Global stocks fall amid fading optimism for interest rate cutsInsulation specialist Kingspan was the only standout stock on Euronext Dublin as it finished up 2.5% to hit a 52-week highTue Feb 20 2024 - 17:54
What are the best deals for electricity and gas customers who switch right now?It is highly likely other retailers will follow Yuno Energy with a third round of cuts of 10-20% this yearTue Feb 20 2024 - 06:00
AIB appoints Paul Travers to steer new green lending strategyNew €30bn climate capital segment of AIB’s business will be the fastest growing part of the bank’s lending bookMon Feb 19 2024 - 16:37
Yuno Energy cuts fixed-rate electricity prices for third time this yearCompany, founded by the team behind pay-as-you-go energy provider PrepayPower, also drops standard unit rate by 8.5%Mon Feb 19 2024 - 11:40
‘Mixed emotions’ in Drogheda as rally is staged against hotel asylum plan‘When I said I was going to the protest, my daughter literally blanked us for the whole day,’ says local woman who joined about 200 protestersSat Feb 17 2024 - 21:19
Kingspan profits rise 5% to €877m as it delivers another record yearGroup has selected a 50 hectare site in Ukraine, which is likely to be the location of its €250m building technology campusFri Feb 16 2024 - 07:31
Global stocks slip as US inflation data spooks investorsEuronext Dublin finished the day down 0.3% as it was dragged lower by homebuilders and hotels group DalataTue Feb 13 2024 - 18:20
Roll-out of AI will not lead to mass lay-offs, former Amazon chief saysCompanies will spend next decade figuring out what AI means for them and their workforces, IDA Ireland chief arguesTue Feb 13 2024 - 17:16
Ireland needs €125bn in this decade to transition to net zero - reportIbec and the Confederation of British Industry Northern Ireland have jointly launched an all-island energy policy reportMon Feb 12 2024 - 18:28
House prices climbed almost 3% in Northern Ireland in fourth quarterNorthern Ireland also named the fastest-growing region in the UK for newly registered companies in 2023Mon Feb 12 2024 - 17:13
Trinity Business School and UCD Smurfit School make gains in MBA rankingsBoth Irish colleges were ranked highly in the FT’s 100-strong global list in terms of value for moneyMon Feb 12 2024 - 15:52
Sports retailer Elverys sees profit dip by more than a quarter in 2022Trading was impacted by inflationary pressures, supply chain disruption, payroll costs, energy costs, and rentFri Feb 09 2024 - 12:57
Global markets little changed as investors seek interest rate cluesHotel group Dalata up 0.8% in Dublin as its share price climbed above pre-Covid levels for first timeTue Feb 06 2024 - 18:20
Focus on bicycle lanes has led to ‘appalling’ EV infrastructure, Harris Group saysDenise Harris, who leads State’s biggest importer and distributor of commercial vehicles, says Ireland is ‘way behind’ the UKTue Feb 06 2024 - 17:54
Dingle-based Fish Box restaurant and takeaway to undergo major expansionFamily business will grow seats at restaurant from 20 to 100 and put a food truck on the road to expand customer baseTue Feb 06 2024 - 13:54
Development activity in Belfast subdued last year, report findsDeloitte’s latest regional crane survey showed 20 major schemes were under construction or completed in the city in 2023Tue Feb 06 2024 - 06:00
Global shares fall as geopolitical tensions spook investorsEuronext Dublin underperformed relative to other international markets as it slid on the bank holiday, albeit on low volumesMon Feb 05 2024 - 19:28
In Profile: the new Ministers in the Northern Ireland AssemblyRestoration of the powersharing Executive comes two years to the day since DUP collapsed institutionsSun Feb 04 2024 - 11:25
Sinn Féin’s Michelle O’Neill elected first ever nationalist First Minister of Northern IrelandRestoration of the powersharing Executive comes two years to the day since the DUP collapsed the institutionsSat Feb 03 2024 - 17:08
Family of Lisa Murphy praise St Vincent’s oncology staff as funeral arranged for TuesdayMurphy, who was from Ballinteer, starred in the reality show Dublin Wives between 2012 and 2013Fri Feb 02 2024 - 17:24
Additional 1,400 people joined the live register in JanuaryData broadly tracks the labour market but is not a measure of unemploymentFri Feb 02 2024 - 12:52
Plan to upgrade Carlow road where three young people were killed has been in train for yearsLocal county councillor described safety deficits on the N80 as ‘more or less an emergency’ just two weeks agoFri Feb 02 2024 - 06:00
Irish farmers protest in solidarity with European counterpartsSeries of concessions to agricultural sector by political leaders fail to defuse rowdy demonstrationsThu Feb 01 2024 - 22:16
Thousands of farmers stage protests across country in solidarity with European demonstrations‘Farmers are saying enough is enough’, says IFA president as thousands of tractors and farm vehicles parade in towns and on motorwaysThu Feb 01 2024 - 21:54
Trinity College and SADSI students secure places in Irish Times debate competition finalSpeakers debated motion that ‘this house believes that unification is not in the best interest of the people of the 26 counties’Thu Feb 01 2024 - 21:08
