Economy grew more than 3 times faster than euro average in 2018CSO says 3% growth in domestic demand better indicator of activity on the groundThu Mar 14 2019 - 11:03
Irish deposit rates barely a tenth of euro area averageCentral Bank figures highlights ongoing disparity between rates here and elsewhereFri Mar 08 2019 - 12:48
Brexit uncertainty weighs heavily on Irish SME sectorNew report suggests ongoing uncertainty is causing negative trends in several areasFri Mar 08 2019 - 07:44
Colin Hunt takes over as new AIB chief executiveHunt succeeds Bernard Byrne, who announced his decision to leave in OctoberFri Mar 08 2019 - 07:22
Stocks weaken as ECB defers rate hike amid Brexit uncertaintyECB announces funding handouts, pushes back rate hikeThu Mar 07 2019 - 17:52
Live Register falls to new 11-year low as employment growsLatest monthly figures show number of claimants fell 3,500 to 196,500 in FebruaryThu Mar 07 2019 - 16:39
Primark announces plan to move 220 UK-based staff to DublinFashion retailer denies staff given ultimatum to move or face redundancyThu Mar 07 2019 - 14:48
McDonald’s on Grafton St reopens after €1.5m faceliftBurger giant’s new look store contains new self-service ordering kiosks and table serviceThu Mar 07 2019 - 12:03
Minimum wage rise in 2016 had little impact on household incomeESRI research shows 50 cent increase in minimum wage reduced income inequalityThu Mar 07 2019 - 06:00
Private sector may never be able to supply 35,000 homes, housebuilder warnsGlenveagh Properties says private market does not have resources to meet demandWed Mar 06 2019 - 14:35
Mrs Brown’s Boys actor on latest tax defaulters’ listLatest list also includes TV presenter Mark Cagney and trainer Alan FlemingTue Mar 05 2019 - 16:16
Lakeland’s takeover of LacPatrick gets green lightProposed merger will create second-largest dairy processor on island of IrelandTue Mar 05 2019 - 13:14
Unemployment rate revised up to 5.6% but overall trend ‘still downward’Fall in State’s jobless rate has slowed but is still falling, CSO saysTue Mar 05 2019 - 11:35
European stocks hit five-month highsAIB shares fall 2% after the bank reports a dip in profit for last year and a lower-than-expected level of capital reservesFri Mar 01 2019 - 18:45
Daily Mail to cut more than 20% of its Irish staffMedia group says downsizing triggered by falling paper sales and declining ad revenueFri Mar 01 2019 - 15:39
Electric car sales surge by 542% as traditional market stallsFigure of 1,129 registrations in January and February almost surpasses total for last yearFri Mar 01 2019 - 12:24
MacNally opticians chain enters examinership amid mounting lossesDublin largest independent opticians chain granted court protectionThu Feb 28 2019 - 17:54
Retail sales growth hits 10-month low on Brexit fearsNew CSO data show sales grew by 1.2% in January on annual basisThu Feb 28 2019 - 13:48
Irish housing policy aggravating homelessness, says EU CommissionBrussels says rising rents and insufficient construction behind more homelessnessThu Feb 28 2019 - 11:24
Brexit is Thatcherism 2.0, Andrew Marr tells Ibec-hosted eventBBC presenter says prospect of no-deal Brexit still high despite recent parliamentary manoeuvresTue Feb 26 2019 - 16:35
Ibec calls for new SSIA-type savings schemeComplex trends in economy require fresh thinking, employers’ group chief saysTue Feb 26 2019 - 11:46
Will Eir’s €500m investment change the broadband game?Eir takes aim at Virgin as questions about the Government’s NBP project growFri Feb 15 2019 - 05:08
Government under fire for awarding major telecoms contract without tenderLimerick-based Enet had contract to operate network last year without tender processThu Feb 14 2019 - 12:31
Imagine plans €300m wireless broadband networkInvestment to bring high-speed connectivity to rural parts of RepublicWed Feb 13 2019 - 11:16
State’s largest telcos to reveal why they shunned broadband planCompanies are to explain their difficulties with the process to Public Accounts CommitteeTue Feb 12 2019 - 14:32
