Oil prices soar following Trump’s Iran addressMarkets choppy amid latest indications energy shipping through the crucial Strait of Hormuz could be restoredThu Apr 02 2026 - 18:06
Extra 300 people join live register amid warnings of softening jobs marketUnemployment rate should be viewed against the backdrop of ‘extreme global volatility’, says economist with jobs platform IndeedThu Apr 02 2026 - 15:29
Could already booked flights see a surcharge or could they be cancelled due to fuel shortage? Risk of supply disruptions in Europe in May and June due to ongoing US-Israel war on Iran, Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary has warnedWed Apr 01 2026 - 17:00
High proportion of insolvencies expected in hospitality sector this yearEarly indications suggest retail sector insolvencies are up, totalling 14% of the total, Deloitte data showsWed Apr 01 2026 - 12:20
Value of mortgage approvals in February highest for month since 2011First-time buyers were approved for 2,316 mortgages, which was 63.5% of the totalTue Mar 31 2026 - 06:00
Oil prices rise again as global markets advance in challenging conditionsEuronext Dublin deepened recent losses as it slid 0.4% with Ryanair the standout under-performerMon Mar 30 2026 - 19:30
Commemorative coin celebrating playwright Seán O’Casey launched by the Central BankIt marks the 100th anniversary of the inaugural performance of his play The Plough and the Stars at the Abbey TheatreMon Mar 30 2026 - 15:35
Northern Ireland animal health group Norbrook makes €23.5m loss after failing US auditAccounts filed for one of the group’s subsidiaries show the directors shared just shy of £7.7m in remuneration, up from £6.2mSat Mar 28 2026 - 06:00
What happens if I don’t pay the Local Property Tax?If a property owner fails to engage, or has not made ‘an honest assessment’ Revenue has a range of collection and enforcement optionsFri Mar 27 2026 - 13:53
Markets slide driven by uncertainty around US-Iran talksEuronext Dublin underperformed international peers as it finished down 2.7 per cent, dragged by many of its bigger hittersThu Mar 26 2026 - 19:31
Irish drone delivery company Manna reported to land $50m funding round Group, which delivers food, clothing, books and pharmaceuticals, counts Uber, Deliveroo, and Just Eat among its partnersThu Mar 26 2026 - 18:10
More than 170,000 property owners who have not paid LPT to face Revenue ‘noncompliance campaign’Returns and payments made for over 1.9m propertiesWed Mar 25 2026 - 06:00
More than a third of Irish office workers feel they cannot do their jobs without AISome 18% of employees completed a work task using an AI tool without checking it for accuracy, new research findsWed Mar 25 2026 - 06:00
Global markets mixed as worries persist Israeli-US war on Iran will go onEuronext Dublin finished the day just barely in the green, up 0.06% with food group Glanbia the standout performerTue Mar 24 2026 - 17:54
Receivers agree sale of Waterford Whisky to Tennessee Distilling Group for €6mInterpath was appointed to find a buyer for the business founded by industry veteran Mark Reynier late last yearMon Mar 23 2026 - 18:30
Mike Ashley’s Irish retail business posts profit of almost €1m a week Accounts for Heatons show profit for the year came to €43m, but group warns of impact of inflation and rising cost of energyMon Mar 23 2026 - 15:15
Inflation likely to rise to 4% out to April on foot of Iran crisisIrish petrol and diesel prices have now both increased to, or above, €2 per litreMon Mar 23 2026 - 13:29
More housing warnings and a career in plumbingBusiness Digest: The best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business deskMon Mar 23 2026 - 06:45
Dip in recruitment less stark here than in other European markets, jobs data showsIreland had highest level of remote job postings offered in January, says LinkedInMon Mar 23 2026 - 06:00
Councils must urgently update zoning targets so more homes are built, estate agent warnsCompletions rise, but concerns remain on whether momentum can be sustained, says Knight FrankMon Mar 23 2026 - 06:00
Irish digital services provider Auxilion to invest €1.5m in advisory serviceWith heightened market demand, the company is forecasting customer revenues to increase by €5m this yearMon Mar 23 2026 - 06:00
Bread 41 to double footprint in and around Dublin with at least four new bakeriesOwner Eoin Cluskey says rising cost of diesel is ‘mental’, while cost of living and doing business will ‘take years’ to fixSat Mar 21 2026 - 06:00
UK investor John Laing Group takes €13m dividend from Convention Centre DublinThe group purchased the operating licence for the facility in 2023 from the State-backed Irish Infrastructure FundFri Mar 20 2026 - 15:35
Global markets tumble as Iran war intensifiesEuronext Dublin was a sea of red as the index was dragged down 2.3%, which was largely in line with international peersThu Mar 19 2026 - 17:54
Top executives at Kerry Group see cuts to take-home pay after targets missedIrish food ingredients multinational led by chief executive Edmond Scanlon saw revenue drop 2.5% to €6.8bn last yearThu Mar 19 2026 - 16:47
