Irish construction nears stabilisation after Covid-19 hit150,000 construction workers are operating on 1,100 sites, according to the CIFMon Oct 12 2020 - 01:31
One-third of Irish publicans see risk of permanent closureOne-fifth of pubs paying out up to €2,000 to keep businesses going while closedMon Oct 12 2020 - 01:00
Aryzta’s new chairman has five weeks to come up with a planCentre of power of beseiged Swiss-Irish bread-maker shifted from Dublin to ZurichFri Oct 09 2020 - 14:21
Borrowers return to normal loan repayments after Covid breaksAgenda: ‘Unemployment is a lagging indicator in any recession because businesses will hang on for as long as they can before failing’Fri Oct 09 2020 - 07:30
Iseq reaches highest level since February amid US stimulus hopesUK shares rise on post-Brexit trade deal optimismThu Oct 08 2020 - 18:53
State to raise over €50m selling most of Greencoat Renewables stakeIreland Strategic Investment Funds will retain a 4.8% interest in wind energy investorThu Oct 08 2020 - 17:34
Banking Culture Board warns banks on Covid policiesBody says rebuilding trust after scandals will depend how vulnerable customers are treatedThu Oct 08 2020 - 15:27
Tullow to reveal debt-cutting plan next month after cash warningAnalysts expect further asset sales and refinancingWed Oct 07 2020 - 09:58
Up to 15% of borrowers on payment breaks may need further relief, says PTSBLess than half of the 13,000 three-month pandemic breaks need to be extendedWed Oct 07 2020 - 01:00
AIB considers charging wealthy customers for holding their moneyBank is grappling with low rates and rising household savingsTue Oct 06 2020 - 18:02
Bidders eye parts of Aryzta as ‘all strategic options’ on table after €1.1bn lossCEO Kevin Toland’s pay package falls more than 50% to €2 millionTue Oct 06 2020 - 15:58
AIG names Aidan Connaughton as new Irish headIncoming general manger with insurer for over 30 yearsFri Oct 02 2020 - 17:11
LVMH’s refusal to put a ring on Tiffany fails to dent merger flurryMarket Beat: With M&A activity busy, competition authorities need to be on their toesFri Oct 02 2020 - 16:25
McGuinness faces Brexit and Covid grilling at parliamentary hearingCommissioner designate’s suitability for financial services role to come under scrutinyThu Oct 01 2020 - 19:21
AA Ireland bought by Olivier Sarkozy-led fund for more than €240mRoadside assistance firm ‘will continue to operate as an Irish-based company’ says CEOThu Oct 01 2020 - 16:18
Irish SMEs face up to €11.7bn revenue shortfall amid Covid, warns Central BankReport suggests State could give SMEs equity-like grants that may offer some returnThu Oct 01 2020 - 16:06
NTMA plans to sell bonds next weekAgency has raised €21.3 billion in international markets this yearThu Oct 01 2020 - 11:09
Dublin-listed firms face deadline to keep shares trading post-BrexitLess than five months for meetings, paperwork to ensure that trading can continueThu Oct 01 2020 - 05:34
Apple’s Irish tax account takes €37m interest rates hitAccount set up by State to hold €14.3bn of alleged back taxes suffers due to ultra-low ratesWed Sept 30 2020 - 19:13
Leslie Buckley retires from Digicel boardDenis O’Brien associate was founding director of telecoms groupWed Sept 30 2020 - 17:25
IAIM saw lobbying as key to CEO role taken by D'ArcyEx-minister did not inform ethics watchdog of move to association of investment managersWed Sept 30 2020 - 10:01
CRH finance chief Senan Murphy announces surprise exitFellow former Bank of Ireland executive Andrew Keating seen as likely successorWed Sept 30 2020 - 07:23
Makhlouf secures UK pension on top of €286,800 Central Bank roleBoard minutes show Covid-19, cybersecurity and investment strategy were discussedTue Sept 29 2020 - 12:13
Minister seeks AG’s advice on banker accountability lawsProcess of introducing Bill on issue has been delayed by several things, including Covid-19Sat Sept 26 2020 - 06:41
Bank of Ireland sees about 2,000 staff apply for voluntary redundancyThe figure equates to more than 19% of the lender’s workforce at the end of last yearSat Sept 26 2020 - 06:00
