Travel leaders angry at Government’s lack of post-Covid recovery plansExtending lockdown would leave the Republic an ‘outlier’ in Europe, economist warnsSat Feb 13 2021 - 06:39
Insurers told to clarify scope of business interruption coverageEU agency outlines measures to improve insurability in the context of current crisisFri Feb 12 2021 - 17:14
Ireland risks being lockdown ‘outlier’ again if reopening is delayedGoodbody warns current restrictions will lead to another big contraction in domestic demandFri Feb 12 2021 - 12:43
House prices defy predictions to rise 2.2% in 2020Latest register shows a major pick-up in transactions in DecemberFri Feb 12 2021 - 11:17
Nearly two-thirds of workers have pension cover, CSO figures showSurvey finds pension cover increases with ageThu Feb 11 2021 - 13:20
Eir chairman ‘really sorry’ for customer-care issuesRemote working and increase in calls created ‘perfect storm’, David McRedmond saysThu Feb 11 2021 - 12:12
Local authorities can deliver housing at more affordable ratesDepartment figures show average construction costs for various housing typesThu Feb 11 2021 - 05:27
Slow vaccination rollout seen as biggest threat to Irish businessSurvey by Institute of Directors detects growing anxiety over pace of vaccinationThu Feb 11 2021 - 04:17
Legal & General launches first ‘green’ hydrogen fundFund manager creates avenue for investing in emerging hydrogen economyWed Feb 10 2021 - 15:35
Do not listen to estate agents – house prices will go down, not upThe inflationary trend of a few years ago has gone and Covid is not going to bring it backWed Feb 10 2021 - 05:40
Donohoe signals no extension of temporary VAT reductionMeasure brought in last year to boost Covid-hit retailers expires at end of FebruaryTue Feb 09 2021 - 18:29
Irish shoppers spend extra €143m on groceries in lockdownKantar figures highlight surge in supermarket sales with restaurants closedMon Feb 08 2021 - 16:09
Disappointing company earnings weigh on share indicesInvestors remain optimistic over US Covid-19 relief programmeThu Feb 04 2021 - 19:31
We’re not as rich as we have been told to think we arePatrick Honohan shows how GDP inflates the value of Ireland’s economyThu Feb 04 2021 - 17:30
Over 20,000 new homes completed in 2020 despite Covid disruptionLate surge in apartment complex completions boosts full-year figuresThu Feb 04 2021 - 11:40
Strongest quarter of home sales in a decade - Sherry FitzGeraldState’s largest estate agent points to dramatic increase at end of 2020Thu Feb 04 2021 - 05:32
Unemployment jumps to 25% on back of renewed lockdownLatest figures indicate that as many as 607,000 are out of workWed Feb 03 2021 - 11:33
Construction shutdown will lead to housing shortage lasting years, builders sayIrish Home Builders Association says current lockdown likely to aggravate housing crisisWed Feb 03 2021 - 05:08
Department drops forecasts in face of rapidly evolving health situationLatest exchequer returns also detail worrying decline in VATTue Feb 02 2021 - 21:34
Pandemic restrictions hit Government tax receiptsVAT slumps on festive lockdown as income tax alone bucks fall exchequer revenue trendTue Feb 02 2021 - 16:35
Irish household wealth hits record high of €831bn despite pandemicNet worth of Irish households increases despite rise in unemployment, data showsTue Feb 02 2021 - 13:04
Irish tax and welfare system offset income inequality, ESRI findsStudy highlights impact of tax and benefits on income after 2008 financial crisisMon Feb 01 2021 - 13:12
AIB sells 620 distressed mortgages to ‘ethical’ investment groupMost households expected to end up in Government’s mortgage to rent schemeFri Jan 29 2021 - 14:35
Retail sales jump 14% in December after restrictions were easedBar sales increased almost four-fold compared with November, but were still only a fraction of what is seen in normal timesThu Jan 28 2021 - 16:00
Some of biggest retail companies among those availing of Covid wage supportsRevenue’s list of almost 40,000 businesses includes some of Ireland’s leading namesThu Jan 28 2021 - 14:55
Dublin docklands rentals nosedive as couples shun one-bed apartmentsReport says rents have fallen by on average 13% since last MarchThu Jan 28 2021 - 10:41
