Consumer sentiment jumps to highest level in 12 months amid vaccine hopesKBC Bank’s latest survey suggests consumers are more hopefulThu Mar 25 2021 - 17:52
Help to Buy scheme used by more than 22,000 first-time buyersEstimated value of approved claims under the incentive since 2017 is about €389mThu Mar 25 2021 - 10:18
Unlocking pandemic savings crucial to economic recoveryAnalysis: Household savings may hold key to rebound later in the year, says ESRIThu Mar 25 2021 - 05:00
ESRI cuts growth forecast and says jobs market will not recover until 2023Economic institute also warns of potential hit to housing supply from current restrictionsThu Mar 25 2021 - 05:00
Revenue falls at Kenmare after major move of infrastructureMining group sees decreased production and shipment volumes from its Moma titanium mineral mine in MozambiqueWed Mar 24 2021 - 17:08
Rental costs rise by 2.7% in 2020 as Dublin rents average €1,745Donegal and Leitrim are counties with lowest monthly rents at €626, RTB index showsWed Mar 24 2021 - 08:26
World’s top 60 banks pump $3.8tn into fossil fuels since Paris accordReport finds world’s biggest banks pumping finance into activities of corporate pollutersWed Mar 24 2021 - 04:05
European stocks end lower over new wave of coronavirusEaster lockdown in Germany raises fears of slow economic recovery from pandemicTue Mar 23 2021 - 20:04
Central Bank raises fresh doubts about Government’s housing planRegulator says scheme is unlikely to deliver more supplyTue Mar 23 2021 - 15:31
Relocating Dublin Port would cost over €8bn, says companyDPC publishes papers setting out various options for delivering additional capacityTue Mar 23 2021 - 06:00
Ireland’s increase in public spending in 2020 second highest in euro areaCost of measures to fight pandemic hit €24.6bn last year, Central Bank report saysMon Mar 22 2021 - 17:57
‘No premature withdrawal’ of Covid supports, Donohoe pledgesMinister promises Covid supports will remain until recovery is under wayMon Mar 22 2021 - 15:51
Kerrygold owner welcomes lifting of punitive US tariffsDairy exporter Ornua say tariffs introduced by Trump cost it €50 million last yearMon Mar 22 2021 - 06:15
Dublin councils accused of wasting taxpayers’ money by leasing social housingDepartment figures show leasing costs significantly more than buying or building unitsMon Mar 22 2021 - 06:05
Scammers hit third of Irish businesses in past year, survey findsBank of Ireland research finds email most common way to infiltrate SMEsMon Mar 22 2021 - 05:45
State’s affordable housing plan will only make things worseSimilar shared-equity loan scheme in London led to price rises and no impact on supplySun Mar 21 2021 - 12:35
Imports from Britain fall by two-thirds in wake of BrexitLatest trade statistics show exports to Britain drop by 14% to €946m in JanuaryThu Mar 18 2021 - 17:56
NTMA auctions €750m of debt at near record low rate of -0.58%Agency’s latest auction was 2.5 times oversubscribedThu Mar 18 2021 - 10:47
European stocks rise after upbeat forecast from Volkswagen spurs rallyAstraZeneca boosted by comments from European Medicine AgencyTue Mar 16 2021 - 18:45
Glanbia move to curb milk supply from farmers linked to legal challengeState’s largest dairy processor to impose limits on milk supply during peak monthsTue Mar 16 2021 - 16:24
Davy ‘need only look in the mirror’ to find cause of current woesCentral Bank’s Derville Rowland unequivocal in her criticism of brokerTue Mar 16 2021 - 15:46
Bank of Ireland’s UK subsidiary reports 70% fall in underlying profitBusiness hit by pandemic offered 70,000 loan payment breaksTue Mar 16 2021 - 12:19
Covid restrictions will result in 5,000 fewer homes this yearStudy commissioned by Construction Industry Federation details impact of lockdownMon Mar 15 2021 - 19:01
Government’s shared equity scheme risks driving up house prices, Central Bank warnsRegulator raises several concerns with scheme in submission to housing committeeMon Mar 15 2021 - 13:19
Airline technology firm Sita to create 55 jobs in DonegalCompany hopes to capitalise on airline industry’s recoveryMon Mar 15 2021 - 10:25
