ESB profits soar to €390m in first six months amid surging pricesGroup records revenue of almost €3.7bn, up from almost €2.2bn in same period in 2021Fri Sept 16 2022 - 08:30
Consumer spending rises even as number of transactions drops, AIB saysConsumers spent more than €87m a day throughout the month, which was up 0.8% compared with JulyFri Sept 16 2022 - 07:29
Almost a dozen GP practices got more than €1m from medical card schemeThe Irish Medical Organisation said the fees were published in a ‘misleading’ manner and that GP costs are substantialThu Sept 15 2022 - 20:31
Enet to invest more than €50m in fibre networks across IrelandProject involves laying 45km of fibre along the north and west of Dublin city, connecting all major business parksWed Sept 14 2022 - 05:18
Farming costs continue to surge with knock-on effects for food pricesInput price increases can be seen in fertiliser prices – key for food production – which were up 133.8%Tue Sept 13 2022 - 14:34
Car traffic volumes in Dublin remain below pre-pandemic levelsThere were 13 fatalities on Irish roads in August 2022 compared with 22 in the same month in 2021Tue Sept 13 2022 - 14:07
Housing market ‘returning to normal’ following pandemic, Davy saysNew sales listings on property website MyHome.ie up 21% on pre-pandemic levels during the third quarterTue Sept 13 2022 - 10:08
Employers to slow job creation to a crawl as inflation bitesTechnology, IT, telecom and media sector recording sharpest fall in net employment outlook at 17%Tue Sept 13 2022 - 00:01
Business optimism in farming and agriculture sector hits five-year lowWar in Ukraine, spiralling inflation, and Brexit cited as reasons for 23 percentage point drop in outlookTue Sept 13 2022 - 00:01
NTMA looks to raise €750m through sale of treasury billsAgency has raised €7bn on behalf of the State so far this year, a decline of up to 46% on the last yearMon Sept 12 2022 - 15:51
Greencoat Renewables trebles profit in first six months of yearGroup said it expects energy prices to return to pre-pandemic levels in one to two yearsMon Sept 12 2022 - 07:41
Housebuilding surges, hospitality on the brink, and the business headshotBusiness Today: the best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business deskMon Sept 12 2022 - 07:20
Engineering industry says it faces ‘war on talent’ challenge ahead of budgetSector has published a pre-budget submission in which it calls for measures to help maintain its competitivenessFri Sept 09 2022 - 13:38
A quarter of Ulster Bank and KBC accounts closed ahead of exitKBC Bank Ireland to close its hub network in six months’ time ahead of withdrawal from Irish marketFri Sept 09 2022 - 13:03
Great Western Mining discovers gold, silver and copper in NevadaArea known as Mineral Jackpot described as a highly prospective area which has been virtually impossible to drill until nowFri Sept 09 2022 - 07:18
Revenue seizes cigarettes worth €1.4m at Dublin PortSeizure was the result of routine profiling and was carried out with the assistance of a detector dog named WaffleThu Sept 08 2022 - 18:13
State aims to train more wind turbine technicians as energy prices riseSkillnet programme is for people with electrical, mechanical or engineering backgroundsTue Sept 06 2022 - 15:23
Clearances of petrol, diesel and gas down as consumers cut backClearances of kerosene, mainly used as heating fuel, in July were 1% lower than in July 2021Tue Sept 06 2022 - 12:09
Botswana Diamonds receives prospecting licence in South AfricaLicence covers ground containing the Reivilo cluster of kimberlites in the Barkley WestMon Sept 05 2022 - 14:07
More than half of small businesses were asked to pay more rent this yearSmall Firms Association has published a report on the cost of doing business, which looks at challenges facing small companiesMon Sept 05 2022 - 10:18
Growth slows again in services sector as businesses lose momentumThe 12-month outlook also moderated, reflecting concerns over high inflation and a potential recessionMon Sept 05 2022 - 10:05
Surface flooding, thunder and lightning forecast as orange level warning issued for 15 countiesWarning is for between 4am and 8am on Sunday with 50mm of local intense rainfall and squalls likelySat Sept 03 2022 - 19:48
Appeals issued as four men die following separate road incidentsCyclist, pedestrian, and drivers in counties Wexford, Waterford and Tyrone killed in road incidentsSat Sept 03 2022 - 15:56
Micheál Martin speaks about the ‘terrible, terrible trauma’ of losing two childrenTaoiseach, whose son died as a baby and whose daughter died aged eight, says he still talks to them at their gravesidesSat Sept 03 2022 - 06:00
EY Entrepreneur of the Year profilesWe profile the remaining four finalists chosen in the established category for this year’s EY Entrepreneur of the Year awardsSat Sept 03 2022 - 00:01
Irish beef to go on sale in premium Japanese retailer for first timeMove follows an agreement between high-end department store Isetan and Longford-based beef specialist John StoneFri Sept 02 2022 - 14:39
