New figures from the Central Statistics Office show that wages rose strongly in the first three months of this year.
Average weekly earnings were up by almost 4% from a year earlier, to €801.
Ian Guider, markets editor of the Business Post, joined us with this story and more in our daily business update, including:
- NTMA raises €6 billion from 10-year syndicate
- Ibec and ISME outline the supports needed to save the economy
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