FROM LIFE EXPECTANCY to disposable income and from early school-leaving to the employment rates, there are significant gaps between the Irish and Northern Irish economies – some of which are getting ...

Irish unity would require large tax rises and cuts to public expenditure, according to a new study that lays bare the costs to the Republic of Ireland of any future reunification with Northern Ireland ...

When the Good Friday Agreement (GFA) – Northern Ireland’s peace treaty – was signed on 10 April 1998, there was a general view that a border poll on Irish reunification would be a very long time away.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is expected to meet Taoiseach (Irish Prime Minister) Micheál Martin in Dublin on ...

Ireland's economic output increased significantly in 2023, according to new data released by the Central Statistics Office (CSO). Gross National Income (GNI), a measure of Ireland’s economic ...

Ireland has been a particular beneficiary of the opening up of global trade and is exposed more than most to any contractions ...

With a general election next week, Ireland and its 5.4 million inhabitants fear finding themselves in the eye of a protectionist storm promised by incoming US president Donald Trump. Ireland has a ...

Northern Ireland business leaders remain committed to growth and innovation, but their outlook is shaped by a more cautious ...

Now, an economic impact study conducted by the sports industry research centre at Sheffield Hallam University has calculated that the Open provided £89.2 million to Northern Ireland, of which £43.7 ...