Bars and restaurants will accept longer shutdown if State raises compensationGovernment expected to announce that indoor dining to shut for six weeksTue Dec 22 2020 - 04:45
Will Ireland’s tourism authorities ‘push the green button’?Preparations ongoing for potential reopening of inbound tourism market in bid to save next summerFri Dec 18 2020 - 05:28
Even Covid can't stem our love of retail therapyCaveat: Irish consumers resilient in making purchases throughout trauma of pandemicFri Dec 18 2020 - 05:00
Iseq lags behind as European indices rise on recovery hopesKingspan plunged 12% after company announces retirement of head of insulation boards businessThu Dec 17 2020 - 19:36
State tourism officials hoping for Q2 resumption of foreign travelTourism Ireland plans ‘press the green button’ campaign to convince foreign visitors to return as soon as it is safeThu Dec 17 2020 - 05:37
Ibec predicts ‘resilient’ Irish economy will bounce back strongly in 2021It says exports and consumer spending due to the release of ‘SSIA levels’ of savings will be the two pillars for 2021 growthTue Dec 15 2020 - 05:22
Outdoor tourism businesses seek access to State’s CRSS Covid support schemeAdventure tourism businesses not eligible, despite State support for outdoor exerciseMon Dec 14 2020 - 05:11
Customer anger over Eir’s approach to service threatens to overwhelm its reputationComreg must be given powers to hound Eir over diabolical customer serviceFri Dec 11 2020 - 05:27
Johnny Ronan’s Ardquade holds investment properties worth at least €230mCompany banked profit last year of €4.1 million from income of about €21 millionThu Dec 10 2020 - 05:55
Firm linked to alleged fuel smuggler owes €9.1m in tax and penaltiesDMG Energy, with directors including Armagh man Damien McGleenan, in liquidation since 2013Wed Dec 09 2020 - 01:00
Business linked to alleged Armagh fuel smuggler tops tax defaulters list with €9.1mShabra Plastics, run by prominent Monaghan businesswoman Rita Shah, also namedTue Dec 08 2020 - 22:42
Menthol tobacco ban must be enforced by each member state, Brussels saysEuropean Commission says it is up to each country to investigate complianceTue Dec 08 2020 - 21:16
New K Club owner plans fresh investment despite pandemicMichael Fetherston seeks planning permission for new ballroom at 5-star golf resortTue Dec 08 2020 - 20:48
Tumblr-owner plans expansion of Irish hub with more work-from-home staffDublin-registered Automattic spent €51m on R&D last yearTue Dec 08 2020 - 15:54
B&Q to return €1.1m in Irish rates as DIY takes off during pandemicRetailer is first in Ireland to pay back local authority rates waived as part of Covid reliefMon Dec 07 2020 - 20:47
Brexit fears weigh on European marketsInvestors worry over potential trade restrictions as negotiations remain deadlockedMon Dec 07 2020 - 20:33
Kellogg’s directs more than €1.1bn of sales through Irish unitCereal group’s sales from UK and Europe flow through operation beside Dublin AirportMon Dec 07 2020 - 05:30
Lockdown sent shoppers online for pre-Christmas spree, Revolut data suggestsNovember spending data shows total spending on its platform rose 1% despite lockdownMon Dec 07 2020 - 05:30
Dublin won’t be getting all those hotels after allA year ago they were springing up like daffodils. Covid-19 hit like a dose of RoundupSat Dec 05 2020 - 06:00
Customers ‘tap’ for €28m per day in OctoberFigures show contactless card payments dropped to lowest level since JuneSat Dec 05 2020 - 05:23
Digicel extends note offer to December 17thMove signifies determination of Caribbean telecoms group to get creditors to sign upFri Dec 04 2020 - 20:23
European indices climb as oil surge drags equities higherPoor jobs numbers in US weigh on Wall Street but bolster hopes for stimulusFri Dec 04 2020 - 19:34
Those in Ireland who depart from consensus are often isolated and ignoredWhether on efficacy of vaccines or economic management, dissent can show its worthFri Dec 04 2020 - 05:44
New taxi rival for Free Now and Uber launches in DublinBolt was set up seven years ago by a 19-year old Estonian student and is now worth €1.7bnThu Dec 03 2020 - 05:15
New hotels ‘not feasible’ as developers seek other options for sitesHospitality industry webinar hears that recently booming market has now ‘stalled’Tue Dec 01 2020 - 04:45