Loan approvals at State-backed lender for builders jump by a thirdHome Building Finance Ireland opened for business in January 2019 with an initial war chest of €750mWed Jan 31 2024 - 00:01
Global stocks slide as investors fear big tech stocks may miss targetsRyanair was down 0.5% as the airline gave up some of the 4% gain it made on Monday despite reporting lower profitsTue Jan 30 2024 - 18:04
Intel ships first batch of new processors as it plays catch-up in AI raceChipmaker says product produced in Leixlip will usher in ‘new generation of personal computers’ with dedicated AITue Jan 30 2024 - 14:49
Ireland ‘second most affordable’ European country for a personal loan Luxembourg took top spot with a personal loan repayment equivalent to 18.98% of average disposable incomeMon Jan 29 2024 - 20:57
Ireland’s housing stock has hit new historic low - Sherry FitzGeraldAnalysis reveals a 27% decline in available properties for sale since January last year, and a 46% drop compared to 2020Mon Jan 29 2024 - 16:16
Brittany Ferries aiming to triple number of Spanish tourists carried to IrelandNearly twice as many Spaniards travelled to Ireland last year by ferry, just under 6,000, compared with 3,400 holidaying in the UKMon Jan 29 2024 - 05:08
Irish consumer confidence climbs to its highest level in two yearsPeople are also much more strongly of the view that house prices here will continue to grow over next five yearsMon Jan 29 2024 - 01:00
Ireland remains in technical recession as GDP shrinks once moreDrop in output from multinational sector sees productivity in the economy drop by 0.7% in final quarter of 2024Fri Jan 26 2024 - 12:32
Energia customers in line for savings as group to cut electricity and gas pricesSecond cut in six months follows period of sustained increases and reflect significant fall in the price of energy on wholesale marketsFri Jan 26 2024 - 08:37
Arkle Resources makes ‘significant discoveries’ in WicklowExplorer finds much sought-after lithium, as well as gold, tin, tungsten, copper, and rare earth elements in the Aughrim blockFri Jan 26 2024 - 07:40
Sunak offers concession on Irish Sea border to tempt DUP back to Stormont Next month marks the two-year anniversary of the collapse of power-sharing after the DUP quit in protest at trade arrangementsThu Jan 25 2024 - 00:03
Gardaí investigating suspected case of badger baiting in LimerickDetectives found two large holes which had been dug in the groundWed Jan 24 2024 - 22:14
Thousands protest at Leinster House calling on State to join Israel genocide caseCrowds waving flags and banners stretched up and down Molesworth Street and Kildare Street ahead of Dáil motionWed Jan 24 2024 - 20:33
Dunnes Stores outlet in Stillorgan Village closes down permanentlyLoss of retailer has been described as a major blow to the local community where shop was ‘a lifeline’ to elderly peopleWed Jan 24 2024 - 06:00
Global markets flat following mixed bag of US earnings reportsFlutter, which will list in New York on Monday, was down slightly on the day, but traded 2.3 million shares on the closeTue Jan 23 2024 - 18:58
Taxpayers overpaid about €683m last year, Revenue data suggestsMore than 472,000 PAYE income tax returns have been processed for 2023, which represents an increase of 30%Tue Jan 23 2024 - 12:59
Ibec call to pause labour policy measures ‘shameful’, unions saySiptu described move by employers group as a ‘craven attempt’ to row back on better conditions for workersMon Jan 22 2024 - 16:56
Northern Ireland builder wins €82m contract for student accommodation in BritainGraham, which employs over 2,300, is involved in more than 100 projects across Britain and IrelandMon Jan 22 2024 - 16:30
Storm Isha: Ireland under red and orange weather alerts as ‘nasty’ storm causes major disruptionWeather updates: Ireland expected to see ‘severe and destructive gusts’ with Donegal, Mayo and Galway to be particularly affectedSun Jan 21 2024 - 22:43
Storm Isha: Thousands without power and over 150 flights cancelled as wind causes damage across IrelandFlights cancelled and diverted in Dublin Airport due to ‘severe and destructive gusts’, and several counties report fallen treesSun Jan 21 2024 - 22:22
Tirlán names Molloy as next CEO after Bergin retiresSean Molloy to takeover from Jim Bergin at top of milk producer at end of JulyFri Jan 19 2024 - 14:42
State losing out on investment under new EU subsidy scheme, MEP warnsGermany became first beneficiary of scheme when Brussels approved €902m subsidy for Swedish battery makerFri Jan 19 2024 - 06:00
High-visibility Garda presence in Dublin will be maintained, McEntee insistsGovernment plan to surge policing in Dublin and shore up perceptions of public safety has quietly endedThu Jan 18 2024 - 19:47
Specialised or general: what type of degree should I study for?Course choice depends on your individual preferences, career goals and the requirements of your chosen fieldThu Jan 18 2024 - 01:00
Global stocks edge lower amid concerns over central bank policy cutsHousebuilder Cairn Homes was up 4.7% at close of business in Dublin after it reported results from last yearTue Jan 16 2024 - 18:58
