Finance firms told to put consumers firstNew Central Bank consumer protection code aims to ensure the needs of customers trump the convenience of the businessTue Mar 17 2026 - 05:00
Botswana Minerals turns away from diamondsExplorer shelves long-time pursuit of gems, switching focus to in demand copper as lab-grown product undermines diamond market Tue Mar 17 2026 - 05:00
Are we on the brink of another destructive price surge? Market signals are just as confusing as the military objectives Sun Mar 15 2026 - 06:00
A mixed week in the housing crisisGovernment may have got policies right, but targets may still be missedSat Mar 14 2026 - 06:00
Will the ECB hike interest rates much sooner than we had expected?Central banker Peter Kazimir warns a rate hike may be ‘closer than many people think’ as Iran war sends energy costs higher Thu Mar 12 2026 - 06:00
Eir cash cow continues for shareholdersThe €195m payment to shareholders is close to double profit after tax at telecoms group controlled by French billionaire Xavier NeilThu Mar 12 2026 - 05:59
Zippay launch opens new battlefront in war between Revolut and the banks AIB, Bank of Ireland and PTSB hope new instant mobile payments system will challenge RevolutTue Mar 10 2026 - 06:00
Can Zurich be the one to make a success of the former Quinn Insurance business? Zurich has bought RedClick from Italy’s Generali, which was previously known as Liberty Insurance and before that Quinn InsuranceTue Mar 10 2026 - 05:44
Will private credit be the trigger for the next financial crisis?Twenty years ago, the big problem was the mortgage market; now, the private credit market is showing similar signs of tensionSun Mar 08 2026 - 06:00
Domestic economy exhibits strong growth despite tariff noiseIncome tax receipts reflect buoyant labour market Sat Mar 07 2026 - 06:00
BrewDog meltdown has lessons for mooted Irish savings and investment schemeSale of UK brewer sees retail investors wiped out Thu Mar 05 2026 - 06:00
Iran’s most potent weapon: energy Tehran’s war tactics reflect two things: its inferior position militarily and Trump’s sensitivity to higher gas pricesThu Mar 05 2026 - 05:50
AI a double-edged sword for Bank of Ireland: good for trimming costs, bad for revenuesMyles O’Grady sees benefits rather than risks from AI, for nowTue Mar 03 2026 - 06:00
Donald Trump’s epic gamble in Iran threatens global economyEconomic fallout predicated on how long the violence lastsTue Mar 03 2026 - 06:00
Central Bank’s latest financial risk assessment makes for grim readingRegulatory & Supervisory Outlook report highlights the bank’s concerns for the financial systemSun Mar 01 2026 - 06:00
Is Shannon an international or a regional airport? For the first time the Co Clare airport has been included in the State's funding programme for regional airportsSat Feb 28 2026 - 06:00
Ireland’s commercial property problem: 30,000 vacant premisesGeoDirectory counts more than 30,000 commercial proeperties as vacantThu Feb 26 2026 - 06:00
Cash is a long way from dead just yetBanking industry quick to report the demise of cash but people are still taking around €235m a week out of ATMs around the StateThu Feb 26 2026 - 05:00
Will sale of Stillorgan Village shopping centre resolve parking fees gridlock?Locals hoping deal might be the change needed to settle disputeTue Feb 24 2026 - 06:00
Minister makes big play of a cut in funding for etaxisDarragh O’Brien hails return of grant incentive for battery electric taxies and limousines but funding has been cut by 44%Tue Feb 24 2026 - 05:00
Success of Eli Lilly’s weight loss drugs could fatten its Irish corporate tax bill Budgetary watchdog publishes report on State’s highly concentrated corporate tax base Sun Feb 22 2026 - 06:00
Economic squeeze could signal trouble for Ireland’s work-from-home era Labour Force Survey suggests a shift away from hybrid working, but it’s still too early to make a definitive callSat Feb 21 2026 - 06:09
Landlords’ complaints are proof public bodies cannot winThe RTB’s social media videos are exactly the type of content that will appeal to studentsThu Feb 19 2026 - 06:00
Has the Dublin office market turned a corner? CBRE’s €175m investment in Iput for office developments seen as a vote of confidence in Dublin market Thu Feb 19 2026 - 05:45
