Auto-enrolment deadline looks as unrealistic as ever Employers getting frustrated at lack of realistic guidance on landmark reform that will challenge their businessesSun Nov 19 2023 - 10:00
After 10 year of jobs-rich growth, the Irish labour market is turningWeaker demand, ongoing inflation and the impact of monetary tightening have triggered a rise in unemploymentSat Nov 18 2023 - 06:00
New banker rules eased for overseas executivesCentral Bank rows back on some aspects of accountability regimeThu Nov 16 2023 - 06:00
Is change in the air at Brown Thomas and Arnotts?Thailand’s Central Group has moved to take full control of the department stores’ parent groupThu Nov 16 2023 - 06:00
Is increase in rental supply a blip or the start of a trend?Daft.ie figures suggest rental supply is rising but it is still some way off the number that you would expect in a properly functioning market, according to Ronan LyonsTue Nov 14 2023 - 06:00
Web Summit faces crucial week in attempt to move on from Paddy Cosgrave’s exitNew chief Katherine Maher says event returning to connecting investors, founders, companies and entrepreneursTue Nov 14 2023 - 05:26
Will RTÉ throw politicians a decentralisation bone? Ministers seem especially interested in what the broadcaster plans to do beyond DonnybrookSun Nov 12 2023 - 06:30
Lagarde indicates ECB rates have peakedInterest rate cuts are now firmly on the cards for next yearSat Nov 11 2023 - 06:00
Beef off the menu as China bans premium productMartin seeks to reassure China on trade intentionsThu Nov 09 2023 - 06:00
Is Ryan Tubridy about to sign up with Virgin Radio UK?Former RTÉ presenter due to be out and about in London on ThursdayWed Nov 08 2023 - 17:22
Unemployment barometers point in different directionsFall in live register runs counter to official unemployment statisticsTue Nov 07 2023 - 06:00
Kingspan investors look beyond record profit forecastShares plunge on Monday as Cavan firm grapples with lower salesTue Nov 07 2023 - 06:00
Dublin Airport cap on passenger numbers won’t do anything to halt steep rises in air fares Airline believes its air fares will rise by a ‘mid-teen percentage’ in the three months to the end of DecemberTue Nov 07 2023 - 05:30
Ireland and Apple face key opinion next week on EU tax caseApple tax case: General mood in Government circles is that it’ll soon be releasing the funds in escrow bank to tech giant. But what if Vestager secures a rare tax-aid victory?Sun Nov 05 2023 - 05:58
November shaping up to be a make-or-break month for corporation taxNot for the first time in 2023, receipts from the tax on company profits have dropped precipitouslySat Nov 04 2023 - 06:00
AIB ‘may return €4.3bn’ to shareholders in coming yearsAIB has paid out €594 million over the past two years by way of dividends and buying back some of the State’s shares – or what are known as directed buy-backsThu Nov 02 2023 - 05:59
Insurers know the answer to Irish flood cover problem States, including the UK, the US, France and Germany, have a variety of formalised scheme to cover flood damageThu Nov 02 2023 - 05:00
Irish banks likely to increase mortgage rates in coming months even if ECB leaves rates unchangedAIB, Bank of Ireland and PTSB have so far absorbed most of the ECB rate hikes but with deposit rates now rising, this could change in coming monthsSun Oct 29 2023 - 06:00
We are used to dismissing GDP figures — but they may be signalling a slowdownPerhaps, as has long been forecast, we are finally seeing growth here return to more normal levelsSat Oct 28 2023 - 06:00
Jim Ratcliffe’s pursuit of Manchester United poised to go to extra timeGlazer family’s sale of the football club has proven a protracted processThu Oct 26 2023 - 06:00
What is Portugal’s view of Web Summit controversy?The event’s economic impact for Lisbon and Portugal is estimated at €300 million a yearWed Oct 25 2023 - 18:50
EY’s David McNamara to be AIB’s next chief economistAppointment shines a light on bank research teams at a time that sector is in fluxTue Oct 24 2023 - 06:00
Web Summit struggles to find direction without Paddy CosgraveEvents group strongly identified with the dominant leadership of its founder Paddy Cosgrave now putting faith in leadership by committeeTue Oct 24 2023 - 05:30
Paying a price for the cashless societyFundamental clash is looming between banks that see cash as a cost to them and the EU which wants to keep people’s options openSun Oct 22 2023 - 06:00