Aryzta to sell troubled North American business for $850mDeal with US firm validates its decision to ‘remain independent’, bakery group saysFri Mar 12 2021 - 18:07
Dublin’s apartment boom triggers jump in planning permissionsPermissions for apartments in 2020 eclipse houses for first timeFri Mar 12 2021 - 12:23
House price growth accelerates to 2.6% as market defies pandemic lowLatest figures, however, point to fall-off in transactions in JanuaryFri Mar 12 2021 - 11:41
Report warns against setting up spin-off company for housingSeparate housing entity would increase cost and duplicate activity – Dublin City CouncilFri Mar 12 2021 - 05:10
European shares at fresh one-year peak after dovish ECB signalEuro zone stock index trades at 2007 highsThu Mar 11 2021 - 18:52
UK will remain Ireland’s ‘dominant export destination’ despite BrexitFar more jobs here are dependent on exports to UK than to US, PwC event toldThu Mar 11 2021 - 17:06
Consumer prices fall by 0.4% as pandemic dampens activityCovid-19 crisis turns inflation into modest deflationThu Mar 11 2021 - 12:00
Tullow reports after-tax loss of $1.2bn for last yearLondon-listed group says it expects to generate $500m in net cashflow this yearWed Mar 10 2021 - 17:23
Irish consumers still paying highest mortgage rates in EuropeCentral Bank says Irish mortgage-holders paying twice as much as rest of EUWed Mar 10 2021 - 16:14
Dublin economy ‘severely’ impacted by Covid restrictionsReport details massive hit to activity, employment and tourist numbersWed Mar 10 2021 - 09:50
Web Summit to license its in-house conferencing software to UNCompany plans to recruit extra 50 staff ahead of this year’s event in LisbonWed Mar 10 2021 - 09:01
Dublin house completions hit 10-year high but commencements dropLatest Dublin Economic Monitor highlights strong end to year for constructionWed Mar 10 2021 - 07:46
UK government ‘a recruiting sergeant’ for Welsh and Scottish nationalismWelsh first minister criticises aggressive unilateralism of London governmentWed Mar 10 2021 - 05:50
European stocks end higher on support from oil and utilitiesMajor European indexes fare better than some of their tech-heavy US peersTue Mar 09 2021 - 19:14
Motor insurers accused of ‘sidestepping’ customer refunds issueIndustry expected to save hundreds of millions in reduced claims, study findsTue Mar 09 2021 - 06:15
Donohoe warns State’s high debt level leaves it exposed to rising interest ratesMinister says measures to tackle budget deficit will be needed once pandemic abatesThu Mar 04 2021 - 20:22
UK corporate tax hike poses ‘acute’ challenge for North, business lobby saysRaising of rate to 25% goes against NI firms’ desire to have tax rate matching RepublicThu Mar 04 2021 - 13:32
Aurivo wins €3.3m contract to supply milk to Aldi storesSligo-based co-op is the State’s second largest milk producerWed Mar 03 2021 - 12:32
Unemployment rate hits 24.8% in February as lockdown bites hardLatest Covid-adjusted jobless data highlights impact of Level 5 restrictions on economyWed Mar 03 2021 - 12:19
Ibec calls for additional €70bn spend on vital infrastructureEmployers’ group seeks overhaul of existing National Development PlanWed Mar 03 2021 - 05:18
Pandemic widens gap in public finances as crisis enters second yearTax receipts for first two months of the year were €800m less than same period in 2020Wed Mar 03 2021 - 03:05
Exchequer deficit swells to €14bn as lockdown hits tax takePaschal Donohoe cites increase in spending and weaker revenuesTue Mar 02 2021 - 17:44
Weekly earnings rise by unprecedented 7.5% but figures mask Covid impactCSO data show average weekly earnings rose to €844.98 in 2020Tue Mar 02 2021 - 11:55
Food exporters urged to prepare for new UK import controlsGovernment warns exporters they will need health certificates from April 1stMon Mar 01 2021 - 15:37
Retail sales drop by more than a fifth in JanuaryBar trade takes biggest hit with 75% decline as electrical goods only sector to see increaseMon Mar 01 2021 - 13:41
