Too big a budgetary package could fuel further inflation, Seán Fleming warns Minister of State says budget must strike balance between helping households and keeping economy on sustainable pathFri Sept 16 2022 - 18:16
Government faces tricky ‘balancing act’ in trying to help households, Ifac saysCoalition needs to be more targeted in its approach to inflation, head of fiscal advisory council saysFri Sept 16 2022 - 05:05
Panda Power confirms closure of electricity and gas supply businessCustomers have less than two weeks to switch to new supplier or they will be moved to suppliers of last resortThu Sept 15 2022 - 10:02
Government cannot chase inflation, Donohoe warns ahead of budgetMinister for Finance says budget should not add fuel to the inflation fireWed Sept 14 2022 - 19:09
High rents now seen as main barrier to owning a property — surveyResearch suggests up to one third of people favour stricter rent controlsWed Sept 14 2022 - 18:11
House prices show fresh signs of slowing as annual rate of increase falls to 13%Latest CSO figures suggest cost-of-living squeeze and rising interest rates may be dampening demand.Wed Sept 14 2022 - 11:19
European shares slide as US inflation heats upThe pan-European Stoxx 600 index snapped a three-session wining streakTue Sept 13 2022 - 18:05
Panda Power exits Irish market in face of soaring wholesale energy pricesFirm is fourth supplier to leave Irish market in recent monthsTue Sept 13 2022 - 14:04
Central Bank governor warns cost-of-living supports must be temporary Gabriel Makhlouf warns of uncertain economic backdrop in pre-budget letter to Minister for FinanceMon Sept 12 2022 - 12:59
High inflation and ‘persisting uncertainties’ point to global slowdown, OECD warnsAgency says high-frequency data such as order books and confidence-indicators signal loss of momentumMon Sept 12 2022 - 12:05
Surging input prices plunge hospitality firms into difficulty, report warnsDrinks Industry Group of Ireland study highlights impact of soaring energy and food pricesMon Sept 12 2022 - 05:00
Businesses turned off by red tape associated with State grant schemes, survey findsSurvey by employers’ group Ibec highlights what enterprises see as obstacles to progressing their businessMon Sept 12 2022 - 05:00
Housebuilding set to hit highest level since before financial crisisLatest BNP Paribas report warns positive output must cover sharp growth in populationMon Sept 12 2022 - 00:01
If West’s main aim of Russian sanctions is to stop the war, they’ve failedSo far Russia's economy is proving more resilient than expectedSun Sept 11 2022 - 11:15
Financials push markets forward on monetary tightening expectationsShares mark their first weekly rise in fourFri Sept 09 2022 - 18:35
Planning permissions for new homes still rising despite price squeezeCSO data indicate planning permission was granted for 11,374 new homes in the second quarter of this yearFri Sept 09 2022 - 13:17
Irish households prepare for financial squeeze by saving moreCSO points to pick-up in precautionary savings as economic outlook worsensFri Sept 09 2022 - 12:46
ECB says more rate rises likely as energy crisis deepensBank raise interest rates by a record 75 basis pointsThu Sept 08 2022 - 18:57
ECB makes amends for forecasting errors with jumbo rate hikeAnalysis: Central bank overhauls macroeconomic outlook as energy crisis deepensThu Sept 08 2022 - 16:30
Irish banks review non-tracker rates after ECB’s latest hikeLenders appear reluctant to be first mover in raising variable and new fixed ratesThu Sept 08 2022 - 15:47
Údarás na Gaeltachta appoints new chief executive Tomás Ó Síocháin takes over at helm of State bodyThu Sept 08 2022 - 14:32
ECB raises interest rate by three quarters of a percentage pointSecond substantial interest rate rise adds to pain for homeownersThu Sept 08 2022 - 13:16
Irish inflation moderates to 8.7% amid worst cost-of-living squeeze in decadesHeadline price growth drops for first time in 7 monthsThu Sept 08 2022 - 11:04
Construction output falls again as input prices soarCSO data shows the volume of production in construction here decreased by 4.5% in the second quarterWed Sept 07 2022 - 12:45
Threat to global tax deal poses ‘significant’ risk to Ireland, Paschal Donohoe warnsIf plan doesn’t work out, we’re back to square one, Minister tells pre-budget eventWed Sept 07 2022 - 12:13
Malin sees value of investments jump 21%Dublin-listed life sciences group buoyed by clinical milestones of investee companiesWed Sept 07 2022 - 09:02
