How to hit the ground running in a new jobStarting a new position can be daunting. We talk to some recruitment experts to find out how to thrive from day oneThu Sept 22 2022 - 01:00
How to choose the right graduate programmeGrad schemes can show you all the different functions within the business before you choose to specialise in an areaThu Sept 22 2022 - 01:00
What can weary public expect from Budget 2023?Public perception ensures soaring energy bills and rising inflation top national agendaWed Sept 21 2022 - 06:00
How graduates can write a standout cover letter to land their dream jobA compelling cover letter should complement your CV as opposed to repeating itTue Sept 20 2022 - 01:00
Mean gas consumption decreased for all dwellings last yearConsumption for F and G rated dwellings was 38% higher than that for A and B rated dwellings, CSO data showsMon Sept 19 2022 - 13:50
More people than ever concerned they are not saving enoughBank of Ireland index shows inflation and the cost of living are the biggest worry for consumersMon Sept 19 2022 - 08:54
Cost-of-living crisis exacerbating pensions timebomb, research suggestsFindings show growing number of people who can’t afford to both save for retirement and meet monthly billsMon Sept 19 2022 - 08:01
Uniphar to buy McCauley Pharmacy for about €50mDeal will add 37 retail pharmacies to the group, as Davy compares it to Hickey’s acquisition in 2020Mon Sept 19 2022 - 07:26
Smurfit Kappa acquires packaging company in BrazilCompany signs deal to buy PaperBox, a packaging plant located in Saquarema, 70kms east of Rio de JaneiroMon Sept 19 2022 - 07:14
Harnessing the soft skills that employers wantAssessment of soft skills increasingly an essential part of the hiring processMon Sept 19 2022 - 01:00
Coalition looking to accelerate use of ESB windfall profits to lower energy costs Government will use funds to help reduce pressure on households and protect jobs, Taoiseach saysSat Sept 17 2022 - 00:01
Bank of Ireland to open 61 branches on Saturdays to help new customersThe bank is currently dealing with an influx of new business as customers move from Ulster Bank and KBC ahead of Irish exitFri Sept 16 2022 - 12:41
Passenger numbers at Irish airports still 13% below pre-Covid levelsAbout 9.1m passengers passed through Irish airports in second quarter, which was more than 15 times higher than last yearFri Sept 16 2022 - 11:58
Pinergy to pay more to customers for excess renewable energyThose eligible can receive remuneration from their electricity supplier for all excess renewable electricity exported to the gridFri Sept 16 2022 - 11:22
Johnson & Johnson sets its sights on improved eye care with €100m Limerick investmentGroup said it hopes to hire 80 new staff at contact lens plant in Plassey, with recruitment under wayFri Sept 16 2022 - 11:01
ESB profits soar to €390m in first six months amid surging pricesGroup records revenue of almost €3.7bn, up from almost €2.2bn in same period in 2021Fri Sept 16 2022 - 08:30
Consumer spending rises even as number of transactions drops, AIB saysConsumers spent more than €87m a day throughout the month, which was up 0.8% compared with JulyFri Sept 16 2022 - 07:29
Almost a dozen GP practices got more than €1m from medical card schemeThe Irish Medical Organisation said the fees were published in a ‘misleading’ manner and that GP costs are substantialThu Sept 15 2022 - 20:31
Enet to invest more than €50m in fibre networks across IrelandProject involves laying 45km of fibre along the north and west of Dublin city, connecting all major business parksWed Sept 14 2022 - 05:18
Farming costs continue to surge with knock-on effects for food pricesInput price increases can be seen in fertiliser prices – key for food production – which were up 133.8%Tue Sept 13 2022 - 14:34
Car traffic volumes in Dublin remain below pre-pandemic levelsThere were 13 fatalities on Irish roads in August 2022 compared with 22 in the same month in 2021Tue Sept 13 2022 - 14:07
Housing market ‘returning to normal’ following pandemic, Davy saysNew sales listings on property website MyHome.ie up 21% on pre-pandemic levels during the third quarterTue Sept 13 2022 - 10:08
Employers to slow job creation to a crawl as inflation bitesTechnology, IT, telecom and media sector recording sharpest fall in net employment outlook at 17%Tue Sept 13 2022 - 00:01
Business optimism in farming and agriculture sector hits five-year lowWar in Ukraine, spiralling inflation, and Brexit cited as reasons for 23 percentage point drop in outlookTue Sept 13 2022 - 00:01
NTMA looks to raise €750m through sale of treasury billsAgency has raised €7bn on behalf of the State so far this year, a decline of up to 46% on the last yearMon Sept 12 2022 - 15:51
Greencoat Renewables trebles profit in first six months of yearGroup said it expects energy prices to return to pre-pandemic levels in one to two yearsMon Sept 12 2022 - 07:41
