US construction testing group Fenagh sets up European base in Dublin Dublin expansion will create 35 jobs and will serve as a launchpad for Fenagh’s broader European expansion plansMon Dec 16 2024 - 05:00
Gender pay gap at The Irish Times narrows to less than 1%Irish Times Group had previously highlighted the appointment of more women to senior executive positions as the main reason for the reduced pay gapMon Dec 16 2024 - 00:30
Ireland’s tax wealth now in crosshairs of incoming Trump administrationThe Government has never had it so good but that hasn’t gone unnoticed in WashingtonSun Dec 15 2024 - 13:00
Central Bank governor favours gradual ECB rate cuts over ‘large moves’ Gabriel Makhlouf says disinflation process remains on track while warning economic outlook remains uncertainFri Dec 13 2024 - 14:11
Inflation remains close to three-year low of 1% Latest inflation data comes as European Central Bank is expected to reduce interest rates by another quarter pointThu Dec 12 2024 - 12:03
Government may need to revise spending plans if Trump targets Irish pharma sectorESRI highlights Ireland’s potential exposure to a more protectionist stance in WashingtonThu Dec 12 2024 - 06:00
Irish house prices overvalued by 10%, increasing risk of a ‘painful correction’, ESRI warnsEconomic think tank cautions that increasing number of Irish households are carrying ‘elevated’ levels of mortgage debtThu Dec 12 2024 - 00:00
One in five people expect to pay mortgage in retirement, survey findsStudy by Royal London Ireland indicates almost a third do not expect to own a home outright by retirementWed Dec 11 2024 - 05:00
Households worse off over failure to peg tax and welfare changes to income growth - ESRI Budget 2025 seen as ‘broadly progressive’ with lower income households benefiting moreTue Dec 10 2024 - 19:46
Europe stocks close lower, snapping eight-session streakInvestors gear up for the latest US inflation report and ECB rate decisionTue Dec 10 2024 - 18:13
Nimbyism or valid objection: the fight over one Dundalk housing schemeLouth councillors knock back plan to build 502 homes on 46-acre site close to Dundalk Golf ClubSun Dec 08 2024 - 10:51
Irish economy expands by 3.5% in third quarter as multinational exports reboundMinister for Finance Jack Chambers says solid growth is consistent with the strength of labour marketThu Dec 05 2024 - 12:01
Fianna Fáil’s policing agenda set to trigger coalition spat over justice portfolioMisgivings among Martin’s TDs over Fine Gael leader’s plan for a department of infrastructureThu Dec 05 2024 - 06:00
Fiscal council says government spending has ‘lost its anchor’State’s budgetary watchdog says ramp-up in spending has put public finances on a potentially unsustainable trajectoryThu Dec 05 2024 - 00:00
Another €6bn of Apple money delivers record tax-take for GovernmentLatest exchequer returns show Government collected record €99 billion in taxes for the 11-month period to the end of NovemberWed Dec 04 2024 - 16:30
OECD warns Ireland that investment projects need to be ‘carefully sequenced’While large investments in housing, transport and energy are needed, the Irish economy faces capacity constraints, especially in terms of labour and skillsWed Dec 04 2024 - 09:05
Ireland’s income gap widens over the past decade, CSO figures showFindings run counter to other reports suggesting income inequality in Ireland is relatively stable since 2008 financial crashTue Dec 03 2024 - 12:19
Almost 5,000 mortgages approved in October as lower interest rates fuel activityNew figures from Banking and Payments Federation Ireland show volume of approvals up 8.6 per centTue Dec 03 2024 - 00:00
Shares mixed as euro suffers from French political dramaUS, European stocks choppy as French no-confidence vote plannedMon Dec 02 2024 - 18:54
Average weekly earnings rise by 5.3% as workers seek real wage catch-upCSO’s latest earnings data show workers earned an average of €955 a week in third quarterMon Dec 02 2024 - 13:28
Area 14: Dublin Airport’s ghost underground stationTerminal 1′s under-utilised basement has double-height ceilings for a specific reasonSun Dec 01 2024 - 10:19
Eir fined €2.8m for failing to allow other companies access to network informationTelco agrees to fine following five-year investigation by regulator ComregThu Nov 28 2024 - 19:03
Chambers signals constructive relationship with Trump administration, but avoids tariff threatOuting going minister for finance highlights Ireland’s ongoing trading ties but avoids Trump’s protectionist agenda at Thanksgiving event in DublinThu Nov 28 2024 - 13:35
Irish inflation remains at three year low as ECB gears up for more rate cutsFood prices have risen 0.3% in November, and by 1.7% over last 12 monthsThu Nov 28 2024 - 12:12
AI-fuelled demand for data centres at odds with over-extended energy grids, survey findsSurvey of data centre investors and operators suggest optimism about future growth is tempered with concern about energy availabilityWed Nov 27 2024 - 14:53
