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‘This is the reality of an ageing population’-Pharmacy expert on NI’s £875m medicine bill
With Northern Ireland’s annual medicine costs moving towards £1bn, Professor Sharon Haughey explained the growing cost of ...
Medicine costs reach ‘all-time high’ in Northern Ireland pushing towards a billion pounds a year
The all-time high cost of £827m is up by £235m since 2014 and attributed to the complex needs of an ageing population and ...
Why does Northern Ireland lag the South on public health and education?
Today, a child born in 2021 in the South can expect to live for 82.4 years compared to 80.4 years in Northern Ireland. The ...
Economic and well-being gaps between Northern Ireland and the Republic are ‘widening’, new study shows
The gap in economic performance and well-being indicators between the north and south of the border is widening, a report has ...
Inspector absence puts bee population 'under threat'
Northern Ireland's honey bees are "under threat" due to the absence of a bee inspectorate since last year, according to the ...
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The big story from Northern Ireland no one is talking about
Nisra, the official statistics body for Northern Ireland, produces an annual 25-year projection based on its most recent population estimates, generally from three years before. Last year ...
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Irish economy outperforming Northern Ireland
Ireland has experienced stronger economic growth than its Northern counterpart, with citizens earning more and having higher ...
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Ireland and Northern Ireland's gap in living standards is "widening," research finds
Ireland has experienced stronger economic growth, higher wages, and higher living standards than Northern Ireland in recent ...
Economic gaps between NI and Ireland ‘widening’
The gap in economic performance and well-being indicators between Ireland and Northern Ireland is widening, a report has found.
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Economic and well-being gaps between Ireland and Northern Ireland ‘widening’
The report found that Ireland’s population is growing faster than Northern Ireland’s, largely due to strong net migration in recent years. This has resulted in Ireland having a younger ...