John O'Brien
@jlpobrien.bsky.social
Irish Economist
(Posts mainly public bookmarks)
(Posts mainly public bookmarks)
Current account balance estimates (% GDP) of the United Kingdom by component since 1800. Source: World Historical BoP Database wbop.world#data
September 21, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Current account balance estimates (% GDP) of the United Kingdom by component since 1800. Source: World Historical BoP Database wbop.world#data
Global trade exports (% of world GDP) from 1800-2025. Source: Nievas & Piketty's Historical BoP Database wbop.world#data
September 21, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Global trade exports (% of world GDP) from 1800-2025. Source: Nievas & Piketty's Historical BoP Database wbop.world#data
Great course if you're interested in Irish economic history - learnt a lot last year - highly recommend!
Why was the Irish Famine was so severe? Why did the North and South develop differently? Is Ireland ‘rich’?
If you want to find out, CEPH is pleased to announce that registration is open for our online course, "The Development of the Irish Economy". Register here:
ceph.ie/the-developm...
If you want to find out, CEPH is pleased to announce that registration is open for our online course, "The Development of the Irish Economy". Register here:
ceph.ie/the-developm...
Open Online Economic History Course - CEPH - Centre for Economics, Policy and History
The Development of the Irish Economy Can economics help us understand why the Irish Famine was so severe? What explains Ireland's long economic boom of the eighteenth century? Why did the North an...
ceph.ie
September 16, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Great course if you're interested in Irish economic history - learnt a lot last year - highly recommend!
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So shocked Conor Gearty has died
He was a fearless lawyer, teacher and writer
He was also one of the wittiest, smartest people you’d ever meet. It was an honour to call him a friend
I will miss him, terribly. Thoughts with his family, in London and Longford
www.matrixlaw.co.uk/news/profess...
He was a fearless lawyer, teacher and writer
He was also one of the wittiest, smartest people you’d ever meet. It was an honour to call him a friend
I will miss him, terribly. Thoughts with his family, in London and Longford
www.matrixlaw.co.uk/news/profess...
Professor Conor Gearty KC (Hon) - Matrix Chambers
It is with shock and sadness that we mourn the sudden passing of our valued colleague, and a founding member of Matrix, Professor Conor Gearty KC (Hon). Should you wish to leave a message of condolenc...
www.matrixlaw.co.uk
September 12, 2025 at 2:31 PM
So shocked Conor Gearty has died
He was a fearless lawyer, teacher and writer
He was also one of the wittiest, smartest people you’d ever meet. It was an honour to call him a friend
I will miss him, terribly. Thoughts with his family, in London and Longford
www.matrixlaw.co.uk/news/profess...
He was a fearless lawyer, teacher and writer
He was also one of the wittiest, smartest people you’d ever meet. It was an honour to call him a friend
I will miss him, terribly. Thoughts with his family, in London and Longford
www.matrixlaw.co.uk/news/profess...
Population of the Republic of Ireland was 5.5 million in April 2025, according to latest CSO estimates www.cso.ie/en/releasesa...
August 27, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Population of the Republic of Ireland was 5.5 million in April 2025, according to latest CSO estimates www.cso.ie/en/releasesa...
Population of Ireland (5.44m) is now the 18th highest in the European Union overtaking Slovakia (5.42m), according to latest Eurostat estimates ec.europa.eu/eurostat/dat...
July 27, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Population of Ireland (5.44m) is now the 18th highest in the European Union overtaking Slovakia (5.42m), according to latest Eurostat estimates ec.europa.eu/eurostat/dat...
Irish-born population living in Ireland and abroad by county/state in 1870/71. Largest population were in New York (528,806), Cork (501,664) and Antrim (391,816).
March 10, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Irish-born population living in Ireland and abroad by county/state in 1870/71. Largest population were in New York (528,806), Cork (501,664) and Antrim (391,816).
Number of people from the Republic of Ireland living abroad was around 714,000 in 2024, according to latest UN migrant stock estimates www.un.org/development/...
February 2, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Number of people from the Republic of Ireland living abroad was around 714,000 in 2024, according to latest UN migrant stock estimates www.un.org/development/...
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Irish independent Friday, December 4, 1987.
Scrap useless Seanad.
Young accept bleak future here.
Pressure grows to quit work early.
Cigarette sales start to level off.
Scrap useless Seanad.
Young accept bleak future here.
Pressure grows to quit work early.
Cigarette sales start to level off.
January 21, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Irish independent Friday, December 4, 1987.
Scrap useless Seanad.
Young accept bleak future here.
Pressure grows to quit work early.
Cigarette sales start to level off.
Scrap useless Seanad.
Young accept bleak future here.
Pressure grows to quit work early.
Cigarette sales start to level off.
Ireland's GDP and NNI per capita as a % of the world average from 1970-2023. (Source: WID) wid.world/data/
December 28, 2024 at 10:54 AM
Ireland's GDP and NNI per capita as a % of the world average from 1970-2023. (Source: WID) wid.world/data/
The composition of the global population by income and poverty line groups in 1990 and 2024 www.worldbank.org/en/publicati...
November 24, 2024 at 9:33 PM
The composition of the global population by income and poverty line groups in 1990 and 2024 www.worldbank.org/en/publicati...
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The 2024 Irish general election is only days away.
But how did your area vote in 2020? And how does that look with the new constituency boundaries?
Find out more here ianrichardson.shinyapps.io/GE2020_Resul... with this interactive map of 1st preference votes.
But how did your area vote in 2020? And how does that look with the new constituency boundaries?
Find out more here ianrichardson.shinyapps.io/GE2020_Resul... with this interactive map of 1st preference votes.
November 21, 2024 at 9:23 AM
The 2024 Irish general election is only days away.
But how did your area vote in 2020? And how does that look with the new constituency boundaries?
Find out more here ianrichardson.shinyapps.io/GE2020_Resul... with this interactive map of 1st preference votes.
But how did your area vote in 2020? And how does that look with the new constituency boundaries?
Find out more here ianrichardson.shinyapps.io/GE2020_Resul... with this interactive map of 1st preference votes.
Nothing odd at all here! Worth listening to this very interesting discussion. bsky.app/profile/weis...
November 23, 2024 at 10:24 AM
Nothing odd at all here! Worth listening to this very interesting discussion. bsky.app/profile/weis...
Current & future retirement ages for a man with a full career from age 22 in OECD countries www.oecd.org/en/publicati...
November 23, 2024 at 10:09 AM
Current & future retirement ages for a man with a full career from age 22 in OECD countries www.oecd.org/en/publicati...
Female share of household labour income over the past three decades in the UK - @resfoundation.bsky.social www.resolutionfoundation.org/publications...
November 23, 2024 at 10:03 AM
Female share of household labour income over the past three decades in the UK - @resfoundation.bsky.social www.resolutionfoundation.org/publications...
Share of foreign-trained doctors & nurses in European countries in 2023 www.oecd.org/en/publicati...
November 21, 2024 at 8:29 PM
Share of foreign-trained doctors & nurses in European countries in 2023 www.oecd.org/en/publicati...