Christmas shopping in Dublin city centre set to be more pleasant this year‘City of walking’ might not be a reality yet but lighter car traffic at key crossings is making getting around the capital on foot a much smoother experienceThu Nov 07 2024 - 06:00
Trump takes wrecking ball to pollstersUS Election: Donald Trump's clean sweep of battleground states makes nonsense of knife-edge predictionThu Nov 07 2024 - 06:00
Tech leaders show delight at Trump victoryIntercom boss Eoghan McCabe among those expressing joy at outcome of US electionThu Nov 07 2024 - 05:36
Will Wall Street allow Big Tech to make AI work?Investors are notoriously fickle – will they give big firms the space to utilise artificial intelligence?Tue Nov 05 2024 - 06:00
First crack appears in Dublin Airport passenger capCourt has paused a process airlines warned would cause them long-term harm, but there is a long way yet to travelTue Nov 05 2024 - 05:00
Funds industry needs to discover the power of plain speakingConsumers are losing out under current regime but most are not even aware of thatSun Nov 03 2024 - 06:00
Broadcast moratorium made no sense and had to goOriginal motivation for the regulator’s now-scrapped guidance reveals just how outdated it had becomeSat Nov 02 2024 - 06:00
Rapid decline in inflation owes much to base effectsLatest flash estimate for the harmonised index of consumer prices puts annualised rate of price growth in economy in October at 0.1%Thu Oct 31 2024 - 06:00
Big tax and spending hikes, but little growth from the UK budgetRachel Reeves's first budget as Britain’s chancellor was monumental in every way except for the one she wantedThu Oct 31 2024 - 06:00
Business poor mouth rings hollow when staff cannot get paidIn a world where we are told competition for talent is stiff, the expectation of getting paid in full and on time should be a givenSun Oct 27 2024 - 07:00
Ireland needs to focus on the formula for future FDITaoiseach suggesting shortcomings are a case of the Irish ship being buffeted by unexpected storms is a cop-outSat Oct 26 2024 - 06:00
Lights, camera, deal? Irish production companies drop in on CannesEnterprise Ireland this week led a delegation at the Mipcom television trade event in FranceThu Oct 24 2024 - 06:15
Starwood shows Dublin office market still strugglingLoan writedown underlines sector remains gripped by uncertaintyThu Oct 24 2024 - 06:00
No cap on DAA’s income as revenue from retail, food and drink, rents and car parks soars at Dublin and Cork airports DAA’s income from aeronautical revenues, retail, food and beverage concessions, car parks, and property rents soared by an inflation-busting 15% between January and JuneTue Oct 22 2024 - 06:00
State supports to purchase a home do not bring down the cost of building housing unitsDepartment of Housing’s assessment on the of building homes confirms what industry practitioners have been saying for yearsTue Oct 22 2024 - 05:45
Chambers pushes back on State role in flooding coverWith climate change driving concerns, a report estimates losses from a quarter-of-a-century flooding event would top €510mSun Oct 20 2024 - 06:00
Kneecap: Could Ireland be on track for its second international feature Oscar nomination?In 2023, An Cailín Ciúin secured Ireland’s first ever nomination in this category. Could Kneecap make it twice in three years?Sat Oct 19 2024 - 06:00
Will nuclear really power the AI boom?Microsoft, Google and Amazon are all eyeing nuclear power to supply their data centres with low-carbon energyThu Oct 17 2024 - 06:00
Irish banks ‘face income downgrades’ as ECB continues rate cutsRBC analysts set price targets for the three listed lenders which imply downside to their stock of 6% to 38%Thu Oct 17 2024 - 06:00
IDA’s €85m grant to Analog Devices the latest payment from package of financial supports for big chip makers US semiconductor firm last year announced plans to build €630m facility in Limerick, which it says will add 600 jobs to company’s Irish workforceTue Oct 15 2024 - 06:00
Pensions: Uncertain times ahead of retiring workersAuto-enrolment is widely expected to boost the retirement income of most peopleTue Oct 15 2024 - 05:00
Green shoots appear but commercial property recovery remains a ways off yetTotal investment might end the year higher than 2023 but from a low baseSun Oct 13 2024 - 08:00
Fintechs must beware of growth at any costMonzo’s valuation pop comes days after damning FCA report into Starling BankSat Oct 12 2024 - 07:00
RTÉ staff told there’s no room to improve at MontroseProhibitive cost of building refurbishments cited as reason why key TV programmes will be produced off-siteThu Oct 10 2024 - 06:00
