A new report from the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council found that Ireland needs to prepare for a growth in spending as ...

Ireland’s young population means the State is spending less on pensions and healthcare than other European countries, ...

The Government’s savings funds won’t be enough to deal with an ageing population, the State spending watchdog has warned.

Between 2002 and 2022, the population in the Republic increased by 31 per cent to 5,149,000. In the same period, the population grew by 13 per cent in Northern Ireland to 1.9 million.

Ireland is a relatively low-tax, low-spend country compared to its European peers, making it economically closer to Boston ...

The Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (Ifac) is warning that Ireland faces major spending pressures from an ageing population and climate change.