Reek of hypocrisy off reaction to Central Bank’s Israeli bonds announcementCheer for news that Central bank will not be involved in Israeli bond issue is Ireland’s Pontius Pilate ‘washing of hands’ moment Thu Sept 04 2025 - 05:00
Foxrock decision shows Nimbys are not the only problem when building housingRejection of plan for 21 homes highlights delicate balance between unwelcome precedent and tolerance of residentsThu Sept 04 2025 - 05:00
Return to competition mandate for Central Bank? No thanksThe ‘never again’ mantra that followed the crash led to a decade and a half of regulatory reformsTue Sept 02 2025 - 06:00
Luxembourg bond move by Israel takes decision out of Central Bank’s handsIssue had become headache for MakhloufTue Sept 02 2025 - 06:00
Government taking a last minute approach to pensionsArrangements to put in place a new workplace pension are going down to the wire ahead of a January ‘go live’ deadlineSun Aug 31 2025 - 10:16
Are workers really enthusiastic about going back to the office?JLL survey highlights workers enthusiasm for office lifeSat Aug 30 2025 - 06:00
Immigration driving population toward six millionIncreased population is creating fiscal challenge for Government with day-to-day spending on services rising at an alarming rateThu Aug 28 2025 - 06:00
Dalata racks up €6.2m of strategic review and sale costsHotelier expected to be delisted later this yearThu Aug 28 2025 - 06:00
Irish-founded medtech firm HealthBeacon injects hope into tariff-hit US rescuerFlagship product is a smart sharps bin and an app that helps patients stick to injection schedules at homeTue Aug 26 2025 - 06:39
Can Ireland’s trade reset plan deliver?Government is looking to retain close relationship with US while putting renewed energy into opening new marketsTue Aug 26 2025 - 06:00
Drone framework gives locals little relief as the noise around aerial delivery refuses to go awaySubstance and defined measures are lackingSun Aug 24 2025 - 07:00
Ireland’s post-crash employment trajectory is remarkableCSO’s data on labour market reads well in context of slowing global demandSat Aug 23 2025 - 07:00
Latest Irish house price data: depressingly predictableCSO data indicates that prices grew at an annualised rate of 7.8 per cent in JuneThu Aug 21 2025 - 06:00
CIÉ group pensioners to get increase after 17 yearsMembers of two pension schemes backed proposed changes to schemes this weekThu Aug 21 2025 - 06:00
Ireland not a ‘truly rich’ country, according to The EconomistPublisher’s ranking of 178 countries excludes Ireland due to GDP calculations ‘polluted by tax arbitrage’ Tue Aug 19 2025 - 06:01
AIB gives Pearse Doherty an open goal for criticismSinn Fein spokesman assails AIB over tracker mortgagesTue Aug 19 2025 - 06:00
Export figures are hard to interpret right now, given flux around tariffs Latest numbers reflect levelling off of surge seen earlier in yearSun Aug 17 2025 - 06:21
PwC keeps tight rein on Irish staff’s office attendance Accountancy firm tracks staff to ensure they meet rules enforcing office presence three days every weekSat Aug 16 2025 - 06:00
Electric is in the fast lane when it comes to car salesIreland will not hit its 2030 targets on electric vehicles but the signs are that momentum is now firmly behind the shift from fossil fuel Thu Aug 14 2025 - 05:20
Can Glanbia move on from a rocky few months? The food group had a profit warning, questions over its structure and a near 50% slide in share prices in the first half of this yearThu Aug 14 2025 - 05:00
Markets benign reaction to Trump’s latest tariffs is puzzling Despite the assault on global trade, most major indices traded near record highs last week Tue Aug 12 2025 - 05:01
A crude awakening: PetroNeft’s well runs dryThe death knell has been sounded for the Dublin-based, Russia-focused oil and gas explorerTue Aug 12 2025 - 05:00
Trump’s pharma rant puts Government in difficult positionThreat of additional pharma tariffs just a week after 15% rates was agreed risk undermining support for EU trade dealSun Aug 10 2025 - 06:10
Evidence of difficult year for Irish tourism continues to mountNew data sheds light on what is surely going to be remembered as a down year for the sectorSat Aug 09 2025 - 05:00
Is Trump’s tariff plan working or is this the quiet before the storm?The latest US jobs figures were weak while inflation has ticked upSun Aug 03 2025 - 06:00
