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
Bankinter boss bullish on Irish businessGloria Ortiz expects Irish profits to more than double by 2029Tue 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
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
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
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
AIB share sale brings banker pay back into focusMinister has kept 89% supertax on bonuses over €20,000 for bank executives in place even as he removes cap on salaries Thu Jun 19 2025 - 05:07
Up in smoke: Minister for Health snubs tobacco industry ‘We have seen products with “Gummy Bear”, “Jolly Ranger”, ‘Skittels’ and “Slushee” flavour descriptions’ – firms blow whistle on nicotine-inhaling products Tue Jun 17 2025 - 06:00
Are WhatsApp adverts the tip of an iceberg? From this week, the platform’s users will start to see advertising in the appTue Jun 17 2025 - 06:00
Landlords rail against rent control reforms Tenants and property owners find themselves in an unlikely alliance in opposing proposed reforms – albeit for different reasonsSun Jun 15 2025 - 06:00
Are Ireland’s tech layoffs down to an AI rout? TikTok, Stripe, Workday and Salesforce are among companies to record layoffs in Ireland this year Sat Jun 14 2025 - 06:00
Ireland uniquely exposed to reversal of globalisation, IMF warnsWashington DC-based fund highlights strength of Irish economy while flagging riskThu Jun 12 2025 - 06:06
Nama chief makes good on Lenihan order not to ‘mess it up’Agency on track to deliver a lifetime surplus of €5.05 billion by the time it is wound downThu Jun 12 2025 - 05:53
Investors fail to enthuse as Apple delivers more of the same There were no real surprises at WWDC, with most of the changes to the operating systems having been flagged well in advanceThu Jun 12 2025 - 05:00
Warnings about corporation tax fall on deaf ears as money keeps rolling in Fiscal council predicts more windfall even against the headwind of tariffsTue Jun 10 2025 - 06:15
Bidding war for Dalata Hotel Group hots up Irish chain is in a second round of bidding, having effectively put itself up for sale on March 6thTue Jun 10 2025 - 06:05
Time to get real on nursing home costs Abuse and neglect should never be tolerated but Government too has a case to answer on casual disregard of financial realitiesTue Jun 10 2025 - 05:00
Kingspan embraces Donald Trump’s ‘big beautiful bill’Companies’ views of tax bill will mean little in the shadow of the Trump-Musk feud Sun Jun 08 2025 - 06:00
Analysts ring alarm bells over private credit risks Reports underscore regulatory concerns over opacity of non-bank lending globallySat Jun 07 2025 - 06:00
Tariff uncertainty makes ECB decision on interest rates easyFrankfurt expected to announce another cut as focus shifts to growth hit from US tariffsThu Jun 05 2025 - 06:00
Healthy returns at Holland & BarrettBehind the expanding wellness chain sits an investment group founded by Russian oligarchs since hit by sanctions over Ukraine Thu Jun 05 2025 - 05:00
EI’s new CEO must think big to help domestic businesses scale to create next ‘Kerry Group or Smurfit’ State agency wants businesses to help spread the risk to the economy of any decline in FDISun Jun 01 2025 - 06:00
Is there more trouble afoot for Irish tourism?Visitor numbers may be looking more positive, but are tourists spending less money? Sat May 31 2025 - 06:00