Housebuilding surges, hospitality on the brink, and the business headshotBusiness Today: the best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business deskMon Sept 12 2022 - 07:20
Engineering industry says it faces ‘war on talent’ challenge ahead of budgetSector has published a pre-budget submission in which it calls for measures to help maintain its competitivenessFri Sept 09 2022 - 13:38
A quarter of Ulster Bank and KBC accounts closed ahead of exitKBC Bank Ireland to close its hub network in six months’ time ahead of withdrawal from Irish marketFri Sept 09 2022 - 13:03
Great Western Mining discovers gold, silver and copper in NevadaArea known as Mineral Jackpot described as a highly prospective area which has been virtually impossible to drill until nowFri Sept 09 2022 - 07:18
Revenue seizes cigarettes worth €1.4m at Dublin PortSeizure was the result of routine profiling and was carried out with the assistance of a detector dog named WaffleThu Sept 08 2022 - 18:13
State aims to train more wind turbine technicians as energy prices riseSkillnet programme is for people with electrical, mechanical or engineering backgroundsTue Sept 06 2022 - 15:23
Clearances of petrol, diesel and gas down as consumers cut backClearances of kerosene, mainly used as heating fuel, in July were 1% lower than in July 2021Tue Sept 06 2022 - 12:09
Botswana Diamonds receives prospecting licence in South AfricaLicence covers ground containing the Reivilo cluster of kimberlites in the Barkley WestMon Sept 05 2022 - 14:07
More than half of small businesses were asked to pay more rent this yearSmall Firms Association has published a report on the cost of doing business, which looks at challenges facing small companiesMon Sept 05 2022 - 10:18
Growth slows again in services sector as businesses lose momentumThe 12-month outlook also moderated, reflecting concerns over high inflation and a potential recessionMon Sept 05 2022 - 10:05
Surface flooding, thunder and lightning forecast as orange level warning issued for 15 countiesWarning is for between 4am and 8am on Sunday with 50mm of local intense rainfall and squalls likelySat Sept 03 2022 - 19:48
Appeals issued as four men die following separate road incidentsCyclist, pedestrian, and drivers in counties Wexford, Waterford and Tyrone killed in road incidentsSat Sept 03 2022 - 15:56
Micheál Martin speaks about the ‘terrible, terrible trauma’ of losing two childrenTaoiseach, whose son died as a baby and whose daughter died aged eight, says he still talks to them at their gravesidesSat Sept 03 2022 - 06:00
EY Entrepreneur of the Year profilesWe profile the remaining four finalists chosen in the established category for this year’s EY Entrepreneur of the Year awardsSat Sept 03 2022 - 00:01
Irish beef to go on sale in premium Japanese retailer for first timeMove follows an agreement between high-end department store Isetan and Longford-based beef specialist John StoneFri Sept 02 2022 - 14:39
Shamrock Rovers back in profit after football fans return to Irish stadiumsTallaght-based club is in line for exponential growth after it qualified for the group stages of European competition this seasonFri Sept 02 2022 - 14:17
Datalex revenue hit by continued Covid disruption to air travel in ChinaGroup signs contract to provide its technology to budget airline EasyJetFri Sept 02 2022 - 12:55
Mandate calls for energy price controls and a minimum wage of €14 per hour in Budget 2023Trade union representing almost 30,000 workers in the retail, bar and administrative sectors seeks 50% cut in childcare feesFri Sept 02 2022 - 12:28
Number on Live Register climbs 1.5% as more Ukrainians are addedIndex is not a measure of unemployment, but it does broadly track movements in the labour marketFri Sept 02 2022 - 12:01
Ryanair breaks record for passenger numbers for second month runningIrish carrier flew 16.9 million passengers in August as the world’s travel and tourism industry continued its recovery from CovidFri Sept 02 2022 - 07:32
Kildare residents stage protests over housing for Ukraine refugeesMinister to meet with local residents in Kildare over their concerns about modular homes in the area for Ukrainian refugeesThu Sept 01 2022 - 15:24
Covid-19 booster vaccines offered to healthcare staff and those with health conditionsHSE chief clinical officer Dr Colm Henry says appointments are available from ThursdayThu Sept 01 2022 - 00:01
Kildare residents stage protests over housing for Ukraine refugeesLocals express concerns about lack of services for refugeesWed Aug 31 2022 - 22:23
HSE to meet victims of CervicalCheck scandal critical of ‘disingenuous’ literatureSupport group accuses National Screening Service of attempting to ‘rewrite history’ in guide issued to the mediaWed Aug 31 2022 - 20:35
