Paddy Power owner Flutter is expected to be among frontrunners for €1.5bn Italian lotto franchise But gaming giant draws criticism from NGOs amid suggestions it may use Italian licence to cross-sell other productsWed Mar 12 2025 - 05:49
EU trade surplus with US hits record €200bn as trade war with Washington loomsEuostat figures show bloc recorded a surplus in traded goods with the US last year of close to €200bnTue Mar 11 2025 - 13:29
Wind was State’s leading source of energy in FebruaryNew data from Wind Energy Ireland suggest February was cleanest month yetTue Mar 11 2025 - 06:00
Market sell-off turns ‘ugly’ as US recession fears growTurbulence for global stock markets continues as Trump gives mixed signals on tariffsMon Mar 10 2025 - 18:13
Government funding row stalls delivery of up to 5,000 social and affordable homesApproved Housing Bodies say they have been waiting over six months to start work on projects because department refuses to sign off on fundingMon Mar 10 2025 - 05:00
Government is now a property octopus with tentacles everywhere It hard to imagine a bigger kaleidoscope of policies and measures sitting beside any property market in the worldSun Mar 09 2025 - 11:36
Lagarde hints at April pause amid threat of trade war European Central Bank makes sixth cut to interest rates sine last July, bringing its main deposit rate down to 2.5% Thu Mar 06 2025 - 13:15
Ireland has large trade deficit with US, new CSO figures showState’s big trade surplus with the US in goods is offset by large trade in services going the other wayThu Mar 06 2025 - 11:49
‘Once-off’ €500m tax payment boosts exchequer data in FebruaryLatest exchequer returns show Government has collected €15.2bn in tax this year with spending up on last year but below expectationsWed Mar 05 2025 - 16:32
Ireland now ‘at full employment’ as headline jobless rate falls to just 3.9%Seasonally adjusted unemployment rate drops again, according to data from the Central Statistics OfficeWed Mar 05 2025 - 11:42
Global markets fall as investors weigh prospects of global trade warEuropean carmakers tumbled on Tuesday as US president Donald Trump’s broad tariffs against Canada, Mexico and China came into effectTue Mar 04 2025 - 17:32
Celtic Linen owner JSG reports increased earnings while signaling possible listings moveUK laundry and linen specialist Johnson Service Group reports 10 per cent increase in revenue to £513mTue Mar 04 2025 - 15:38
Ireland risks fine of up to €26bn if EU-agreed climate targets missed Report by Irish Fiscal Advisory Council and Climate Change Advisory Council sets out potential costs for StateTue Mar 04 2025 - 00:03
Is the answer to Ireland’s housing crisis more apartments?The country is full of half-empty three and four-bed detached homes, chief executive of Cairn Homes Michael Stanley saysSun Mar 02 2025 - 13:00
Irish inflation moderates to 1.3% ahead of expected ECB rate cutOn a monthly basis, prices rose by 0.7 per cent as consumers faced higher energy, transport and food costsFri Feb 28 2025 - 11:48
Carmakers drive European shares lower after Trump’s tariff threats European manufacturers take fright as Trump threatens tariffsThu Feb 27 2025 - 18:18
Cairn Homes chief casts doubt on surge in housing commencementsProperty market strength continues to buoy businessThu Feb 27 2025 - 07:41
€2bn Dublin Bay wind farm to submit planning applicationConstruction work on Dublin Array scheme with 310 metre blades could begin in 2027 Wed Feb 26 2025 - 09:55
Glanbia shares plummet 23% as company forecasts slide in earningsFood group says global tariff war could impact the importation of key raw materials while negatively impacting its sales channelsWed Feb 26 2025 - 07:48
Budgetary costing of Help to Buy changes subject to ‘uncertainty’ Parliamentary Budget Office report assesses 60 different policy measures announced in Budget 2025 Tue Feb 25 2025 - 17:26
Average earnings rise by 5.6% as workers seek real wage catch-up Latest earnings data suggest wage growth remains elevatedTue Feb 25 2025 - 11:50
German election brings some relief to European marketsCountry’s domestically-focused mid-cap stock index rose 1.4 per cent on MondayMon Feb 24 2025 - 18:49
Euro zone inflation at 2.5% ahead of ECB rate decision next weekEurostat confirms inflation across euro area rose marginally in JanuaryMon Feb 24 2025 - 12:32
Trump and his contradictory economic agendaUS president stood for election on a pro-growth platform but with ostensibly anti-growth policiesSun Feb 23 2025 - 12:47
How will Ireland respond to Trump’s tariff threat?State must walk a fine line between playing the green card in Washington and standing tall alongside EU colleaguesFri Feb 21 2025 - 05:00