Rise in sales masks declining footfall, warns Retail IrelandIndustry body’s retail monitor shows value of shopping rose 2.7% in final quarter of 2018Tue Feb 12 2019 - 04:15
EU should ‘waive its right’ to Irish import tariffs in no-deal BrexitIndustry group says additional revenue could be used as support package for Brexit-hit industriesMon Feb 11 2019 - 12:10
Eir plans €500m upgrade to broadband networkFive-year plan to bring fibre to 1.4m homes, including all towns with more than 1,000 homesMon Feb 11 2019 - 09:16
A third of Irish businesses cancel or postpone investments over BrexitLatest AIB Brexit Sentiment Index reveals economic fallout of ongoing uncertaintyMon Feb 11 2019 - 06:38
English rugby fans spend average of €639 in Dublin for Six Nations openerTeneo’s findings indicate match generated €12.4m for local economyMon Feb 11 2019 - 06:38
Construction activity still ‘solid’ despite slower growthUlster Bank barometer suggests housing demand still driving the construction sectorMon Feb 11 2019 - 04:54
Irish workers may be only half as productive as OECD suggestsCSO figures suggest workers are no more productive than their international peersFri Feb 08 2019 - 05:30
Commission cuts Irish growth forecast amid Brexit uncertaintyBrussels says economic outlook for Ireland remains clouded by uncertaintyThu Feb 07 2019 - 12:32
Government urged to rethink housing policy as Brexit nearsOireachtas report criticises aspects of Government policy, including HAP schemeThu Feb 07 2019 - 12:21
Commission cuts Irish growth forecast amid Brexit uncertaintyBrussels says economic outlook for Ireland remains clouded by uncertaintyThu Feb 07 2019 - 10:36
Consumer sentiment inches up in January despite Brexit worriesLatest barometer suggests consumers are still very cautious about outlook for economyThu Feb 07 2019 - 05:30
US law firm Clark Hill announces merger with O’Gradys SolicitorsTie-up will give Irish significantly more clout internationallyWed Feb 06 2019 - 13:52
Broadband survey finds most users dissatisfied with serviceResearch suggests poor broadband is problem in urban as well as rural areasWed Feb 06 2019 - 12:06
Yew Grove reports first pretax profit as portfolio triples in sizeStock market’s newest property reit publishes maiden set of resultsWed Feb 06 2019 - 10:18
State loses €21.4bn each year through ‘tax expenditures’Expert highlights wide range of tax reliefs and reductions currently available in IrelandTue Feb 05 2019 - 19:24
Irish workers now ranked as most productive in worldOECD figures suggest Republic leads way in labour productivityTue Feb 05 2019 - 17:40
Unemployment remains at 5.3% as ‘dark cloud’ of Brexit loomsCSO figures for unemployed fell to 127,300 in January, but participation rates still lowTue Feb 05 2019 - 17:15
Strong Christmas sales drive VAT receipts to record €2.7bnExchequer returns show sales tax accounted for half receipts generated in JanuaryMon Feb 04 2019 - 19:10
Impact of no-deal Brexit on Ireland may be less severe than fearedCapital Economics analysis says existing forecasts fail to factor in likely policy responsesMon Feb 04 2019 - 05:09
Government gives guarded welcome to OECD tax proposalsDepartment of Finance says, however, changes must not prejudice small economiesFri Feb 01 2019 - 12:11
United Oil & Gas seeks alternative London AIM listingExploration group applies have its ordinary shares traded on smaller AIM marketFri Feb 01 2019 - 10:28
Immigration worries real but fluid, study findsResearch disputes notion that deep-seated cultural factors drive immigration sentimentFri Feb 01 2019 - 05:45
Canadian firms see Brexit as ‘major opportunity’ for IrelandHowever survey by Irish-Canada business group highlights concerns about housing and broadbandWed Jan 30 2019 - 13:12
Brexit expected to boost finance and executive salaries in IrelandSurvey by recruitment specialist suggests high-level salaries could rise by 20%Wed Jan 30 2019 - 12:04
Shannon Group reports strong growth as airport numbers jumpSemi-State group says total passenger numbers at the airport jumped to 1.86m in 2018Wed Jan 30 2019 - 08:38
