Dublin Economic Monitor
The Dublin City Region plays a pivitol role in the economy of Ireland. The Dublin Economic Monitor tracks the capital’s performance quarterly to provide insightful data.
Latest Monitor March 2025
Key quotes
Dublin's economy continues to show impressive resilience, with solid private sector growth and employment levels holding firm despite some sectoral headwinds. The broad-based expansion across manufacturing, construction, and services is particularly encouraging, reinforcing the capital's position as a key driver of national economic performance. However, challenges remain, particularly in housing supply and FDI flows, which policymakers will need to address to sustain this positive momentum.
Dublin's private sector ended 2024 in buoyant fashion with output growth the strongest for a year-and-a-half, and was therefore well set for a positive start to 2025. The expansion was broad based in terms of sectors, but particularly strong in the services and construction categories. One word of caution is provided by employment rising only marginally despite the strong increases in new orders and business activity. If growth is to be sustained at an elevated level, firms will need to be able to access sufficiently skilled candidates to expand capacity and support customer needs.
