Squeeze on real incomes will make it feel like a recessionInflationary surge set to trigger biggest drop in living standards since 2008 financial crisisSun Jun 26 2022 - 13:48
ESRI: ‘House prices are above where we would predict them to be’ Think tank sees ‘overvaluation’ in housing marketThu Jun 23 2022 - 05:00
Irish households facing biggest fall in living standards since 2008 financial crisis, ESRI warnsPersistent inflation and uncertainty due to war will eat into economic performanceThu Jun 23 2022 - 05:00
European stocks gain but investor jitters continueRyanair dives 4% after warning of further disruption due to staff shortagesTue Jun 21 2022 - 19:14
Kerry Co-op shareholders stage protest vote over possible joint venture deal with plcFarmers uneasy about how co-op plans to finance purchase of Kerry’s legacy dairy businessTue Jun 21 2022 - 18:52
Ireland and Denmark ranked as most expensive EU countries Cost of basic goods and services in Ireland 40 per cent higher than EU average in 2021, Eurostat figures showTue Jun 21 2022 - 13:35
Frequency and intensity of shocks hitting global economy unprecedented, says DonohoeMinister appears to rule out further inflation-easing measures in advance of October’s budgetMon Jun 20 2022 - 12:06
Kingspan warns of deteriorating conditions but remains on course for record half-year profitInsulation-maker says it expects to report a record half-year trading profit of approximately €415 million later this year.Mon Jun 20 2022 - 07:41
Britain’s Brexit gamble: will it reinvigorate economy or trigger permanent decline? Isolating Brexit's impact amid the lingering effects of the pandemic and the current surge in inflation is next to impossibleSun Jun 19 2022 - 15:55
Irish mortgage holders may be facing bigger interest rate hikes than expectedECB’s Klaas Knot says several 50 basis point hikes possible if inflation worsensFri Jun 17 2022 - 12:36
State fund to invest €500m in five regional cities ISIF announces post-pandemic investment for Cork, Galway, Limerick, Waterford and KilkennyThu Jun 16 2022 - 11:41
Nearly a third of Irish households now living in energy povertyESRI says cutting indirect taxes on fuel represents a ‘poorly-targeted’ responseThu Jun 16 2022 - 00:01
Irish house price inflation cools for first time in nearly two yearsProperty prices rose by 14.2 per cent year on year in April, down from a rate of 15.1 per cent previouslyWed Jun 15 2022 - 11:05
Ireland ranked third-most competitive country in the euro areaLatest IMD rankings highlight Ireland’s improved fiscal position and ability to attract investmentWed Jun 15 2022 - 06:58
UK’s largest asset manager raises concern over Ireland’s climate targetsLegal & General Investment Management votes against chairpersons in 80 companies for failing to tackle issueWed Jun 15 2022 - 05:47
Incidence of low paid work in Ireland higher than expectedStudy finds greater proportion of young workers earning less than €20,000 a yearTue Jun 14 2022 - 20:47
Average dairy farm income in Ireland surges to record €97,350 Teagasc’s latest annual farm survey also details a sharp rise in input cost as fertiliser and fuel costs soarTue Jun 14 2022 - 13:26
OECD warns of major slowing down in growth across EuropeParis-based agency says high inflation and low consumer confidence have weakened the economic outlookMon Jun 13 2022 - 17:00
Surging input prices dent confidence in construction sectorLatest survey from BNP Paribas Real Estate Ireland pointed to a further slowdown in growthMon Jun 13 2022 - 11:05
Are property funds turning us into a nation of renters? Institutional investors are now the main buyers of apartments in Dublin, they are also paying - on average - more than household purchasers.Sun Jun 12 2022 - 13:01
Is Ireland heading into recession? 2022 was meant to a period of bounce back but now we’re talking about stagflation, fraying household budgets and higher interest ratesFri Jun 10 2022 - 05:00
Mortgage holders enter era of rising repayments as ECB announces rate hikeECB’s move comes as headline inflation jumps to a 38-year high of 7.8 per centThu Jun 09 2022 - 21:16
Q&A: What would ECB interest rate hikes mean for you and your mortgage?More expensive mortgages are certainly on the wayThu Jun 09 2022 - 16:08
World paying ‘hefty price’ for Russia’s war against Ukraine, says OECD Paris-based think tank slashes growth forecasts for global economy and Ireland while warning of possible food crisesWed Jun 08 2022 - 13:26
World Bank warns many countries headed for recessionWashington-based institution says Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has compounded damage from pandemic and raised risk of 1970s-style stagflationTue Jun 07 2022 - 15:46
