Decline in motor trades leads to 1% annual drop in retail salesSector showing the highest annual volume growth in November was department stores, which was up 10%Fri Jan 10 2025 - 15:33
Dyson’s Irish sales plunge by a fifthDyson Ireland sells products such as high-end vacuum cleaners, and has a commercial hand-dryer operation hereFri Jan 10 2025 - 08:53
Irish community in LA pulls together as wildfires rage around itIrish bar owner says he feared what he had in his bag would be all he would have left in the world as fires nearedThu Jan 09 2025 - 21:12
Average cost of second-hand homes in Dublin likely to reach €630,000 this year, says DNGPrice inflation of 5%-8% expected by leading estate agent, which also says house sales last year were down 8%Wed Jan 08 2025 - 06:00
At least €100m in pandemic warehoused debt deemed not recoverableMore than 7,000 businesses that availed of the scheme failed to engage meaningfully with Revenue to address their debtWed Jan 08 2025 - 06:00
Permission refused for ‘monstrous’ 881-apartment scheme in DundrumAn Bord Pleanála raised concerns around architecture impact, flooding, and living conditions for future occupiersTue Jan 07 2025 - 16:44
Irish software integration company SL Controls to merge with NNIT this monthThe deal, which was sealed in July 2021, included an upfront payment of €12.7m, with a €4.2m earn-out elementMon Jan 06 2025 - 08:48
Ryanair passenger numbers rose 8% in December Christmas period saw more pressure on airlines operating between Ireland and Britain following closure of Holyhead portFri Jan 03 2025 - 08:20
Fresh appeal for information on disappearance of Imelda Keenan 31 years agoGardaí said that despite ‘extensive investigations’, there have been no further confirmed sightings of missing womanThu Jan 02 2025 - 23:59
Four people die on Irish roads in 24-hour period, including two men in Armagh crash Four others, including a baby, taken to hospital for medical treatment, with one woman in a critical conditionSat Dec 28 2024 - 16:28
Hundreds gather at RDS for annual Christmas Day dinner for those in need‘It’s amazing to see the volunteers spending Christmas with us when they could be spending it with others’Wed Dec 25 2024 - 15:56
Tailbacks from Forty Foot stretch for miles as Christmas swimmers descendAtmosphere at popular bathing spot bouncing on Christmas morning with music, mulled wine and costumesWed Dec 25 2024 - 14:10
England’s misery beats Late Late Toy Show into second place on EirTelco published its 2024 year in data on Monday, which offered a detailed view of Ireland’s evolving digital habitsMon Dec 23 2024 - 16:06
Savings and investments back to pre-Covid levels, Bank of Ireland saysAttitudes to savings changed dramatically in the fourth quarter, lender says, as it reports drop in cost of living concernsMon Dec 23 2024 - 12:40
More than 80 homes in Limerick to be placed on cost-rental market next monthState-subsidised model offers long-term tenures and stable rents at about 25 per cent below local ratesMon Dec 23 2024 - 10:51
Indian payments company Juspay to create 30 jobs in DublinHeadquartered in Bangalore – ‘India’s Silicon Valley’ – group processes over 175m daily transactionsFri Dec 06 2024 - 14:51
Watchdog to probe Circle K acquisition of Pelco forecourts and shops CCPC to establish whether allowing deal to go ahead will result in a substantial lessening of competition in the StateFri Dec 06 2024 - 14:07
Pepper to cut variable rates for homeowners after ECB reductionsDecreases will range from 0.35-0.5% with majority of its 9,000 customers to receive 0.5%Fri Dec 06 2024 - 12:16
Prices in services sector rise at slowest rate in three-and-a-half yearsMuch faster expansion in business activity across the sector in November, with stronger growth registered, PMI data showsWed Dec 04 2024 - 05:00
Global stocks mostly higher despite tensions in South KoreaEuronext Dublin up almost 1% as home builders and banks climbTue Dec 03 2024 - 19:00
Homebuilding up 4.4% in third quarter compared to last yearHowever, number of homes completed is behind both the same period 12 months ago and the second three months of 2024Tue Dec 03 2024 - 15:14
Drinks industry veteran Patrick J Rigney invests in new Dublin breweryChanging Times Brewery is based in Glasnevin and has several significant backers including owners of the Palace Bar and the Long HallTue Dec 03 2024 - 06:00
Irish food industry found lacking in workers’ rights for migrants, ESRI findsNumber of employment inspectors have ‘raised concerns’ about the effectiveness of enforcement efforts, report saysTue Dec 03 2024 - 06:00
UCC, Trinity and UCD in FT top business school listRankings are based on factors including salaries of alumni three years after completing their courseMon Dec 02 2024 - 09:09
Election 2024 results: Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly loses his Dáil seatRoderic O’Gorman secures solitary Green Party seat, Aontú gains second TD while Gerry ‘The Monk’ Hutch loses outMon Dec 02 2024 - 08:02
