Ireland’s 11 billionaires’ wealth rises 2% to €46.3bn, Oxfam saysThe best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business deskMon Jan 19 2026 - 06:28
Ireland’s 11 billionaires are collectively wealthier than 85% of the country’s adultsInequality widening globally, says charity in report that coincides with start of Davos forumMon Jan 19 2026 - 06:00
Irish start-up numbers surge to 15-year high in 2025Business data company CRIFVision-Net calls for additional support for businesses to maintain momentumMon Jan 19 2026 - 06:00
House of Guinness’s new chief wastes little time tackling stout at DiageoThe Irish stout brand has been a success story amid a challenging trading environment for the global drinks giantSat Jan 17 2026 - 06:00
Taxpayers’ cash ‘not a solution for every problem’, Harris told by officials Figures come from briefing material drawn up for Simon Harris on his appointment in December as Minister for Finance Fri Jan 16 2026 - 16:26
Smurfit Westrock among firms subject to €400m Italian ‘cartel’ lawsuitSmurfit Westrock one of several cardboard box makers being sued in Milan court by hundreds of firms Fri Jan 16 2026 - 06:00
A Saudi prince, €70,000 whiskey and a ‘hatchet job’: the DAA-Kenny Jacobs row spills into court As Kenny Jacobs seeks to reverse his suspension, his affidavit outlines his view of allegations made against himFri Jan 16 2026 - 06:00
DCC shares rise on gas deals after weakness amid FTSE 100 exit fearsDCC buying US-based UGI Group’s liquid gas businesses in Poland, Hungary, Czechia and SlovakiaThu Jan 15 2026 - 10:06
Glenveagh sees 2026 earnings rising amid higher completionsGlenveagh CEO said 'the policy framework to support increased housing delivery is now largely in place'Thu Jan 15 2026 - 08:05
Austrian bid for Finance Ireland seen as positive signal for PTSB Bawag is seen as one of the most likely industry bidders for Ireland’s third bank as advisers seek firm expressions of interest this monthWed Jan 14 2026 - 18:24
PTSB seeks to kill off ‘dormant’ tracker cases as sale pursuedLender put itself up for sale towards end of last yearWed Jan 14 2026 - 06:00
NTMA hires investment banks to sell €4bn in national debt State agency plans to issue €10bn to €14bn in long-term debt this year compared to €8.25bn last yearTue Jan 13 2026 - 15:23
DAA to pause investigation into suspended chief executive pending hearing High Court case set for mention on January 23rdMon Jan 12 2026 - 16:35
Iseq’s longest-standing chief keeps market guessing as ICG stake rises Share buybacks have seen Eamonn Rothwell’s stake in the business jump 50% but, at 71, what is his end game?Sat Jan 10 2026 - 06:00
Suspended DAA chief Kenny Jacobs rejects claims of ‘sexist, racist behaviour’Airport executive accuses DAA chairman Basil Geoghegan of wanting to get him out of office despite inquiry that cleared himFri Jan 09 2026 - 19:05
Colin Hunt: ‘We’ve seen greenwashing. The new phenomenon is greenhushing’AIB's chief executive on what's ahead for the lender in 2026, from AI's impact on banking to the future of hybrid workingFri Jan 09 2026 - 06:00
AIB plans to launch ‘next generation’ mobile app this yearMove comes amid main Irish banks’ plan to allow instant payments Fri Jan 09 2026 - 06:00
Oaktree and Johnny Ronan strike €415m Glass Bottle site refinancing with Deutsche Bank Development envisages 4,000 units on landmark Dublin plotThu Jan 08 2026 - 14:05
European shares close flat as investors eye Venezuela and economic dataDublin closes the day down 0.8%Wed Jan 07 2026 - 18:18
ICS Mortgages raises fixed rates as ECB hike fears pushes up market fundingNon-bank lenders are highly exposed to fluctuations in market funding costsTue Jan 06 2026 - 10:55
OTC Markets targets Irish companies as listing alternative in New YorkAIB, Cairn, Greencore and FBD among Irish companies that also have shares traded on OTCSat Jan 03 2026 - 06:00
Macquarie paves way for up to €510m in special dividends from Irish unit Details of capital reduction emerge in documents filed with Companies Registration Office Sat Jan 03 2026 - 06:00
European shares hit record high in first trading day of 2026Iseq All-Share reaches all-time high and FTSE 100 briefly breaches 10,000 for first time Fri Jan 02 2026 - 18:06
AIB resolves issue affecting android banking app Customers of AIB are said to have first started reporting issues with the app at around 4amFri Jan 02 2026 - 14:35
NTMA to tap bond market as soon as next week, selling billions of Irish Government bondsThe NTMA plans to issue between €10bn and €14bn in long-term debt this year Fri Jan 02 2026 - 11:27
