Unemployment rate falls below 5% for first time since crashOngoing strength of labour market reflected in latest jobless numbersTue Nov 05 2019 - 11:40
Service sector activity slows to seven-year low amid Brexit uncertaintyPurchasing managers’ index for service sector now at the lowest level since August 2012Tue Nov 05 2019 - 04:45
Corporation tax receipts hit record €6.9bn in OctoberBusiness tax windfall leaves Government ahead of target by €660mMon Nov 04 2019 - 16:30
New rules agreed for distressed mortgage holdersDeal between consumer group and banking lobby gets support of vulture fundsMon Nov 04 2019 - 14:06
Irish manufacturing defies EU-wide descent into recessionLatest monthly numbers show output here rose 9.4% in SeptemberMon Nov 04 2019 - 12:48
European shares buoyed by US jobs dataIn Dublin, AIB jumps on news of another sell-off of bad loansFri Nov 01 2019 - 18:30
Irish SMEs less innovative and less productive, OECD study findsMinister for Business Heather Humphreys promises major overhaul in wake of findingsThu Oct 31 2019 - 17:15
Ireland still facing prospect of hard Brexit despite deal, Sibley warnsCentral Bank deputy governor says deal allows for increased divergence in tradeWed Oct 30 2019 - 12:28
Irish tax adviser wins landmark Australian backpacker tax caseIrish travellers not among those who can reclaim tax paid on working holidaysWed Oct 30 2019 - 09:33
BoI says earnings in line with forecasts despite Brexit impactBank says its non-performing have reduced to €3.8bnWed Oct 30 2019 - 07:46
Smurfit Kappa positions itself for ‘mega trend’ in sustainable packagingPackaging group announces 11 per cent jump in earnings for nine months to end of SeptemberWed Oct 30 2019 - 07:43
Granahan McCourt in running for NI broadband schemePreferred bidder for Government’s NBP project vies for similar project in the NorthWed Oct 30 2019 - 06:49
Change in homebuyer behaviour causing slowdown in sales, says KBC economistAustin Hughes says buyers increasingly want to future-proof their home purchases because of dysfunction of the marketWed Oct 30 2019 - 02:15
Retail sales grow strongly despite Brexit uncertaintySeptember sales buoyed by strong pick-up in sales of hardware, paints and glassTue Oct 29 2019 - 12:46
Fiona Muldoon to step down as chief executive of FBDFormer regulator had been in charge of the insurer since 2015Fri Oct 25 2019 - 16:08
Insomnia’s ‘vegan chick*n fillet roll’ stirs up copycat claimArtisan food producer says coffee chain’s sandwich bears striking resemblance to his oneFri Oct 25 2019 - 15:43
AIB chairman Richard Pym to step down in MarchBrendan McDonagh has been appointed as deputy chair until a successor is chosenFri Oct 25 2019 - 10:14
AIB and First Data’s acquisition of Payzone gets regulatory green light€100 million deal is part of sequence of deals involving traditional banks and payment firmsThu Oct 24 2019 - 16:17
EIB backs An Post’s digital transformation plan with €40m loanSemi-state is undergoing major overhaul in face of shift away from traditional mail businessThu Oct 24 2019 - 15:55
5G race hots up as Eir launches new platform in 10 cities and townsDublin, Cork, Limerick, Galway and Waterford among first counties to avail of new techThu Oct 24 2019 - 12:12
Nestlé Ireland generates pre-tax profit of nearly €39 millionSwiss food giant employs around 750 people in the RepublicThu Oct 24 2019 - 10:57
Irish households cut debt by €43bn since crash but still owe €137bnCentral Bank figures show household debt here equates €28,186 per personWed Oct 23 2019 - 13:04
Molex to close Irish subsidiary in Shannon with loss of 500 jobsElectronic component manufacturer announces plan to shut plant by end of 2020Tue Oct 22 2019 - 16:04
Investment in Irish commercial property surpasses €2.4bnCushman and Wakefield link uptick to low interest rates across EuropeTue Oct 22 2019 - 11:57
Dublin Airport hosts record three million passengers in SeptemberAlmost 25.5 million passengers have travelled through Dublin Airport so far this yearTue Oct 22 2019 - 11:30
