Updated consumer protection code to get rid of ‘opt-out’ insurance renewalsCentral Bank governor Gabriel Makhlouf says code has been updated ‘to reflect the provision of financial services in a digital world’Mon Mar 24 2025 - 13:19
Leo Varadkar takes job with US-based public relations firm Former taoiseach to work in advisory role with Penta, whose clients include Google and JP MorganMon Mar 24 2025 - 06:00
Why companies are quietly abandoning their climate ambitionsCompanies are no longer blowing hot air about their ESG credentials anymore, they’re actively stepping back from themSun Mar 23 2025 - 12:46
US tariffs could cost Irish economy more than €18bn in lost tradeESRI study warns of ‘significant negative impact’ on economy from US tariffs and other protectionist measuresFri Mar 21 2025 - 00:01
ESB chief sees ‘positive trend’ for prices despite volatile marketBut company warns that energy prices remain volatileThu Mar 20 2025 - 08:10
Republic’s commercial vacancy rate hits highest level on recordMore than 30,000 business locations classified as vacant in the final quarter of last yearThu Mar 20 2025 - 06:00
More than two-thirds of injury claims under employers’ and public liability policies were settled through litigation Central Bank finding comes despite law reforms designed to reduce need for legal action in such casesThu Mar 20 2025 - 06:00
Irish house price inflation moderates to 8.1%The latest official figures indicate prices in Dublin rose at a yearly rate of 7.5 per cent while values outside the capital rose at a rate of 8.6 per centWed Mar 19 2025 - 11:12
Central Bank cuts growth forecasts amid US tariff threatRegulator warns US uncertainty now chief threat to Irish economyWed Mar 19 2025 - 01:00
German fiscal plan boosts European stocks Germany’s Bundestag approves reforms that include a major rollback of the so-called debt brake to increase defence spendingTue Mar 18 2025 - 18:51
Irish exports to US surge by 81% ahead of possible tariffsLatest trade figures show Ireland’s exports to the US swelled to €11.7bn and accounted for 48 per cent of total goods exports in January Tue Mar 18 2025 - 12:10
Dublin fintech firm Alt21 raises further $12.5m in funding Company uses high-frequency trading technology to streamline FX process and reduce costsTue Mar 18 2025 - 06:00
European shares close higher courtesy of energy and healtcareThe pan-European Stoxx 600 index rose 0.8 per cent as Irish market trades light on St Patrick’s DayMon Mar 17 2025 - 18:31
Trump’s trade wars will slow growth and fuel inflation, OECD warnsParis-based agency higher trade barriers and increased policy uncertainty will weigh on activityMon Mar 17 2025 - 11:05
Ireland is willing to be the villain on tax to avoid biting the hand that feedsState hasn’t shaken off the Cayman Islands smear and the €14 billion Apple tax money has only reinforced the perception that we’re eating everyone else’s lunchSun Mar 16 2025 - 12:22
Trump EU alcohol tariff could be ‘devastating’ for Irish whiskey, industry warnsUS president says he would move forward with the import duties if the EU doesn’t repeal a tax on US whiskeyThu Mar 13 2025 - 18:39
Headline inflation eases to 1.8% in FebruaryPrices in restaurants and hotels rose by 3.1 per cent mainly due to higher prices for alcoholic drinks and food consumed in licensed premisesThu Mar 13 2025 - 11:59
Trade volatility dents business investment appetite, survey findsInterTradeIreland’s last business monitor suggests Irish are adopting a ‘play it safe’ policy Thu Mar 13 2025 - 06:00
Government urged to address ‘disproportionately poor’ savings rates for Irish consumersCentral Bank data show that up to €140 billion of Irish deposits still resides in overnight deposit accounts, accruing just 0.13 per cent in interestWed Mar 12 2025 - 15:57
Planning permissions for apartments drop by almost 40%New data show all planning permissions fell more than 21 per cent in 2024Wed Mar 12 2025 - 12:45
Paddy Power owner Flutter is expected to be among frontrunners for €1.5bn Italian lotto franchise But gaming giant draws criticism from NGOs amid suggestions it may use Italian licence to cross-sell other productsWed Mar 12 2025 - 05:49
EU trade surplus with US hits record €200bn as trade war with Washington loomsEuostat figures show bloc recorded a surplus in traded goods with the US last year of close to €200bnTue Mar 11 2025 - 13:29
Wind was State’s leading source of energy in FebruaryNew data from Wind Energy Ireland suggest February was cleanest month yetTue Mar 11 2025 - 06:00
Market sell-off turns ‘ugly’ as US recession fears growTurbulence for global stock markets continues as Trump gives mixed signals on tariffsMon Mar 10 2025 - 18:13