How the price of a pancake has risen 35% in five yearsJump in cost of pancake ingredients outpaces wider inflationTue Feb 17 2026 - 06:00
Pricey protein: This is a very bad time to be on a carnivore dietSoaring cattle prices are widely linked to reduced livestock supplyTue Feb 17 2026 - 06:00
Gabriel Makhlouf sidesteps question about second termCentral Bank of Ireland governor declines to say if he wants to stay on when current term endsSat Feb 14 2026 - 06:00
Will Tinder be the big winner on St Valentine’s Day?Dublin-based MTCH Technology Services Limited recorded a tasty €367.8 million in revenue in 2024Fri Feb 13 2026 - 16:44
Do we really need artificial intelligence instead of phonelines?Customer service is most noticeable casualty of internet ageThu Feb 12 2026 - 06:00
Bawag boss hints at future acquisitions amid PTSB chatterAustrian lender widely expected to feature among the bidders for PTSBThu Feb 12 2026 - 06:00
Zombie devices not so smart if they allow hackers into your home Unsecured media boxes at risk of being hijacked to facilitate large cyberattacks, Grant Thornton report saysTue Feb 10 2026 - 05:55
What will Warshonomics mean for US interest rates?Will Trump’s nominee to be the next Fed chairman reduce rates more quickly than PowellTue Feb 10 2026 - 05:45
Are Irish companies artificial intelligence sceptics? New data suggests few are taking up the technology for nowSun Feb 08 2026 - 05:07
Ireland’s ‘tax hedge’ set to continue January’s exchequer returns indicate the Government started 2026 on positive note Sat Feb 07 2026 - 06:00
The case for another ECB rate cutDeutsche Bank looks at factors that might shift ECB off its current holding patternThu Feb 05 2026 - 06:00
Could Digicel bondholder-owners be preparing for a sale?Board appointment raises prospect of Denis O’Brien-founded telco testing waters on a sale that could deliver for all sides Thu Feb 05 2026 - 05:00
EU economic growth belies talk of malaiseGDP growth ahead of expectations is some much needed good newsSun Feb 01 2026 - 11:40
Denis O’Brien on Ireland’s need to stamp out racism and ‘move like lightning’ on infrastructureIrish businessman shared his thoughts on these issues on podcast with Ibec chief Danny McCoySat Jan 31 2026 - 06:34
Savings race hots up with Revolut’s 15% interest rate ... in MexicoNeobank setting up its first bank outside Europe offers rates that Irish depositors can only dream ofThu Jan 29 2026 - 06:00
Small Cork brewery shows up Big Pint with price cut Brewery cites falling price of raw materials and stabilising energy prices as it does ‘our little bit to save Irish pubs, jobs and heritage’ Thu Jan 29 2026 - 05:00
Gold price surge reveals a pessimism about the worldThe precious metal is a traditional safe haven for investors in times of stressTue Jan 27 2026 - 06:00
Trump’s Greenland pursuit is commercial not strategicGreenland’s reserves of rare earth elements makes it attractive to a president who always has one eye on opportunity Tue Jan 27 2026 - 05:00
Intel hits a new stumbling blockProduction glitches and surge in demand for AI server chips takes the gloss off what had looked like a turnaround success for chipmaker Sun Jan 25 2026 - 06:00
Making sense of the parking charge battle at Stillorgan Shopping CentreAs landlord Kennedy Wilson faces a rent strike from retailers, could it be eyeing up the development potential of centre’s overflow car park? Sat Jan 24 2026 - 05:00
Artificial intelligence ruins its latest thing – this time, affordable computersPrice of computer memory has quadrupled in past six months, according to PCPartPicker data Thu Jan 22 2026 - 06:00
Could Dublin be the new Davos?Prospect of World Economic Forum coming to Dublin would have tourism and hospitality chiefs rubbing their handsWed Jan 21 2026 - 12:43
London’s stock market is looking up, unlike Dublin’sLondon bankers are optimistic about the year ahead for IPOsTue Jan 20 2026 - 06:00
Would Simon Harris accept a Vienna bank stake to sell PTSB?Austria’s Bawag seen as a frontrunner to buy PTSBTue Jan 20 2026 - 06:00
Klarna chief executive not the right messenger on credit card fees Head of buy now, pay later giant urges caps on US credit card company chargesSun Jan 18 2026 - 06:00
Michael O’Leary takes aim at ‘liar’ Donald Trump and ‘idiot’ Elon MuskRyanair boss lashes US president and Tesla chief in media interviewsSat Jan 17 2026 - 06:00
