Fexco acquires UK foreign exchange operator ChangelinkKerry-based financial services now has 10% share of the UK travel money marketFri Mar 02 2018 - 05:15
Grafton Group reports record revenue of £2.7bn for 2017Owner of DIY chain Woodie’s says group benefitted from exposure to multiple countriesThu Mar 01 2018 - 17:59
Live Register hits 10-year low as economy nears full employmentLatest monthly figures show number of people signing on has dropped to 234,900Thu Mar 01 2018 - 12:43
Greencoat Renewables eyes further acquisition opportunitiesIrish wind farm operator also announces maiden dividend for shareholdersThu Mar 01 2018 - 09:52
Traders to lose €15m from adverse weather, Dublin Town group saysRetail multiples announce closures or reduced opening hoursThu Mar 01 2018 - 05:00
Trade border between Ireland and UK ‘now inevitable’Customs expert says even UK’s preferred Brexit option will involve customs controlsWed Feb 28 2018 - 18:11
Shares dip as earnings fail to dispel US rate worriesFed now seen rising rates up to 4 times this yearWed Feb 28 2018 - 18:03
Unemployment drops to 6% in FebruaryState’s jobless rate now at its lowest rate since May 2008Tue Feb 27 2018 - 12:04
Enet chief steps down ahead of awarding of broadband contractEnet consortium is sole remaining bidder for National Broadband Plan after Eir pulled outTue Feb 27 2018 - 07:15
European shares trade higher as focus turns to monetary policyBank of Ireland drops as lender disappoints with guidance on its net interest marginMon Feb 26 2018 - 18:33
Wage growth in Irish economy accelerates to 2.5%CSO figures show wages growing at fastest rate since recessionMon Feb 26 2018 - 12:14
Dublin incomes nearly 15% higher than national averageCSO figures underscore concentration of economic activity and wealth in capitalFri Feb 23 2018 - 12:00
Smith settlement is a difficult pill to swallow for IFALobby group will now end up paying out more than the original severance packageFri Feb 23 2018 - 01:51
IFA to pay Pat Smith €1.9m in settlement of two legal actionsFormer Irish Farmers’ Association official took case over severance and defamationThu Feb 22 2018 - 20:42
Say goodbye to your P30, P35 and P60 tax formsRevenue plans to fully digitise PAYE taxation in Ireland by 2019Thu Feb 22 2018 - 17:45
IFA to pay €1.9m to Pat Smith in settlement of two separate legal actionsFormer boss of farmers’ body had taken defamation action and sued over severanceThu Feb 22 2018 - 14:45
Brexit solution that avoids hard Border is possible, says James WhartonKeeping North within customs union irreconcilable with UK position, says ex-ministerThu Feb 22 2018 - 10:24
Tax breaks on fuel reduce air quality and pollute environment, ESRI study findsResearch examined environmental effects of 142 existing and potential fiscal measuresThu Feb 22 2018 - 06:00
Food and drink industry calls for State aid rules to be relaxed over BrexitGroup wants EU exemption due to possible dire economic consequencesWed Feb 21 2018 - 06:00
Economy forecast to grow by stronger-than-expected 4.7% this yearBank of Ireland’s prediction more than one percentage point higher than official forecastWed Feb 21 2018 - 05:30
Ireland’s national debt rose to €198bn last yearCentral Bank figures reveal slight increase in State’s indebtednessTue Feb 20 2018 - 17:45
Ireland joins EU fibre broadband league tableDespite recent criticism, Ireland passes 1 per cent fibre penetration thresholdMon Feb 19 2018 - 14:24
Eir warned Naughten of ‘deep flaws’ before quitting broadband schemeTelco ‘repeatedly highlighted’ commercial, regulatory and governance issuesSat Feb 17 2018 - 05:45
Ireland 2040: €22bn to turn State into low-carbon economyNo more coal at Moneypoint, no more petrol or diesel cars after 2030Fri Feb 16 2018 - 14:50
Analysts play down concerns of backlash against Irish food firms in wake of studyExperts say study linking processed foods to cancer unlikely to change consumer behaviourThu Feb 15 2018 - 18:38
