Farmers in Ireland have to pay up to €3.50 per sheep for shearing.
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Farmers in Ireland have to pay up to €3.50 per sheep for shearing.
Ireland exported 5,895 tonnes of wool worth 14 million in 1984, falling to 5,641 tonnes worth only 6.8 million in 2019.
Direct gross value added of the Irish fishing sector decreased by 23% over the last number of years.
Employment in the Irish fishing sector fell by 15% over the last number of years.
Ireland holds 12% of the fishing waters of the European Union.
Ireland catches less than 4% of the fish caught in EU waters.
Bluefin tuna is now very prevalent off the coast of Ireland, whereas it was not seen there 50 years ago.
90% of the Gaza Strip has been destroyed.
In Ireland, only 5% of adults who experienced sexual violence reported it to the police.
Energy prices have been abnormally high for over four years
The EIB agreed to back a 260 million EUR solar portfolio across Ireland.
The EIB and the Commission announced a new financing package of more than 600 million EUR to support urgent reconstruction projects in Ukraine.
The EIB lent 20 million EUR to a Swedish biotechnology company.
There is an estimated EUR 13 trillion sitting in deposits in the European Union.
Deposits in the European Union are earning on average around 1.6% to 1.8% per annum.
EUR 4.6 billion in goods and services is traded daily between the European Union and the United States
Putin started the war in Ukraine five years ago (from March 2026)
Netanyahu and President Trump are invading Iran as of March 2026
The EU is providing a EUR 90 billion loan to Ukraine for 2026 and 2027
There is an investment gap of about EUR 800 billion per annum in Europe (Draghi report).
SMEs spend 20% of their overall labour force on complying with regulations.
Intra-EU trade between Member States dropped for the first time in a decade according to the Financial Times.