Would Zohran Mamdani’s plan for free buses work in Dublin?New York mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani has tapped into frustration with city’s service by pledging to make it freeFri Oct 31 2025 - 06:05
Motor insurance premiums jump 9%, with increase blamed on repair costs and injury claimsTotal cost of settlements rose to record €896m in 2024 despite fall-off in claimsFri Oct 31 2025 - 00:02
ECB keeps rates unchanged while warning of uncertain impact from tariffsAs expected, bank’s governing council keeps key deposit rate at 2 per cent Thu Oct 30 2025 - 13:38
Rising energy and food prices keep Irish inflation rate elevated at 2.7% The latest flash estimate put the annualised rate of Irish price growth at 2.7 per centThu Oct 30 2025 - 12:34
Tourist numbers rebound but revenue drops 16%Latest CSO figures show visitor numbers rebounded in September but the number of nights they stayed here was down Wed Oct 29 2025 - 15:33
Tech stocks stoke further rally on global marketsFive big techs that account for about a quarter of the US benchmark will report earnings this weekTue Oct 28 2025 - 19:19
Greater spending in department stores drives retail salesCentral Statistics Office figures show sales volume in September were 0.2% up on August and 3.5% ahead of last year Tue Oct 28 2025 - 16:38
Irish economy contracts marginally in third quarter as multinational activity slowsPreliminary figures from Central Statistics Office indicates economy shrank by 0.1%Tue Oct 28 2025 - 14:24
Donohoe hints at extending VAT cut on apartments to forward-funding dealsVAT reduction announced in budget does not apply to site and construction services Mon Oct 27 2025 - 06:00
Starmer’s new Brexit line: it’s a disaster – and Farage is to blameDowning Street insiders say Labour’s frontbench have been primed to blame the current economic woes on Brexit and Reform UKFri Oct 24 2025 - 06:00
Irish consumer sentiment falls as rising living costs biteLatest Credit Union index drops to three-month low and coincides with elevated grocery price inflationFri Oct 24 2025 - 06:00
Last 12 months saw highest number of first-time-buyer mortgages since 2007Figures indicate first-time buyers continued to be the most active segment of the marketFri Oct 24 2025 - 06:00
Despite global headwinds, the Irish economy is projected to grow by almost 11%Bank of Ireland issues robust outlook on back of strong pharma exports and consumer spendingFri Oct 24 2025 - 00:01
‘Muted’ rise in new home completions spells trouble for Government housing targets CSO figures indicate total completions for the year to date rose by 13 per cent to 24,325 Thu Oct 23 2025 - 11:53
Goodbody upgrades growth forecasts for Irish economy while warning of softer FDI trendsDublin-based brokerage highlights ongoing strength of domestic economy despite international uncertaintyWed Oct 22 2025 - 06:00
Debt in several EU countries is on potentially explosive path, IMF warnsFund says that without ‘bold’ policies Europe could soon be engulfed by another sovereign debt crisisFri Oct 17 2025 - 14:00
Women hold fewer than one in five chief executive positions in IrelandCSO study finds there has been a marginal increase in the number of women in senior roles since 2023Fri Oct 17 2025 - 11:58
Are we overegging the threat from US tariffs? Just 2% of Irish trade is currently threatened by Trump’s tariffs Fri Oct 17 2025 - 06:00
European stocks and euro inch higher as France passes test Pan-European Stoxx 600 index up 0.45 per cent, Wall St follows suitThu Oct 16 2025 - 18:35
VAT cut on apartments will have inequitable impact on housing marketGrant Thornton Ireland highlights anomaly in new VAT cut on apartment salesThu Oct 16 2025 - 18:06
ECB ‘done with rate cuts’ as next move may be a riseLondon-based bank HSBC warns wage costs and tariffs may result in a build-up of inflationary pressures in the medium termThu Oct 16 2025 - 15:16
Tech and manufacturing make up bigger volume of corporation tax-take than first thoughtUS multinationals account for three-quarters of corporation tax revenues, according to Irish Fiscal Advisory CouncilWed Oct 15 2025 - 16:49
Irish house prices were 7.4% higher in August New CSO figures suggest annualised rate of increase was unchanged from previous monthWed Oct 15 2025 - 11:45
Kenmare shares fall amid slide in production levelsMining group signals ilmenite production will be towards the lower end of the guidanceWed Oct 15 2025 - 07:35
ECB will not commit to a pre-determined path on rates, says MakhloufCentral Bank governor says inflation is where policymakers wantTue Oct 14 2025 - 17:36
