Up to 70% of income earners priced out of property market, LDA chief saysCormac O’Rourke says earners in first six income deciles cannot afford average rents or prices without State supportSat Sept 20 2025 - 14:24
State currently delivering 50% of all new homes, Minister saysMinister James Browne says State responsible for 15,000 of new homes deliveredFri Sept 19 2025 - 19:00
Vital infrastructure in Ireland is being blocked by planning objectors, Jack Chambers claimsMinister for Public Expenditure highlights planning objections as major roadblock at Dublin Economics WorkshopFri Sept 19 2025 - 15:41
Ireland’s ticking time bomb: our changing demographics The State urgently needs to plan for an older population, which means attracting and retaining high-skilled migrants Fri Sept 19 2025 - 05:49
Government’s budgetary stance is too loose, ESRI warnsEconomic think tank joins chorus of institutions warning about government spendingThu Sept 18 2025 - 12:08
Economic outlook in Ireland: Buoyant economy may see growth outweigh downsides Our economy continues to perform strongly despite the occupational hazard of reliance on foreign investmentThu Sept 18 2025 - 10:00
US tariffs will have only moderate impact on Irish economy, Central Bank says The financial regulator says EU-US trade deal is unlikely to lead to significant reduction in existing foreign investmentThu Sept 18 2025 - 05:37
Central Bank warns State spending not sustainable Central Bank of Ireland sounds alarm on Government’s €9.4bn budget planThu Sept 18 2025 - 00:01
Irish house price inflation eases slightly to 7.5% as average cost hits €422,400 Annualised rate of price growth slows marginallyWed Sept 17 2025 - 11:20
Storm Éowyn costs ESB €100m in network repairsGroup continues to invest strongly in infrastructure amid storm damage costsTue Sept 16 2025 - 08:35
Property firms seek temporary VAT reduction to boost viability Industry body Irish Institutional Property highlights rising cost of construction in ‘already distressed property market’Sat Sept 13 2025 - 05:01
Households saved 12.5% of disposable income in second quarterSavings – including investment in property and pensions – were down on previous quarter but close to the averageFri Sept 12 2025 - 19:13
As France lurches from crisis to crisis, is it becoming the new Italy?Years of sluggish growth, an ageing population and a series of crises has made France the sick man of EuropeFri Sept 12 2025 - 06:57
Government spending jumps by 54% in five yearsCoalition’s latest Medium-Term Expenditure Framework highlights rapid acceleration in expenditureThu Sept 11 2025 - 18:15
ECB keeps rates on hold amid trade uncertaintyFrankfurt upgrades growth forecast for euro zone Thu Sept 11 2025 - 13:37
Soaring insurance, food and rent costs drive inflation to 2% Latest Consumer Price Index shows food prices rose at an elevated rate of 5.1 per cent in AugustThu Sept 11 2025 - 12:13
Ireland’s ageing population ‘standstill costs’ reach extra €3bn a year Department of Finance’s chief economist highlights pressure on spending from demographicsThu Sept 11 2025 - 06:00
State’s population could hit 7.6m in four decades, department estimatesDepartment of Finance report outlines various population scenarios for Republic out to 2065Wed Sept 10 2025 - 12:04
Prominent Limerick author and Portugal-based property developer top latest tax defaulters’ listRevenue said collected €9.4m in total from businesses and individuals on the latest listTue Sept 09 2025 - 16:56
Spending is accelerating at an unsustainable rate, watchdog warnsIrish Fiscal Advisory Council says spending in departments of education, justice and children growing at three times budgeted rates Tue Sept 09 2025 - 05:00
Pepper cuts variable mortgage rates for 10,000 Irish customersCredit servicing firm said latest rate adjustments range from 0.15 to 0.5 of a percentage pointMon Sept 08 2025 - 14:47
Oops! What branding flops tell us about the companies involvedCorporate makeovers can be very expensive and they frequently misfire Fri Sept 05 2025 - 06:00
Headline GDP growth revised up to 0.2% in second quarter, allaying fears economy had shrankUpdated CSO estimate suggests economic trajectory remained positiveThu Sept 04 2025 - 17:14
Shares shake off China selloff as bond markets brightenEuropean and Asian stocks mostly rise despite China selloffThu Sept 04 2025 - 17:01
Donohoe warns of tax vulnerability after steep drop in August receiptsDepartment of Finance links drop in business tax receipts to exceptionally strong August last yearWed Sept 03 2025 - 16:30
