Market optimism may be misplacedWhile markets have started the year positively and inflation seems to be in retreat, there are a number of worrying signsTue Feb 21 2023 - 05:00
AIB has not always stayed mum on distressed debt cases Lender was happy to defend itself when pursuing debts tied to Ivan Yates a decade agoMon Feb 20 2023 - 17:26
Everyone is half right in Leprechaun economics rowPaul Krugman says Irish officials are in denialMon Feb 20 2023 - 16:02
‘Treacherous path’ ahead for crypto investorsOptimism from the sector’s big players needs to be taken with a large pinch of saltSat Feb 18 2023 - 06:05
Companies set to benefit from improved family leave measuresBank of Ireland’s move to improve parental leave offering should widen the talent pool it can accessSat Feb 18 2023 - 05:00
After Adidas’s Yeezy disaster, is the age of celebrity fashion endorsements over?While the German company sits on €1.2bn worth of unsold stock after Ye’s fall from grace, another footwear brand is walking on airSat Feb 18 2023 - 05:00
Multinational exports continue to drive Irish economyCSO figures show goods exports hit a record €208 billion last yearThu Feb 16 2023 - 05:00
End of ‘golden visa’ migrant scheme may leave hole in some pocketsClosure of immigrant investor programme may hit some philanthropic projectsThu Feb 16 2023 - 05:00
European Commission sees glass half full on economic growthModified domestic demand points to Ireland’s economy growing, but not by muchTue Feb 14 2023 - 05:00
Little cheer for renters in wake of Daft’s headline figures Rents for sitting tenants have jumped by average of 4.2% a year in Dublin over past decade, meaning you’d be paying two-thirds more now than in 2012Tue Feb 14 2023 - 05:00
Three of a kind — the Coalition’s €1bn dilemma: Shelve or roll over tax supportsNine per cent VAT rate for hospitality, VAT reduction on energy bills and excise cut on petrol and dieselSat Feb 11 2023 - 05:00
Crypto calls a time out on Super Bowl adsCompanies eschew big-budget slots for fear of further alienating a dubious publicSat Feb 11 2023 - 05:00
The AI arms race has begunIt is easy to get caught up with confident, chatty technology and forget it is not infallibleThu Feb 09 2023 - 06:47
Smurfit leads Iseq multinationals when counting costs of retreat from RussiaMajority of companies yet to deliver on their promise to leave countryThu Feb 09 2023 - 06:30
Latest gas price rises show crisis is not overNo real end in sight to high energy billsSat Feb 04 2023 - 05:00
Enda Kenny-led group to bring US congressional staffers to IrelandTrip was announced at a reception hosted by the US-Ireland Partnership for Growth, which was set up in Washington DC last yeaSat Feb 04 2023 - 05:00
Stubborn core inflation means rate rise is inevitableAnother half point increase is widely expected in March and one more thereafterThu Feb 02 2023 - 05:00
Compromise required to resolve impasse on data privacy regulationRegulation of GDPR rules has become a political, legal and cultural tug of warThu Feb 02 2023 - 05:00
Interest rate hikes may become political problem for European Central BankEU governments may oppose ECB increases if inflation keeps fallingTue Jan 31 2023 - 05:00
Ryanair dividends unlikely before next yearAirline favours debt repayment and capital spendingMon Jan 30 2023 - 16:52
Why is Irish economy growing at four times the EU rate? Multinational exports once again place economy at top of growth league tables but GDP has little relevance to cash-strapped householdsMon Jan 30 2023 - 15:39
Weighing up Stripe’s strategic IPO newsPotential stock sale is not the surprise - the timing isSat Jan 28 2023 - 05:00
Retail sales are down but they’re not disastrousLatest CSO data point to weakening environment but that’s to be expectedFri Jan 27 2023 - 16:24
No sight of ‘crypto spring’ despite Bitcoin bounceTrading activity in the still-niche assets slumped to two-year lows in late 2022Thu Jan 26 2023 - 05:00
Government gets flak for missing social housing targetOriginal aim of delivering 9,000 social homes has had to be downgraded to 6,500 or underThu Jan 26 2023 - 05:00
Workers deserve straight answers on pension promiseBriefing documents for Minister concede there is little chance of meeting Government’s self-imposed deadlineTue Jan 24 2023 - 05:50
Outlook turns brighter despite tech job lossesEuro zone now expected to avoid recession on back of lower energy pricesTue Jan 24 2023 - 05:00
