Aryzta to sell troubled North American business for $850mDeal with US firm validates its decision to ‘remain independent’, bakery group saysFri Mar 12 2021 - 18:07
Dublin’s apartment boom triggers jump in planning permissionsPermissions for apartments in 2020 eclipse houses for first timeFri Mar 12 2021 - 12:23
House price growth accelerates to 2.6% as market defies pandemic lowLatest figures, however, point to fall-off in transactions in JanuaryFri Mar 12 2021 - 11:41
Report warns against setting up spin-off company for housingSeparate housing entity would increase cost and duplicate activity – Dublin City CouncilFri Mar 12 2021 - 05:10
European shares at fresh one-year peak after dovish ECB signalEuro zone stock index trades at 2007 highsThu Mar 11 2021 - 18:52
UK will remain Ireland’s ‘dominant export destination’ despite BrexitFar more jobs here are dependent on exports to UK than to US, PwC event toldThu Mar 11 2021 - 17:06
Consumer prices fall by 0.4% as pandemic dampens activityCovid-19 crisis turns inflation into modest deflationThu Mar 11 2021 - 12:00
Tullow reports after-tax loss of $1.2bn for last yearLondon-listed group says it expects to generate $500m in net cashflow this yearWed Mar 10 2021 - 17:23
Irish consumers still paying highest mortgage rates in EuropeCentral Bank says Irish mortgage-holders paying twice as much as rest of EUWed Mar 10 2021 - 16:14
Dublin economy ‘severely’ impacted by Covid restrictionsReport details massive hit to activity, employment and tourist numbersWed Mar 10 2021 - 09:50
Web Summit to license its in-house conferencing software to UNCompany plans to recruit extra 50 staff ahead of this year’s event in LisbonWed Mar 10 2021 - 09:01
Dublin house completions hit 10-year high but commencements dropLatest Dublin Economic Monitor highlights strong end to year for constructionWed Mar 10 2021 - 07:46
UK government ‘a recruiting sergeant’ for Welsh and Scottish nationalismWelsh first minister criticises aggressive unilateralism of London governmentWed Mar 10 2021 - 05:50
European stocks end higher on support from oil and utilitiesMajor European indexes fare better than some of their tech-heavy US peersTue Mar 09 2021 - 19:14
Motor insurers accused of ‘sidestepping’ customer refunds issueIndustry expected to save hundreds of millions in reduced claims, study findsTue Mar 09 2021 - 06:15
Donohoe warns State’s high debt level leaves it exposed to rising interest ratesMinister says measures to tackle budget deficit will be needed once pandemic abatesThu Mar 04 2021 - 20:22
UK corporate tax hike poses ‘acute’ challenge for North, business lobby saysRaising of rate to 25% goes against NI firms’ desire to have tax rate matching RepublicThu Mar 04 2021 - 13:32
Aurivo wins €3.3m contract to supply milk to Aldi storesSligo-based co-op is the State’s second largest milk producerWed Mar 03 2021 - 12:32
Unemployment rate hits 24.8% in February as lockdown bites hardLatest Covid-adjusted jobless data highlights impact of Level 5 restrictions on economyWed Mar 03 2021 - 12:19
Ibec calls for additional €70bn spend on vital infrastructureEmployers’ group seeks overhaul of existing National Development PlanWed Mar 03 2021 - 05:18
Pandemic widens gap in public finances as crisis enters second yearTax receipts for first two months of the year were €800m less than same period in 2020Wed Mar 03 2021 - 03:05
Exchequer deficit swells to €14bn as lockdown hits tax takePaschal Donohoe cites increase in spending and weaker revenuesTue Mar 02 2021 - 17:44
Weekly earnings rise by unprecedented 7.5% but figures mask Covid impactCSO data show average weekly earnings rose to €844.98 in 2020Tue Mar 02 2021 - 11:55
Food exporters urged to prepare for new UK import controlsGovernment warns exporters they will need health certificates from April 1stMon Mar 01 2021 - 15:37
Retail sales drop by more than a fifth in JanuaryBar trade takes biggest hit with 75% decline as electrical goods only sector to see increaseMon Mar 01 2021 - 13:41
