JRC in the fight against Coronavirus (29/04/2020)

According to the JRC’s assessment on the impact of labour supply shortages, labour productivity decline and changes in demand of the economy, the COVID-19 crisis will have a more pronounced impact on smaller and more open economies like Ireland, as well as other EU Member States like the Netherlands and Portugal.

Dublin, Cork and Galway shine in JRC’s Cultural and Creative Cities Monitor (29/04/2020)

Dublin leads Irish cities in the Cultural and Creatives Cities Index and ranks 4th in the overall ranking of 40 European cities with 500,000 to 1 million inhabitants. Cork and Galway also record remarkable results, reaching 4th and 7th position respectively among the 79 cities with 50,000 to 250,000 inhabitants.

Irish people are resilient (29/04/2020)

More than 90 percent of Irish people have a positive attitude and feel happy and satisfied with life (96%), do not feel lonely (94%) and are in good or very good health (92%). A recent JRC study analysed the answers of people living in the EU who were asked to rate their ability to thrive when faced with life’s challenges.

Continuous rain delays crop sowing activities in Ireland (29/04/2020)

Last winter’s temperatures were slightly warmer than usual in Ireland. However, the most remarkable feature for the period was the persistent rain, with only a few interruptions. Rainfall was particularly abundant in February - the second wettest February recorded during the JRC MARS Bulletin’s 40-year history.

Ireland hosts most of Europe’s microalgae-producing companies (29/04/2020)

Ireland is the EU’s second highest producer of macroalgae biomass after France, and hosts the highest number of companies (17) in the sector.

Ireland’s income on par with EU average a decade after financial crisis (29/04/2020)

Ireland was one of the countries hardest hit during the ‘Great Recession’ of the late 2000s, but its overall income levels are still at or above the EU-average. This is one of the main findings of a recent JRC study on the differences in income levels within and across European countries over the past ten years.