Mincon reports increased revenue and profits despite Covid-19Strategic acquisition boosts margins at Irish engineering groupMon Aug 10 2020 - 08:19
Open Orphan wins €4m contract to conduct trial for new RSV treatmentDublin-listed pharmaceutical services company says contract is with top three pharma groupMon Aug 10 2020 - 08:17
Pandemic leaves €8.3bn hole in Irish public financesSome Ministers privately voice concern at endangered pubs and handling of pandemicThu Aug 06 2020 - 02:55
Coronavirus punches €8.3bn hole in public financesGovernment’s budget deficit soars as VAT receipts crash and spending risesWed Aug 05 2020 - 18:42
Unemployment rate drops to 16.7% in JulyLatest figures suggest as many as 386,900 are still unemployedWed Aug 05 2020 - 16:52
Irish household wealth hit by stock market crash in MarchCentral Bank figures show coronavirus-triggered crash reduced value of assetsWed Aug 05 2020 - 12:43
Sacrificing pubs for schools: Ireland’s latest Covid trade-offKeeping pubs closed beyond September may prove final straw for many businessesWed Aug 05 2020 - 02:00
More than 40% of help-to-buy recipients already had depositFigures from Revenue show most rebates used to buy homes in excess of €300,000Tue Aug 04 2020 - 05:42
Passengers at Knock Airport set to decline by 75% in 2020Authorities warn of ‘devastating’ impact of coronavirusTue Aug 04 2020 - 05:10
56 financial firms entered or expanded Irish operations in 2020Despite Covid cloud, financial services sector continues to enjoy Brexit-related growthTue Aug 04 2020 - 05:00
Manufacturing rebound lifts European stocksBanks turn tide on more positive outlook despite setbacks for HSBC and SocGenMon Aug 03 2020 - 18:22
San Leon acquires 10% stake in new Nigerian oil exporting infrastructureAfrica-focused oil and gas explorer announces strategic investment in new systemMon Aug 03 2020 - 16:44
Consumer-facing workers face most risk of long-term unemployment – studyESRI categorises workers on basis of risk while warning of burden on State servicesFri Jul 31 2020 - 14:56
Saving by Irish households jumps to over €5bn during lockdownWhether savings are spent or hoarded likely to have big impact on speed of recoveryFri Jul 31 2020 - 14:48
Apple case has caused Ireland ‘significant’ reputational damage – DonohoeMinister says recent ruling showed Ireland took the right approach in appealThu Jul 30 2020 - 14:18
Irish multinationals abroad generate €232bn in turnoverCSO figures also show Irish-domiciled multinationals employ close to 1m peopleThu Jul 30 2020 - 12:13
Cost of building a three-bed semi in Dublin now €371,000Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland report highlights rising cost of developmentThu Jul 30 2020 - 07:04
Earnings drive big swings in European stocksInvestors await Fed, US fiscal stimulus updateWed Jul 29 2020 - 19:29
Dawn Meats takes full control of UK joint venture with DunbiaWaterford-based processor shores up UK business ahead of BrexitWed Jul 29 2020 - 16:53
Is foreign travel during a pandemic antisocial behaviour?Government criticised for mixed messaging amid heightened risk of second waveWed Jul 29 2020 - 05:39
Pandemic may have temporarily eased rental pressure – ESRIStudy suggests fall in income offset by lower spending on childcare, transport and leisureTue Jul 28 2020 - 12:52
Travel stocks drag Europe lower after UK’s quarantine move on SpainMarkets report: European travel and leisure index sinks to two-month lowMon Jul 27 2020 - 18:59
Retail sales fell 30% during lockdown although online purchases soaredIndustry body Retail Excellence report on hardest-hit sectorsMon Jul 27 2020 - 17:47
Just 10 companies account for over 50% of Irish manufacturing outputCSO figures highlight our heavy reliance on small number of manufacturersMon Jul 27 2020 - 16:04
Majority of employees don’t want to return to pre-Covid working patternsAIB survey finds that 45% of people are cycling or walking more, while a quarter are growing their own fruit and vegetablesMon Jul 13 2020 - 04:35
