Europe’s Stoxx 600 gains on banks boost but fiscal fears hit French stocks Euro sinks to 17-month low amid renewed sovereign-debt worriesMon Oct 05 2026 - 18:13
Service sector activity strengthens despite price pressuresLatest PMI for State’s services sector indicates growth with inflationary pressureMon Oct 05 2026 - 06:00
Inheritance tax reform could unlock €170bn sitting on deposit, expert saysCurrent system incentivises families to hold assets until death because of tax implicationsMon Oct 05 2026 - 06:00
Budget 2027: Measures on pensions, welfare, income tax and more take shapeContinued acrimony in some quarters on Friday evening as many departments moved towards settling their budgetSat Oct 03 2026 - 06:00
State’s tax take boosted by €3bn as multinationals ‘front-load’ payments Exchequer returns show Government collected €4.9bn from business tax in SeptemberFri Oct 02 2026 - 16:31
Europe’s China shock is hollowing out industry and shifting politics to the rightEurope’s industrial base is weakening while support for the far right is growingFri Oct 02 2026 - 06:00
Surging energy prices drive inflation to almost 4% in IrelandMotorists have been the worst-hit by the latest spike in oil pricesThu Oct 01 2026 - 14:42
Irish house price growth slows as higher interest rates biteSherry Fitzgerald’s latest snapshot of the market points to slowdown in price inflationThu Oct 01 2026 - 06:00
European shares mark first monthly loss in six monthsOil was up nearly 14% for the month, and set for its biggest climb since JulyWed Sept 30 2026 - 18:16
Surging petrol and diesel prices trigger drop in fuel salesRetail sales remain positive overall despite global energy shockWed Sept 30 2026 - 13:25
Labour productivity eight times higher in multinational-dominated sectorsCSO figures highlight big gulf in productivity between foreign and domestic businessesTue Sept 29 2026 - 12:20
Interest payments on State’s debts could exceed €6bn, ESRI warnsBond yields worldwide are soaring as creditors are unnerved by inflation and growing public borrowingTue Sept 29 2026 - 06:00
ESRI criticises Government for not managing public finances ‘prudently’ ahead of Budget 2027Thinktank says Coalition should be trying to tackle State’s underlying deficitTue Sept 29 2026 - 06:00
Dublin housing market stalls as cost of living creates ‘uncertainty’Estate agent group REA’s latest index indicates sale prices rose by just 0.1% in third quarterMon Sept 28 2026 - 08:16
Cash rich, challenge laden: Government’s fiscal discipline faces testing timesTop 1000: Despite strong growth and tax receipts, mounting fiscal, inflation and infrastructure challenges will test the Government’s budgetary resolve, writes Eoin Burke-KennedySat Sept 26 2026 - 12:00
The issue that keeps Simon Harris awake at nightMinister for Finance reveals issue that plays on his mind most Fri Sept 25 2026 - 06:00
Should the minimum wage be raised again?Businesses are pushing back on the possibility of another hike in the minimum wage in the budgetFri Sept 25 2026 - 06:00
European stocks drop as global bond sell-off continuesStoxx Europe 600 index drops 0.5 per as Iseq also retreatsThu Sept 24 2026 - 18:00
No inflationary impact from recent minimum wage rises, ESRI report finds Research finds 2024 hike to minimum wage did lift prices in certain categories Tue Sept 22 2026 - 06:00
Budget 2027 income tax package will deliver ‘hundreds of euros’ to workers, Harris saysGovernment expected to widen tax bands and increase tax creditsMon Sept 21 2026 - 16:11
Good cop, bad cop: Harris and Chambers toy with electorate ahead of budgetGovernment’s income tax package could be worth as little as €10 a month to the average workerFri Sept 18 2026 - 06:00
Former Paddy Power chief calls for draconian tax on online casinosStewart Kenny says online slot machines and casino games pose danger to young people and serve no public goodFri Sept 18 2026 - 05:00
Planning permissions for new homes jump 60%CSO says total number of dwelling units approved in between April and June was 11,912Thu Sept 17 2026 - 13:31
Households renting or headed by younger people hit harder by inflationNew research by Central Statistics Office highlights differing impact of inflation Thu Sept 17 2026 - 13:21
Government’s underlying budget deficit on course to hit €20bn by 2030, Central Bank warnsBank warns Committee on Budgetary Oversight about Government’s ‘deteriorating’ fiscal positionWed Sept 16 2026 - 20:11