Indian nationals are best paid foreign workers in IrelandCentral Statistics Office publishes Distribution of Earnings by Nationality statisticsWed Sept 03 2025 - 15:42
State must build 25,000 apartments annually to hit housing targets, says Cairn Homes chief Revenue down 22% but first half of year always slower for completions, says Michael StanleyWed Sept 03 2025 - 08:36
US firm Kroll acquires Dublin insolvency practice Kirby Healy Irish-founded financial services firm Centralis plans to more than double its workforce Tue Sept 02 2025 - 06:34
Food price inflation in Ireland jumps to 20-month high of 5%Overall inflation rises to 1.8% in August amid acceleration in basic grocery costs and uncertainty over tariffsMon Sept 01 2025 - 12:25
Housing commencement figures down nearly 80% so far this yearGovernment unlikely to meet housing target this year, Department of Housing data suggestsSun Aug 31 2025 - 16:33
First-time buyers drive mortgage activity to new heightsFTBs accounted for a record €1.1 billion of mortgage approvals in JulyFri Aug 29 2025 - 06:00
The wealth-work paradox: why having more leads to working more Economist John Maynard Keynes predicted we’d be working 15 hours a week by 2030; there’s no chance of that nowFri Aug 29 2025 - 05:00
Richest 10% of Irish households hold nearly half the wealthTotal net wealth of households here rose to record €1.25tn in first quarter, new figures showThu Aug 28 2025 - 14:56
Financing constraints and utility delays slowing house building, report saysQuantity surveying firm Buildcost highlight challenges facing sector in short term Thu Aug 28 2025 - 06:00
Stocks inch higher as investors wait on Nvidia resultsNvidia second-quarter results due after the closing bell in New YorkWed Aug 27 2025 - 17:24
Tourism slump continues with July data pointing to further fall-off in visitorsLatest official figures from CSO point to a 1 per cent define in JulyWed Aug 27 2025 - 12:48
Irish Independent owner Mediahuis Ireland appoints new chief executiveSheena Peirse will take over at helm at Irish arm of media group from October 1stWed Aug 27 2025 - 11:53
Burke announces ‘market diversification’ plan in response to tariffsMinister for Enterprise unveils new strategy to lessen export sector’s reliance on US marketMon Aug 25 2025 - 14:56
Support grants to be available for companies hit by US tariffsAgency estimates that up to 450 client companies will be impacted Mon Aug 25 2025 - 11:32
Average monthly rents now twice Celtic Tiger peak The best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business deskMon Aug 25 2025 - 06:55
Average monthly rents now twice those of Celtic Tiger peak, data shows First-time buyers in Dublin may now need six-figure salary to qualify for mortgagesMon Aug 25 2025 - 06:00
Employment in Irish economy up 50% since post-crash period Despite concerns around US tariffs, labour demand remains strongMon Aug 25 2025 - 06:00
Wholesale electricity prices down more than 70% since 2022 peakCSO wholesale price data highlight fall-off in energy pricesFri Aug 22 2025 - 12:13
Tariffs will not break Ireland, but infrastructure just mightState’s economic transformation being undermined by deficits in energy, water and housingFri Aug 22 2025 - 06:00
Employment in Irish labour market surpasses 2.8m for first timeCSO’s latest Labour Force Survey highlights ongoing strength of employment market in face of US tariffs Thu Aug 21 2025 - 11:49
Irish house price inflation at 7.8% in June as median cost hits €370,000Headline rate unchanged from previous month as median price hits €370,000Wed Aug 20 2025 - 11:11
Wall Street falls, European shares rise as investors digest Ukraine peace effortsDeclines in Nvidia and other heavyweight AI stocks pull New York indices down Tue Aug 19 2025 - 19:32
Spar and Londis operator BWG Foods’ profits jump by 30% on back of ‘record-high sales’ Accounts for the group, which operates the Spar and Londis retail brands, show it made a profit after tax of €35m Fri Aug 15 2025 - 15:43
Irish exports to US drop by 60% in June as effects of Trump’s tariffs take hold Latest trade data reveal volatile impact of US’s more restrictive trade policiesFri Aug 15 2025 - 12:58
How Ireland went from first to last in the race to develop offshore wind energyFor a fleeting moment, the State was at the forefront of this technology; now it’s back of the classFri Aug 15 2025 - 06:00
