McGrath’s difficult communications strategy on State finances The Finance Minister never misses an opportunity to raise the ‘inherent unpredictability’ of business taxSat Apr 20 2024 - 06:00
Poor year for dairy as falling prices hit earnings but nitrate limit is main industry worryLakeland and Aurivo follow Dairygold in announcing major fall-off in earnings on back of weaker markets internationallyThu Apr 18 2024 - 06:45
Kissane faces an uphill battle, but only the foolish would bet against himAdviser whose work exposed tracker mortgage scandal has now turned his attention to the losses of Belfry funds’ Irish investorsThu Apr 18 2024 - 05:00
More fixed-rate mortages have helped insulate countries from higher ratesIMF report includes research on why higher rates impact countries differentlyTue Apr 16 2024 - 06:00
VHI lets 11% of customers loose to check out market rivals Health insurer has given no plausible explanation for selecting some of its most popular plans for closureTue Apr 16 2024 - 05:30
Eir says sorry … againState’s largest telecoms group was not just failing consumers on service, it was actively frustrating themTue Apr 16 2024 - 05:15
A Wild Atlantic Way to churn tourist revenue Now worth €3bn annually, the mammoth success of this west coast tourist trail continues to growSun Apr 14 2024 - 05:31
Full steam ahead for IDA as it steps on board the AI hype trainNo place for scepticism in IDA Ireland’s labour market report as it hails potential of artificial intelligenceSat Apr 13 2024 - 05:37
ECB expected to hold fire while signalling June rate cutMarkets expect Frankfurt to implement a sequence of rate cuts in the second half of 2024 but wage growth remains the chief worryThu Apr 11 2024 - 06:05
Running out of time on auto-enrolmentNew figures show compulsory workplace saving could deliver a decent pensionThu Apr 11 2024 - 05:00
Flutter Entertainment’s roots in Ireland, but gambling firm’s future is in the United StatesIrish revenues from stable of companies up 8% above $300m but US subsidiary clocked income at $4.4bnTue Apr 09 2024 - 06:00
Homeowners who waited to switch lender until ECB hiked rates missed peak savingsMortgage-switching activity ratcheted up sharply when European Central Bank raised rates for first time in more than a decadeTue Apr 09 2024 - 05:00
CVs at the ready as RTÉ seeks ‘two exceptional leaders’Director of content role will be split into a director of audio and a director of videoSun Apr 07 2024 - 06:00
PTSB joins AIB in plan to take out small legacy investorsThe equivalent of 100 shares in the former Irish Life & Permanent today would have been worth €224,500, 17 years agoSat Apr 06 2024 - 06:00
Inflation has softened but prices are still growingFall-off in inflation is welcome but pressure from higher energy and food prices remainsThu Apr 04 2024 - 06:00
Might Mainstream Renewable Power be sold?Majority shareholder Aker Horizons has several options to consider for future ownership structure of Dublin-based renewables firmThu Apr 04 2024 - 05:47
New QuickPark owner needed to challenge DAA’s car parking monopoly at Dublin AirportCar parking is big business for State-owned DAA and the CCPC was right to block its €70m purchase of nearby QuickPark facilitySun Mar 31 2024 - 06:00
How will the Shelbourne Hotel’s new owner recoup the near €260m price tag?Hefty price has raised eyebrows within the hospitality industrySat Mar 30 2024 - 06:00
Further activist interest in Ires heaps on pressure ahead of agmCompany has been subject to campaign to put itself up for saleThu Mar 28 2024 - 06:00
Tale of two TV licence fees as Irish charge enters 17th year unchangedBBC fee will increase by 6.6% next month - and even that rise is not enough to avoid substantial cutbacksThu Mar 28 2024 - 05:30
Falling Gucci sales and the rise of ‘quiet luxury’Rich consumers eschewing more ostentatious big logo brands in favour of subtle extravaganceTue Mar 26 2024 - 06:00
Social media app X has fast become a zombified platformWhile other social platforms are still growing worldwide, new figures suggest daily usage of Elon Musk’s company has wanedTue Mar 26 2024 - 06:00
Music industry once again a hot ticket for young workers Those who 15 years ago would rather have worked ‘at Google or wherever’ are now keen to find employment at record companies, a global industry event heard this weekSun Mar 24 2024 - 06:00
House prices on the rise again, but what’s driving them?Population growth, a strong labour market and softer mortgage lending rules may all be at playSat Mar 23 2024 - 05:00
Will Kenmare managing director’s exit after 38 years embolden activist investor?Business centred on Moma mine in Mozambique which produces 7% of global titanium feedstocksThu Mar 21 2024 - 06:00
