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We do a great job of retaining kids in school in Ireland. Only 4% of our young people leave before completing their second-level education. We've more than halved the drop out rate over the last ten years, and it's less than half the EU average 🇮🇪🧑‍🎓👏 ec.europa.eu/eurostat/stati…

Irish employees are working 10% fewer hours than they did 20 years ago - and are paid more! The long-term decline in working hours accelerated after the pandemic - we've cut our hours by 5% over the past 5 years alone. Happy Friday. 🇮🇪🧑‍💼🍸 oecd.org/en/publication…

Corruption is very uncommon in Ireland. Only 4% of Irish people say they know anyone who has taken a bribe - the lowest figure in any country in the EU. 🇮🇪😇 europa.eu/eurobarometer/…

Ireland has dramatically increased the number of doctors working here over the past few decades. We had 16 doctors for every 10,000 inhabitants in 1990. Today that figure is 41 - higher than most countries in Europe. 🇮🇪🧑‍⚕️👏 data.who.int/indicators/i/C…

There have been strong increases in incomes in Ireland over the past 30 years, even allowing for inflation. On average, each of us is earning twice as much as Irish people did 30 years ago (in real terms). We've never been financially better off. 🇮🇪💶 ourworldindata.org/grapher/daily-…

The Irish are very satisfied with the state of our relationships with friends and family. With an average satisfaction rating of 8.3 out of 10, Ireland is the 6th happiest EU nation with our social connections. Enjoy the weekend so! 🇮🇪🫂🎉 ec.europa.eu/eurostat/en/we…

Ireland is one of Europe's most supportive countries for Ukrainian citizens fleeing the war. Relative to the size of our population, we have provided temporary protection to more Ukrainians than any other western European country. 🇮🇪🇺🇦 ec.europa.eu/eurostat/en/we…

90% of Irish university graduates are in employment shortly after finishing their degree. That's the 5th highest employment rate of any EU country. 🇮🇪🧑‍🎓🧑‍💼 ec.europa.eu/eurostat/en/we…

The number of children in Irish primary schools is declining. We're not having as many children as we used to, so pupil numbers will drop by 100,000 over the next decade. Student to staff ratios will improve dramatically as a result, however. 🧒🧑‍🏫🇮🇪 cso.ie/en/releasesand…

Irish men live 8 years longer nowadays than they did in 1990, and women live 6 years longer. We have transformed from having the shortest lives among Anglophone countries to being behind only Australia in our longevity. #PositiveIreland 🇮🇪 economist.com/graphic-detail…

"What Ireland Can Teach America: freedom, equality, democracy & progress". Ireland now leads the USA in all respects that matter to citizens, I will argue at the Kennedy Summer School this evening. 🇮🇪🇺🇸 Come and enjoy the discussion with our great panel. kennedysummerschool.ie

Ireland's population has grown by 10% in only 6 years! That's an additional 500,000 people to be housed, educated, and cared for. It's helped our economy grow strongly, but makes it clear why we need increased investment in infrastructure and services. 🇮🇪 cso.ie/en/releasesand…

The Irish education system is very good and we're rightly proud of it. Tests show our teenagers are better educated than in most other countries, and two-thirds of Irish people agree the quality of our system is good (only Singaporeans are prouder). 🇮🇪👏 ipsos.com/en/ipsos-educa…

The suicide rate in Ireland peaked in the late 1990s and has declined significantly since then. It is now nearly half what it was 30 years ago. Improvements in mental health awareness and treatments, alongside declining alcohol use, have been crucial. ourworldindata.org/how-do-global-…

The gender pay gap in Ireland has never been narrower. For the first time, the gap between men's and women's pay has dropped below 10%. The gap is narrowing all over Europe, but Ireland is now well below the EU average of 13%. 🇮🇪🇪🇺💶 ec.europa.eu/eurostat/cache…

We are increasingly satisfied with our lives in Ireland. Life satisfaction dipped during the pandemic, but is now back to one of the highest levels it has been in the past decade. 🇮🇪😀 Happiness follows a U curve through life with those those under 35 and aged 65+ the happiest.

Data in new report from Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) Community Foundation Ireland, authored by Barra Roantree Helen Russell. View it at esri.ie/publications/p…