Central Bank faces down grilling over Israeli bonds brochureGabriel Makhlouf assures Oireachtas committee he will examine options on bond issue authorisationsThu Oct 10 2024 - 05:00
Time to bite the bullet on Dublin Airport Lengthy planning and legal battles will do nothing to restore international reputation of State’s key airportTue Oct 08 2024 - 06:00
Days of easy money for banks may be coming to an endSharper falls in European Central Bank interest rates next year will reduce the net interest income bonanzaTue Oct 08 2024 - 05:00
Budget 2025 had more to say about AIB than AIChambers or Donohoe can’t be accused of perpetuating the hype swirling around generative AISun Oct 06 2024 - 06:00
This Government has thrown cash at the housing problem, but can it deliver? A wider malaise has set in across the construction sector, frustrated by labour shortages and problems with private sector financingSat Oct 05 2024 - 06:00
Budget pair tread softly around AppleThey didn’t even mention the €14 billion figure, perhaps not wanting to rile the tech giantThu Oct 03 2024 - 06:15
Hospitality lobby overplayed its hand on VAT reductionSector continues to vent its spleen despite lack of economic justification for cutting rate to 9%Thu Oct 03 2024 - 06:15
Legal bills mount for Ganley and Rivada Cost of ‘unhackable’ satellite internet rising as debtors come looking for their moneyTue Oct 01 2024 - 06:00
Markets cheer as China gets serious on stimulusProperty sector a key focus in rapid fire of policy measures after almost two years of piecemeal attempts to breathe life back into economyTue Oct 01 2024 - 05:00
Public funding remains elusive for independent radioDeeply disappointed IBI members are calling for urgent Government intervention in the sector as budget and election beckonSun Sept 29 2024 - 06:00
Stephen’s Green Shopping Centre planning appeal decision delayedAn Bord Pleanála was to have published its decision on September 23rdSat Sept 28 2024 - 06:00
Acceleration in public spending is sustainable, ESRI saysThink tank assesses recent and planned hike in spending in the context of outputThu Sept 26 2024 - 06:15
State set for equivalent of another Apple windfall in coming yearsDeadline for consensus on OECD plans for taxing of multinationals has come and goneThu Sept 26 2024 - 06:00
What Goldman’s old HQ tells us about the real estate marketStoried lender’s former headquarters in New York has been converted to apartmentsTue Sept 24 2024 - 06:00
Where does Intel go from here?The hobbled chipmaker is clearly in play, something unimaginable only a few years agoTue Sept 24 2024 - 06:00
Is euro zone heading towards stagflation?Currency area’s latest pmi data points to downward slide in activity across the blocTue Sept 24 2024 - 06:00
Cheyne does not want to be the long-term owner of Press UpA budget-day reduction in the VAT rate back to 9 per cent for food service businesses would clearly be helpfulSun Sept 22 2024 - 06:15
Celtic’s off-pitch results get muted reaction from marketsThe Glasgow club’s latest accounts showed a drop in its annual profits but overall it has a healthy balance sheetSat Sept 21 2024 - 06:15
Google gets €1.5bn EU court decision overturned, for nowEU General Court’s decision unlikely to be end of the matterThu Sept 19 2024 - 06:00
Dublin Airport planning decision leaves stakeholders scratching their headsAn Bord Pleanala has effectively kicked the can down the road until next year at leastThu Sept 19 2024 - 05:00
Industry says regulation is driving house prices as cost of Celtic Tiger-era defects mountsChief executive of Hines Ireland Brian Moran claims only top income people can afford to buyTue Sept 17 2024 - 06:00
Time for a health check on your private policy Premiums could rise anywhere from 6% to 25% even as benefits of some plans are reduced, industry expert warnsMon Sept 16 2024 - 08:22
Ryanair looks to rectify gap between Irish and US share priceMichael O’Leary says the airline’s board is reviewing the restrictions it put in place after Brexit to meet EU rulesSun Sept 15 2024 - 06:00
Brown Thomas shoppers warm to sustainable bag chargeUpmarket retailer pledges to put the profits from the paper bag scheme towards funding the planting of 100,000 trees over the next decadeSat Sept 14 2024 - 06:15
Stephen Garvey splashes the cash on his own companyGlenveagh boss’s recent 550,000 shares were purchased over the last two years for about €630,000. They are now worth nearly €800,000Thu Sept 12 2024 - 06:15
Construction lobby and Sinn Féin on same page when it comes to need for 60,000 homes a yearHarmony ends when it comes to Sinn Féin pledge to abolish government subsidy schemes for buyersThu Sept 12 2024 - 05:45