Stock market ‘concentration risk’ now higher than dot-com bubble period, IMF warnsWashington-based institution highlights danger of market correction amid ‘stretched’ valuationsTue Oct 14 2025 - 15:15
Negative impact of tariffs starting to show, IMF warnsWashington-based institute says core inflation and unemployment in US are edging up Tue Oct 14 2025 - 14:00
Underlying State budget deficit expected to jump to almost €14bn next yearDepartment of Finance’s outlook report points to rapid deterioration in budget deficit if windfall taxes are excludedTue Oct 07 2025 - 21:20
Why has the budget reduced VAT but made no income tax cuts?Q&A: Reining in public expenditure priority of Budget 2026Tue Oct 07 2025 - 17:04
Standardised designs could cut housing costs by 12.5%Department of Housing report highlights potential savings from using prefabricated designs and off-site constructionFri Oct 03 2025 - 06:00
Is the US economy headed for a tariff-induced downturn?What happens next to the world’s largest economy is perhaps the biggest economics question right nowFri Oct 03 2025 - 06:00
Almost three-quarters of State’s top earners are men, report showsCSO data says males account for 72.4 per cent of earners in top one per cent bracket in 2024 Thu Oct 02 2025 - 13:07
European shares close at record high as healthcare outperformsPan-European Stoxx 600 surges 1.2 per cent to log its biggest one-day percentage gain since July 23rdWed Oct 01 2025 - 17:56
Hospitality industry more likely to pass on VAT hikes than cuts, Ifac study findsGovernment spending watchdog suggests cost of VAT reduction across hospitality equivalent to increasing income tax bands by €3,000, hiring 11,400 nurses or 7,800 teachersWed Oct 01 2025 - 13:23
Unemployment rate remains unchanged at 4.7%Seasonally adjusted number of people classified as unemployed last month was 138,200Wed Oct 01 2025 - 11:20
Inflation in Irish economy jumps back to almost 3%Latest HICP for Ireland will inform figure for the wider euro area due out on WednesdayTue Sept 30 2025 - 12:38
Skills shortage driving wages in construction sectorBuildcost director Liam Langan highlights factors behind rapidly increasing construction wages Tue Sept 30 2025 - 06:00
Drop in car sales drive retail sales lower in AugustCSO figures show volume of sales was down 1 per cent in AugustMon Sept 29 2025 - 14:48
Irish payments group Fexco enjoys 8% rise in incomeCo Kerry-based fintech says performance supported by robust commercial growth and continued investmentMon Sept 29 2025 - 07:32
Is Britain’s ailing Conservative Party finally over?Tribalism has engulfed European convervatism – and Kemi Badenoch’s Tories might be next on chopping blockFri Sept 26 2025 - 06:15
Hospitality VAT cut: Ministers seek way to exclude fast-food franchises Minister for Enterprise indicates big move on R&D tax credit likely in budget Fri Sept 26 2025 - 06:00
Exiting landlords account for more than quarter of home sales in Dublin Report by estate agent DNG links increased incidence of exiting landlords to recent rental sector reformsFri Sept 26 2025 - 05:45
Housing targets unlikely to be met as commencements slow, ESRI warnsInstitute flags pick-up in wage growth in construction sector as potential riskThu Sept 25 2025 - 06:00
Budget 2026 plans are coming at wrong time in economic cycle, ESRI warnsCurrent level of spending is adding to demand at wrong time in economic cycle, think tank saysThu Sept 25 2025 - 06:00
European defence stocks buoyed by Trump commentsUS president expressed confidence that Ukraine could reclaim all territories lost to RussiaWed Sept 24 2025 - 17:45
Seven in 10 earners now priced out of property market, conference hearsThe best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business deskMon Sept 22 2025 - 19:00
Economic challenges ahead due to Ireland’s fast-ageing population, Makhlouf warnsCentral Bank governor highlights ‘stark’ implications of State’s shifting demographicsMon Sept 22 2025 - 17:02
Wholesale electricity prices down 75% from 2022 peakCSO figures highlight significant fall in prices since 2022 surgeMon Sept 22 2025 - 13:16
Seven in 10 earners now priced out of property market, conference hearsThe best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business deskMon Sept 22 2025 - 06:27
Greens need to be better at countering false narratives, says O’GormanGreen Party leader tells Dublin Economics Workshop the cost of carbon tax grossly exaggerated Sun Sept 21 2025 - 16:54