VHI to increase prices by 3% from April despite falling claimsHealth insurer says increase reflects rising cost of healthcareThu Feb 25 2021 - 16:12
Covid-19 restrictions led to 6.6m fewer hours worked per week at end of 2020CSO’s Labour Force Survey highlights impact of pandemic on labour marketThu Feb 25 2021 - 12:58
Government extends Covid-19 support schemes until end of JuneDonohoe says more than €11.5bn has been spent in direct income supportsThu Feb 25 2021 - 11:24
Investec cuts Irish growth forecast in half as lockdown dragsDomestic recovery predicted for ‘later stages’ of the third quarterThu Feb 25 2021 - 04:52
Moody’s cuts euro zone forecast on ‘pandemic-related weakness’Ratings firm warns of uneven and incomplete recovery from pandemicWed Feb 24 2021 - 13:46
Dublin workers earn on average 17% more than State averageCSO figures show workers in capital had highest disposable income of €24,969 in 2018Wed Feb 24 2021 - 13:32
Prices in Republic 35% above EU average, CSO figures showData reveals basic cost of products and services is second highest in the blocWed Feb 24 2021 - 12:41
NTR acquires Wexford solar and battery assets for €29mEnergy investor agrees deal with the RES (Renewable Energy Systems) groupWed Feb 24 2021 - 09:12
Greencore pledges to make all packaging recyclable by 2025Convenience food company outlines new sustainability pledgeWed Feb 24 2021 - 09:01
Glanbia reports double-digit decline in profit as restrictions hit protein salesFood company says profit after tax fell by 20 per cent to €143.8 million last year.Wed Feb 24 2021 - 07:49
Household income would have fallen by 20% without Covid supports, study showsResearch suggests Government supports provided vital safety net for workersTue Feb 23 2021 - 12:34
Number of housing units stalled by judicial reviews jumps by 1,000%Report by construction consultants Mitchell McDermott details massive jump in objections to planning decisionsTue Feb 23 2021 - 04:51
House prices could be 9% higher without Central Bank’s lending rulesESRI study finds strong relationship between mortgage credit and house pricesTue Feb 23 2021 - 00:05
Housing delivery will fall by 800 homes a week if lockdown extended – IHBAConstruction industry body warns of supply crisis if it’s not allowed back to workMon Feb 22 2021 - 21:29
Borrowers with bigger debts twice as likely to seek payment breaksCentral Bank deputy says mortgage rules have helped banks absorb pandemic shockMon Feb 22 2021 - 15:37
Financial scams targeted 80% of people in past 12 months, says AIBFraud losses for Irish consumers amounted to €22 million last year, survey showsMon Feb 22 2021 - 04:27
Take-up of office space in Dublin drops by half as pandemic stalls activitySavills report predicts hybrid work model won’t damage demand going forwardMon Feb 22 2021 - 04:10
The faceless funds behind Ireland’s surging buy-to-rent sectorThe private rental sector is a typical feature of most mature housing marketsFri Feb 19 2021 - 07:56
Minimum wage increase did not lead to rise in labour costs - ESRIResearch assesses impact of minimum wage increase in 2016Thu Feb 18 2021 - 07:02
Job postings still 24% down on pre-Covid level - reportRecruitment firm Indeed says market is recovering but remains below pre-Covid levelWed Feb 17 2021 - 10:00
Number of homes for sale now at lowest level in over a decadeSherry FitzGerald says Covid accelerated shrinking supply of second-hand propertiesWed Feb 17 2021 - 05:18
Fiscal council should have legal right to budgetary data, OECD saysOECD assesses work of Government’s fiscal watchdogTue Feb 16 2021 - 04:50
Irish exports surge to record €160bn in 2020 despite pandemicExports of medical and pharmaceutical products drive record performanceMon Feb 15 2021 - 11:30
Travel leaders angry at Government’s lack of post-Covid recovery plansExtending lockdown would leave the Republic an ‘outlier’ in Europe, economist warnsSat Feb 13 2021 - 06:39