Hauliers going to France will need negative Covid-19 test from ThursdayChaos at ports forecast as testing system ‘not ready’ to cope with French protocolWed Jan 27 2021 - 17:00
Alter Domus creates 100 jobs with Cork expansionFinancial services group invests further in Irish operationWed Jan 27 2021 - 08:04
Tullow’s creditors agree to extend refinancing discussionsExploration group says move will allow for additional time to review business planWed Jan 27 2021 - 07:48
Uniphar sees profit and earnings grow despite Covid challengeRise of 6 per cent driven by international divisions, healthcare services group saysWed Jan 27 2021 - 07:16
EasyGo overtakes ESB as largest provider of charge points for electric vehiclesKildare-based group says it has network of 1,250 charge pointsWed Jan 27 2021 - 06:59
Fresh Covid onslaught sends consumer sentiment downLatest KBC Bank Ireland index suggests consumers have scaled back expectationsWed Jan 27 2021 - 06:37
Dublin City Council paying €100,000 more in construction costs for social housingFigures suggest council is being charged significantly more by private developersTue Jan 26 2021 - 20:19
US and Chinese economies expected to recover quicker from pandemic than EuropeIMF highlights two-speed recovery while warning recent upsurge in cases clouds outlookTue Jan 26 2021 - 15:38
Cost to develop Dublin city apartment as much as €619,000‘Bricks and mortar’ account for less than half of overall build costs, report claimsTue Jan 26 2021 - 01:00
Makhlouf sees ‘potential surge in demand’ once restrictions are liftedCentral Bank governor optimistic economy will bounce back in second half of 2021Mon Jan 25 2021 - 16:06
Donohoe promises no ‘cliff-edges’ in removal of Covid supports‘Our priority is to shield our citizens,’ Minister for Finance tells European ParliamentMon Jan 25 2021 - 13:52
EY Ireland pledges to be ‘zero carbon’ business by 2025Consultancy firm outlines new sustainability plan including using 100% renewable energyMon Jan 25 2021 - 10:50
Ireland’s billionaires saw their fortunes rise by €3.28bn last year in ‘worrying trend’One-tenth of that extra wealth could pay to have entire country vaccinated, Oxfam saysMon Jan 25 2021 - 05:00
Three-quarters of people in Republic will take Covid vaccine, survey saysStudy finds high proportion of people willing to get immunised against coronavirusMon Jan 25 2021 - 00:01
Economy set for ‘rapid rebound’ once restrictions lifted, Goodbody saysPent-up consumer demand to fuel growth in second half, stockbroking firm predictsMon Jan 25 2021 - 00:01
Interest rates attached to State savings products cut in blow to saversNTMA also reduces prize bond fund and prize structureSun Jan 24 2021 - 18:06
Property prices could rise by 5% when lockdown ends, estate agent predictsAgency has seen sharp increase in new potential buyers, DNG chief executive saysFri Jan 22 2021 - 05:05
Up to 23,000 fewer homes to be built because of Covid-19, Central Bank warnsPandemic, combined with savings build-up, could exacerbate housing crisis – regulatorFri Jan 22 2021 - 00:01
Job vacancies down 23% at end of 2020, finds recruitment websiteHospitality bearing brunt of Covid crisis in ‘two-tier’ market, according to IrishJobs.ieThu Jan 21 2021 - 12:11
Planning system from last century stalls housebuilding – reportIrish Homebuilders Association calls for urgent overhaul of permissionsThu Jan 21 2021 - 12:10
Davy upgrades Irish economic growth forecast on back of resilient exportsBrokerage warns Ireland’s recovery may be delayed due to Covid-19 restrictionsThu Jan 21 2021 - 04:23
Job vacancies down 23% at end of 2020, finds recruitment websiteHospitality bearing brunt of Covid crisis in ‘two-tier’ market, according to IrishJobs.ieThu Jan 21 2021 - 04:10
Fewer than 20 Irish companies have signed up to UN Global CompactVaradkar calls on more businesses to sign up to ethical and sustainable agendaWed Jan 20 2021 - 18:35
How Ireland’s housing crisis is part of a global problemLack of affordable housing is a global problem that only seems to be getting worseWed Jan 20 2021 - 05:42