Apple needs to up its game to impress Residual investor concern that tech giant seems to be slipping further and further behind rivals on AI Sat Aug 02 2025 - 06:00
Datalex exit leaves Irish stock market hurtling towards just 20 stocksDublin market has lost a host of listings in recent yearsThu Jul 31 2025 - 06:00
Tobacco lobby keen for Government to regulate new golden gooseIndustry warns that Ireland risks becoming an even greater target for criminal smugglersThu Jul 31 2025 - 06:00
Amazon fiasco is bad news for Ireland IncSignal has gone out very publicly that parts of the electricity network can’t meet new industrial demandThu Jul 31 2025 - 06:00
For once, Ryanair needs to say sorryTrust becomes an issue if airline that has built reputation for straight speaking is seen as being blasé with untruthsTue Jul 29 2025 - 05:00
Renewable fuel source faces curbs on back of fraud fearsIncentives for waste produced from manufacturing palm oil have already been pulled and Minister is now mulling limits on imports Tue Jul 29 2025 - 05:00
Has Ireland’s Intel loss turned out to be its gain? State lost out to Germany in bid for new chip plantSun Jul 27 2025 - 06:00
Planning ruling on Dublin Airport ramps sends wrong messageDemolition of ramps beside Terminal 1 is missed opportunitySat Jul 26 2025 - 06:00
When does a bad business decision become illegal?Libor case ruling renews age old questionThu Jul 24 2025 - 06:00
Possible tariff deal with US not a win for EU but, crucially, avoids damaging trade war Move should give businesses certainty they needWed Jul 23 2025 - 19:14
Tariffs of little concern for Ryanair so farBudget airline’s chief executive Michael O’Leary does not fear leviesTue Jul 22 2025 - 06:00
State set to devote extra funds to big projects, but where is the money coming from?Cost-of-living supports almost certainly ruled out of next budget due to funding concernsTue Jul 22 2025 - 06:00
Planners just cannot win at Dublin AirportAll sides are dissatisfied with elements of a decision this week to expand night-time flights and introduce an annual quota system for noiseSun Jul 20 2025 - 06:00
Corporation tax surge a sign investors have not been put off by economic uncertainty just yetCorporation and capital gains taxes surged in the first three months of this year, despite mooted US tariffs Sat Jul 19 2025 - 06:00
Student housing investors ‘spooked’ by ghost of Zoom UniversityIt remains to be seen if investors will recover from the scare of the pandemic and remote learningThu Jul 17 2025 - 06:00
Trump pulls back on firing Powell, againUS president still appears likely to try to oust Fed chairman eventuallyThu Jul 17 2025 - 06:00
More than 270 NTMA staff given performance-related bonuses last yearThe highest individual payment was €30,000 under the agency’s performance-related pay schemeThu Jul 17 2025 - 05:00
Rachel Reeves to put on a brave face in Mansion House addressBritish chancellor of the exchequer keen to move on from controversies with pledge to slash financial industry regulationTue Jul 15 2025 - 06:00
Are markets walking blindly into trouble?Reaction to latest Trump intervention suggests either investors do not believe 30% taxes are coming, or that they are complacentTue Jul 15 2025 - 06:00
No one comes out of personal injury award fiasco wellRightly or wrongly, the Minister looks like he acted under pressure after Judicial Council review simply slapped on inflation multiple Sun Jul 13 2025 - 06:01
Who owns SuperValu? Don’t ask Sinn FéinSinn Féin TDs incorrectly referred to supermarket chain having a US parent during Dáil debateSat Jul 12 2025 - 06:00
Businesses need access to water and electricity first, never mind broadbandNational Competitiveness and Productivity Council has big concerns about decline in business conditionsThu Jul 10 2025 - 06:00
CIÉ’s pension saga could be coming to a head Unions warn entire group could collapse under weight of pension liabilities, which could reach up to €4bnThu Jul 10 2025 - 06:00
Germany loosens the purse strings in spite of recessionChancellor Friedrich Merz has embraced jam-for-all politics after years of dry breadThu Jul 10 2025 - 06:00
UK desperate to stay inside fiscal rules, Ireland couldn’t care lessAfter big U-turns, Starmer and Reeves have boxed themselves into a cornerTue Jul 08 2025 - 06:00