Lagging home sales likely to halt upswing in supply, Goodbody saysBroker says its forecast for 24,000 housing completions now unlikely to materialiseTue Oct 22 2019 - 10:58
Most Irish people believe economy will crashSurvey also finds that Brexit in any form is seen as a threatMon Oct 21 2019 - 16:53
Business groups give cautious welcome to new but ‘complex’ Brexit dealConcerns remain about the proposed arrangements as sterling swings dramaticallyThu Oct 17 2019 - 17:00
Brexit deal could lead to smuggling upsurge, expert warnsCustoms expert warns that open border between tariff regimes was an invitation to smuggleThu Oct 17 2019 - 15:57
Food supplements face 13.5% VAT in Finance BillBill to give legal force to budget also provides for series of anti-tax avoidance measuresWed Oct 16 2019 - 08:54
Kenmare remains on track to meet earnings forecastMiner to pay shareholders maiden dividend despite slippage in shipping finished productWed Oct 16 2019 - 07:49
Dublin’s hosting of Euro 2020 matches will net economy €106m, study saysStudy assesses impact of UEFA Euro 2020 tournament on economyTue Oct 15 2019 - 12:52
Value of Irish hotel sales hits €221m amid pick-up in tourist numbersReport by Cushman & Wakefield highlights significant pick-up in activity in sectorTue Oct 15 2019 - 12:07
Ireland’s ‘brand value’ grows 12% to $604bn in past yearRankings by consultancy Brand Finance suggests Ireland is fastest-growing brand in Western EuropeTue Oct 15 2019 - 10:44
Typical SME problems made worse by Brexit, survey findsReport Bibby Financial Services highlights challenges faced by businesses hereTue Oct 15 2019 - 03:40
Dublin-based institute ceases operations after racking up debts of €500,000Institute of Purchasing and Materials Management ran courses in supply chain managementTue Oct 15 2019 - 02:45
Humphreys leads trade mission to Japan amid World Cup hypeMinister starts five-day trade mission with 50 Enterprise Ireland client companiesMon Oct 14 2019 - 09:14
Irish tax windfall paying for unsustainable spending - watchdogFiscal council says exceptional corporation taxes flatter Government’s budgetary positionMon Oct 14 2019 - 07:58
Brexit uncertainty triggers first construction fall-off in six yearsUlster Bank PMI says firms cited negative Brexit impact on overall demand conditionsMon Oct 14 2019 - 00:01
US tech group Qualtrics plans to double Irish workforce to over 700Company is on major expansion drive on foot of increasing demand for servicesSun Oct 13 2019 - 15:11
Hard Brexit will trigger domestic recession, Central Bank warnsBank says no-deal will see 73,000 fewer jobs and contraction in domestic activityFri Oct 11 2019 - 05:30
House price growth slows to lowest level in six yearsLatest figures show prices in Dublin fell for second consecutive monthThu Oct 10 2019 - 11:38
Ireland could lose €1bn in corporate tax under OECD proposalsPlan would give bigger states more rights to levy tax on income earned in their territoriesThu Oct 10 2019 - 05:33
European shares rise on trade optimismRyanair was Iseq’s big mover, jumping 5.5 per cent on the dayWed Oct 09 2019 - 18:54
OECD tax proposals: tell me what I need to knowA quick guide to the OECD’s move to reform global tax system and what it means for IrelandWed Oct 09 2019 - 13:47
Corporation tax ‘shock’ could leave €6bn hole in public financesBudget 2020: report assesses sustainability of recent business tax windfallTue Oct 08 2019 - 20:57
Plan to merge USC and PRSI could shrink tax revenue by €1bn-plus, report warnsBudget 2020: High-level Government report also warns plan is likely to prove complexTue Oct 08 2019 - 19:08
Donohoe unveils measures to tackle climate changeBudget 2020: Climate change the ‘defining challenge of our generation’, says MinisterTue Oct 08 2019 - 17:35
Donohoe rules out income tax cuts in face of Brexit threatBudget 2020: Minister unveils only minimal changes to personal tax codeTue Oct 08 2019 - 14:52
Electric and hybrid vehicles now account for over 10% of Irish car salesCSO figures show sales of electric vehicles rose by 157 per cent to 2,904 this yearTue Oct 08 2019 - 12:02