‘Stability’ a watchword at US-Ireland event amid Varadkar bombshellBusiness leaders at pains to soothe anxieties about next electionThu Mar 21 2024 - 06:00
Vodafone chief executive says retrenchment plan complete with Italian saleIrish business has been lossmaking in recent years - will that become an issue at the top of the firm?Sat Mar 16 2024 - 06:00
What now for TikTok in the US? Finding a solution that will keep the US authorities happy while also getting China on board will be difficultSat Mar 16 2024 - 05:58
Collaborating through gritted teethPharma sector stakeholders still scoring points off each other despite new resources and talk of ‘shared purpose’Thu Mar 14 2024 - 06:00
Irish banks’ on-demand deposit rates hit eight-year high ... of 0.13%Lenders count on most customers keeping their money in on-demand accountsThu Mar 14 2024 - 05:30
Former Glanbia boss Siobhán Talbot nets close to €8m last yearFormer corporate executive’s remuneration boosted by sharp increase in long-term incentive awardsTue Mar 12 2024 - 06:00
Joe Biden’s plan for higher corporate tax rate could be bad news for IrelandUS president has indicated a desire to see the US minimum rate increased from 15% to 21%, as part of a revenue-raising package to soak big companiesMon Mar 11 2024 - 05:30
Forget the broadcasters, accountants are now centre stage at RTÉ The latest arrival on the RTÉ carousel is former KPMG chief Terence O’Rourke, with more accountants set to come to MontroseSun Mar 10 2024 - 06:00
Starwood stakebuilding at Ires stokes intrigue as Capreit drip-feeds shares into marketMuted reaction by Ires’s share price shows market not getting carried away by new investor’s presence just yetSat Mar 09 2024 - 06:14
ECB expected to hold fire while hinting at possible June rate cutMarkets expect Frankfurt to implement a sequence of rate cuts in the second half of 2024 but to proceed with cautious quarter-point reductionsThu Mar 07 2024 - 05:10
AIB may return €5bn to return to shareholders over next three yearsElection may doom lifting of salary cap as highly profitable lender surpasses IPO price for first time in over five yearsThu Mar 07 2024 - 05:00
China’s Two Sessions off to inauspicious start after weak manufacturing dataKey legislative session which will set economic growth target began on MondayTue Mar 05 2024 - 06:00
Tories hit rock bottom with 20% poll rating ahead of budgetBudget characterised as final chance to woo voters but party appears past point of return with electoral defeat almost inevitableTue Mar 05 2024 - 05:00
Picture for arts sector earnings still as blurred as everWorkers in the broader arts, entertainment, recreation and other service activities sector remain among the lowest-paidSun Mar 03 2024 - 06:00
Ex-Corre Energy director says he is still committed to 38% stake after sudden exitDarren Patrick-Green stepped down from role as president and executive directorSat Mar 02 2024 - 06:00
Smurfit Kappa tops the shorting list on Irish stock exchangeInterest likely to die down in near futureThu Feb 29 2024 - 06:00
Bank of Ireland’s Patrick Kennedy develops a taste for JazzRetiring Bank of Ireland chairman moving into non-exec role in the pharma sectorThu Feb 29 2024 - 05:00
Bank of Ireland plans chairman fee hike to find Kennedy successorLender says chairman’s fee ‘towards the lower quartile’ for equivalent roles in the marketTue Feb 27 2024 - 06:00
House prices globally on upward march againFall-off in values triggered by rapid surge in interest rates appears to have bottomed outTue Feb 27 2024 - 06:00
Datalex gets some welcome good news Travel software firm appears to get vote of confidence as Pageant and O’Driscoll raise their holdingsSun Feb 25 2024 - 06:00
Siún Ní Raghallaigh deserved better than this treatment from Catherine MartinNot much natural justice in an effective ‘summary dismissal’ of the RTÉ chairwoman by a Minister now at risk of being hoisted by her own petardFri Feb 23 2024 - 12:17
Irish founders told to be willing to look further afieldLondon event hears the benefits of setting up operations in a big global cityThu Feb 22 2024 - 06:00
Governments used to boast about higher house prices - not anymoreIncreasing property values were once seen as reflective of a strong economy and therefore trumpeted by incumbent administrationsThu Feb 22 2024 - 06:00
When Germany sneezes, the euro zone catches a coldEurope’s powerhouse economy may already be in a recession, Bundesbank saysTue Feb 20 2024 - 06:00
RTÉ's ‘process of elimination’ maths shouldn’t prove too hard Binding confidentiality clause does not appear to tally with commitment to publish payout total in annual reportTue Feb 20 2024 - 06:00
