Profits, Irish sales up at Decathlon ahead of Clerys openingSports retailer’s Irish turnover up 20% but ‘slightly below expectations’Tue Oct 08 2024 - 14:17
Harcourt Developments to unveil €5m upgrade of luxury Donegal hotelPat Doherty-founded group has added 25 luxury suites at its Lough Eske Castle hotelMon Oct 07 2024 - 15:24
Galway medtech raises €2.2m as it charts course for US launchSymPhisis Medical has developed a device to treat pleural fluid build-up in late-stage cancer patientsMon Oct 07 2024 - 05:00
Budget likely to push more elderly and people with disabilities into poverty - ESRIChild poverty rate will remain unchanged despite the child benefit lump sumsFri Oct 04 2024 - 14:04
Former head of Eason marketing Brendan Corbett to lead Dubray Books Dubray’s turnover has risen 13% to €16m including €4.3m from its new storesThu Oct 03 2024 - 15:32
New PRSI-linked unemployment benefit to commence in March, says MinisterUnlike Jobseekers, three rates of payment will be available to recipients under scheme, depending on their PRSI contributionsThu Oct 03 2024 - 14:24
Kepak unveils €8m upgrade of Westmeath meat plantInvestment in facility supported through Government’s Capital Investment SchemeThu Oct 03 2024 - 12:53
Irish company merger and acquisition deals fall despite significant rise in value Apollo Global’s $11bn joint venture with Intel in Leixlip tops London Stock Exchange’s deal tableThu Oct 03 2024 - 12:44
Minister defends ‘fighting’ for hospitality VAT reduction in Budget 2025Industry lobbyists have widely criticised Peter Burke’s failure to secure the tax cutWed Oct 02 2024 - 11:51
Increase to R&D tax credit threshold ‘very welcome’ move for SME sectorBudget 2025: Department of Finance will conduct review of scheme over coming yearTue Oct 01 2024 - 15:07
Hospitality sector ‘gravely disappointed’ with budget measuresBudget 2025: ‘Minor supports’ for pubs ‘nearly useless,’ says vintners’ lobbyTue Oct 01 2024 - 14:35
Universal Social Charge to fall to 3% next year, Minister confirmsBudget 2025: Government attempting to ‘buy an election’ while ‘hollowing out the tax base’, say unionsTue Oct 01 2024 - 14:01
Irish manufacturing slumps again in September, ‘mirroring’ EU slowdownFactory gate price inflation reaches highest levels since February 2023, says AIBTue Oct 01 2024 - 05:00
Bank of Ireland appoints former Barclays banker as chairmanAkshaya Bhargava will replace the outgoing Patrick Kennedy after 14 years on the boardMon Sept 30 2024 - 12:11
Retail sales down in August as car sales plummetCar retailers have flagged declining sales this year amid a slump in new electric vehicle registrationsMon Sept 30 2024 - 11:26
Yuno Energy to enter gas market with cheap rates on offerCompany allows customers to track their energy usage and costs on its appMon Sept 30 2024 - 07:37
Increase in mortgage approvals continues in August as switching activity picks upFirst-time buyers continue to drive activity in the market, representing 62% of approvals since August 2023Fri Sept 27 2024 - 06:00
Visits to Irish museums and galleries topped pre-Covid levels in 2023Guinness Storehouse is the Republic’s most-visited fee-charging attraction, welcoming close to 1.5m peopleThu Sept 26 2024 - 15:05
Minister’s solution to passenger cap row ‘simplistic’ and ‘naive’, says DAA chiefMinister for Tourism Catherine Martin reiterates Government call for airlines to divert traffic to regional airports, away from Dublin AirportWed Sept 25 2024 - 10:28
State bodies ‘sucking up planners like a basking shark’, construction conference hearsLocal authorities and the private sector are left hungry for talentTue Sept 24 2024 - 13:47
Invest in data centre emissions tech to help hit climate targets, says PwCRepublic could become a ‘global leader’ in the decarbonisation of data centres, report statesTue Sept 24 2024 - 00:00
Focus on infrastructure needed to boost housing delivery, says construction industryConstruction Industry Federation calls on Government to develop ‘plan-led’ approach to utilities infrastructureMon Sept 23 2024 - 15:25
Leinster Rugby to fly from Belfast instead of Dublin Airport amid passenger cap row, says RyanairAirline wants Minister for Transport Eamon Ryan to direct regulator to issue additional slots this winterMon Sept 23 2024 - 12:53
‘Unseasonably’ strong August winds contribute to ‘notable’ drop in gas demandAt its peak, wind energy supplied 74% of the country’s electricity but fell to less than 1% during calm periodsMon Sept 23 2024 - 08:02
Employment in funds sector rising despite talent shortageValue of funds administered in the State has quadrupled since 2008 to €5.7 trillion, says Irish FundsMon Sept 23 2024 - 05:00
