Company behind Fitzwilliam Hotel grows profit tenfold as tourists returnAlso in Dublin, the Mespil Hotel bounced back into profit last year after trading ‘improved significantly’ after restrictions liftedFri Aug 11 2023 - 13:00
WhatsApp Ireland’s profits soar as it cuts provision for regulatory breachesMeta-owned firm’s after-tax profit totalled €41.1m last year, up from €1.8m a year earlierFri Aug 11 2023 - 11:05
EY Entrepreneur of the Year profiles: From pallets to clothing, here’s how this year’s nominees are breaking throughWe profile the remaining three finalists chosen in the emerging category for this year’s EY Entrepreneur of the Year awardsFri Aug 11 2023 - 05:00
August bank holiday weekend sees 58% reduction in serious crashesTo date this year, 104 people have died on Irish roads, 12 more deaths than this time last yearThu Aug 10 2023 - 21:31
Banking stocks tumble after Italy imposes shock windfall taxMoody’s cuts credit ratings of 10 small to midsized US banks, while Bank of Ireland, AIB and PTSB suffer lossesTue Aug 08 2023 - 17:48
Three in four Irish businesses eyeing international expansionOnline payments giant Stripe reports 28% growth in Irish enterprises selling internationally via digital channelsTue Aug 08 2023 - 05:00
Businesses want special fund to address State’s infrastructure problemsChambers Ireland says issues like housing are damaging the State’s reputation and we are falling short on agreed sustainable development goalsTue Aug 08 2023 - 05:00
Minimum wage employees face challenges beyond moneyPeople on lower pay work longer shifts at more unsocial times and are less likely to be unionised, report findsTue Aug 08 2023 - 05:00
Remote working: A quarter of Ireland’s workers now operate from home most of the timeCompanies are responding by seeking less, but better quality, office space, according to commercial property groupTue Aug 08 2023 - 05:00
US stocks and the dollar edge higher to reverse last week’s dropEuronext Dublin was flat on the day as it saw trading volumes fall by half with investors enjoying the bank holidayMon Aug 07 2023 - 17:46
Cinema spending surged 136% during Ireland’s wettest July on recordIndoor activities more generally proved popular throughout the month, according to Bank of Ireland spending dataFri Aug 04 2023 - 15:30
Shelbourne Hotel grows revenue by a third as visitors flock back to DublinAverage daily room rate at Stephen’s Green establishment increased more than 20% to €389 in the first quarterFri Aug 04 2023 - 15:29
EY Entrepreneur of the Year profiles: From car-charging to school meals, here’s how this year’s nominees are breaking throughWe profile four of the seven finalists chosen in the emerging category for this year’s EY Entrepreneur of the Year awardsFri Aug 04 2023 - 05:00
More than €9m in cocaine seized at Rosslare EuroportMan arrested after search of UK-registered accompanied freight unit that had disembarked a ferry from DunkirkWed Aug 02 2023 - 18:53
Man (30s) dies after being assaulted in Dublin road rage incidentMan received serious injuries after getting into an altercation with another motorist in the early hours of Sunday morningWed Aug 02 2023 - 17:52
Global stocks slip amid declining factory activity in euro zoneEuronext Dublin finishes down about 0.4% as its heavier hitters such as Flutter and CRH drag it downTue Aug 01 2023 - 18:14
Manufacturing sector contracts at sharpest rate since 2020Goods producers scaled back production at a rate that was among the sharpest on record, according to AIBTue Aug 01 2023 - 01:01
Increase to minimum wage will add up to 2.5% to grocery bills, ISME saysSuggestion businesses may be supported by Government in delivering the increase are ‘unwise’, group saysMon Jul 31 2023 - 14:06
Consumers facing price hikes across whole range of areas, Bonkers.ie saysResidential gas and electricity prices in Ireland remain at record highs with only a small reprieve likely in coming monthsMon Jul 31 2023 - 07:56
Flutter to wind down sports betting platform Fox Bet over next monthPaddy Power parent will retain ownership of PokerStars, in addition to US sports betting market leader FanDuelMon Jul 31 2023 - 07:17
Irish prices for goods and services up 4.6% over past yearRate of inflation in Irish economy is below the 5.5% rate across the eurozone more generally, new data showsFri Jul 28 2023 - 11:26
Sean Corkery to step down as CEO of Datalex after four years at helmFormer Actavo chief was hired to stabilise the group following a major accounting scandal that saw its shares suspendedFri Jul 28 2023 - 09:53
Home Building Finance Ireland loan approvals jump by 15%State-backed lender for builders opened for business in January 2019 to fund the delivery of new homesFri Jul 28 2023 - 08:53
Costs continue to pressure air fares, says Aer LingusIrish airline earns €40 million profit in first six months of yearFri Jul 28 2023 - 08:03
Landlords seeking sex for rent has ‘become normalised’Rape Crisis Network Ireland executive director Dr Clíona Saidléar calls for new law to ban the practiceFri Jul 28 2023 - 06:39
