Up to 80% of parents believe children negatively affected by cost-of-living crisis
Barnardos survey finds 30% of respondents did not have enough food to feed children at some point over last year
Amarach Research
Bertie’s outburst wasn’t part of a Fianna Fáil master plan. It was worse than that
The real victim here, Ahern implied, was not “the Africans” or Muslim children who are going about their weekend oblivious to their designation as a national security threat, but himself
Irish smokers buying more tobacco abroad due to ‘stark’ price differences, say retailers
Spain is biggest market for tobacco purchases, with excise duty on pack of cigarettes about €3 compared to almost €11 in Ireland
Property owners ‘lack confidence’ to challenge outcome of insurance claims – survey
Fewer than 60% of policyholders surveyed happy with outcome of claims process
Use of ‘prefab’ to describe modern building methods should be avoided due to ‘historic stigma’
Participants in research recalled ‘poor-quality prefab classrooms’ and other portable structures, associating with impermanence or lower standards
Adults aged under 35 and women most enthusiastic about learning Irish language, survey finds
Survey on behalf of Údarás na Gaeltachta measures public attitudes towards Irish language and Gaeltacht
This is the week when ‘lapsed Catholics’ and ‘spiritual but not religious’ go to church
Churches will be full this week, but not everyone will find meaning when they visit them. We should ask why this is
Business leaders believe complying with climate rules will ‘significantly’ increase costs
Up to 77 per cent of businesses project their costs to remain as high or get worse in the coming year
Most adults delaying marriage and kids due to housing crisis, survey by Catholic agency finds
A survey of 1,000 people was carried out by Accord, the Catholic marriage guidance agency
Fall in support in Ireland for direction in which European Union is going
Survey finds significant dissatisfaction with how EU responded to war in Gaza
‘Vibecession’ hits as Irish consumers feel gloomy despite positive signs
More than 60% of parents say wages just about cover essential monthly expenses with little left over for leisure
Employers being left ‘in the dark’ on gender pay gap reporting, says HR body
CIPD Ireland wants more information from Government ahead of ‘snapshot’ date
Half of children say life was significantly changed by pandemic
Over 80% of children report pandemic had negative impact on their learning
Remote workers boost daytime radio listening as a third change audio habits
Almost half use radio as companion, and one in five say it makes them more productive
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