using data obtained via the ECBs Centralised Securities Database (CSDB). The CSDB Securities Issues Statistics (CSEC) is a harmonised approach that covers all 27 EU Member States and follows international standards for aggregated statistics found here. This is an advancement from the previous SIS process where aggregates were compiled nationally and submitted to the ECB through each National Central Bank. The compilation of each series in the CSEC uses a bottom-up approach and is aggregated from the most granular ISIN level data. A factsheet on the CSEC data can be accessed via this link: https://www.ecb.europa.eu/stats/financial_markets_and_interest_rates/securities/shared/pdf/CSEC_Factsheet.sv.pdf

As of 2024, 31 percent of respondents in Ireland aged 65 years and above reported they were somewhat limited in daily life by a long standing illness or health problem. Furthermore, around seven percent of people in this age group were severely limited by a health condition. The prevalence of limiting health conditions were more common as age increased.

This bulletin draws on findings from the September 2013 Northern Ireland Omnibus Survey where respondents were asked their views on alcohol and drug related issues. Source agency: Justice (Northern Ireland) Designation: Official Statistics not designated as National Statistics Language: English Alternative title: Views on Alcohol and Drug Related Issues: Findings from the Northern Ireland Omnibus Survey