Accountants in high demand as average earnings hit almost €120,000 Survey by Chartered Accountants Ireland reveals average earnings of almost €120,000Wed Sept 07 2022 - 05:00
Inflation across OECD drops for first time since November 2020Latest figures suggest price growth across industrialised world moderated to 10.2% in JulyTue Sept 06 2022 - 12:20
Services output continues to grow despite price squeezeCSO says the value of services produced in the Republic rose by 0.5% in JulyTue Sept 06 2022 - 11:29
Housing supply key to taming price growth and boosting affordability, says banking groupBanking and Payments Federation Ireland (BPFI) welcomes recent increase in housing ouputTue Sept 06 2022 - 05:45
OECD’s tax chief Pascal Saint-Amans to step down after more than 10 years in the jobSaint-Amans spearheaded reform of the international tax systemMon Sept 05 2022 - 15:59
Why we can’t throw the kitchen sink at inflationChasing the current price squeeze would be self-defeating and we don’t have the resourcesSun Sept 04 2022 - 13:21
Surging tax revenues provide Government with unprecedented war chest ahead of budgetCommission on Taxation and Welfare recommend consideration of ‘tourist tax’Sat Sept 03 2022 - 00:01
Government’s position boosted ahead of budget with €6bn exchequer surplusPerformance was driven by strong growth in corporation tax, income tax and VATFri Sept 02 2022 - 16:31
Irish economy grows at more modest rate of 1.8% in second quarterGDP up by more than 11%, pointing to a strong bounce back from the pandemic periodFri Sept 02 2022 - 11:48
Almost half of Irish households facing energy poverty, warns ESRIVery hard to predict when levelling off of energy prices will happen, says senior researcherFri Sept 02 2022 - 08:56
Consumers to get help paying energy bills Measures will target the less-well-off, those struggling on middle incomes and businesses, Paschal Donohoe saysFri Sept 02 2022 - 00:05
Tax system’s over-reliance on multinational firms and employees poses serious risk — reportDepartment finds a third of tax is generated by half a million taxpayers and 10 companiesThu Sept 01 2022 - 16:34
Electric Ireland blames latest price hikes on volatility in wholesale marketState’s largest energy supplier blames increase on rising wholesale prices internationallyThu Sept 01 2022 - 12:32
Manufacturers scale back output as inflation curbs demandAIB’s latest PMI for sector points to gradual slowdown as price growth overwhelms consumersThu Sept 01 2022 - 05:00
Young generations face lower standard of living in retirement, study indicatesResearch by Central Bank highlights impact of changing population dynamics on intergenerational wealthWed Aug 31 2022 - 13:46
Unemployment lifts marginally in August but remains at two-decade low of 4.3%The unemployment rate remained at a two-decade low in August despite fears of an economic slowdownWed Aug 31 2022 - 11:38
Dalata moves back into profit as rebound from Covid continuesHotel chain reports after-tax profit of €46.7 million for the six months to the end of JuneWed Aug 31 2022 - 07:52
Irish inflation could top 13% in coming months, ‘driven by surge in energy prices’ Headline rate ‘significantly above’ elevated figure now a distinct possibility, says stockbroker DavyMon Aug 29 2022 - 18:32
ICS announces sharp jump in variable mortgage interest rates Mortgage lender announces 50% rise in interest rate for homeowners from October with lower increase on buy-to-let productsMon Aug 29 2022 - 14:49
Ibec warns Government may need to widen budget measures if economy deterioratesEmployers group warns Government may need to go beyond the measures due to be announced in next month’s budget if economic conditions continue to deteriorate.Mon Aug 29 2022 - 12:52
Ireland has a lot of problems – but economically has never been more prosperous Pandemic lockdowns of 2020 trigger mini baby boom while Ukranian refugees add to influx of migrantsSun Aug 28 2022 - 13:10
Mortgage activity declines as cost-of-living squeeze dampens marketBanking & Payments Federation Ireland figures show number of approvals fell by nearly 12% in JulyFri Aug 26 2022 - 05:00
Vodafone to refund €2m to 74,000 customers who were charged after cancelling contractsCompany says those affected will be refunded using the email address that Vodafone has on recordThu Aug 25 2022 - 12:49
Employment in Republic surges to 2.55mCSO data points to strong pick-up in employment across most sectors and a corresponding decline in unemploymentThu Aug 25 2022 - 12:04