IDA chief warns of ‘disruptive’ impact of US tariffsInward investment agency targeting 75,000 jobs over next five yearWed Feb 19 2025 - 12:06
NTMA allows Davy return as primary dealer of Irish government bonds State agency gives Davy green light to return almost four years after it was droppedMon Feb 17 2025 - 16:06
How using a Deutsche Bank projection landed Government in hot water on housing completions The only 40,000 estimate for completions last year, which was often quoted in the general election campaign, came from Deutsche BankSun Feb 16 2025 - 12:55
Euro zone grows by anaemic 0.1% amid threat of US tariffsLatest Eurostat figures were better than initial estimate of 0% growth but ‘not worth getting excited about’Fri Feb 14 2025 - 13:11
Scrapping rent controls and offering tax breaks under review, but no guarantee they will solve housing crisis Micheál Martin looks to encourage private investors to return as housebuilding and apartment completions slow downFri Feb 14 2025 - 06:00
Landlords should be able to ‘reset’ rents between tenancies, OECD recommendsParis-based agency says population growth, past underinvestment and constrained supply have led to affordability challengesWed Feb 12 2025 - 13:09
Sherry FitzGerald sees fall-off in home completions as ‘backwards step’Ireland’s largest estate agent calls on Government to introduce targeted measures to boost supplyTue Feb 11 2025 - 18:54
Report suggests 26% rise in homes under construction in Dublin Data in latest 4Dublin Housing Supply Pipeline indicate construction pipeline is still relatively strongTue Feb 11 2025 - 05:00
How Brexit killed FrexitThe UK’s messy, ill-thought out exit from the EU has effectively killed off leave campaigns in other member statesSun Feb 09 2025 - 12:19
Trump’s tariff threat to Ireland: More bark than bite?Ireland could be caught in the middle of a devastating US-EU trade warFri Feb 07 2025 - 06:00
Government’s tax take surges to €10bn in JanuaryApple tax money and Christmas VAT receipts boost public finances Thu Feb 06 2025 - 16:30
Trump might create a bigger problem for Ireland than tariffsIreland’s strong economic performance contrasts with Europe’s ongoing stagnation but it comes with a risky downsideMon Feb 03 2025 - 06:00
ECB cuts interest rates again as focus shifts to Europe’s ailing economyCentral bank’s policymakers lower deposit rate to 2.75 per cent from 3 per cent, giving tracker mortgage holders here an instant boostThu Jan 30 2025 - 13:15
Housing delivery predicted to stagnate and fall well short of targetsStudy by construction consultants Mitchell McDermott finds Ireland’s housing output will not eclipse the 33,000 units achieved in 2023 for up to three yearsThu Jan 30 2025 - 06:00
ECB set to cut rates again as Trump tariffs cloud outlookFrankfurt policymakers expected to cut interest rates by another 25 basis points to 2.75 per cent on ThursdayThu Jan 30 2025 - 06:00
Clinical trials group Hvivo expands into Germany with €10m acquisitionHvivo acquires two research units from German research group CRS while signalling jump in revenueWed Jan 29 2025 - 08:52
Loans at Home Building Finance Ireland rise by 61% to €2.7bnAgency said pipeline of potential new developments is positive moving into 2025Wed Jan 29 2025 - 08:14
Retail sales rise in December as consumers spend more on clothes and carsCSO figures point to modest rebound in consumer spending Tue Jan 28 2025 - 14:01
Irish economy grows by meagre 0.3% in 2024Preliminary figures from CSO show fall-off in activity in final quarterTue Jan 28 2025 - 12:05
Irish jobs: Postings offering hybrid work arrangements hits record high Recruitment platform Indeed publishes annual report on hiring trendsTue Jan 28 2025 - 05:00
Irish economy’s growth outlook is ‘more American than European’Rating agency Standard & Poor highlights Ireland’s unique status in the euro zoneMon Jan 27 2025 - 19:15
At Davos, the T-word lurks menacingly in the background amid concerns of a ‘fracturing’ worldThis year’s World Economic Forum was dominated by the potential ramifications of Trump’s second termFri Jan 24 2025 - 05:45
Donald Trump tells Davos: Make your product in the US or face tariffsUS president claims significant fall in oil prices would ‘immediately’ end the Russia-Ukraine warThu Jan 23 2025 - 16:43
McGrath promises EU action against social media platforms ‘amplifying’ political content to influence electionsEU justice commissioner says bloc’s Digital Services Act will be used to prosecute social media that are artificially boosting political material to sway votersThu Jan 23 2025 - 10:29
IDA chief plays down threat to Ireland from Trump’s tax moveMichael Lohan believes Washington’s pivot on tax will prompt revision of OECD process but won’t damage FDI investment in IrelandThu Jan 23 2025 - 06:00
