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The Irish economy is to exit a technical recession this year, with growth picking up to 1.2pc, the European Commission has predicted.

Irish prices were up 4.1pc in January, compared to the previous year, a slowdown on earlier in the year.

With a majority of the electorate under 40 years of age, the presidential candidates are all vying for young voters to claim victory.

The claim was made by Ivan Yates last week.

With a majority of the electorate under 40 years of age, the presidential candidates are all vying for young voters to claim victory.

There has been a huge increase in the value of car loans, figures from lenders have shown.

Donegal continues to be the poorest county in terms of disposable income per capita in figures published by the Central Statistics Office.    

The figures show that the average disposable income per person in Kerry was €21,937, 10% below the state average.

Q&A: Mother faced with 40% rise in cost for child’s student accommodation

The changing face of ageing Ireland was revealed today as it emerged the number of pensioners here has jumped from 569,000 to 806,000 in the last decade.