Drugs worth €700,000 and semi-automatic pistol seized in Garda raidSearch of a premises took place in the Summerhill area of Co Meath at about 5.30pm on WednesdayThu Jul 27 2023 - 20:50
Mortgage drawdowns plummet in first drop since onset of Covid-19Banks say decline reflects much lower levels of switching, but first-time buyer mortgage volumes also fall for first time in yearsWed Jul 26 2023 - 00:10
Global shares edge higher in advance of Fed rate hike decisionEuronext Dublin outperformed peers as it climbed 0.6 per cent on the back of some of its heavy hittersTue Jul 25 2023 - 17:57
Aer Lingus Regional pilots to escalate industrial actionPilots will not be contactable outside of working hours and will not accept changes to rosters at short noticeMon Jul 24 2023 - 12:51
Blockchain bookie Betdex receives remote betting license in IrelandGroup chief executive Varun Sudhakar said he is excited to enter a ‘new but familiar territory of operation’Mon Jul 24 2023 - 10:34
Thousands helped to safety as fire causes havoc on Rhodes and new wildfire emerges in CorfuDFA warns against travel to affected areas in Greece as Irishwoman tells of ‘horrendous’ tripSun Jul 23 2023 - 21:48
Irish tourists warned against travelling to parts of Greece affected by wildfiresAirline will accept temporary travel documentation issued by Greek police from passengers departing from RhodesSun Jul 23 2023 - 21:13
‘People were completely traumatised’: Irish woman holidaying in Rhodes will never forget ‘carnage’ Maggie McManus describes seeing ‘fires raging in the dark’ as her family’s plane descended to the Greek islandSun Jul 23 2023 - 15:34
Wholesale electricity prices down more than a third since last year, data showsBuilding and construction index, which covers materials and wages, rose by 4.9% in the 12 months to JuneFri Jul 21 2023 - 16:15
Number of households ‘prevented from entering homelessness’ by Threshold falls 27%Threshold prevented 880 households from entering homelessness in the second quarter, its latest report showsThu Jul 20 2023 - 00:01
Global markets rise despite fears of more interest rate hikesAt home, Iseq Overall Index finished the day up 40 basis points, which was largely in line with international peersTue Jul 18 2023 - 18:07
Roadmap for ‘safe and ethical’ use of AI is published by GovernmentDocument sets out standards for AI and was put together by the National Standards Authority of Ireland and leading expertsTue Jul 18 2023 - 15:47
Cork software company to develop EU traceability scheme for woodSystem aims to combat deforestation by enabling people buying wooden products to trace wood back to individual treesTue Jul 18 2023 - 13:32
Property prices climb 2.4% but fall slightly within DublinThere was also an 18.9% increase in the number of homes bought in May, new data from the CSO showsTue Jul 18 2023 - 12:14
Turnover at McCambridge Bread up 19% after group raised pricesIrish-owned bread maker established in 1945 offers range of products including traditional, gluten-free, and artisan breadsMon Jul 17 2023 - 15:36
Insolvencies up 48% in first six months, with significant collapse in hospitality sectorConstruction companies and financial services groups also endured a difficult first half of the year, new data showsMon Jul 17 2023 - 13:07
Britain continues to ‘heavily rely’ on Ireland as exports rise 19%Products which accounted for the largest share of exports were chemicals and related products, as well as live animalsMon Jul 17 2023 - 12:55
World stocks make gains as investors grow optimistic on inflation dataEuronext Dublin finished the day in positive territory, capping a solid weekFri Jul 14 2023 - 18:45
Take-up of industrial and distribution facilities in Dublin falls 30%Activity in the sector in first six months level with 2022, which turned out to be the second strongest year on recordFri Jul 14 2023 - 15:50
Competition watchdog to carry out full inquiry into Arrabawn-Aurivo dealCompetition and Consumer Protection Commission unable yet to sanction the deal between the two co-opsFri Jul 14 2023 - 13:11
Offices and workplaces gradually becoming busier, EY study findsFor those working in a hybrid manner, one or two days of remote work per week is the most common arrangementFri Jul 14 2023 - 09:33
Global shares rise on the eve of US inflation dataInsulation specialist Kingspan and a number of other big hitters drove index in Dublin up 2.2%Tue Jul 11 2023 - 20:18
Kingspan shares soar as it predicts record first-half profits of €435mAnalysts upgrade stock as insulation specialist said it expects matching performance in the second half of 2023Tue Jul 11 2023 - 12:35
Commercial property activity slows to one of lowest levels on recordSherry FitzGerald blames rising interest rates for near record lows in both volume and value of acquisitionsMon Jul 10 2023 - 14:03
One in five 18-34 year olds acting to live sustainably, AIB survey findsMore than half of all respondents cite cost as the main barrier to change, figures showMon Jul 10 2023 - 10:21
