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
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
Tariffs of little concern for Ryanair so farBudget airline’s chief executive Michael O’Leary does not fear leviesTue 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
Bankinter boss bullish on Irish businessGloria Ortiz expects Irish profits to more than double by 2029Tue Jul 08 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
Selling pensions in the summer sunGovernment finally launches information campaign on how auto-enrolment will work as target audience is tuned out and on holidayTue Jul 08 2025 - 05:15
Three positive metrics point to health of economyIrish economy still on relatively strong growth path despite global uncertaintySun Jul 06 2025 - 06:00
Enforcement authority’s costly INM probe leaves unanswered questionsIan Drennan facing criticism from Denis O’Brien and Leslie Buckley over investigationSat Jul 05 2025 - 06:00
AI is leading to job losses, but not in the way we expectedMicrosoft is cutting jobs to save money so that it can boost spending on artificial intelligenceThu Jul 03 2025 - 06:00
Consumers will feel impact of insurance claims cost rises most acutely Motor insurance damages claims have jumped by 179 per cent when compared to the 2015–2019 Thu Jul 03 2025 - 06:00
Intel’s axe looms over Irish staff Losses may be lower than expected but will still mean anxious weeks for staffTue Jul 01 2025 - 06:00
Glass half empty for whiskey industry A round of bad news emerged for two distilleries over the weekendMon Jun 30 2025 - 19:00
Kenmare boss leaves door ajar for another approachCompany MD doesn’t rule out possible renewed bidSun Jun 29 2025 - 06:00
Where is the value in increasing the Help-to-Buy scheme threshold?First-time buyers deserve more credible support than raising the value of homes that qualify for the schemeSat Jun 28 2025 - 06:00
How many regulators does it take to completely stifle Ireland’s AI innovation?The regulatory response to this new technology is critical, the Oireachtas committee on AI repeatedly heardThu Jun 26 2025 - 06:00
Starlink’s Irish unit proves a lucrative one for its staffLatest accounts for Elon Musk’s Tesla Motors Ireland show its 38 employees earned €1.94 million between them in 2023Thu Jun 26 2025 - 05:47
Economic climate cools eco-friendly purchasing decisionsJust half of consumers concerned by climate change would pay more for sustainable productsTue Jun 24 2025 - 06:00
Long past time to stop playing politics with housing Trying to keep everyone happy has seen successive ministers succeed only in keeping no-one happy Tue Jun 24 2025 - 06:00
Does Ireland’s hospitality sector really need a VAT cut? Employment and prices are growing strongly in the sectorSun Jun 22 2025 - 06:12
Fingal council not only party to blame for farce of Dublin Airport passenger cap Dithering by Dublin Airport operator and Government over planning issues at airport has stymied growth and made us a laughing stockSat Jun 21 2025 - 06:13
Croke Park NFL ticketing fiasco leaves bad taste Hard-core Irish fans were frustrated after technical difficulties and lengthy queuesThu Jun 19 2025 - 06:27
Is the AI boom really worth it?Companies are spending billions but to what end?Thu Jun 19 2025 - 06:00
