Buoyant tax returns likely to fuel political demands for giveaway budgetPressure likely to mount on Chambers and Donohoe to be generous as corporation tax receipts up 15 per cent on last yearThu Jul 04 2024 - 06:00
Chambers warns Ministers as spending pressures build ahead of budgetMinister for Finance says Ministers will have to prioritise in new post-Covid, post-inflationary crisis periodWed Jul 03 2024 - 20:43
Exchequer returns cap transformative week for new finance minister Jack ChambersGovernment is expecting a surplus of €8.6 billion this yearWed Jul 03 2024 - 19:45
Surging corporation tax boosts State finances ahead of pre-election budgetIncreased revenues likely to ratchet up pressure on newly installed Minister for Finance Jack Chambers in run up to final pre-election budgetWed Jul 03 2024 - 16:30
Jobless numbers rise to 4.2% but Ireland remains close to full employmentDespite marginal increase in official figures, unemployment rate stays anchored near historical low of 4%Wed Jul 03 2024 - 11:49
Irish economy could be headed for another technical recessionBank of Ireland cuts its growth projections citing ‘measurement distortions related to the multinational sector’ while warning headline GDP could contract this yearWed Jul 03 2024 - 06:00
Dublin is second most expensive city in Europe to build apartmentsSurvey of construction costs suggests the Irish capital was eclipsed in cost terms only by Zurich in SwitzerlandWed Jul 03 2024 - 06:00
Ryanair’s monthly passenger total exceeds 19m for first timeCarrier said it carried a total of 19.3 million passengers in June, an increase of 11 per cent on the same month last yearTue Jul 02 2024 - 08:37
How the rise and fall of Blackberry serves as a warning to IrelandIt used to be the coolest gadget around, the preserve of high-flying execs, accounting for a fifth of all smartphone sales, now it’s a mere footnote in tech historySun Jun 23 2024 - 12:28
Irish consumers paying 42% more for goods and services than EU counterpartsEurostat’s latest price comparison survey ranks Ireland as second most expensive country in the EU, behind DenmarkThu Jun 20 2024 - 12:46
Irish house prices now 10% above their boom-time peakLatest official barometer indicates house prices rose an average rate of 7.9 per cent in the 12 months to April this yearWed Jun 19 2024 - 11:36
€25.5bn flows into Irish property market in 2023 despite rise in borrowing costsSherry FitzGerald research finds headline figure reflects ‘resilience of demand’ in residential marketWed Jun 19 2024 - 11:16
Ireland needs 85,000 new homes a year to address ‘structural shortfall’ - DavyLower inflation, foreign direct investment and high-skilled job creation to drive rapid growth in economy and population by 2030Wed Jun 19 2024 - 08:16
Building 50,000 homes a year will require €20bn in annual finance, department report finds Department of Finance report says biggest stumbling block to future housing development was uncertainty around planningWed Jun 19 2024 - 05:00
Nearly 50,000 homes receive planning with restriction around bulk buyingDarragh O’Brien hails success of measures aimed at stopping funds or companies bulk-buying housing unitsTue Jun 18 2024 - 15:14
Central Bank tells Government directly to change budgetary stanceFinancial regulator warns Coalition it would not be appropriate to continue with an expansionary fiscal stance over the period 2024-2026Tue Jun 18 2024 - 06:00
Central Bank warns Government against pre-election budget giveawayGenerous budget measures, over and above the Government’s 5 per cent spending rule, could trigger overheating dynamics, regulator saysTue Jun 18 2024 - 00:01
European investors in better spirits after last week’s political uncertainty fuelled lossesFrance’s Cac 40 had lost more than 6% of its value last week as financial markets reacted to heightened political uncertaintyMon Jun 17 2024 - 19:50
Value of Irish exports grows to €72bn in first four months as pharma sector reboundsCSO figures show value of exports of medical and pharmaceutical products increased by €3.5 billion (66 per cent) to €8.8 billion in April aloneMon Jun 17 2024 - 12:42
Despite the concentration risk, Ireland’s corporation tax windfall could grow to €30bnBusiness tax receipts have tended to exceed even the most optimistic projections and there are reasons to suspect receipts will go up again, even from this high pointSun Jun 16 2024 - 13:04
Mortgage rules spark war of words between Central Bank and ESRI ESRI claims regulator’s move to relax rules has fuelled house price growth and lifted loan-to-income ratios back to Celtic Tiger levelsThu Jun 13 2024 - 14:07
Most Irish businesses ill-equipped for climate transition, survey findsStudy by Irish energy group UrbanVolt highlights disconnect between business and the State’s low carbon economy plansThu Jun 13 2024 - 06:00
Irish mortgage rates fall marginally in AprilInterest rates attached to home loans are expected to fall over the coming months as ECB reduces headline ratesWed Jun 12 2024 - 13:07
From crisis-era mandarin to State’s first directly-elected mayor, who is John Moran?The former lawyer, banker and at one time the State’s most recognisable civil servant has been elected the country’s first directly-elected mayor in LimerickTue Jun 11 2024 - 19:06