Markets fall but still post biggest monthly gain on November’s vaccine joyDalata among the gainers on Iseq while Providence Resources and AIB fallMon Nov 30 2020 - 20:11
Pandemic brings a halt to Zara-owner’s Irish expansionInditex was planning to expand its network of 24 retail outlets before cornavirus hit hardFri Nov 27 2020 - 16:33
Anti-alcohol zeal of public health experts peppers reopening debateCaveat: Does the virus have an alcohol problem or is it the other way round?Fri Nov 27 2020 - 04:16
State may face €1bn in compensation in Covid-19 case, Press Up claimsHospitality group is suing Government for compensation over shutdown of its sectorThu Nov 26 2020 - 07:55
Irish carbon emissions down 9% this year due to Covid-19Sia estimates the Level 5 period will cut Irish carbon emissions by 13% whereas the first lockdown cut emissions by 27%Mon Nov 23 2020 - 05:00
Virus fears hit European shares as UK stocks rise on reopening hopesIseq moves into positive territory on upbeat corporate newsFri Nov 20 2020 - 19:02
Rapid shift online has kept Irish retailers afloatAgenda: Pandemic restrictions have propelled many shops into setting out their stalls digitallyFri Nov 20 2020 - 05:51
Stalled progress suggests Varadkar was right in Claire Byrne interviewCaveat: Tánaiste’s concern about what happens if lockdown doesn’t work proving validFri Nov 20 2020 - 05:30
€56m payout for directors at Spar parent BWG after ChristmasSouth African group will assume full control of BWG in JanuaryThu Nov 19 2020 - 05:18
Retail is not a hotbed of infection, so why not let shops reopen?Caveat: Policymakers still don’t seem to know which restrictions combat virus ratesFri Nov 13 2020 - 05:02
Markets slip back from eight-month high as old virus fears returnSurge in European shares ends as economic reality of a Covid-19 second wave sets inThu Nov 12 2020 - 18:34
Donohoe rejects idea of €3.9bn voucher stimulus schemeOne4All firm proposes €2,000 wages go in tax-free vouchers to boost shops and hospitalityWed Nov 11 2020 - 19:49
Eason mired in rent row with Harcourt’s Galway shopping centreCoronavirus-related dispute latest rent conflict in retail sector rife with such discordWed Nov 11 2020 - 13:28
DCC boosted by electronics sales in lockdown as profit risesSix months to end of September saw drop in demand for some sectors due to restrictionsTue Nov 10 2020 - 17:09
INM’s newspaper and advertising sales fell 7% last yearAccounts suggest new owners spent almost €25m to shut down its printing plantTue Nov 10 2020 - 16:04
Irish airline, hospitality and retail stocks soar on Pfizer vaccine newsIseq index witnesses huge jump as Ryanair climbs 14%Mon Nov 09 2020 - 13:43
If lockdown has morphed from tactic to strategy, the State has failedIt’s time to discuss a new strategic approach that doesn’t require trashing society and the economyFri Oct 23 2020 - 05:59
Frank Fitzgibbon stepping down as Sunday Times editorVeteran journalist says ‘fun has gone out of the business’Thu Oct 22 2020 - 16:22
Declan Ganley denies Donald Trump trying to swing lucrative 5G contract for RivadaGalway businessman says he is not seeking Pentagon ‘sweetheart’ dealWed Oct 21 2020 - 21:08
Supermarkets gear up for winter lockdownChains have been quietly ramping up preparations for winter since mid summerWed Oct 21 2020 - 18:46
INM inspectors write to former directors in ‘inside information’ inquiryInvestigators send schedule of Leslie Buckley communications with Denis O’BrienTue Oct 20 2020 - 05:15
Technical glitch disrupts trading on Dublin and other Euronext marketsRyanair regains some lost ground as banks perform poorlyMon Oct 19 2020 - 19:31
Number of houses for sale falls to 14-year lowHouse asking prices climbed by close to 5% in summer despite Covid-19, reports Daft.ieMon Oct 19 2020 - 05:05
Irish retailers are not hotbeds of Covid-19 infection, figures suggestData indicates retail workers are not being infected at higher rate than general publicMon Oct 19 2020 - 05:00
Shamrock Rovers balance sheet scores with Dermot Desmond’s €2mAccounts show Tallaght football club’s finances steadied with businessman’s stakeSun Oct 18 2020 - 18:51
