EU plans to fast-track €840m in subsidies to Irish farmersPhil Hogan expected to announce series of measures to address collapsing pricesFri Sept 04 2015 - 06:35
Lotto maintenance leaves website users scratching their headsOperator insists players were warned of the planned disruption in advanceFri Sept 04 2015 - 01:00
Manufacturing output jumps 8.4% in July, CSO figures showHigh-tech and pharma firms are benefitting from increased global demandThu Sept 03 2015 - 12:57
Tax surge adds to calls for more spending in budgetLatest exchequer returns indicate that revenue almost €1.4bn ahead of projectionsThu Sept 03 2015 - 01:00
Exchequer numbers strengthen Government’s handReturns up 10% on last year as all four main tax areas ahead of targetThu Sept 03 2015 - 01:00
Tax revenues €1.4bn ahead of target for first eight monthsLatest exchequer returns benefit from spike in corporation tax payments.Wed Sept 02 2015 - 16:30
‘Feel-bad’ factor finally lifting, sentiment survey suggestsReport says consumers remain wary about the scale and sustainability of recoveryWed Sept 02 2015 - 12:21
Unemployment at six-year low of 9.5% despite monthly riseSmall monthly rise in August breaks 26-month declineTue Sept 01 2015 - 11:35
European shares slide to worst monthly performance since 2011UK stock market closed for holidayTue Sept 01 2015 - 01:00
Irish food exports to Russia grind to a near-haltValue of exports have fallen by 75% since Moscow’s ban on food imports from the WestSat Aug 29 2015 - 01:00
Wild week for markets ends on a quiet noteEuropean shares ease back after 8% drop, as fears of slowdown triggered price swingsSat Aug 29 2015 - 01:00
Cars, bars and home decor drive recovery in retailRetail sales jump by a record 11.6 per cent in JulyFri Aug 28 2015 - 13:32
Markets rally as US boosts expectationsEuropean shares recoup this week’s losses following strong economic data from USThu Aug 27 2015 - 20:06
IT staff remain top dogs as earning disparities remainCSO figures show construction workers are still experiencing sharp falls in basic payThu Aug 27 2015 - 13:03
Ireland’s jobless rate drops to new six-year low of 9.5%Latest Quarterly National Household Survey suggests labour market is continuing to recoverWed Aug 26 2015 - 11:44
Annual house price inflation slows to under 10% in DublinLatest official figures show prices nationally rose by 0.9 per cent in JulyWed Aug 26 2015 - 11:43
Aminex to start gas production at flagship field in TanzaniaDublin-listed oil and gas firm cuts pre-tax losses to $606,000 for six months to end of JuneWed Aug 26 2015 - 08:37
World markets suffer worst one-day falls in nearly four yearsUS and European shares tumble and commodity prices slide amid growth concernsSat Aug 22 2015 - 01:00
Slaney Foods gets US beef exporter licenceWexford company has already commenced sales to US manufacturersSat Aug 22 2015 - 01:00
US, European shares suffer worst one-day fall in nearly four yearsOil prices threaten to dip below $40 a barrel for first time since financial crisisSat Aug 22 2015 - 00:23
Stocks post worst week of 2015 after China dataWeak manufacturing data out of China leads to rout on marketsFri Aug 21 2015 - 22:03
Beef exports to US worth just €194,000 since lifting of banCSO figures reveal trade fell well short of Government’s €100m target by end of yearFri Aug 21 2015 - 07:06
Irish household debt falls by most in five yearsCentral Bank figures show total household debt fell to €154.6 billion or €33,530 per capitaThu Aug 20 2015 - 13:26
Glanbia insists it pays an effective rate of 17%Managing director Siobhán Talbot responds to Luxembourg reportsThu Aug 20 2015 - 01:01
Ireland’s meat industry has most to lose from a Brexit scenarioReport highlights meat industry’s reliance on exports to BritainWed Aug 19 2015 - 13:14
Ireland’s BSE risk status changed following Louth caseReclassification from ‘negligible risk’ to ‘controlled’ status follows recent BSE caseWed Aug 19 2015 - 11:38
