1/9 The Fiscal Council's latest report assesses the Government’s plans for Budget 2025. In it, we warn that the Government is adding more pressure to an economy posting record jobs numbers by continuing to breach its tax-and-spend rule.
4 (FOUR) months of record solar generation in a row: after reviewing more data and trying our best to debug inconsistencies between different sources, we're happy to report July set a new All-Island solar generation record of 125GWh (111GWh in IE, also a record, and 14GWh in NI).
Annual population change in the Republic of Ireland since 1841. The estimated increase of +98,700 in 2024 (year to April) is the 4th highest since the Famine. https://t.co/hzBGzOK9CO
Number of people employed in the Republic of Ireland by sector since 1881. A record total of 2.75 million was estimated in Q2 2024. https://t.co/367syDA9Za
Delighted to welcome (back) @seamuscoffey who will tomorrow take over as the Chair of @fiscalcouncil.
I have served as acting Chair since July 2023 but always committed to stepping down once we completed some reforms to the Chair role.
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With the passing of Jacques #Delors, Europe has lost a true statesman.
His achievements were numerous, including leading the creation of Europe’s single market and the path he laid out towards our single currency, the euro.
Rest in peace.
I dug out this photograph from my personal archive, taken a few years ago, when snow covered Dalkey Island and the goats came out to play. An ideal backdrop to wish everyone here a happy and peaceful Christmas 📷🎄
Very rare ‘rainbow clouds’ spotted over County Down this morning. Often referred to as ‘mother of pearl’, the nacreous cloud is rarely spotted over Ireland.