Number of births registered in Ireland fell by nearly 18% in 10 yearsOver the last 10 years, the average age of first-time mothers (31.8 years in 2025) increased by 1.1 years when compared with 30.7 in 2015.
Over 560,000 tourists visited Ireland last month, spending €431 millionForeign visitors who departed Ireland in April 2026 stayed a total of 3.9 million nights in the country, up 14 per cent on April 2025.
House price growth slows to lowest rate in more than two yearsIt was 5.7 per cent in Dublin, while property prices outside Dublin were 7.2 per cent higher when compared with March 2025.