Michael O’Leary is the boss you want to lead an airline out of crisisMarket Beat: Ryanair boss has taken steps to leave carrier ready for recoveryFri Sept 25 2020 - 15:47
PTSB names Grant Thornton partner as interim CFOPaul McCann steps in as bank continues to search for permanent figure for positionFri Sept 25 2020 - 11:00
KBC Ireland fined €18.3m for ‘unconscionable’ tracker scandal roleBank’s strategy saw borrowers lose 66 properties including 11 family homesThu Sept 24 2020 - 17:21
Datalex vies ‘aggressively’ for business as investors back Desmond loansTravel software group hit by Covid shutdown of sectorThu Sept 24 2020 - 16:14
Starling eyes 2021 capital raise as Irish licence talks progressChallenger bank plans to use Republic as base for European expansionThu Sept 24 2020 - 15:48
Women accounted for 60% Iseq board recruits in 2019Moves to improve gender balance in Irish boardrooms sees immediate resultsThu Sept 24 2020 - 10:05
Mortgage software firm offers brokers up to 50% stakeThe aim is to to steal a march on the fintechs vying to streamline loan applicationsThu Sept 24 2020 - 05:00
AIB raises €1bn in first Irish bank green bond saleBank of Ireland is also planning to enter fast-growing area of global debt marketsWed Sept 23 2020 - 11:20
Bank of Ireland sees more than 1,400 staff apply for redundancyCompany offering four weeks’ pay per year of service, in addition to statutory two weeksWed Sept 23 2020 - 05:40
Irish insurers in focus as UK cracks down on dual pricingCentral Bank of Ireland is also examining pricing policies across home, motor marketsTue Sept 22 2020 - 20:17
‘Tax war’ will hit Ireland if digital tax talks fail, OECD saysOrganisation to publish plans to reform international taxation in a digitalised worldTue Sept 22 2020 - 15:35
EU said to be leaning towards appealing Apple tax decisionAppeal would mean €14.3bn would remain in escrow account for duration of the caseTue Sept 22 2020 - 11:16
Banks face ‘hectic’ loan restructuring as payment breaks end, Goodbody warnsCentral Bank says there are 90,539 active payment breaks across Irish householdsTue Sept 22 2020 - 10:42
Finance Ireland refinances mortgages with low level of payment breaksNon-bank lenders can question and seek more proof for payment holidays, S&P saysTue Sept 22 2020 - 05:35
EU watchdog calls for end to Covid loan payment breaksEuropean Banking Authority says banks should return to offering relief on a ‘case-by-case’ basisMon Sept 21 2020 - 21:00
EU signals late call on Apple tax appeal as deadline loomsIt is expected that EU commission will not appeal court rulingFri Sept 18 2020 - 17:31
NatWest confirms review of Ulster Bank as Covid-19 bitesStatement comes after report that wind-down of lender is being consideredFri Sept 18 2020 - 17:12
Will PTSB be Ulster Bank’s knight in shining armour?Market Beat: Closure would mark the end of a storied bank and further erode competition in the marketFri Sept 18 2020 - 15:33
Gabriel Makhlouf: ‘A full second lockdown would be very serious for the economy’Interview: Central Bank of Ireland governor ‘particularly worried’ about mental wellbeingFri Sept 18 2020 - 06:40
Has NatWest finally run out of patience with Ulster Bank?Behind the business-as-usual facade, things are not rosy between the bank and its parentThu Sept 17 2020 - 19:29
NatWest considers closing Ulster Bank in the RepublicWinding down bank would put 2,800 jobs at riskThu Sept 17 2020 - 19:00
Ulster Bank names Ruairí O’Flynn as new chairmanFormer Canada Life CEO started career in BofIThu Sept 17 2020 - 14:28
Watchdog says ‘reasonable grounds’ to suspect car insurers broke competition lawsProvisional finding follows four-year investigation into ‘price signalling’Thu Sept 17 2020 - 13:33
Aryzta sale in doubt as dissidents score boardroom coupNew chairman Urs Jordi says now would be the ‘worst point’ to sell baked goods groupWed Sept 16 2020 - 11:33
Majority of food and accommodation SMEs secure payment breaks on loansMortgages with past issues more likely to take payment holidayTue Sept 15 2020 - 11:25