UK insurance company InsurEvo to create 22 jobs at new Carlow hubCompany recruiting for a range of roles spanning operational support, IT, HR, and administrationThu Mar 19 2026 - 14:19
Global markets rattled as Middle East crisis deepensEuronext Dublin bucks the trend as it finished up 1% with a number of the index’s biggest companies climbing Wed Mar 18 2026 - 18:42
Mortgage arrears levels are too high, warns Central BankSinn Féin says more than 9,000 families being charged interest rates of over 6% by ‘vulture funds’Wed Mar 18 2026 - 18:31
Research Ireland and AIB invest €5.7m in facility to explore AI’s role in climate fightFacility, dubbed ‘Decarb-AI’, will offer international researchers fully-funded, four-year PhDs with leading academic researchersWed Mar 18 2026 - 16:19
Estate agent Lisney appoints new chief executiveAoife Brennan joined group in 2006 and has spent the past 18 years running its research and consultancy divisionWed Mar 18 2026 - 15:24
Small businesses call for Government action to alleviate rising energy pricesMany businesses will have ‘little choice’ but to pass rising costs on to their customers or consumers, Isme saysFri Mar 13 2026 - 13:16
Government has right policy mix in place to reach 50,000 new homes a year, Glenveagh chief saysConstruction group reports gross margins of 23.6% as revenue rises to €925.9m, including income from partnerships Fri Mar 13 2026 - 08:09
AI ‘revolution’ to strengthen Irish ties to US multinationals, report findsThere are nearly 1,000 US foreign affiliates operating in Ireland, generating €543bn in affiliate sales, AmCham saysFri Mar 13 2026 - 06:00
An Post launches UK service to bypass ‘post-Brexit trade barriers’Company says SMEs have faced ‘complexity, cost, and considerable delays’ when selling into the 69m-strong British consumer marketThu Mar 12 2026 - 12:45
Future housing supply under threat after new builds fall by more than 75%Activity declined by almost 84% in key local authority areas Fingal and South Dublin last year, according to a new report from the banksThu Mar 12 2026 - 06:00
Middle East war could drive up mortgage rates, brokers warnInterest rate for Irish savers also described as ‘appallingly low’, following new Central Bank dataWed Mar 11 2026 - 13:35
EVs ‘cheaper than diesel cars’ on second-hand market for first timeDecline in prices of used electric vehicles also appears to have stabilised, says DoneDealWed Mar 11 2026 - 06:00
Rebound in global stock markets gains more steam on hopes of early end to Iran warEuronext Dublin climbed 2.9%, mostly driven by the Irish banks, but almost every company finished the day in the greenTue Mar 10 2026 - 18:00
Domino’s Pizza pays £1m to Revenue Commissioners Group paid £1m to Revenue in connection with the settlement of the historical driver case in Shorecal, its biggest franchisee hereTue Mar 10 2026 - 16:41
Homebuilding sector returns to growth for the first time in 10 monthsConstruction firms continued to face sharply rising input costs in February, reporting higher metals prices in particular, AIB report findsTue Mar 10 2026 - 06:00
Quarter of finance workers unsure of their AI skills but half don’t have time to upskillInstitute of Banking report says there is ‘clear recognition’ roles will evolve to demand new skill levelsTue Mar 10 2026 - 06:00
Turnover in manufacturing industries down 11.1% from November to JanuaryThe chemical, pharmaceutical, and computer and electronic sectors, saw an increase of 2.8% in production over the yearMon Mar 09 2026 - 14:22
Park Developments to build new housing schemes after extending debt facilityDeal, which is an expansion of an existing arrangement, will see funding provided on a half and half basis by Bank of Ireland and AIBFri Mar 06 2026 - 15:09
Number of people on the live register falls to 170,700The 25-34 years age group made up the largest number of those on the register at 40,351 people or 23.8% of the totalFri Mar 06 2026 - 14:34
Oil prices spike again and shares fall as Middle East crisis deepensEnergy group Greencoat Renewables was the standout performer in Dublin as it climbed 6.7% despite revenue fallThu Mar 05 2026 - 18:03
Domestic economy grew by almost 5% last year, but Harris says Gulf crisis could raise pricesPersonal spending on goods and services, a key measure of domestic economic activity, grew by up 2.9% in 2025, CSO data showsThu Mar 05 2026 - 17:18
Danish chain Joe and the Juice to open first Irish outlet Founded in Copenhagen in 2002, the chain has grown to over 450 locations worldwide including New York, Dubai, and LondonThu Mar 05 2026 - 16:55
Irishman Eoin Tonge appointed chief executive of PrimarkPaul Marchant resigned in March last year following an investigation into alleged inappropriate behaviour towards a womanThu Mar 05 2026 - 12:07
First-time buyers with Government grants now 50% of Cairn’s customer baseDublin-listed homebuilder reports strong growth on back of exceptional demand Wed Mar 04 2026 - 16:35
Number of people at work in the State hits highest ever level, CSO findsIndeed’s Irish Job Postings Index, a real-time measure of employer demand, has reduced by 47% from post-pandemic peak in 2022Wed Mar 04 2026 - 12:45
