Figures from the Central Statistics Office show the average pint of lager has gone up 50 cent in the last year.

Over 35 events are taking place around the country, with a huge range of opportunities on offer.

The number of non-smokers, those who've given up smoking, and those who've never tried smoking far outweigh the number of daily and occasional smokers across the region

Figures released show a total of 608 cars were sold across the region in August.

Friday's CSO report outlined the number of apartment and housing unit planning permissions granted in the country per county this year.

The Brosnan report has examined the latest CSO figures in order to determine how much each counties' businesses are spending on energy costs.

Nationally, as of last year, there were over 1,012,287 children aged under 15 in Ireland.

Of these figures from the region, 1,513 are unpaid full time carers for members of the family.