Just 10% of consumers planning to spend more this ChristmasLatest consumer sentiment survey says consumers remain in a “watch, wait and worry” mode ahead of the Irish electionWed Nov 27 2024 - 06:00
Stocks fall as Trump tariffs rattle investorsEuropean carmakers slide as president-elect pledges to impose trade tariffs on China, Mexico and CanadaTue Nov 26 2024 - 18:51
Lion King and other shows boost earnings at Bord Gáis Energy Theatre Beauty and the Beast, Blood Brothers and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory among musical productions attracting ticket-buyers last yearTue Nov 26 2024 - 14:26
US is State’s leading export market at €54bnCSO figures highlight vulnerability to Donald Trump’s tariff plansTue Nov 26 2024 - 11:55
Makhlouf ‘increasingly confident’ ECB will hit 2% inflation target next yearCentral Bank governor, however, warns that high price growth in the services sector and strong wage growth posed risk to projectionMon Nov 25 2024 - 19:45
Is remote working bad for productivity?Many company bosses are pushing for a complete return to the office but does research and lived experience back that positionSun Nov 24 2024 - 11:22
Beacon hospital reports big uptick in earnings as demand for care increasesPrivate hospital sold to asset management arm of Australian financial services giant Macquarie in deal worth €400mFri Nov 22 2024 - 15:24
Is the cost-of-living crisis over?Inflation has fallen back to target, but prices remain much higher than three years agoFri Nov 22 2024 - 06:00
Government collects record €116bn in tax last yearCorporation tax revenues more than double in four years since 2019Wed Nov 20 2024 - 12:30
Irish house prices continue to rise at annual rate of 10%Latest official figures indicate that property prices in Dublin rose at an annual rate of 10.8 per cent in year to SeptemberWed Nov 20 2024 - 11:20
Labour costs and skills shortage ‘driving home rebuild costs’ Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland urges homeowners to check that their home is adequately insured before they are hit with out of pocket costsWed Nov 20 2024 - 05:00
Top hotelier accuses Government of ‘complete lack’ of business understanding and pushing prices higher Owner of Inchydoney Island Lodge says prices across hospitality industry up by 10% since last yearTue Nov 19 2024 - 06:00
CSO launches new housing portal Statistics agency launches new housing hub containing key data points about the sectorMon Nov 18 2024 - 15:36
Firms angered over Revenue clampdown on staff entertainment and hospitality Tax authority insists that some hospitality events including those provided to a section of staff represent a taxable benefit-in-kindMon Nov 18 2024 - 06:00
National Broadband Plan passes half-way mark with 300,000 homes and premises coveredCompany responsible for delivering high-speed network provides update on rollout of projectMon Nov 18 2024 - 05:00
Wind farms generate one third of Ireland’s electricity so far this yearWind Energy Ireland highlights increasing power of wind while warning of constraints on networkMon Nov 18 2024 - 00:00
Has Fingal County Council found a solution to Ireland’s housing crisis?Dublin council is delivering 300 new homes at high speed and at affordable rates in west DublinSun Nov 17 2024 - 14:28
Irish exports hit record €22bn in September amid concern over potential Trump tariffsLatest data show US is single largest export partner and pharma the biggest sector as trade policy and vaccine scepticism threaten transatlantic trade disruptionFri Nov 15 2024 - 14:00
Large amount of savings in low-yielding accounts described as ‘missed opportunity’Central Bank data show up to €140 billion of Irish deposits still resides in overnight deposit accounts, accruing just 0.13 per cent in interestWed Nov 13 2024 - 15:54
Irish woman in line for top White House role under Donald TrumpGail Slater, originally from Dalkey in south Co Dublin, is frontrunner to lead the US Federal Trade Commission under Donald TrumpWed Nov 13 2024 - 11:36
Slowdown in EV sales could delay rollout of Maxol’s charging network, CEO warnsConcern over developing charging network too quickly ‘when the demand isn’t there’ as non-fuel sales now account for 40% of businessWed Nov 13 2024 - 08:30
Rents in Dublin now averaging €2,476 per month with prices rising again, report findsOpen-market rents in the capital rising at annual rate of 5.2%, double that seen at end of last yearWed Nov 13 2024 - 00:00
Stocks dip, bitcoin nears $90,000 as ‘Trump trade’ takes holdIn Europe, shares were lower, weighed down by names with a large exposure to ChinaTue Nov 12 2024 - 18:38
Trump ‘the elephant in the room’ for Irish foreign direct investmentInvestment conference told US election result pose big risk to Ireland’s industrial strategyTue Nov 12 2024 - 16:20
Ireland’s €54bn exposure to Trump’s tariff planData suggests we have an outsized exposure to any potential trade war between Brussels and WashingtonSun Nov 10 2024 - 11:31