Shamrock Rovers back in profit after football fans return to Irish stadiumsTallaght-based club is in line for exponential growth after it qualified for the group stages of European competition this seasonFri Sept 02 2022 - 14:17
Datalex revenue hit by continued Covid disruption to air travel in ChinaGroup signs contract to provide its technology to budget airline EasyJetFri Sept 02 2022 - 12:55
Mandate calls for energy price controls and a minimum wage of €14 per hour in Budget 2023Trade union representing almost 30,000 workers in the retail, bar and administrative sectors seeks 50% cut in childcare feesFri Sept 02 2022 - 12:28
Number on Live Register climbs 1.5% as more Ukrainians are addedIndex is not a measure of unemployment, but it does broadly track movements in the labour marketFri Sept 02 2022 - 12:01
Ryanair breaks record for passenger numbers for second month runningIrish carrier flew 16.9 million passengers in August as the world’s travel and tourism industry continued its recovery from CovidFri Sept 02 2022 - 07:32
Kildare residents stage protests over housing for Ukraine refugeesMinister to meet with local residents in Kildare over their concerns about modular homes in the area for Ukrainian refugeesThu Sept 01 2022 - 15:24
Covid-19 booster vaccines offered to healthcare staff and those with health conditionsHSE chief clinical officer Dr Colm Henry says appointments are available from ThursdayThu Sept 01 2022 - 00:01
Kildare residents stage protests over housing for Ukraine refugeesLocals express concerns about lack of services for refugeesWed Aug 31 2022 - 22:23
HSE to meet victims of CervicalCheck scandal critical of ‘disingenuous’ literatureSupport group accuses National Screening Service of attempting to ‘rewrite history’ in guide issued to the mediaWed Aug 31 2022 - 20:35
World stocks tumble amid concerns about interest rate hikesEuronext Dublin finished the day down marginally but outperformed some of its international peers as the banks lifted the indexTue Aug 30 2022 - 18:37
Activ8 Solar Energies and SSE Airtricity announce 200 new jobsRoles will include administrative positions, along with jobs in the areas of design, engineering, plumbing and roofingTue Aug 30 2022 - 15:02
Tourists flocking back to Ireland but numbers still below pre-pandemic levelsMore than 1,965,400 passengers arrived into the country during July, CSO data showsTue Aug 30 2022 - 14:28
Earnings growth lags inflation almost fourfold, data showAverage weekly earnings up 2.4% in the second quarter, with largest increase in the information and communication sectorTue Aug 30 2022 - 13:43
Permission granted for 569 homes in new Dublin suburbClonburris to be fourth location in Dublin where Cairn Homes will deliver new homes within strategic development zonesMon Aug 29 2022 - 14:18
State seeking to raise €1.25bn through sale of two bondsNational Treasury Management Agency said an auction will take place on Thursday morning to sell the treasury bondsMon Aug 29 2022 - 11:50
Volume of retail sales down 8% in the year despite lifting of Covid restrictionsJuly data from Central Statistics Office show volume of retail sales fell by 8.1% in the year despite lifting of restrictionsMon Aug 29 2022 - 11:25
Payments group Sumup blamed as football fans party for free at Aviva StadiumStadium’s catering partner Levy UK & Ireland later blamed the issue on its payment provider SumupMon Aug 29 2022 - 07:40
Consumers warned to expect further energy price hikes in coming weeksDepartment of Finance and Revenue Commissioners examining Green Party proposal for windfall tax on energy companiesSat Aug 27 2022 - 05:00
Permission sought for new hotel at Swan Shopping Centre in RathminesThe Anderson family, which owns the centre, has lodged a planning application with Dublin City Council for an 111-bedroom facilitySat Aug 27 2022 - 05:00
Meet our four EY Entrepreneur of the Year finalists in the Established category We profile four finalists chosen in the established category for this year’s EY Entrepreneur of the Year awardsSat Aug 27 2022 - 04:10
Energy price hikes: SSE Airtricity raises electricity prices by 35.4% and gas by 39% Increase will add almost €600 a year to the average customer’s electricity bill and over €500 a year to their gas billFri Aug 26 2022 - 18:55
‘Horrifying’ energy price hikes will mean cold homes this winter, say support groups Charities call for an end to universal supports and say there must be targeted action for the poorestFri Aug 26 2022 - 18:49
Solicitor arrested on suspicion of theft and false accountingSeparately, a 27-year-old man was arrested as part of an investigation into fraud and money launderingThu Aug 25 2022 - 21:09
Energy costs blamed as commercial vacancy rates hit highest level in a decadeGeoView Commercial Vacancy Report, prepared by EY, found rates rose in 15 out of 26 countiesThu Aug 25 2022 - 05:00