Inflation at near five-year low as consumer activity remains mutedLatest figures show consumer prices fell by 0.4% in June compared with last yearThu Jul 09 2020 - 11:48
Honohan urges Government to keep up spending once health crisis subsidesExpenditure needed to soften economic hit, says former Central Bank governorWed Jul 08 2020 - 20:49
European stocks drift lower amid virus worriesHSBC hit by report Trump aides want to undermine USD/HKD pegWed Jul 08 2020 - 19:54
Groundhog Day policy on housing is getting us nowhereSchemes do not make homes more affordable; they just bridge the affordability gapWed Jul 08 2020 - 09:25
Poverty could afflict more than one-in-five children in State by year endESRI study predicts sharp rise in economic harm to young if Covid-19 job losses persistTue Jul 07 2020 - 05:15
Manufacturing less damaged by Covid-19 than many predictedCSO figures show output was down 11.6% in May in year-on-year termsMon Jul 06 2020 - 13:22
‘Over-zealous’ lending practices will kill off housing supply, industry body warnsAuctioneers and valuers group believes there will be 17,000 fewer homes this year due to CovidMon Jul 06 2020 - 12:10
Irish firm teams up with Salt Edge to simplify mortgage processPartnership seeking to cut down traditional paper chase to make applications easierMon Jul 06 2020 - 05:30
Government to avoid ‘cliff-edge’ on Covid-19 payment changesFirst significant unwinding of scheme begins this weekSun Jul 05 2020 - 16:38
Second Covid-19 outbreak and no-deal Brexit an appalling vistaCentral Bank’s report shuns forecasts in the face of what is now extreme uncertaintyFri Jul 03 2020 - 15:45
Ireland faces 'deep downturn' this year and may not rebound until 2024 if there is a second waveBank outlines worst-case economic scenario from pandemic in latest quarterly analysisFri Jul 03 2020 - 06:02
Irish economy will take until at least 2022 to rebound, says Central BankThat’s best case – a second coronavirus wave and bad Brexit and the outlook gets grimmerFri Jul 03 2020 - 05:00
Aryzta needs to sell €600m of assets to reset business, shareholders claimActivist investors up the ante ahead of August showdown with Swiss-Irish food groupThu Jul 02 2020 - 17:36
Government deficit balloons to €5.3bn on Covid spendingTax declines offset by an unexpected increase in corporation tax collectedThu Jul 02 2020 - 15:37
Aryzta needs to sell €600m of assets to reset business, shareholders claimActivist investors up the ante ahead of August showdown with Swiss-Irish food groupThu Jul 02 2020 - 14:56
Danone Wexford becomes world’s first carbon neutral infant formula plantFrench dairy giant says sustainability milestone has been achieved while doubling productionWed Jul 01 2020 - 09:59
Why are markets booming when a crash is on the way?Why are markets booming as economies head for biggest crash in decades?Wed Jul 01 2020 - 05:16
European shares end choppy session higher after Wall Street bounceIrish banks lifted by rising economic sentiment across euro zoneMon Jun 29 2020 - 19:28
Retail sales rebound by record 29.5% in MayLatest figures show strong pick-up in activity after partial lifting of restrictionsMon Jun 29 2020 - 11:40
Average full-time salary in Republic nearly €49,000Latest CSO figures for earnings show IT workers still the best paidFri Jun 26 2020 - 11:50
Irish and UK businesses cut spending by 65% in lockdownData from London-based fintech Soldo show transport and travel budgets were slashedFri Jun 26 2020 - 11:32
Mortgage approvals down 62% in MayFigures from banking umbrella group show big slowdown in mortgage marketFri Jun 26 2020 - 05:28
IMF warns of major ‘correction’ as bullish markets misjudge economic falloutWashington-based fund highlights disconnect between markets and real economyThu Jun 25 2020 - 14:23
10 firms paid 40% of Government’s corporation tax windfall last yearRevenue’s annual report reveals concentrated nature of Irish business tax baseThu Jun 25 2020 - 12:49
More than 400,000 jobs created in Irish economy in six years before Covid crisisCSO figures detail golden period of job creation prior to pandemicThu Jun 25 2020 - 11:59
