New €16m women’s health centre to open in Dublin in the autumnDedicated clinic will be run by Blackrock Health, which is the umbrella company formed by businessman Larry GoodmanTue Mar 25 2025 - 14:47
Popularity of electric and hybrid cars surge Combined share of petrol and diesel cars among new private cars licensed so far this has fallen from 51% to 42%Tue Mar 25 2025 - 12:51
World leader in virtual reality experiences to open flagship Dublin facility Sandbox VR’s Nassau Street venue expected to be group’s most successful to date regarding customers Mon Mar 24 2025 - 06:00
New law needed to allow video statements as trial evidence in domestic abuse cases, Garda Inspectorate saysAlmost half of domestic abuse victims dissatisfied with Garda handling of reports, says oversight bodyThu Mar 20 2025 - 22:03
‘Nearly impossible’ to determine who is responsible for a horse’s welfare in Ireland, report findsExpert recommends establishment of well-regulated slaughter facility where horses eligible for food chain can be ‘humanely processed’Thu Mar 20 2025 - 21:04
Golden Discs co-founder Jack Fitzgerald dies aged 94Company became a cornerstone of the Irish music industry throughout the 1970s and 1980sThu Mar 20 2025 - 19:23
From marriage equality referendum to Edna O’Brien: Coimisiún na Meán allocates funding for new showsThe money, which comes chiefly from the television licence fee, has been awarded to 84 television and radio projectsTue Mar 18 2025 - 16:10
Danish engineering group opens Dublin office and plans 50 hiresCOWI, which has operations in more than 35 countries, says its focus here will be on driving green agendaTue Mar 18 2025 - 12:02
Fusion Antibodies to develop flagship platform after raising €1.4m in share placingBelfast-based contract research firm’s Optimal platform is designed to capture the entire human antibody repertoireTue Mar 18 2025 - 11:30
VHI seals deal with Kingsbridge Healthcare Group, adding access to three private hospitalsBelfast, Derry and Sligo locations intended to provide more options, health insurer saysFri Mar 14 2025 - 06:00
Girl injured in Parnell Square stabbing does not remember the attack, family saysThe child, who was aged five at the time of the attack, spent more than nine months in Temple Street children’s hospitalThu Mar 13 2025 - 21:43
Meta wins emergency ruling to temporarily stop promotion of tell-all bookThe Irish Council for Civil Liberties condemned the company for seeking, and securing, the emergency orderThu Mar 13 2025 - 20:46
Global markets lose ground again as trade war ratchets upEuronext Dublin was one of the worst performers on this side of the Atlantic as it finished the day down 2.3%Tue Mar 11 2025 - 18:06
Irish OnlyFans star Matthew Gilbert named in latest list of tax defaultersContent creator known as ‘Irish Viking’ made settlements of more than €350,000 with RevenueTue Mar 11 2025 - 17:18
Neuromod raises €10m to continue expansion of tinnitus treatment device in US and European marketsIrish medtech group, which was founded by Dr Ross O’Neill in 2010, is an NUI Maynooth spin-outTue Mar 11 2025 - 12:26
US software company Tricentis to create 50 new jobs in CorkGroup chief executive Kevin Thompson said Ireland plays a ‘crucial role’ in the company’s ambition to drive revenue over $1bnMon Mar 10 2025 - 18:12
Profits at Mincon fall 76% in ‘tough year’ for Irish engineering tools groupCompany closed its subsidiary Mincon Carbide in Sheffield during the year and sold its plant and equipment for €2.2 million in JanuaryMon Mar 10 2025 - 10:13
Ireland’s first dedicated esports complex opens in CorkNational Esports Centre represents a €1m investment in gaming infrastructure and the creation of 10 new jobsMon Mar 10 2025 - 07:48
FBD says no certainty Ireland faces increase in severe weather events Personal finance experts have warned that an increase in extreme weather events will lead to an upward trend in home insurance premiumsFri Mar 07 2025 - 07:45
Irish services growth subdued in last monthNew business and total activity increased at the weakest rates in just over a year, new data from AIB showsWed Mar 05 2025 - 06:00
Dublin Airport passengers set for car parking boost as new 6,000 space facility opensPassengers will be able to use the Park2Travel car park – which was formerly Quick Park until it closed in 2020 – from next MondayTue Mar 04 2025 - 14:16
Lidl Ireland employees to benefit from pay increases averaging 3%Retailer investing €8m in pay for its existing workforce in the Republic, with a further £1.1m in Northern IrelandMon Mar 03 2025 - 12:44
Value of Ireland’s green economy rose 21% in 2022, new report showsIncrease mainly driven by the energy sector, CSO data indicates, while a rebound in construction also helpedMon Mar 03 2025 - 12:24
Irish Ferries parent grew profits last year despite closure of Holyhead PortIrish Continental Group seeing return to more normalised market after Holyhead closure Mon Mar 03 2025 - 07:58
January retail sales fall as cost of living crisis continues to biteConsumer spending, linked to real wage growth, had been expected to drive domestic activity Fri Feb 28 2025 - 15:02
