4. Internet usage

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Households with a computer connected to the internet. Source: CSO, 2005

Michael O’Leary now sells all Ryanair tickets in Ireland online but more than half of the Irish population don’t have a PC with a connection to the internet at home.

Despite falling PC prices, many people still buy their airline tickets and do their motor tax online from their workplaces, in an internet café or the local library.

Figures from the Central Statistics Office show evidence of a digital divide. Internet access in the southern and eastern parts of Ireland stood at 47.3%. This compares with 38.8% for the border, midland and western areas.

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