Northern Ireland protocol delivers for someCo Armagh-based pharmaceutical company Almac working both sides of the Border in pursuit of growth and profitSat Oct 21 2023 - 06:00
Inflation target is still far awayCentral banks’ 2% target rate is likely to become harder to achieveThu Oct 19 2023 - 06:00
Could Ireland’s defeat by New Zealand hit Irish consumer confidence?There was a palpable slump in mood following Ireland’s exit from the world cup at the weekendThu Oct 19 2023 - 05:00
ESRI’s mixed views on State’s housing interventionsTaken together, measures contained in last week’s budget will increase household income but housing measures are expected to keep upward pressure on pricesTue Oct 17 2023 - 06:00
Whither the Government’s low-cost retrofitting loan scheme?After several false starts, the department says initiative will be up and running by year’s endTue Oct 17 2023 - 05:45
A snapshot of trading by Brown Thomas and Arnotts since their takeover last yearAccounts for parent group show Irish department stores made a loss from mid-August 2022 under new ownersSun Oct 15 2023 - 06:00
DPC inquiry into Central Bank data breach compounds regulator’s embarrassmentFinancial regulator may be on the receiving end of a fine for a regulatory breachSat Oct 14 2023 - 06:00
Bank levy changing to focus on customer deposits instead of DirtChange in methodology set to increase revenue from levy to €200mThu Oct 12 2023 - 06:00
Department warns of monetary ‘sting in the tail’Full impact of higher interest rates is still rippling out across the real economyThu Oct 12 2023 - 06:00
Metro Bank barely survives problems of its own makingUnited Kingdom lender secures new capital to ease immediate peril, with few signs of a wider crisisTue Oct 10 2023 - 06:00
Budget 2024: ‘Tailored’ mortgage relief could easily unravel on GovernmentBudget proposal to offer relief to some homeowners but not others looks like allowing two ideas to undermine each otherTue Oct 10 2023 - 05:15
Business turning a deaf ear to the green regime Survey shows dramatic fall off in support for steps required to deliver a green transition and meet emissions targetsSun Oct 08 2023 - 06:00
Dystopia moves on from BelfastNever mind electric sheep, Northern Ireland Screen will be dreaming of a swift replacement for Blade Runner 2099Sat Oct 07 2023 - 06:00
Interim funding for RTÉ seems destined to pay for redundanciesSavings are hard to come by at an organisation where 80% of the costs are ‘relatively fixed’ – staff numbers will inevitably become a targetThu Oct 05 2023 - 06:00
Is it a recession if no one notices?Unemployment rate holds close to historic lows, but can it stay there?Thu Oct 05 2023 - 06:00
Tom Hanks discovers a new form of dental traumaOscar-winning actor warns his Instagram followers that an AI-generated deepfake is being used to promote a dental health planTue Oct 03 2023 - 05:30
Apple’s latest iPhone literally too hot to handle for some usersSocial media was alight last week with stories of the iPhone 15 overheatingTue Oct 03 2023 - 05:14
Looks like interest rates have peaked, but has the ECB gone too far?Euro zone inflation has fallen sharply, indicating tough medicine may be working, though rate cuts may still be some way offSun Oct 01 2023 - 06:00
Leixlip leapfrogs back to top of chip chainOpening of Fab 34 means Irish facility is first in Europe to begin high volume production of new chip technologySat Sept 30 2023 - 05:30
HealthBeacon, Dublin’s last IPO, offers cautionary tale as market seeks new starsIrish stock exchange grapples with exodus of its biggest corporate beastsThu Sept 28 2023 - 06:00
Businesses need to consider housing its staffHomes for workers are not new, just look at what Guinness builtThu Sept 28 2023 - 05:30
Ladbrokes left for dead in online worldOnce the dominant bookmaker, UK brand is now barely competitive with Paddy PowerTue Sept 26 2023 - 06:00
Ukrainians account for 41% of immigrants to IrelandCSO statistics show the natural increase in the population has steadily declined from a peak of 48,800 in 2010 to 20,000 in 2023Tue Sept 26 2023 - 05:00
Criticising the President without criticising the PresidentOne might even be led to suspect Michael D Higgins has it in for economistsSun Sept 24 2023 - 06:36
New Datalex boss has big job aheadUpended by the pandemic, airline software company has had to borrow again from Dermot DesmondSat Sept 23 2023 - 06:00
Irish Fiscal Advisory Council’s main grievance with Government’s spending plansBudgetary watchdog issues one of its most scathing attacks on Coalition to dateThu Sept 21 2023 - 06:00
