Christmas may be the final splurge for many Irish consumersData shows retail sector is in for a challenging period after December as cost-of-living crisis bitesSat Dec 03 2022 - 05:00
Are we worrying too much about corporation tax receipts?Cantillon: Perhaps we should focus less on their vulnerability and more on maintaining them at this levelFri Dec 02 2022 - 18:09
Intel unpaid leave offer unusual in private sectorMuch more common to place workers on reduced hours or to have a temporary lay-offFri Dec 02 2022 - 16:59
Why Argentina v Saudi Arabia is RTÉ's most-streamed World Cup matchThe RTÉ Player has just had its busiest ever week … but wait shouldn’t we be working?Thu Dec 01 2022 - 05:45
Crypto regulation a hard sell after FTX’s costly collapseCoinbase chief executive at pains to assure market that company is an operator of considerably different stripeThu Dec 01 2022 - 05:00
Donohoe’s surprise parting gift to bankersMinister’s proposals on bonuses and lifting of pay caps at banks stretch what is within the Government’s giftTue Nov 29 2022 - 05:23
Fine time again for Meta so why should we entrust out personal data to the company? Fourth privacy violation in a series of highly unflattering rulings speaks volumesTue Nov 29 2022 - 05:00
Hyperactive Musk has Twitter in a spinBillionaire social media firm owner offers amnesty to banned accounts and rollout of verification toolSat Nov 26 2022 - 05:00
Female participation in Irish workforce falls as pandemic wanesFigure dips from pandemic-era record for reasons that have yet to be clearly identifiedSat Nov 26 2022 - 05:00
Even if Ireland avoids recession, economic ‘real feel’ will be toughWarnings this week from the OECD and Ifac suggest growth will slow sharply in the coming months but stay positive, just aboutThu Nov 24 2022 - 05:00
Dermot Desmond’s ‘true up’ debt deal with Mountain Province Diamonds will help claw back slice of lossesDesmond's equity investment in the Canadian miner is underwater but his loan deals are more than washing their faceThu Nov 24 2022 - 05:00
Christmas FM is coming to town for a 15th year of good cheerIt might not be time to deck the halls just yet, but a few jingle bells won’t do anyone any harmTue Nov 22 2022 - 05:45
Former AIB executive plots bank IPO in Portugal Mark Bourke is chief executive of Novo Banco having been chief financial officer at AIB at the time of its stock market flotation in 2017Tue Nov 22 2022 - 05:03
Dublin housing deemed ‘severely’ unaffordable Report by Demographia indicates that the Irish capital was ranked as the 51st least-affordable city of 92 worldwideTue Nov 22 2022 - 05:00
Keeping the technical lights on at TwitterWith #RIPTwitter and #Twitterdown trending on the platform, the company is in the unfortunate position of hosting the debate on its own potential demiseSat Nov 19 2022 - 06:16
Awkward is one word for it as Qatar moves the goalposts on beer salesSobering moment for Fifa and Budweiser parent AB InBev does not bode well for the World Cup that never should have beenFri Nov 18 2022 - 15:24
Bloodbath in tech sector shows no sign of letting upBigger companies gambled too much on continued growthThu Nov 17 2022 - 06:30
Maxol casts light on Government’s climate lethargy‘No business case to support’ mass rollout of EV charging stations, says chief executiveThu Nov 17 2022 - 05:00
Bankers need to embrace personal responsibility Chief executive Andy Jassy has vowed to streamline operations amid slowing sales growth and economic uncertainty.Tue Nov 15 2022 - 05:50
Are house prices facing slowdown or a correction?Real estate markets are slowing in the face of higher borrowing costs, but some have gone into reverseTue Nov 15 2022 - 05:00
Bank of Ireland investors eye D-word as O’Grady takes chargeNew chief executive Myles O’Grady set to face pressure to clarify bank’s plan for dividendsTue Nov 15 2022 - 05:00
Twitter fakery is the price of Musk’s vanitySocial media is no stranger to misinformation, but the Chief Twit has made it a defining feature in record timeSat Nov 12 2022 - 05:45
Sunshine 106.8 relaxes into Dublin’s radio ‘bloodbath’Easy listening station has become the music leader in city’s congested audio market as others falterSat Nov 12 2022 - 05:05
Irish airlines on schedule to turn a profitFragile recovery dependent on no further fallout from Ukraine war or revival of lockdowns, says RyanairThu Nov 10 2022 - 05:15
Never say never, but Meta’s future is in Dublin despite cutsSocial media giant has already begun to reduce its global property footprintThu Nov 10 2022 - 05:00
