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
Irish agricultural prices soar by almost 19%CSO’s latest barometer point to major price hikes across range of productsThu Aug 14 2025 - 17:57
People working on average two hours less a week than before pandemicDepartment of Finance report links trend to increased incidence of remote or hybrid working arrangements Thu Aug 14 2025 - 13:27
Glanbia shares jump 15% on back of improved earnings outlookNutritionals group has been struggling to contend with a spike in the cost of whey proteinsWed Aug 13 2025 - 15:52
Would-be homebuyers urged not to hold off in expectation of lower mortgage rates Over 85% of Irish household savings still sitting in demand deposit accounts offering an average 0.13% interest per year, Central Bank says Wed Aug 13 2025 - 15:37
Jump in unemployment dismissed as ‘statistical noise’ by DavyStockbroker plays down mini spike in jobless rate an says softer-than-expected tax receipts reflect ‘slowing wage growth in high-earning sectors’Mon Aug 11 2025 - 19:35
Trump’s answer to negative economic news: Sack the statisticianUS president’s conspicuous attempt to interfere with impartial economic data is a dangerous developmentFri Aug 08 2025 - 06:01
US tariffs on EU wine and spirits could result in ‘loss of 25,000 American jobs’US trade associations warn president of potential negative impact on hospitality sectorFri Aug 08 2025 - 05:55
PR firm Penta sold to Disney investment vehicle Shamrock Capital Penta recently appointed former taoiseach Leo Varadkar to its advisory boardThu Aug 07 2025 - 14:44
Grocery price inflation jumps to almost 5%Latest CSO figures show headline inflation in the economy drops to 1.7% as prices of clothing and air fares fall sharply Thu Aug 07 2025 - 12:34
Ireland on course for record tax year despite US tariff threatCorporation tax receipts jump almost fourfold in July, but spending is tracking almost €5bn ahead of this time last yearWed Aug 06 2025 - 22:43
Trump hails additional $100bn Apple investment in USAnnouncement comes as Apple tries to avoid tariffs on imports that will impact cost of iPhones in USWed Aug 06 2025 - 19:14
Tariffs: what do Trump’s latest pharma threats mean for Ireland?Pharmaceuticals account for the bulk of Irish exports to the US and any change, or even uncertainty, on tariffs poses major challengesWed Aug 06 2025 - 14:35
Ireland is a relatively low-tax, low-spend country compared to its EU peers, Ifac findsResearch suggests State a relatively low-tax, low-spend country compared to European peers, due to demographicsWed Aug 06 2025 - 01:00