Global economy headed for ‘soft landing’ after four years of crises, World Bank saysWashington-based institution cautions that better outlook comes with several high-profile risks including possibility of another commodity price shock.Tue Jun 11 2024 - 14:30
Less than 3% Irish SMEs export goods, new figures showOnly small fraction of Irish-based firms export goods abroad despite the State’s reputation as a small, export-led economyTue Jun 11 2024 - 06:00
Number on Live Register falls again as unemployment remains at historic lowThe 35-44 age cohort make up the largest number of those on listMon Jun 10 2024 - 11:43
Less than 12% of new buildings inspected in some countiesNew head of Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland highlights lack of enforcement of building regulationsMon Jun 10 2024 - 06:00
Northern Ireland’s economy gets shot in the arm from resumption of powersharingUlster Bank’s latest purchasing managers’ index (PMI) points to pick-up in output, new orders and employmentMon Jun 10 2024 - 05:30
Construction activity steady but housing still on upward curveLatest BNP Paribas Real Estate Ireland barometer indicates housing and commercial projects continued to increase in MayMon Jun 10 2024 - 05:00
Ireland’s housing market is a byproduct of three mega-trendsIreland has had a unique experience with housing – centring on a spectacular build-up and blow-up in the 2000s – but it is also a microcosm of a global housing problemSun Jun 09 2024 - 13:30
Irish unemployment remains anchored near historic low of 4%Economists consider a jobless rate of 4% or less in the Irish labour market as tantamount to full employmentFri Jun 07 2024 - 11:40
C&C plunges after chief executive quits amid accounting errors Patrick McMahon quits after company takes underlying charge of €5m on previous years’ accountsFri Jun 07 2024 - 08:16
ECB’s pivot on rates comes with uncertain outlookEuropean Central Bank cuts rates but several data sets point in wrong direction and make further cuts far from predictableThu Jun 06 2024 - 16:37
Exchequer returns: Strong tax revenues boost Government’s position ahead of budgetLatest exchequer returns show corporate tax receipts rose by 30 per cent in May, allaying fears that 2024 would see a downturnThu Jun 06 2024 - 16:34
ECB cuts interest rates by 0.25 percentage points after two years of hikesEuropean Central Bank makes first move lower interest rates after hiking them 10 times since 2022Thu Jun 06 2024 - 13:16
Irish economy returns to growth in first quarter as IT sector expandsCSO figures indicate the economy grew by 0.9 per cent in the first three months of the yearThu Jun 06 2024 - 11:42
Nearly half of Irish adults believe their 60s will be most expensive decade in retirementViews expressed changed depending on how close the respondents were to retirement, survey by life insurance company Royal London Ireland findsThu Jun 06 2024 - 00:01
Service sector continues to expand but cost pressures remain elevated - surveyWages and fuel again cited as the main sources of higher costs by respondents, AIB survey findsThu Jun 06 2024 - 00:00
Institute of Education seeks to expand campus with plan to redevelop adjoining buildingsPlans include refurbishment of properties at 19 and 20 Leeson Street Lower to provide enhanced facilitiesWed Jun 05 2024 - 14:05
Why the signs indicate the Government could be planning a November electionBudget 2025 creates a natural window for an election, according to many in the CoalitionSun Jun 02 2024 - 13:06
Central Bank’s decision to ease mortgage rules has fanned house prices, ESRI report concludesIn highly critical review, ESRI describes regulator’s move to ease its borrowing rules for first-time buyers as ‘premature’Fri May 31 2024 - 16:13
Peter Burke: ‘What’s good for the worker doesn’t have to be bad for the employer’The recently appointed Minister for Enterprise knows he has only a short window in which to leave his mark on the portfolio ahead of an electionFri May 31 2024 - 05:00
CSO appoints first female director generalAgency announces Jennifer Banim as its new director generalThu May 30 2024 - 15:00
Irish inflation unexpectedly rises to 1.9%, CSO saysLatest flash estimate for the harmonised index of consumer prices (HICP) shows prices rose by 0.5 per cent during MayThu May 30 2024 - 11:38
Average weekly earnings rise by 4.7% as workers seek real wage catch-upCSO’s latest earnings data show workers earned an average of €969.12 in the 12 months to the first quarter of 2024Wed May 29 2024 - 12:41
Retail sales fall as consumers spend less in department stores and barsLatest CSO figures show volume of retail sales dropped by 1.2 per cent in AprilTue May 28 2024 - 11:45
Top 7.7% of earners now paying more than half all income tax and USC, report findsParliamentary Budget Office highlights significant concentration risk at heart of income tax systemTue May 28 2024 - 05:24
Two businesses a day going bust because of rising costs, SFA director warns Small Firms Association director tells delegates that small businesses accounted for 85 per cent of all shutdowns last yearMon May 27 2024 - 18:25
McGrath promises ‘substantial’ income tax package in budgetMinister for Finance says workers are likely to benefit from further changes to income tax system and a fall-off in headline inflationMon May 27 2024 - 12:10