European shares rise as oil pauses in advance of Fed rate decisionIseq closes day in positive territory with airline stocks buoyantWed Sept 16 2026 - 18:33
Building a home in Ireland now takes four years, says reportAverage duration from planning to completion is now four years, twice as long as a decade ago, Central Bank saysWed Sept 16 2026 - 06:00
Ministers warned of inflation risk as public spending overruns likely to top €1.4bnIrish Fiscal Advisory Council sounds warning before next month’s budgetWed Sept 16 2026 - 06:00
Little justification for ‘broad’ cost-of-living supports in budget, Central Bank warnsTo avoid stoking existing inflationary pressures, Government should adhere to expenditure ceilings, regulator saysWed Sept 16 2026 - 06:00
Pension coverage concerns and Lowry’s business interestsThe best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business deskMon Sept 14 2026 - 06:14
Councils expected to zone enough land for 1m new homes, conference hearsRevamped local authority development plans will lift the State’s residential land bank to 25,000 hectares by 2040 Sat Sept 12 2026 - 15:59
Lane warns inflation squeeze will worsen, leaving door open for further rate hikePhilip Lane says latest move was measured adjustment to significant inflation issueSat Sept 12 2026 - 10:12
Jack Chambers rules out equalising inheritance thresholds in budgetMinister for Public Expenditure says equalisation is beyond budget's financial scope Fri Sept 11 2026 - 17:25
The Brexit lesson guiding Mark Carney’s response to Trump’s tariffsCanadian leader’s role at Bank of England during Brexit vote gives him a key insight as trade war with US escalatesFri Sept 11 2026 - 06:00
Mortgages in the firing line as ECB increases interest rates by 0.25 percentage points Financial markets are pricing in one more rate hike this year and possibly two next year Thu Sept 10 2026 - 17:55
Irish inflation jumps to 3.7% on back of energy price surgeLatest Consumer Price Index data shows ongoing impact of Iran warThu Sept 10 2026 - 11:53
ECB set to raise interest rates by 0.25 percentage pointsMortgages are likely to rise following what will be the second rise in interest rates over the past five months Wed Sept 09 2026 - 17:42
Irish mortgage holders warned to brace for ‘tough winter’ with two rate hikes expectedWith little prospect of the Middle East conflict being resolved, borrowing costs are expected to tightenWed Sept 09 2026 - 12:59
Spike in Irish GDP triggers growth upgrade for euro zoneExpansion in euro area increases 0.6 per cent, up from a preliminary estimate of 0.4 per cent, Eurostat saysMon Sept 07 2026 - 12:47
Irish house prices overvalued by 17%, says ESRI reportEconomic and Social Research Institute notes sustained increase in house prices since mid-2013Fri Sept 04 2026 - 06:00
The two things that make Ireland expensive: Energy and housing The drivers of Ireland’s high-cost economy are many but two stand outFri Sept 04 2026 - 06:00
Record €66bn in tax collected in first eight months of 2026Government spending is running ahead of increased tax returns in percentage terms Thu Sept 03 2026 - 16:31
Ryanair cuts winter capacity as unhedged jet fuel costs biteAirline cites exposure to unhedged jet fuel during unprofitable winter schedule Wed Sept 02 2026 - 17:00
Former Jesuit site in south Dublin gets green light for 562 homes Investor made two previous applications for this site that were subject to High Court judicial reviewsWed Sept 02 2026 - 16:20
European stocks hit one-month low as inflation and rising yields exerts pressure on marketsEuro zone inflation rises above 3 per cent, cementing ECB rate hike betsTue Sept 01 2026 - 18:16
Euro zone inflation jumps to 3.3%, paving way for ECB rate hikeHigher energy costs and a pick-up in service prices drives price growth across bloc in AugustTue Sept 01 2026 - 10:27
Higher energy prices drive Irish inflation to 3.4%Latest HICP indicated that energy prices increased by 4.3% between July and AugustMon Aug 31 2026 - 12:20
Irish consumer sentiment lifts despite uncertain outlookLatest credit unions consumer sentiment index rises but shift described as statistically insignificantFri Aug 28 2026 - 06:00
Is Donald Trump stoking another 2008-style debt crisis?Ireland stands uncomfortably close to front line if US’s $40tn indebtedness proves too muchFri Aug 28 2026 - 05:00
Household wealth in Ireland hits record €1.4tn Richest 10% of households hold almost half of amount, Central Bank statistics find Thu Aug 27 2026 - 14:12
