Cowen ‘confident’ €40m Offaly meat plant proposal will get back on trackProject stalled after department refused immigrant investment programme applicationTue Dec 08 2020 - 19:03
Shareholders advised to vote against Aryzta chiefAnother twist in fight for control of Swiss--Irish food groupTue Dec 08 2020 - 18:43
Disorderly Brexit will result in €21 billion hit to Irish economy, Ifac warnsBudgetary watchdog says agri-food and SME sectors are most exposedTue Dec 08 2020 - 17:26
Covid-19 crisis likely to make home-buying more exclusive – surveyWhile some see home-buying as a priority, others are more financially constrainedTue Dec 08 2020 - 05:19
Housing supply unlikely to meet demand until 2023 or beyondBanking industry body highlights disruption to housing supply from pandemicTue Dec 08 2020 - 05:15
Donohoe has no formal power to prevent Ulster Bank loan sell-offMinister meets union amid speculation over bank’s operation in RepublicMon Dec 07 2020 - 19:41
Manufacturing activity down nearly 16% in OctoberFigures from CSO detect modest downturn in activityMon Dec 07 2020 - 12:23
Turn-key homes ‘central’ to solving housing crisisChief of Co-operative Housing Ireland speaking as Carrigaline development opensMon Dec 07 2020 - 05:01
Aryzta shareholder raises stake in embattled bakery groupLodbrok Capital says the food group is on path to restoring relationships with its stakeholdersFri Dec 04 2020 - 16:57
Ireland on course to be fastest growing economy in world in 2020CSO figures show sharp rebound in activity as lockdown measures were liftedFri Dec 04 2020 - 16:06
Live Register and PUP claimants top half a million in NovemberCSO figures highlight impact of further lockdown measuresFri Dec 04 2020 - 12:29
Irish car insurance industry in line for €287m Covid savingReport suggests two national lockdowns and other restrictions will see 35% reduction in claims this yearThu Dec 03 2020 - 19:45
European shares end flat as Brexit talks enter endgameDublin’s Iseq hits 11-month high as Ryanair and Flutter drive index forwardThu Dec 03 2020 - 18:25
€8.9bn hole in public finances as second lockdown hits tax takeExchequer returns for November show sharp increase in spending combined with weaker receiptsWed Dec 02 2020 - 16:45
Government plans network of over 400 remote working hubsInfrastructure may be operated by common booking platform, allowing users book a seatWed Dec 02 2020 - 12:39
Unemployment soars to 21% on foot of tougher Covid restrictionsLatest figures for November put the youth jobless rate at 47 per centWed Dec 02 2020 - 11:37
Men wrongly perceive gender bias in Civil Service promotion – ESRIResearch examines flexible working, promotions and training in Civil ServiceWed Dec 02 2020 - 05:26
Lonely Planet sold to US digital marketing group for undisclosed sumTravel guide publisher acquired by North Carolina-based Red VenturesTue Dec 01 2020 - 20:53
An Post reduces gender pay gap to 1.4% while improving female representationGroup says fairer recruitment help drive down pay differentialTue Dec 01 2020 - 16:06
Central Bank offers to assist with coronavirus contact tracingMinutes of recent meeting show regulator is engaging with HSE on staff redeploymentTue Dec 01 2020 - 13:31
Fiscal council accuses Government of imprudent spending hikeWatchdog says €5.4bn rise in non-Covid spending for 2021 not adequately fundedTue Dec 01 2020 - 06:50
Ireland’s ageing population to cost exchequer €850m a yearIrish Fiscal Advisory Council warns about age-related costs into the futureTue Dec 01 2020 - 05:39
Mortgage approvals surged in October to record levelFirst-time buyers drive approvals up nearly 23% year on yearTue Dec 01 2020 - 05:20
Pandemic triggers surge in saving with €12.6bn more on deposit this yearCentral Bank figures show households had record €123bn on deposit in OctoberMon Nov 30 2020 - 12:50
Supermac’s owner says hospitality sector may take four years to recoverPat McDonagh says vital US tourist trade will be slow to return to pre-pandemic levelsMon Nov 30 2020 - 07:55
