Calls for a ‘Spotify levy’, and Drumshanbo Irish Gin’s latest profitsThe best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business deskMon Dec 15 2025 - 06:35
‘Spotify levy’ could fund next generation of CMATs and Fontaines DCs, says trade bodyAIM Ireland believes Government tax incentives to develop indigenous music industry should be exploredMon Dec 15 2025 - 06:00
Falling tech stocks drag global shares lowerBroadcom drops after sales outlook falls short of lofty expectationsFri Dec 12 2025 - 18:00
Freight airline ASL engages WRC to break ‘impasse’ with pilots and avert strikeAround 90 Ialpa members are due to begin a strike next weekFri Dec 12 2025 - 16:15
New data centres must generate and supply electricity to wider market, regulator rulesDecision follows CRU’s review of grid connection rules for large energy usersFri Dec 12 2025 - 13:18
Today’s stock market round-up: How shares fared in Dublin, London, Europe and New YorkOracle’s disappointing quarterly forecasts led to declines in some of the world’s biggest tech namesThu Dec 11 2025 - 17:35
Inflation jumps above 3% as prices rise at fastest pace since February 2024Education costs rise by 8.9%, linked to Government’s third-level fee hikeThu Dec 11 2025 - 11:35
RTÉ will outsource Lotto draws in cost-saving drive, Kevin Bakhurst tells media committeeDirector general says he expects 100 employee exits this year, with broadcaster on course to reduce staff by 400 in next five yearsWed Dec 10 2025 - 18:04
Only top 20% of Irish earners can afford to rent an apartment, surveyors say Price of two-bed apartment ranges from €480,000 to €650,000, says Society of Chartered Surveyors IrelandTue Dec 09 2025 - 00:01
Northern Ireland economy ‘underperforming’ Republic but exceeding UK growth rateImproving cross-border data collection a ‘strategic priority’ for future ‘shared island’ analysisMon Dec 08 2025 - 12:15
Soaring rents and ageing renter population leaves many ‘financially exposed’, says insurerNumber of renters over 65 has doubled since 2011, as home ownership among younger cohorts collapsedMon Dec 08 2025 - 08:49
Murky bidding processes squeezing home salesThe best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business deskMon Dec 08 2025 - 07:10
Stocks gain as investors cheer delayed US economic dataS&P 500 rises to a hair below October’s recordFri Dec 05 2025 - 17:42
Solar 21 denies two subsidiaries are insolvent after investors file winding-up petitionRenewable energy group says it will ‘vigorously’ defend itselfFri Dec 05 2025 - 15:17
Credit unions explore ‘central treasury function’ to unlock €9.9bn mortgage and SME lendingMove follows Central Bank’s decision to increase sector’s lending limits earlier this yearFri Dec 05 2025 - 06:00
Recent income tax changes ‘echo’ pre-2008 financial crisis budgets, Central Bank warns‘Little change’ in average tax rates across the income distribution since 2013, new research findsThu Dec 04 2025 - 15:58
8,000 Irish investors blocked from withdrawing cash from German retail property fundGreenman Fund has activated ‘redemption gate’ after spike in redemption requests during third quarterThu Dec 04 2025 - 05:00
Gambling and clothing lead to increased spending on credit and debit cards in OctoberCentral Bank said the Halloween effect, with spending on costume hire, was a factor in strong increase in spending on clothing Wed Dec 03 2025 - 13:41
Digital banks not to attend Oireachtas committee reviewing regulation of sector Revolut, Bunq, N26 and Monzo invited to discuss regulatory oversight of fast-growing so-called neobanks in Irish marketWed Dec 03 2025 - 06:00
Irish households not getting full benefit of retail investment, research revealsJust 44% of adults hold any investments, according to BPFI – although more than three-quarters have savings accounts Tue Dec 02 2025 - 05:01
Global shares pause for breath after recent winning streakRout in bitcoin deepens, sending crypto-related shares downMon Dec 01 2025 - 17:34
Irish households not getting full benefit of retail investment, says Central BankMore than half of those who are not currently investing said clear guidance about how to start would encourage them to do soMon Dec 01 2025 - 15:39
Dublin Port charges ‘not expected’ to fuel Irish inflation, says operatorDublin Port Company to increase charges and introduce new €15 ‘infrastructure’ levyMon Dec 01 2025 - 14:13
Nama’s asset strategy was ‘broadly successful’ - reportBad bank, which is to be wound up later this year, has been accused to paying too much for assets and not maximising profits on their saleThu Nov 27 2025 - 15:26