Inflation is slowing but we’re not out of the woods yetPolicymakers are worried that a pick-up in wages could embed higher prices in the systemSat Jan 21 2023 - 07:00
Meta’s latest fine hardly a slap in the faceTech giant makes equivalent of DPC €5.5m fine in less than three hours, so this penalty is not harshSat Jan 21 2023 - 05:00
Steady as he goes: Reed Hastings makes succession at Netflix drama-freeThe streaming company’s co-founder changed how people consume television and will be a tough act to followSat Jan 21 2023 - 05:00
Finance committee deploys terse language over banker payShelving €500,000 pay cap ‘inappropriate’ in the context of ‘significant harm’ sector ‘inflicted’ on customersThu Jan 19 2023 - 06:00
Women look to be on the wrong side of auto-enrolment pension provision Current plan for autoenrolment only institutionalises existing unfairness for women on retirement financeThu Jan 19 2023 - 05:55
London office market collapse is stark by any measureSales of offices in London essentially stopped after the Truss government’s ‘mini-budget’Tue Jan 17 2023 - 05:00
Altada’s ‘many, many moving parts’High Court to hear legal challenge from RevenueTue Jan 17 2023 - 04:45
Central Bank gets sums wrongRegulator admits mistakes in contributions sought from credit unions into scheme that protects savers if institutions collapseSat Jan 14 2023 - 19:00
Cold start to 2023 for local newspapers as Newry Reporter ceases publicationClosure of title will be a loss to the city and reflects pressures on local newspapers across the industrySat Jan 14 2023 - 06:30
Amryt pays dividends for big investors US funds make $79m profit on investment in Irish rare disease drug developer, and could yet make another $62.5mSat Jan 14 2023 - 05:55
WEF report sounds warning on debt crisis risksSome of the larger emerging markets are exhibiting risks of default, the report saysThu Jan 12 2023 - 06:30
Economy spews out positive numbers despite gloomIs this the calm before the storm, or are we more insulated than other countries?Thu Jan 12 2023 - 05:30
Government broker selling AIB stock raises expectationsForecast rise in bank’s share price may enable State to recoup all or most of its bank bailout expenditureTue Jan 10 2023 - 05:45
Amryt strikes gold with rare-disease breakthroughIrish pharma company secures a 100%-plus premium for shareholders in deal to sell the business to bigger Italian rivalTue Jan 10 2023 - 05:40
UK house prices are falling: can we expect the same here?UK house prices are on track to drop 8% this year, the first annual decline since 2011, while analysts expect modest growth in Irish marketTue Jan 10 2023 - 05:00
Cooling housing market presents new challengesBoth sides of the market – supply and demand – are now in a bit of flux and rising interest rates add to uncertaintySat Jan 07 2023 - 06:00
There are hopes that inflation has now peakedEnergy supply to remain a problem, with no shortage of competition for Norwegian and North Sea supplies and liquid natural gas from the USSat Jan 07 2023 - 05:15
Plenty of blame to share over airport summer queue chaosDublin Airport deserved some flak for last summer’s security queue madness but Government and regulators - and even airlines - should examine their roles tooSat Jan 07 2023 - 05:00
Data Protection Commission tries to make victory of its U-turn on Facebook and Instagram Data protection watchdog forced to toughen its decision on data protection complaint after European interventionThu Jan 05 2023 - 05:55
AIB staff get unwelcome surprise trying to log onAIB customers trying to get through to phone banking service frustrated by technical hitchThu Jan 05 2023 - 05:30
Dublin office market still afloat, but expect the unexpected in 2023Take-up levels are rebounding but tech sector flutters could spell troubleFri Dec 23 2022 - 15:15
Third time really is the charm for Cine4 scheme that openly stated Oscar desiresAn Cailín Ciúin is the first Irish-language film to make the best international feature film shortlist. The trick now is to ensure Ireland submits an entry every yearFri Dec 23 2022 - 15:11
Land hoarding adding unwelcome premium to the price of housingSpeculation in the development land market among key themes emerging from a report by Department of Public ExpenditureThu Dec 22 2022 - 05:00
