Farmers who put IR£50 into investment group 50 years ago will each get back almost €16,000Value of share buyback scheme at Farmer Business Developments more than doubles to €4.4 millionThu Aug 18 2022 - 18:10
Share values retreat before advancing UK inflation Iseq index dips almost 1.3% on volatile day for most heavyweights, especially those with UK exposureWed Aug 17 2022 - 18:37
The woman from the kingdom of Kerry who wants to crown Tesco as a ‘loved’ brand in the Irish marketNew Tesco Ireland chief executive, Natasha Adams, who originally hails from Glencar, will oversee capital expenditure in the Republic this year of €50mWed Aug 17 2022 - 06:00
Tesco to spend €50m this year on Irish expansionSupermarkets group opened its 154th store in the Irish market on Tuesday, on Dublin's South Lotts Road, near RingsendWed Aug 17 2022 - 06:00
Dublin restaurateur raises €400k for new venue by selling voucher books worth €10,000Owner of Michael’s in Mount Merrion uses exclusive club of “friends with benefits” model to fund new €1.6 million venue in BlackrockSat Aug 13 2022 - 05:00
State can’t keep ‘squeezing the living daylights’ out of DAA, departing chief saysDeparting chief executive Dalton Philips accepts blame for summer queueing crisis even as Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary praises his tenureFri Aug 12 2022 - 10:50
Let’s not be too Daft about the accuracy of all the data on rental marketSome of the reporting around the property website's latest report repeats subtle inaccuraciesFri Aug 12 2022 - 05:00
Irish IT group Ekco buys Unity from Datalex chairman David HargadenThe deal brings Ekco's annual revenues to €105 millionTue Aug 09 2022 - 05:00
Upbeat economic data from US and China buoys tradersIseq ahead as markets recover ground on Monday after falls over previous weekMon Aug 08 2022 - 19:24
Hydrocarbons may eventually kill us but the economy could die first Ireland is playing both sides by importing oil and gas from despots while refusing to drill it from our own backyardFri Aug 05 2022 - 05:00
Revenues rise at Three Ireland but advertising costs and network investment limit its earningsThe mobile operator recorded strong growth in subscriber numbers in the first half of the yearThu Aug 04 2022 - 09:30
Foreign investors mull possibility of Sinn Féin government as deal volumes slowSlowdown is under way in Irish mergers and acquisitions activity, research from William Fry suggestsWed Aug 03 2022 - 06:00
Fisheries industry chief to take over as new head of Bord BiaJim O’Toole will take over as chief executive on November 1stTue Aug 02 2022 - 17:56
Neste to buy Waterford animal fats firm to get raw material for green jet fuelTramore-based Walco Foods renders animal by-products but soon will be owned by Nasdaq-listed NesteMon Aug 01 2022 - 08:00
Tourism self-catering landlords criticise ‘rushed’ new rules on advertisingRepresentative body says regime requiring planning permission for short-term lets causing ‘huge stress’Mon Aug 01 2022 - 06:00
Mystery Isle of Man firm to take full control of Lough Rynn and Kilronan castles Manx entity whose ownership is obscured behind a web of companies will buy out luxury estates first developed by Alan HanlyMon Aug 01 2022 - 05:30
Caveat: Commercial long Covid is speeding death of customer serviceStandards and staffing were hit in the pandemic but companies must stop using the disruption as an excuseFri Jul 29 2022 - 05:00
Investors bet US contraction might mean fewer interest rate risesIseq in Dublin rises along with most other European marketsThu Jul 28 2022 - 19:55
Sales at Penneys stores in Ireland last year fell 13% due to Covid lockdownsRetailer breaks out its Irish trading results for the first time due to new accounting rulesWed Jul 27 2022 - 19:28
Tourism industry seeks budget incentives for car hire companiesSector's lobby group calls for budget tax relief on vehicle registration to incentivise hire companies to replenish fleetsWed Jul 27 2022 - 18:49
Four Star Pizza plans to deliver 45 new Irish outlets and 900 jobsThe Irish master franchise holder is also considering expanding into Britain next yearTue Jul 26 2022 - 15:53
CSO data shows domestic tourism recovery while foreign and business travel lagged due to OmicronDomestic holidaymakers spent €292 million in the first three months of 2022Tue Jul 26 2022 - 13:59
Markets broadly flat as investors prepare for interest rate hikesInternational sell-off in commodities hits resource stocks on the IseqFri Jul 01 2022 - 19:10
Electric Ireland to increase price of electricity by 11% and gas by 32%Electric Ireland blames war in Ukraine for increase in customers billsFri Jul 01 2022 - 14:50
Corporate watchdog gets ready to bark louderIan Drennan, the director of corporate enforcement, intends to use beefed up Garda resources to chase more criminal wrongdoingFri Jul 01 2022 - 12:30