Combined €21bn revenues pass through fast-fashion giant Shein’s Irish subsidiariesTwo entities in the group have just filed accounts in DublinThu Nov 27 2025 - 15:19
Web Summit back in profit after Paddy Cosgrave’s return as CEO Cosgrave settled five interrelated High Court lawsuits involving his former business partners earlier this yearThu Nov 27 2025 - 11:12
Irish Ferries owner reports 10% jump in revenues despite falling car volumesICG has reduced sailings on Dover-Calais route to redeploy capacity to Ireland-France routeWed Nov 26 2025 - 10:40
Irish space companies won €24m in European Space Agency contracts in 2024Some 116 Irish firms operate in the sector, up from just 30 a decade agoWed Nov 26 2025 - 08:49
Coalition ‘budgeting like there’s no tomorrow’, warns fiscal watchdogIreland is ‘flying blind’ without the medium-term spending plan promised in programme for governmentWed Nov 26 2025 - 06:00
Rent reforms ‘already’ improving sentiment among apartment developers, says Ires ReitState’s largest private landlord on track to sell 50 apartments this yearTue Nov 25 2025 - 07:29
Galway medtech SymPhysis Medical awarded $1.25m by US state-backed incubatorGrant will support the device-maker’s push for US regulatory clearanceTue Nov 25 2025 - 06:00
European shares inch higher, led by banks, following upbeat forecastsIseq index advances 1.8%, led by AIB and Bank of IrelandMon Nov 24 2025 - 17:44
Taoglas eyes add-ons after divesting its TxWireless business in 2025Management fees and interest costs drive $17.6m loss at Irish unitMon Nov 24 2025 - 14:03
Redquartz offers investors private bond secured against ‘State-backed’ contractsThe best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business deskMon Nov 24 2025 - 06:26
Konversational ramps up US expansion with senior hiresDublin-headquartered technology company opened a New York office in JulyMon Nov 24 2025 - 06:00
Redquartz offers investors private bond ‘backed by Government accommodation contracts’Minimum of €10,000 required for 24 month period Mon Nov 24 2025 - 06:00
Dublin isn’t a ‘bargain bucket’ tourism destination, says Little Museum bossIncome rises to €1.4m despite closure of museum for rennovation during 2024Mon Nov 24 2025 - 06:00
Facebook Ireland’s former boss: ‘It gave us the ick, seeing Zuckerberg cosy up to Trump’As Gareth Lambe builds online GP services group Medihive into a major medtech player, he says trust is the key to making the most of technologyFri Nov 21 2025 - 05:00
European shares stabilise as investors await Nvidia reportChipmaker’s earnings could set the tone in markets for the rest of the yearWed Nov 19 2025 - 17:33
Onus on broadcasters to be ‘transparent’ about pundits’ interests, says media regulatorJoint Oireachtas Committee on Media to hear from Ivan YatesWed Nov 19 2025 - 13:35
Stillorgan Shopping Centre introduces car parking fees before ChristmasCharges of €1.20 per hour will be enforced from WednesdayTue Nov 18 2025 - 17:06
Watchdog upholds complaint against ‘tongue-in-cheek’ Buckfast advert written by AIComplaint over alleged ‘misleading’ description of Cairn Homes development not upheld by Advertising Standards AuthorityTue Nov 18 2025 - 15:05
Global shares edge lower ahead of key US data and Nvidia earningsMarkets are in a holding pattern at the start of week that will test risk appetiteMon Nov 17 2025 - 17:34
Applications open for 229 Land Development Agency cost-rental apartments in DublinCooper Square is part of Seven Mills, a new town being developed in Dublin 22Mon Nov 17 2025 - 15:16
Rosemary Keogh on ‘steep learning curve’ of taking charge of Chartered Accountants IrelandGroup joined with Certified Public Accountants last year to create largest professional body on islandMon Nov 17 2025 - 06:00
Prem Group pays €30m dividend as room revenues riseFortress Investment Group acquired a majority stake in the Irish-headquartered hotel operator in 2021Fri Nov 14 2025 - 17:29
‘Too early’ to commit to December US interest rate cut, says Fed’s DalyMary C Daly, president of the San Francisco Federal Reserve, was speaking at an event in DublinThu Nov 13 2025 - 14:58
Higher banana costs hit earnings at produce giant DoleGroup hit by loss on sale of fresh vegetables division earlier this yearMon Nov 10 2025 - 14:34
Kingspan maintains profit guidance as sales grow to €6.8bnInsulation giant is exploring partial flotation of data centre building unit Advnsys Mon Nov 10 2025 - 07:51
SAP Ireland pays €157m dividend to European parent companiesGerman software giant, Europe’s most valuable company, employs more than 2,000 hereSat Nov 08 2025 - 06:00