Future value of Tiger Woods golfing career put at $175 millionProfessional services firm Kroll calculates the Future Career Value (FCV) of world’s top golfers.Mon Jun 06 2022 - 07:15
Nama land with potential for 86,145 homes sold since 2011, but fewer than 11,000 built Bulk of the land and potential residential units were in Dublin, Cork, Kildare, Wicklow, Meath, Galway and Louth.Mon Jun 06 2022 - 06:30
Is Putin winning the economic war over Ukraine?Russia may have been humiliated on the battlefield but a $96 billion trade surplus suggests it is not as weakened economically as western leaders maintainSun Jun 05 2022 - 14:32
Irish economy grows by nearly 11% in first quarter Growth not reflected in domestic economy, which shrinks 1% in face of soaring inflationFri Jun 03 2022 - 11:56
Input price inflation in services sector stays near 22-year highAIB’s latest purchasing managers’ index (PMI) for services sector suggests firms are experiencing severe cost pressuresFri Jun 03 2022 - 05:00
European stocks climb on thin volumes with London closedInvestors closely watching oil prices after delegates say Opec+ has agreed bigger increaseThu Jun 02 2022 - 19:31
‘Robust’ tax receipts deliver €1.4bn surplus for GovernmentLatest exchequer returns point to big increases in VAT, income tax and corporation tax as economy recoversThu Jun 02 2022 - 16:34
Lower-income households hit harder by inflationRenting households also experiencing higher rates of price growthThu Jun 02 2022 - 11:37
Open Orphan wins €17.2m contract for flu studyDublin-listed pharmaceutical services firm wins contract with major pharma firmWed Jun 01 2022 - 15:11
Unemployment falls to 4.7% as labour market tightensRepublic’s jobless rate continues to fall as post-pandemic economy growsWed Jun 01 2022 - 11:29
Glenveagh announces Dublin site sale and €75m share buybackProperty group completes sale of East Road site in Dublin’s docklands for €63mWed Jun 01 2022 - 10:41
Bank of Ireland confirms €427m takeover of Davy StockbrokersCompletion of deal closes door on turbulent era for State’s largest stockbroker and is seen as `strategic acquisition` by Francesca McDonaghWed Jun 01 2022 - 08:08
Kerrygold owner reports record revenue while warning of double-digit food inflationOrnua says it sold more than 11m packets of butter and cheese each week in 2021Wed Jun 01 2022 - 07:16
Average weekly earnings hit record €880.37 amid concern over wage demandsWages in accommodation and hospitality rise to €400 while IT workers’ weekly pay increases to €1,506Tue May 31 2022 - 12:51
Euro zone inflation hits new record high of 8.1% in May Price growth across single currency area comes in ahead of expectationsTue May 31 2022 - 12:04
Government could add to inflationary squeeze with untargeted measures, fiscal council warnsIrish Fiscal Advisory Council says Government must avoid adding to inflation while calling for clarity on medium-term spending plansTue May 31 2022 - 05:00
Up to 60% of corporate tax take may be temporary, fiscal council warnsWatchdog says over-reliance on volatile and vulnerable corporate tax receipts must changeTue May 31 2022 - 00:15
Retail sales rise despite cost-of-living squeezeLatest CSO data points to strong pick up in retail in April despite threat from higher inflationMon May 30 2022 - 12:28
More than half of renting households availing of rent subsidiesReliance on housing support bigger than expected, ESRI report findsThu May 26 2022 - 05:00
‘Siren call of nativism’ won’t reverse globalisation, says former Canadian PMBrian Mulroney blames Ceta trade deal debacle on BrexitTue May 24 2022 - 17:10
State’s 90,000 IT workers best paid, most educated and productiveCSO report provides profile of Republic’s muscular information technology sectorTue May 24 2022 - 11:26
First-time buyers need incomes of almost €80,000, banking body saysNew report highlights steep income metrics required to purchase a home in RepublicTue May 24 2022 - 05:37
Merck announces €440m investment in Cork, creating 370 new jobsGerman life sciences group plans to expand membrane and filtration manufacturing capabilitiesMon May 23 2022 - 05:57
Construction firms unwilling to take on fixed-price contracts as inflation surgesSurvey finds significant pick-up in costs across sector, compounded by Ukraine conflictMon May 23 2022 - 05:41
Jobs vacancies up 57% on pre-pandemic levels, according to recruitment websiteRecruitment firm says candidate supply has not kept pace with rapid increase in demandMon May 23 2022 - 05:13