Sales rise sharply at Glen Dimplex following investment programmeNaughton family-owned business says growth at one of its main units has continued into 2022Fri Jul 01 2022 - 05:45
Corporate insolvencies rise sharply as pandemic supports wear offExperts say the number of companies going bust will rise further as tax bills become due and inflation kicks inFri Jul 01 2022 - 05:00
Tourism is a €9.5bn industry, not just a bit of funThe chaos around travel is emblematic of how the sector is viewed by those in powerFri Jul 01 2022 - 05:00
Fears of global recession and interest rate hikes send shares into freefallHawkish comments from central bankers raise fears growth will be sacrificed to cure inflationWed Jun 29 2022 - 20:08
Irish grocery inflation hits a near 10-year high as annual shopping bills rise €453Quarterly revenues in the sector fell almost 5% and would have fallen further at those volumes only for price inflationMon Jun 27 2022 - 13:33
Lifting caps on banker pay now would be a bicycle kick of a political own goalIt remains in the public interest for the State to keep a grip on institutions that continue to show signs of rotFri Jun 24 2022 - 05:00
European shares drop on poor industry data while US bond yields tumble Plummeting bank shares drag Dublin’s Iseq index into the redThu Jun 23 2022 - 19:14
Michael D Higgins may be a poet but his economics rarely rhymeCaveat: President isn’t wrong when he says housing is a `disaster’ but that doesn’t mean he knows how to fix the problemFri Jun 17 2022 - 05:00
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy addresses Dublin Tech SummitWar-time leader promises to put digital technology at the centre of his country's economic rebuildThu Jun 16 2022 - 19:04
Dublin firmly in the crosshairs as rural politicians slam the city’s hotel industry for ‘price gouging’Industry representatives felt the heat at an Oireachtas committee meetingWed Jun 15 2022 - 18:49
Doctors and dentists included on latest tax defaulters listThe largest settlement was for almost €10m with a Louth fuel supplier now in liquidationTue Jun 14 2022 - 17:28
Irish Hotels Federation rejects accusations of profiteering and warns against ‘media hype’IHF says 17.6 per cent of rooms in the capital are currently not available for sale to the public, making the supply crisis worseTue Jun 14 2022 - 15:28
Markets a sea of red as they enter bear territoryFears of recession due to monetary tightening sparked a widespread selloff on MondayMon Jun 13 2022 - 20:35
EY warns inflation is making it harder to deal with the housing crisisThe firm predicts annual completions should reach 32,000 in 2024 but that is still below Government targets to address the crisisMon Jun 13 2022 - 05:00
State using 8,500 hotel rooms to house refugees Surge in demand for accommodation for refugees from Ukraine and elsewhere is worsening an acute supply shortage for tourists that has led to escalating room ratesMon Jun 13 2022 - 05:00
New gender pay gap rules need greater clarity, says PwCHow to account for maternity pay, sick pay and bonuses among problem areas, according to firmMon Jun 13 2022 - 05:00
War and protectionism are making it harder to do corporate deals, report suggestsTalent, trade and technology the main driving factors behind mergers and acquisitions, says EvershedsMon Jun 13 2022 - 05:00
Hotel room excessive price hikes may cost tourism its 9% VAT rateHoteliers claim room prices are up because refugees are occupying much of their stock. But taxpayers pay them for these and sector is profiteering on remaining supplyFri Jun 10 2022 - 05:00
Glen Dimplex agrees to sell Morphy Richards in deal worth up to €200mElectrical group founded by Martin Naughton will sell the appliances unit to a Chinese companyThu Jun 09 2022 - 05:00
Workers are being urged to show pay restraint but, in all fairness, why should they?Less of the wage-price spiral doom-mongering. Employers can't hold off on pay rises with inflation above 8% and, as the IMF says, they could always accept lower profitsFri Jun 03 2022 - 05:00
UK firm Attestor Capital offers €9.4m for Bleeding Horse pub in DublinLondon investment firm has invested heavily in Dublin pub scene, but co-owner of Bleeding Horse suggests he wants it to pay higher priceThu Jun 02 2022 - 05:00
European shares drop as investors fret over inflation and growthIseq index in Dublin plunges 2.4%Wed Jun 01 2022 - 19:13
Former Fine Gael TD Noel Rock joins Red Flag ConsultingFormer deputy for Dublin North-West sells his Pixel public affairs consultancy to communications group founded by Karl Brophy and chaired by Gavin O’ReillyTue May 31 2022 - 17:39
Government faces industry resistance over ‘latte levy’Customers face 20 cent levy on disposable takeaway coffee cups but some café owners say `keep cups` could be even worse for the environmentFri May 27 2022 - 20:04