Government funding row stalls delivery of up to 5,000 social and affordable homesApproved Housing Bodies say they have been waiting over six months to start work on projects because department refuses to sign off on fundingMon Mar 10 2025 - 05:00
Government is now a property octopus with tentacles everywhere It hard to imagine a bigger kaleidoscope of policies and measures sitting beside any property market in the worldSun Mar 09 2025 - 11:36
Lagarde hints at April pause amid threat of trade war European Central Bank makes sixth cut to interest rates sine last July, bringing its main deposit rate down to 2.5% Thu Mar 06 2025 - 13:15
Ireland has large trade deficit with US, new CSO figures showState’s big trade surplus with the US in goods is offset by large trade in services going the other wayThu Mar 06 2025 - 11:49
‘Once-off’ €500m tax payment boosts exchequer data in FebruaryLatest exchequer returns show Government has collected €15.2bn in tax this year with spending up on last year but below expectationsWed Mar 05 2025 - 16:32
Ireland now ‘at full employment’ as headline jobless rate falls to just 3.9%Seasonally adjusted unemployment rate drops again, according to data from the Central Statistics OfficeWed Mar 05 2025 - 11:42
Global markets fall as investors weigh prospects of global trade warEuropean carmakers tumbled on Tuesday as US president Donald Trump’s broad tariffs against Canada, Mexico and China came into effectTue Mar 04 2025 - 17:32
Celtic Linen owner JSG reports increased earnings while signaling possible listings moveUK laundry and linen specialist Johnson Service Group reports 10 per cent increase in revenue to £513mTue Mar 04 2025 - 15:38
Ireland risks fine of up to €26bn if EU-agreed climate targets missed Report by Irish Fiscal Advisory Council and Climate Change Advisory Council sets out potential costs for StateTue Mar 04 2025 - 00:03
Is the answer to Ireland’s housing crisis more apartments?The country is full of half-empty three and four-bed detached homes, chief executive of Cairn Homes Michael Stanley saysSun Mar 02 2025 - 13:00
Irish inflation moderates to 1.3% ahead of expected ECB rate cutOn a monthly basis, prices rose by 0.7 per cent as consumers faced higher energy, transport and food costsFri Feb 28 2025 - 11:48
Carmakers drive European shares lower after Trump’s tariff threats European manufacturers take fright as Trump threatens tariffsThu Feb 27 2025 - 18:18
Cairn Homes chief casts doubt on surge in housing commencementsProperty market strength continues to buoy businessThu Feb 27 2025 - 07:41
€2bn Dublin Bay wind farm to submit planning applicationConstruction work on Dublin Array scheme with 310 metre blades could begin in 2027 Wed Feb 26 2025 - 09:55
Glanbia shares plummet 23% as company forecasts slide in earningsFood group says global tariff war could impact the importation of key raw materials while negatively impacting its sales channelsWed Feb 26 2025 - 07:48
Budgetary costing of Help to Buy changes subject to ‘uncertainty’ Parliamentary Budget Office report assesses 60 different policy measures announced in Budget 2025 Tue Feb 25 2025 - 17:26
Average earnings rise by 5.6% as workers seek real wage catch-up Latest earnings data suggest wage growth remains elevatedTue Feb 25 2025 - 11:50
German election brings some relief to European marketsCountry’s domestically-focused mid-cap stock index rose 1.4 per cent on MondayMon Feb 24 2025 - 18:49
Euro zone inflation at 2.5% ahead of ECB rate decision next weekEurostat confirms inflation across euro area rose marginally in JanuaryMon Feb 24 2025 - 12:32
Trump and his contradictory economic agendaUS president stood for election on a pro-growth platform but with ostensibly anti-growth policiesSun Feb 23 2025 - 12:47
How will Ireland respond to Trump’s tariff threat?State must walk a fine line between playing the green card in Washington and standing tall alongside EU colleaguesFri Feb 21 2025 - 05:00
IDA chief warns of ‘disruptive’ impact of US tariffsInward investment agency targeting 75,000 jobs over next five yearWed Feb 19 2025 - 12:06
NTMA allows Davy return as primary dealer of Irish government bonds State agency gives Davy green light to return almost four years after it was droppedMon Feb 17 2025 - 16:06
How using a Deutsche Bank projection landed Government in hot water on housing completions The only 40,000 estimate for completions last year, which was often quoted in the general election campaign, came from Deutsche BankSun Feb 16 2025 - 12:55
Euro zone grows by anaemic 0.1% amid threat of US tariffsLatest Eurostat figures were better than initial estimate of 0% growth but ‘not worth getting excited about’Fri Feb 14 2025 - 13:11
Scrapping rent controls and offering tax breaks under review, but no guarantee they will solve housing crisis Micheál Martin looks to encourage private investors to return as housebuilding and apartment completions slow downFri Feb 14 2025 - 06:00