From PTSB sale to Revolut’s mortgage entry: why 2026 is set to be busy year in bankingFinancial industry faces 12 more months of change after key chapters of the crisis era closed in 2025Thu Jan 01 2026 - 06:00
AI, Liberation Day chaos, and Irish taxpayers exiting AIB: Your A-Z of markets in 2025 This year has seen yet more companies leave the Irish stock market, including travel software group Datalex and hotel chain DalataThu Dec 25 2025 - 06:15
New Eversheds Irish practice signs up to office move as hiring continuesThe new practice’s staff count is on track to rise to 189 in early January, having started off with 170 in SeptemberWed Dec 24 2025 - 06:00
Banks and Ryanair power Iseq 20 to biggest surge since Irish bailout exitAIB, Bank of Ireland and Ryanair account for almost 28 per cent of the benchmark indexWed Dec 24 2025 - 06:00
Ryanair fined €255.8m by Italian watchdog for abuse of position in travel agent dealingsIrish carrier vows to appeal what it calls a ‘bizarre’ and ‘unsound’ decisionTue Dec 23 2025 - 11:36
Ardstone buys site for 1,400 homes as it closes in on Ires as largest Irish landlordCompany was behind biggest Irish purchase of apartments in 2025 and among the most active rental developersTue Dec 23 2025 - 06:00
PTSB sale process to step up notch in January The best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business deskMon Dec 22 2025 - 06:27
PTSB on track to press for firm expressions of bid interest in JanuaryWhile bank’s shares have pulled back in past month, the sale is said to have attracted solid initial interest Mon Dec 22 2025 - 06:00
Avant offers 2.3% rate on one-year savings account Competition for deposits is expected to increase in 2026 with official rates tipped to rise and new entrants eyeing the marketMon Dec 22 2025 - 06:00
Insurer Intact among final bidders for Generali’s Irish unit Zurich Insurance Group also said to be among a small number of bidders for RedClickSat Dec 20 2025 - 06:00
Kenmare’s long mine life meets a short supply of investor patience Irish mining company’s shares have emerged as the laggards of the Iseq 20Sat Dec 20 2025 - 06:00
European shares close at record high driven by defence stocksIseq ends session with a slight gainFri Dec 19 2025 - 18:40
AIB shifts some mortgage risks off balance sheet to free up capitalMove follows a similar deal involving €1bn of corporate loans in November 2024Thu Dec 18 2025 - 16:48
Roscommon firm becomes Euronext Dublin’s first ‘springboard’ stock market listingSenus, previously known as FarmEye, will begin trading on MondayThu Dec 18 2025 - 12:25
Kenmare shares fall as miner lowers production target Company having teething problems with upgrade of a processing plantWed Dec 17 2025 - 14:49
Nama’s State contribution reaches €5.6bn as wind-down almost completeSo-called bad bank is on track to be dissolved in 2026 with its remaining assets being moved to a new NTMA unitWed Dec 17 2025 - 14:17
Monzo investor dissent overshadows UK fintech’s new Irish licence Attempt being made to reverse departure of chief executiveWed Dec 17 2025 - 13:42
Over 70% of employers and public liability injury claims settle through litigationAward levels proved – on average – to be no higher than cases resolved through the State’s Injuries Resolution Board, according to Central Bank dataTue Dec 16 2025 - 12:42
Is CRH about to become Ireland’s first indigenous $100bn company?Shares in the construction materials giant have soared since it moved its main listing to the USSat Dec 13 2025 - 06:00
Former RSA Ireland CEO Philip Smith barred from senior financial role for 13 years but avoids fineCase centred around insurer not setting aside enough money to cover large claims a dozen years ago, which artificially inflated profitsFri Dec 12 2025 - 11:46
Tullow’s bonds wallow at 72c on dollar as Moody’s eyes ‘default’Shares in the company have plunged 72 per cent this yearFri Dec 12 2025 - 06:00
Erisbeg buys balcony maker Forte Pespa in €20m deal amid push on apartmentsCo Dublin company is leading provider of prefabricated modular balconiesFri Dec 12 2025 - 06:00
ECB to simplify bank capital rules but stick to buffer requirementsCurrent regulation is too cumbersome and risks backfiring, Europe’s top banking watchdog saysThu Dec 11 2025 - 19:48
Main Irish nursing homes post four straight years of losses after M&A spreeFrench groups own four of the five largest providers in the State, following a series of deals between 2017 and 2021Thu Dec 11 2025 - 06:00
Energia’s first-half earnings drop 22% before €2.5bn dealEnergia saw earnings decline in its customer supply business and gas-fired power plants in north Dublin, but rise slightly in its renewable energy portfolio. Thu Dec 11 2025 - 06:00
