Irish woman appointed CFO at largest UK-owned airport group
Marie Joyce, a non-executive director at DAA, has been named chief financial officer of Manchester Airports Group
More than 4,100 people avail of First Home Scheme to buy a home
Scheme is aimed at bridging the mortgage and deposit finance gap for first-time buyers
Construction giant asked for advice on children’s hospital
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Disappointment at lack of tax incentive for regional film and TV productions in budget
Minister for Culture Patrick O’Donovan says he wants to ‘revisit’ enhanced tax credit for regional productions
Renewables generated 42% of electricity in September
Wind farms were the biggest source of renewable electricity in the month, says EirGrid
Households worse off after Budget 2026
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Hospitality VAT cut delayed to July due to ‘significant cost’ of policy measure
No ‘sunset clause’ on measure, meaning reduction is a permanent feature of tax code
Rising food, labour costs eat into profits at Michelin-recognised Ashford Castle
But directors of luxury hotel say 2025 has seen an ‘uplift’ in trade
Irish inflation jumps to highest level in 18 months as food prices surge
Rising cost of foodstuffs contributes to 2.7% increase in price levels in September from the same month in 2024, says CSO
Average house prices in Ireland now eight times higher than earnings - MyHome.ie
Asking prices for homes up 5.7% in September but rate of increase has slowed
Hospitality VAT cut about sector’s viability, Burke says
Peter Burke says EU rules prevented the Coalition from excluding large fast food multinationals
TG4 receives additional €5.4m in Budget 2026 to expand children’s programming and news service
Irish language broadcaster’s annual funding has increased considerably since 2020 but remains below its target level
R&D tax credit in budget to rise from 30% to 35% next year
Budget 2026: Government will also increase threshold for first-year refunds to ‘support smaller projects’
Joe Duffy Motors hails ‘strong’ 2024 despite slump in EV sales
Group revenues topped €539 million last year, down 7.5% amid industry challenges
Budget 2026: Rising ‘standstill costs’ eat into space for new budget policies
Parliamentary Budget Office says Government would have to spend more than €3bn just to maintain existing levels of service