Risk of major IT outages and cyberattacks now ‘severe’, Central Bank warnsIncrease in global trade tensions or a ‘fundamental change’ in US trade policy pose ‘significant downside risk’ to Irish economyFri Feb 28 2025 - 13:58
Consumers to face more pain as SSE Airtricity raises gas and electricity pricesThe change will see the average electricity bill increase by about €172 per year, while a typical gas bill will go up by €113Fri Feb 28 2025 - 13:47
Johnny Ronan firm buys back Bewley’s building and other ‘crown jewels’ from receivers Properties include Bewley’s Café building and PTSB on Grafton Street Fri Feb 28 2025 - 10:58
Dublin Bus services between Heuston and UCD restored after policy U-turnDirect connection between Heuston and UCD had been lost following implementation of the BusConnects network redesignThu Feb 27 2025 - 21:26
Irish storage supplier Suretank to create 80 jobs by year-endCompany, which diversified from oil and gas, expects expanded headcount to help drive revenues up from €50m to €75mWed Feb 26 2025 - 06:00
Jitters in global stock markets as US consumer confidence sinksBank of Ireland’s stock price rose 2% as the market responded well to the start of its share buybackTue Feb 25 2025 - 17:57
Almost one in three Irish people expect to be repaying a mortgage at retirement Over a third of this cohort anticipating their mortgage payments will still be ‘significant’ at that stage, according to a new reportTue Feb 25 2025 - 06:00
Just 17% of Irish people believe State should phase out all fossil fuels, survey showsOn electric vehicles, 44% of adults indicate no intention to switch in next five years, notes KPMG report Tue Feb 25 2025 - 06:00
Glenveagh sells 337 apartments in Cork for €150mSale follows the granting of planning permission at the site for an additional 176 units, bringing the total to 1,178Mon Feb 24 2025 - 07:44
Kylemore serves up €3m dividend as profits grow ninefoldTurnover at catering company was boosted by increased sales and the addition of some new contracts to the businessMon Feb 24 2025 - 06:00
Wholesale electricity prices rise 67.7% to highest level in over two yearsProvisional figures for the first half of February show wholesale prices remain at a similar high level, with more pain coming for consumersFri Feb 21 2025 - 13:48
New Look Irish stores to open on Sunday for closing down saleNew Look said review showed Irish business ‘no longer viable’, while Quiz also announced it will close five shopsThu Feb 20 2025 - 14:03
Retail arm of Energia made a profit after tax of €135m last yearGroup said the swing back to profit reflected the ‘normalisation of commodity and wholesale prices’Tue Feb 18 2025 - 10:24
Household spending rose 6.1% in January as consumers made new year plansWhile year-on-year growth in spending with travel agencies and airlines was ‘modest’, spending on hotels rose 4.9%Tue Feb 18 2025 - 06:00
Liquidators appointed to Galway-based electric vehicle battery group XerotechMove comes just months after group said it was planning to raise up to €30m, while investors have already put €44m into itMon Feb 17 2025 - 20:22
European shares rose to record levels amid Ukraine talksIn Dublin, shares in Bank of Ireland closed lower following a landmark court ruling in BritainMon Feb 17 2025 - 18:47
Number of Irish people who regard themselves as healthy is highest in EU However, separate report finds Ireland had the second highest rate of new cancer diagnoses among EU countries in 2022Mon Feb 17 2025 - 00:01
Bank of Ireland to cut rates on 12 and 18-month term depositsIrish households put an additional €6.9bn into savings with banks and other financial institutions in 2024 compared with 2023Fri Feb 14 2025 - 15:03
Number of new plug-in hybrid private cars licensed in January doublesThere were a total of 22,484 new private cars registered in January overall, which represented an increase of 8%Fri Feb 14 2025 - 14:50
Pending 9% VAT rate for food and catering sectors to cost €675mLicensed Vintners Association is pressing for cut to come in on budget day rather the following January 1stFri Feb 14 2025 - 10:17
Concern about impact of climate change falls sharply among Irish business leaders Almost a third admit to not having made climate-friendly investments in past year, major report showsWed Feb 12 2025 - 06:00
Global markets inch higher despite US tariff concernsOne of the standout performers on the Irish index was Bank of Ireland, which climbed 2.3%Tue Feb 11 2025 - 17:48
Ikea expands click-and-collect service at Tesco stores to seven new sitesCollection service allows customers to pick up Ikea goods without extra cost at 21 locations if order is worth more than €200Tue Feb 11 2025 - 05:00
Phone masts deal worth €971m cleared by regulator Competition watchdog gives green light to sale of Irish unit of Cellnex to Florida-based Phoenix Tower International Mon Feb 10 2025 - 10:52
Dublin cocktail bar Peruke & Periwig to undergo significant renovationsWork is part of wider investment across parent group’s 24 bars and restaurantsSat Feb 08 2025 - 06:00
