“Children don’t need to choose between languages or identities,” says Francesca La Morgia, the founder of Mother Tongues. The organisation helping multilingual families living in Ireland to keep their languages alive was set up by the linguistics lecturer almost a decade ago. What began as a small community-led project in Dublin has expanded to have … Read more
The number of US citizens seeking asylum in Ireland increased more than fourfold last year compared to 2024, new figures from the Department of Justice show. Ninety-four US citizens sought asylum in Ireland in 2025, up from 22 the year before. The number of asylum seekers from the US has continually increased since 2022 when … Read more
The Central Statistics Office (CSO) has held a series of meetings with tourism bodies over mounting concerns that declining inbound tourist data is out of kilter with industry experience. Fáilte Ireland became the latest organisation to seek a briefing from statisticians. “We are talking to CSO. And we’re talking to industry, we’re talking to a … Read more
Last week, as usual, Irish media dutifully reported on the latest quarterly results from the Joint National Listenership Research, better known as the JNLRs, which measure the popularity of every radio programme and every radio station in the State on a regular basis. You will be familiar with the drill: Headshots of well-known presenters. Boldface … Read more
Jack has emerged once again as the most popular name for boys born in Ireland, in official data published by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) for 2024. Jack has reigned supreme on the baby-name ladder every year since 2007, with the exception of 2016, when James briefly took the top slot. Jack Dwyer, now aged … Read more
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Archyde Ireland Faces Housing Stagnation: New Report Warns of Drastic Measures needed A new report from construction consultants Mitchell McDermott paints a stark picture of the Irish housing market, predicting a stagnation in supply over the next two to three years. The report warns that without “drastic measures,” the government’s ambitious target of building 300,000 … Read more