Lidl, Aldi urged to raise prices for Irish milk suppliersThe discount retailers insist they are paying a fair price amid ongoing farmers’ protestsWed Aug 19 2015 - 08:59
Glanbia’s sports nutrition business shields company from dairy slumpCompany’s half-year results show performance nutrition as biggest earnings contributorWed Aug 19 2015 - 07:36
Collapse in dairy prices may persist ‘for another nine months’Lakeland Dairies’ boss calls on EU to intervene directly to support pricesMon Aug 17 2015 - 14:45
FBD strikes deal with staff to close defined benefit pensionInsurance company's scheme had a deficit of about €54 millionSat Aug 15 2015 - 01:00
European stocks have worst week in month after Chinese devaluationIn Dublin insurer FBD rebounds despite reports of capital shortfallFri Aug 14 2015 - 21:14
Ulster farmers welcome move by Asda to pay more for milkMove comes after protests by farmers who have seen their milk margin hit by global slump in dairy pricesFri Aug 14 2015 - 20:57
Irish mortgage rates still higher than euro area averageNew Central Bank data provide more evidence of punitive rates being charged hereFri Aug 14 2015 - 15:13
Big pharma remains driving force behind State’s export tradeLatest CSO trade figures show value of goods exports eclipsed €9 billion in JuneFri Aug 14 2015 - 13:46
Consumer prices falling by an average of 0.2%Latest CSO data suggest economy remains in grip of deflationary pressuresThu Aug 13 2015 - 11:38
Survey detects jump in job vacancies for professionalsRecruitment agency Morgan McKinley says job opportunities rose by 16% in JulyThu Aug 13 2015 - 09:11
State’s wealth fund holds €70m shares in polluting firmsResearchers say link with coal, oil firms conflicts with planned low carbon economyThu Aug 13 2015 - 06:00
Markets fall as China’s devaluation spooks investorsSlump in yuan impacts German carmakers and European luxury goods stocksWed Aug 12 2015 - 08:30
Milk price slump draining €1bn from Irish economyFarmers face heavy income dips and many may go out of business, milk suppliers warnTue Aug 11 2015 - 01:00
Minimum cost of playing National Lottery to rise to €4Changes to mean two additional numbers added to playslip for a 47-number formatFri Aug 07 2015 - 16:00
Lotto operator hopes to hit jackpot with higher prices and bigger prizesPLI raises price of playing and lengthens the odds of winning outrightFri Aug 07 2015 - 01:30
Souring milk market may drive many out of dairyFarmers braced for further price falls as post-quota era honeymoon evaporatesSat Jul 18 2015 - 01:01
Analysis: Broadband plan reveals dire legacy of bad planningMinister for Communications knows he has perhaps only one opportunity to get it rightThu Jul 16 2015 - 01:00
Bloxham collapse: Regulatory body yet to investigate caseStockbroker ceased trading in 2012 in wake of €5.3m hole in accountsWed Jul 15 2015 - 01:00
Lack of Dublin office space not stunting development, IDA saysAgency’s half-year review shows 110 projects had led to the creation of 9,000 jobsTue Jul 14 2015 - 01:01
Inflation remains negative at -0.1% despite monthly rise in pricesLatest Consumer Price Index indicates the threat of deflation is recedingThu Jul 09 2015 - 13:29
IMF sees euro area recovery but says Greek debacle will take tollWashington-based fund cuts global growth projection slightly because of US contractionThu Jul 09 2015 - 13:10
Dublin Port aims to host record two million passengers this yearCompany behind capital’s main port also reports strong pick-up in cargo volumesThu Jul 09 2015 - 12:40
CPL Resources says full-year profits in line with expectationsRecruitment firm expects profits for year to the end of June to be about €13 millionThu Jul 09 2015 - 08:40
Full European Union summit on Greece to take place on SundayMerkel says finance available if Greek proposals ‘satisfactory’Tue Jul 07 2015 - 22:57