Broadband process still competitive despite Eir’s exit, officials saySenior official in charge rejects claim Government has been left on back footThu Feb 15 2018 - 13:22
Nearly 2,500 KBC Bank Ireland customers still on wrong tracker rateChief executive says situation will be rectified within two monthsTue Feb 06 2018 - 20:45
PTSB accused of holding up tracker redress across the banking industrySF’s Pearse Doherty says bank’s legal action stalled examination of tracker issueTue Feb 06 2018 - 16:40
FF seeks independent review of broadband plan after Eir’s exitParty says departure of State’s largest telco had compromised tendering processTue Feb 06 2018 - 10:44
Global stocks extend biggest sell-off since 2016Investors remain spooked by threat of inflation in USMon Feb 05 2018 - 18:35
Household debt rises for just second time since crashCentral Bank figures show total household debt stood at €141.8 billion in third quarterMon Feb 05 2018 - 12:36
‘Parasite lotteries’ a threat to good causes, Government warnedNational Lottery calls for clampdown as bet-on-lottery websites flood Irish marketMon Feb 05 2018 - 05:43
Strong Christmas sales drive VAT receipts to record levelExchequer returns show €2.4bn VAT collected in January, surpassing pre-crash peakFri Feb 02 2018 - 20:09
National Broadband Plan in limbo as Eir pulls the plugWith just one bidder, Enet, the rural broadband tender process is hanging by a threadFri Feb 02 2018 - 06:21
State broadband scheme likely to cost more than €1bnHigh cost of connecting homes in rural parts likely to inflate overall cost of schemeFri Feb 02 2018 - 05:50
AIB launches new €100m social housing fundBank to provide loans on more attractive terms to developers of social housingThu Feb 01 2018 - 05:31
Rural broadband hits another obstacle as Eir pulls out of processToo many questions in air as National Broadband Plan reduced to one-horse raceWed Jan 31 2018 - 22:03
Rural broadband to be delivered despite Eir’s withdrawal - MinisterDenis Naughten insists tender process will continue and project be delivered at no extra costWed Jan 31 2018 - 21:58
Naughten raises prospect of ‘plan B’ after Eir’s exit from broadband processMinister plays down concerns over lack of competition in Government’s tender processWed Jan 31 2018 - 20:50
Stocks take biggest two-day dive in six monthsInvestors fret over tumbling oil prices and a jump in borrowing costsTue Jan 30 2018 - 18:04
Greencore hasn’t delivered for shareholders, admits CoveneyChief executive makes frank admission at AGM while insisting core business is performingTue Jan 30 2018 - 08:29
Regulators seek powers to impose tougher financial penaltiesIndustry watchdogs write to Law Reform Commission seeking overhaul of regulationsMon Jan 29 2018 - 08:00
European Commission rules against developers in challenge to Nama building homesDevelopers to decide on appeal after seeing detail of Vestager’s decisionFri Jan 26 2018 - 06:52
Economy ‘to hit full employment’ in 2019 with record 2.3m in workCentral Bank upgrades forecasts while cautioning about uncertain outlookFri Jan 26 2018 - 05:30
Business sentiment jumps despite Brexit and rising wage costsKBC Bank and Chartered Accountants Ireland index now at highest level in two yearsFri Jan 26 2018 - 04:30
Tax reform increased number of married women in employmentESRI study links greater female participation in labour force to tax changes in 2000Thu Jan 25 2018 - 14:01
Insurance sector assets in Ireland eclipse €300bnFigure was included in new Central Bank dataset on the insurance industry hereWed Jan 24 2018 - 13:12
Dublin-centric development ‘unsustainable’, warns ESRIThink tank highlights growing concentration of economic activity in capitalWed Jan 24 2018 - 05:00
AIB chief admits bank benefited by up to €100m from tracker scandalBernard Byrne tells Oireachtas finance committee that two people who lost homes have appealed the level of compensation offered by the bankTue Jan 23 2018 - 19:33
US tax overhaul may ‘slow momentum’ for EU digital taxRevenue says US targeting of multinationals’ tax avoidance could conflict with EU plansTue Jan 23 2018 - 05:48
