965civil partnerships took place in Ireland last year
2,500people whose personal details may have been inadvertently leaked by Dublin City University
€271mtax revenue taken in by the State in excess of previous forecasts3
88,000approximate number who applied for Irish visas in 2012, a 6 per cent year-on-year increase
READ MORE
60,000people killed in Syria's 22-month civil war, according to a UN estimate
161deaths on Irish roads in 2012, a 56 per cent fall in the past five years