Pandemic supports will be removed once effective vaccine is rolled out, Government warnsReport on response to crisis also highlights that Central Bank now holds €44bn worth State debtThu Nov 26 2020 - 13:23
Central Bank rules out changes to mortgage rules during pandemicGovernor Gabriel Makhlouf says limits will remain unchanged for 2021Thu Nov 26 2020 - 12:31
Weekly earnings rise but figures mask Covid-19 impactAverage weekly earnings rose by 3.7 per cent to €797.83 in the third quarter, CSO saysWed Nov 25 2020 - 12:20
Aryzta’s largest shareholder urges board not to assist Elliott in bidCobas says US hedge fund’s bid for group significantly undervaluesWed Nov 25 2020 - 11:04
Vaccine optimism lifts European shares to near-nine month highFrench CAC 40 boosted by news of country’s lowest daily Covid-19 cases in two monthsTue Nov 24 2020 - 18:48
Greencore business ‘absolutely smashed’ by Covid-19, says CEOPatrick Coveney warns sandwich firm will not recover until 2022 as it raises additional £90mTue Nov 24 2020 - 16:45
European shares slip as jump in virus cases offsets vaccine hopesAstraZeneca’s shares fall 3.8% as traders take into account its vaccine’s lower efficacy rate compared with rivalsMon Nov 23 2020 - 19:51
Greencore completes £90m share placing as profits plunge 81%Irish food group – and UK’s biggest sandwich maker – hit by fall-off in demand due to CovidMon Nov 23 2020 - 18:47
Covid-19 will worsen housing affordability, report warnsRating agency Moody’s says pandemic will prompt greater demand for social housingMon Nov 23 2020 - 15:30
Government subsidising fossil fuel industry to tune of €2.4bn a yearExtent of State support for production and consumption activities revealed by CSOMon Nov 23 2020 - 12:16
National Broadband Ireland criticised for ‘gaps’ in rollout of schemeCompany behind €3bn project accused of not providing sufficient information about the rollout on its websiteWed Nov 18 2020 - 18:42
Coca-Cola Ireland to remove 200 tonnes of plastic with new packagingDrinks giant unveils more sustainable multipack cardboard packaging and bottlesWed Nov 18 2020 - 17:44
House prices fall by almost 1% as Covid dampens marketPrices in Dublin decline by nearly 2 per cent year on year, according to CSOWed Nov 18 2020 - 11:51
Origin reports 14% fall in revenue as bad weather hits salesAgri-services group also highlights ongoing challenges of Brexit and Covid-19Wed Nov 18 2020 - 07:42
Local councils can build social housing at half the cost of private developersNew figures show major difference in cost between direct builds and turnkey purchasesWed Nov 18 2020 - 03:00
Unemployment tops 20% due to Level 5 restrictionsJobless rate down to 16% in August but rising with latest restraints, according to CSO surveyTue Nov 17 2020 - 11:16
Housing, health, childcare benefits help cut poverty, ESRI study findsTwo-thirds of households in Republic in receipt of at least one of these welfare paymentsTue Nov 17 2020 - 04:19
European shares surge on Moderna vaccine optimismBank of Ireland and AIB benefit from hopes of a quick economic recoveryMon Nov 16 2020 - 18:58
Differential pricing may have ‘detrimental effect’, study saysCentral Bank report finds enhanced technology has made practice more widespreadMon Nov 16 2020 - 17:02
Irish exports rise 8% to €122bn this year as pandemic drives demandLatest trade numbers detail soaring demand for medical and pharmaceutical productsMon Nov 16 2020 - 11:50
New home completions down nearly 10% in third quarterFigures, however, point to pick-up in single dwelling completionsThu Nov 12 2020 - 14:36
NTMA achieves €24bn debt-raising target with further bond auctionAgency raises additional €1.25 billion of long-term debtThu Nov 12 2020 - 13:36
Consumer prices falling by 1.5% as pandemic hits retail sectorCovid-19 crisis turns modest inflation into deflationThu Nov 12 2020 - 11:45
Government urged to establish new wage support scheme for Brexit-impacted firmsFood industry body says sector will need €700m in financial supports over three yearsThu Nov 12 2020 - 05:30
Irish mortgage holders still paying more than other EuropeansBrokers Ireland says difference in interest rates costs Irish borrowers up to €78,000Wed Nov 11 2020 - 14:27