Banking crash still costing us despite divestmentsTaxpayers remain significantly under water on AIB and PTSB bailoutsTue Nov 08 2022 - 05:45
Twitter scrambles to get onside with labour lawsActions of company under new owner make a mockery of labour protections in event of redundanciesTue Nov 08 2022 - 05:15
Republic’s exposure to Big Tech underscored by job lossesA pronounced downturn in tech could pose difficulties for IrelandTue Nov 08 2022 - 05:00
Heartless manner of Twitter sackings exposes rough edge of corporate culture Cantillon: Company cutbacks communicated to affected staff via their personal emailSat Nov 05 2022 - 05:10
Workers pay ultimate price for wide-of-the-mark Stripe growth expectation Has Stripe passed the point where its founders need to step back from the tiller?Sat Nov 05 2022 - 05:00
Pension anxiety? Time to get comfortable with the concept of risk Biggest danger to ensuring people have enough money in retirement is failing to press ahead with auto enrolment, says expertSat Nov 05 2022 - 05:00
Twitter won’t be a ‘hellscape’, Musk promises advertisers. They’re not so sureCantillon: Social media company needs to pay the bills but brands – and users – may not be minded to help outThu Nov 03 2022 - 06:05
Savvy planning and good fortune conspire to produce Ireland’s unique fiscal position Government’s tax wedge allows the Government to spend big and still run a surplusThu Nov 03 2022 - 06:00
Martin Shanahan’s sudden exit from IDA should raise eyebrows He is a good hire for Grant Thornton, where he will be able to deploy much of the knowledge he gained while working for the StateSat Oct 29 2022 - 05:00
Planning battle looms for Cairn Homes on former RTÉ landIrish property group likely to face significant opposition from locals over latest apartments plan for Montrose siteThu Oct 27 2022 - 05:15
Braverman’s rapid resurrection and the issue that still dogs UK politicsSuella Braverman’s appointment as UK home secretary suggests issue of immigration will remain a divisive issue for Tory partyThu Oct 27 2022 - 05:00
Sunak starts a long way from those ‘sunlit uplands’New UK premier takes office with grim warnings from insiders and business figures about state of the economyTue Oct 25 2022 - 05:55
Copper supply warning a reminder Ireland is at the mercy of global forcesGlobal inventories of the metal far below traditional levelsTue Oct 25 2022 - 05:00
Tech firms’ change of plans have implications beyond commercial property marketAncillary businesses that rely on workers being in the office will feel the impact tooTue Oct 25 2022 - 00:40
Shopping habits are shifting with inflation, supermarket data shows Less takeaways and more frozen pizzas: product sales data shows how customers are cutting backSat Oct 22 2022 - 06:15
Popcorn factor no consolation for miseries yet to comeConsumer sentiment may have been lifted by sense of stability compared to the UK, but outlook remains depressedSat Oct 22 2022 - 05:33
Green certs raise questions for electricity suppliersCustomers to get more detail about renewables trading systemSat Oct 22 2022 - 05:16
Developers win again with new mortgage rulesLooser lending limits may do little for aspiring homeowners but the construction sector cannot loseThu Oct 20 2022 - 05:55
State-backed summit of global health experts warns against ‘zealotry’ demonising meat industryTeagasc is hosting a meeting this week of global scientists who are being asked to sign the "Dublin Declaration" calling for a more "balanced view" on meatThu Oct 20 2022 - 05:00
An Bord Pleanála requires extensive retrofit Cantillon: An expanded board might well end up with more than 10 members to deal with mounting case loadTue Oct 18 2022 - 05:15
Derek Richardson could be stung for more than €20m in fall of Wasps rugby Irish former insurance broker battled in vain to save the club from going underTue Oct 18 2022 - 05:15
Bank of Ireland and Permanent TSB will not be far behind AIB on ratesAIB careful to allow borrowers time to close deals at existing rates as further mortgage-rate rises loomSat Oct 15 2022 - 05:55
Netflix’s most-watched drama this winter set to be its advertising market debutInvestors will monitor whether consumers respond to firm’s Basic with Ads plan due to launch in 12 countries next monthSat Oct 15 2022 - 05:50
Kwarteng is gone and Truss can’t be far behindCantillon: Budget plan to supercharge the economy succeeded only in portraying Tories as an inept party for the richSat Oct 15 2022 - 05:40