Ashford Castle expands staff accommodation amid housing crisisRevenues up 16% at luxury hotels amid strong inbound tourism from the USThu Sept 19 2024 - 16:44
Decision to curb night-time flights at Dublin Airport a ‘threat to jobs’ – Aer LingusPlanning regulator said DAA should reduce night flights by 60%Thu Sept 19 2024 - 12:40
Moran Hospitality to open new venue at Chophouse restaurant in BallsbridgeBar restaurant has reopened but will be renamed and given a ‘facelift’Wed Sept 18 2024 - 17:51
Draft decision on night flights ‘a backward step’, says Dublin Airport operatorAn Bord Pleanala’s decision contains ‘significant contradictions’, according to DAAWed Sept 18 2024 - 17:20
Pricing pressures in Irish economy now on par with Celtic Tiger era, fiscal council warns Budgetary watchdog claims Government’s net spending this year will jump close to 9% despite its own self-imposed 5% limitWed Sept 18 2024 - 15:29
Hines buys near 300-bed student housing scheme in DublinProperty investment group will rebrand Scape Dublin as Stephen’s Quarter and operate it through its Aparto platformWed Sept 18 2024 - 13:53
Decision on Dublin Airport night flights appeal delayedResidents living under flight path claim victory but ABP decision raises more questionsTue Sept 17 2024 - 16:28
Private equity firm snaps up ice cream chain Scrumdiddly’s Knightbridge also recently acquired a majority stake in troubled salad bar brand Freshly ChoppedTue Sept 17 2024 - 12:13
Energy costs a worry for small and medium enterprises in advance of winterCompanies concerned that customers can no longer afford further price rises, putting further pressure on marginsMon Sept 16 2024 - 06:00
Women workers feeling decline in wellbeing as financial stress rises, survey revealsYounger workers more likely to report improvements in overall workplace wellbeing, says LocktonMon Sept 16 2024 - 05:00
Tax the rich in Budget 2025, says independent Oireachtas unitSeen & Heard: Matt Ryan’s Press Up exit; Capreit vows ‘never again’ to invest in Ireland; Airport cap could face EU challengeSun Sept 15 2024 - 12:37
Dublin Airport power outage causes major disruptionPower failure led to delays at check-in and at US preclearance in Terminal 2 for a period of timeSun Sept 15 2024 - 10:04
Losses widen at Stripe Europe to $1.1bn after employee ‘liquidity event’Payments giant, recently valued at $70bn, paid out millions to employee shareholders in March 2023Fri Sept 13 2024 - 17:31
Aviation regulator proposes 25m seat limit for Dublin Airport next summer IAA also expects demand to ‘significantly exceed’ the 32 million-a-year passenger cap next yearThu Sept 12 2024 - 17:01
‘We’ve already broken it’: Dublin Airport passenger cap ‘bogus’ says Ryanair’s O’LearyAirline has called on IAA to issue additional slots to avert potential winter crisisThu Sept 12 2024 - 11:08
Almost half of workers suffering from financial stress amid cost-of-living crisisMany employees believe they were not adequately compensated for surging inflation last year, according to SD Worx surveyThu Sept 12 2024 - 01:00
Payroll software firm UKG to add 200 jobs at Kilkenny hubUS company arrived in the southeast in 2023 following its acquisition of ImmedisWed Sept 11 2024 - 10:02
Regulator set to announce draft Dublin Airport slots for next summer as passenger cap loomsAnnouncement will come against ongoing controversy around cap imposed as condition of opening second runway in 2022Wed Sept 11 2024 - 09:43
Thirst for talent motivating firms to join acquisition trailLarge cohort of Irish businesses are mulling M&A prospects over the next year, says AonWed Sept 11 2024 - 05:00
Dublin landlord at centre of tax dispute named in list of defaultersRevenue secures judgment in the courts against nine defaulters for a total of almost €1.9mTue Sept 10 2024 - 20:33
C&C kicks off €15m share buyback despite decline in revenuesDrinks group says first-half performance in line with expectations amid fall in cider sales in BritainMon Sept 09 2024 - 19:01
UK group to acquire Irish kitchen designer BrodericksFormer Java Republic boss Grace O’Shaughnessy named new chief executive of Dublin-based corporate catering equipment specialistMon Sept 09 2024 - 12:22
Arachas acquires Limerick insurance brokerage in third deal of 2024Gerry O’Mahony Insurances was founded by the father of former Munster Rugby players Ronan and Barry O’MahonyThu Sept 05 2024 - 18:10
Sinn Féin focuses on ‘just a certain proportion’ of housing market’, says Glenveagh chiefHousing company sees order book hit €1.4bn says it remains on track to complete 2,700 units this yearThu Sept 05 2024 - 17:21
Ireland ‘out of step’ with other countries on anti-fraud policies - Bank of IrelandFraud attempts up 76% this year, says lenderThu Sept 05 2024 - 15:00
