Environment
New research shows farmers want 'payment' for water quality measures
Farmers believe they should receive payment for measures leading to improvement in water quality, either as payment for environmental performance...
ESRI
Environment
ESRI: 18% cut red meat intake to 'reduce carbon footprint'
25% of people have changed their diet to “reduce their carbon footprint”, with 18% cutting down on their intake of...
Rural Life
ESRI publishes report on monitoring rural development policy
The Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys, has today (Monday, January 29) welcomed an Economic and Social Research...
N.Ireland
ESRI: Increase in cross-border food and beverages trade since Brexit
The trade of goods between the Republic of Ireland (ROI) and Northern Ireland has “grown substantially” since Brexit, with the...
Rural Life
Return of migratory birds mapped out by ESRI
Esri Ireland, the Geographic Information Systems (GIS) operator, has created a digital map highlighting the flight paths of a number...
Agri-Business
ESRI: Brexit has negative impact on UK-EU trade
Trade between the UK and the EU has been negatively impacted as a result of Brexit, according to new research...
Rural Life
ESRI: 29% of households now in 'energy poverty'
29% of Irish households are now deemed to be in “energy poverty” due to inflation, according to the Economic and...
Agri-Business
ESRI: War to increase energy, food and grain prices
Higher agricultural input and food costs due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine will affect farmers and consumers everywhere this...
Agri-Business
ESRI: Food and beverage trade most impacted by Brexit
Trade between Ireland and Britain “declined sharply” following Brexit, according to a report from the Economic and Social Research Institute...
Agri-Business
PUP, Brexit, trade and exports - ESRI quarterly report
Despite continued uncertainty surrounding the Covid-19 pandemic, overall economic growth is expected to be strong this year, according to the...
Rural Life
Increase in carbon tax 'will raise proportion of people' in fuel poverty
It has been estimated that a 1% increase in fuel prices for residential heating due to carbon tax could raise...
Agri-Business
Irish economy to take a hit regardless of Brexit type - ESRI
The Irish economy is going to take a hit of between 2.6% and 5% in GDP regardless of whether the...
Rural Life
Fatalities in agriculture '5 to 7 times greater' than all other sectors
New research from the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) and the Health and Safety Authority (HSA) analysing work-related injuries...
Agri-Business
Hard Brexit would drive up food prices - with dairy goods facing '46% hike'
A hard Brexit would drive up food prices and increase the overall cost of living for Irish households according to...
Agri-Business
Diesel tax increase 'justifiable' - ESRI
A study carried out by the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) has found that a diesel tax increase is ‘justifiable’....
Rural Life
'Farmers being able to help each other out is a thing of the past'
The days of farmers being able to help each other out is a thing of the past, according to Sinn Fein’s...