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Kildare record third highest number of new dwellings built in last quarter of 2020 Highest number of dwellings in State in 2020 built in Naas Eircode area Reporter: );  ); County Kildare recorded the third highest number of housing units built in the fourth quarter of 2020, according to new figures from the Central Statistics Office. After South Dublin (917) and Dublin city (912), Kildare saw 562 new dwellings completed. These included 62 single houses (11%), 484 scheme houses (86%) and 16 a...

Economics Correspondent The Covid-adjusted rate of unemployment rose to 25% in January, up from 19.4% in December, according to the latest figures from the Central Statistics Office. Restrictions, including the closure of shops and restaurants and a ban on travel and home visits, were dropped for most of December but reimposed late in the month after a surge in infections.  The CSO said that the traditional measure of unemployment remained unchanged at 5.8% last month.  The rate of unemployme...

Economics Correspondent The amount of unleaded petrol cleared for excise duty in December showed an unprecedented increase, according to figures today from the Central Statistics Office. The CSO said there was a 37.2% increase in December compared to November, indicating "a very substantial increase in car traffic by households".  This coincided with the lifting of restrictions on travel in the run up to Christmas.  Normally there is little difference in the volumes of petrol cleared between ...

4 Min Read BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungary’s government said on Thursday it has reached a deal with China’s Sinopharm to buy its coronavirus vaccine, the country’s latest move to break away from Brussels as it tries to speed up inoculations to lift curbs on the economy. FILE PHOTO: A signage of Sinopharm is seen at the 2020 China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS), following the COVID-19 outbreak, in Beijing, China September 5, 2020. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang Hungary would be the f...

Agriculture & Consumer Affairs Correspondent Sales of chocolate bars, ice-cream and coffee pods are all on the rise, while hairspray, lipstick and razor sales have declined, new figures show. Consumer pandemic spending habits have been revealed in data collected from supermarkets and pharmacies, by RTÉ News. The surge in demand for home baking products is continuing as Covid restrictions remain in place. Retailer Lidl says flour sales are currently 200% above normal levels, but demand has red...

Hungary's government said on Thursday it has reached a deal with China's Sinopharm to buy its coronavirus vaccine, the country's latest move to break away from Brussels as it tries to speed up inoculations to lift curbs on the economy.

Hungary's government said it has reached a deal with China's Sinopharm to buy its coronavirus vaccine, the country's latest move to break away from Brussels as it tries to speed up inoculations to lift curbs on the economy.

Hungary's government said on Thursday it has reached a deal with China's Sinopharm to buy its coronavirus vaccine, the country's latest move to break away from Brussels as it tries to speed up inoculations to lift curbs on the economy.

Number of county registered private cars grew 2.3% a year since 2006

Economics Correspondent The volume of traffic increased in the run up to Christmas but has since declined sharply, according to the latest Transport Bulletin from the Central Statistics Office.  The bulletin notes that heavy goods vehicle (HGVs) traffic, in particular, rose from the start of December and was 33.1% higher in Dublin in the week of December 20 compared to the same week in 2019.  HGV traffic was also 34.5% higher in the rest of the country.   But car volumes were lower by 45.5% ...