While there is a slight increase in support for Irish unity, overall, the people of Northern Ireland do not support Irish ...

The productivity gap between north and south has been widening for 20 years, according to researchers Productivity in Northern Ireland is about 40% lower than in the Republic of Ireland ...

In the Republic, sickness is cited by around a third of those who are inactive. People in Northern Ireland are much more likely to be out of work due to sickness or disability compared to people ...

The trends differ for the most recent period, with Republic of Ireland rates declining marginally while in Northern Ireland there was a steeper fall until 2022 before child material deprivation ...

Child income poverty has fluctuated more in Northern Ireland than in the Republic of Ireland, according to a report. The income poverty rate means a child who is living in a household with a ...