‘Better the devil you know’: Inner-city Dubliners explain rationale for Gerry Hutch vote Locals in and around Summerhill expressed disappointment after it became clear Mr Hutch would not win a seatSun Dec 01 2024 - 18:57
Landmark buildings lit up in red on Sunday for World Aids DayOver 60 iconic sites including Kilkenny Castle, the Rock of Cashel and Dublin’s Convention Centre participatingSun Dec 01 2024 - 16:14
The complete exit poll results: the most important voter issues and second preference detailsElection 2024: Economic stability (9%), climate change (4%), crime (2%), local transport and roads (2%) and childcare (2%) all played lesser rolesSat Nov 30 2024 - 19:06
DAA ‘ultimate’ plan is for 55 million passengers a year through Dublin Airport Airport tells planners that increasing passenger cap to 40 million would involve a 30% rise in peak passenger trafficSat Nov 30 2024 - 09:56
PTSB apologises as salaries fail to land in accounts on Black FridayThe issue is bad timing for the bank with Friday being one of the busiest shopping daysFri Nov 29 2024 - 10:11
Meet the woman on a mission to heat Ireland’s homes and slash emissionsCerta managing director Orla Stevens gave up on her dream of being a famous radio broadcaster, but now leads major fuel supplierFri Nov 29 2024 - 06:00
Kingspan continues Latin America expansion with stake in Chilean companyCavan-based insulation specialist buys 51% stake in Villalba, bringing its total facility count across the region to 11Mon Nov 25 2024 - 10:44
Profit at Aldi Ireland dropped 3.3% last year amid cost of living crisisRetailer completes purchase of 60-acre site in Co Kildare as it marks 25 years in IrelandMon Nov 25 2024 - 09:22
Aer Lingus parent IAG signs agreement to buy new carbon-friendly fueleSAF expected to reduce emissions by 90% compared to conventional jet fuel without changing engine designMon Nov 25 2024 - 09:06
Applegreen to invest €1bn in expansion across three marketsGroup to expand network of motorway and roadside service areas and to grow its EV charging networks in Ireland, Britain and the USMon Nov 25 2024 - 08:29
Pharma group Hovione to create 20 jobs with expansion of Ringaskiddy siteMulti-million euro investment almost doubles the capacity of the Portuguese group’s spray drying facilities in IrelandMon Nov 25 2024 - 07:52
Ireland’s largest private landlord sells dozens of properties as part of restructuringIres Reit said it has completed the disposal of 37 properties as part of its target of 315 identified in a strategic reviewFri Nov 22 2024 - 08:13
Orange weather warning remains in place for six counties with ‘significant snowfall’ expectedConditions to cause ‘very difficult’ travelling conditions and likely disruption to public transportThu Nov 21 2024 - 06:00
‘The buck stops with me’: Mary Lou McDonald insists she is in full control of Sinn FéinSinn Féin leader makes pledge to voters, expresses regret over party scandals, and says she will be a ‘mindful’ taoiseachThu Nov 21 2024 - 00:07
Ireland weather: Orange warnings issued for six counties with ‘heavy’ snowfall expectedRisk of flooding in Cork and Waterford as showers of sleet and snow likely to transition to rainWed Nov 20 2024 - 21:15
Trump success unlikely to mean ‘doomsday’ for Irish life sciences, says Deloitte Incoming US president threatening to impose tariffs on all US imports, triggering major disruption in transatlantic tradeWed Nov 20 2024 - 05:00
One-third of Irish firms ‘lack funds to invest in finance personnel’ Report examines the development of the ‘finance function’ of companies towards 2030 and beyondWed Nov 20 2024 - 05:00
Global stocks edge lower as tensions rise between US and RussiaEnergy group Greencoat Renewables was the standout performer in Dublin as it climbed 2%, rebounding from recent lowsTue Nov 19 2024 - 18:09
Ireland can cope with data centres and should build more, Greencoat saysInternational Energy Agency expects data centres to consume 32% of total electricity in Ireland by 2026Tue Nov 19 2024 - 06:00
Michael O’Flynn seeks green light to build 550 homes in CorkSite could provide ‘much-needed housing’ on lands that have ‘long been identified as a crucial area for growth’Fri Nov 15 2024 - 15:08
Kirby Group adds 50 jobs with new €8m off-site manufacturing plant in Laois Limerick-headquartered firm says new operation key to continuing growth at business on course for revenue of more than €700m in 2024Fri Nov 15 2024 - 08:54
Book on NUI graduates involved in first World War launched in DublinVolume includes a selection of individual personal profiles to bring the men recorded in the roll to lifeThu Nov 14 2024 - 21:16
Renowned Irish scientist Dervilla Donnelly dies aged 94 ‘Remarkable woman with an extraordinary career’ taught at UCD from 1956 and became an internationally respected chemistThu Nov 14 2024 - 20:29
Billy Lawless funeral hears about great champion of undocumented IrishIrishness an abiding theme throughout US service marked by haunting lament from lone piperThu Nov 14 2024 - 19:29
US fast food group Wendy’s to enter Irish market and create 300 jobsCorrib Oil set to be its franchise partner in IrelandWed Nov 13 2024 - 06:00
