Chopra warns coronavirus will have ‘deeper’ impact than financial crisisFormer IMF official says there may need to be ‘standstill on private debt repayments’Mon Apr 06 2020 - 17:07
NTMA to sell up to €4bn of debt to help fund State’s response to virusAgency announces imminent auction of seven-year bondsMon Apr 06 2020 - 12:54
Goodbye leprechaun economics, hello another grim milestoneAnalysis: Evidence to support hopes of swift bounce back for economy fast diminishingFri Apr 03 2020 - 08:02
Economy could shrink by 15% if Covid-19 measures extended – Central BankReport suggests decline in 2020 output will be bigger than anything seen during crashFri Apr 03 2020 - 04:22
Central Bank warns of €22bn hole in public finances from coronavirus crisisBank says output could shrink by 8.3% with up to 500,000 jobs being lostFri Apr 03 2020 - 00:05
Coronavirus punches €2 billion hole in public financesLatest exchequer returns show VAT more than €1bn below expectations in MarchThu Apr 02 2020 - 14:00
Coronavirus: Record 330,550 jump in numbers claiming jobless benefitsLive Register hits all-time high of 513,350 as pandemic delivers shock to labour marketThu Apr 02 2020 - 11:18
Record 300,000 jump in unemployment expectedAdjusted live register to hit all-time high of 482,000 in March, Goodbody forecastsWed Apr 01 2020 - 20:59
Coronavirus applies ‘hand brake’ to Irish property marketDNG says market has effectively stalled as a result of restrictionsWed Apr 01 2020 - 18:27
€16m in unclaimed lottery money to support Covid-19 health effortLong-running dispute over unclaimed prize pot resolved with funds going to good causesWed Apr 01 2020 - 16:58
Dairygold warns of big fall-off in dairy demand, posts record turnover for 2019Dairy group says Covid-19 has triggered collapse in demand from food service industryWed Apr 01 2020 - 15:21
Coronavirus: Notion of a rapid economic recovery is at best wishful thinkingCovid-19 crisis is bound to leave scar tissue on consumer behaviourWed Apr 01 2020 - 02:09
Euro-area sentiment plunges as coronavirus shutdown continuesGerman economic council believes economy might shrink by 5.4 per cent in 2020Mon Mar 30 2020 - 19:41
Irish economy could contract by 13% if shutdown lasts until AugustEY Ireland paints grim picture of economic fallout from prolonged period of disruptionMon Mar 30 2020 - 14:33
Irish economy to suffer mildest shock to output from Covid-19, OECD saysParis-based think tank suggest impact of shutdown will reduce activity here by 15%Mon Mar 30 2020 - 13:48
CSO defers publishing monthly jobless numbersAgency says it is currently assessing impact of Government’s income support schemeMon Mar 30 2020 - 11:11
Irish retail sales record biggest monthly drop in five yearsLatest numbers for February come before coronavirus shutdownFri Mar 27 2020 - 11:55
Coronavirus: Ten more die amid warning Ireland ‘only at beginning of the curve’Record daily number of new confirmed cases with clusters of infection in health systemFri Mar 27 2020 - 02:13
Euro zone leaders fail to agree on how countries finance new crisis borrowingWorld leaders wrestle to contain pandemic’s economic falloutThu Mar 26 2020 - 21:49
ESRI’s scary analysis may not be scary enoughAnalysis: Containing coronavirus by this summer is far from a certaintyThu Mar 26 2020 - 11:53
ESRI warns Ireland heading for recession this year as Covid-19 hits economyEconomy expected to contract by 7.1% in 2020 as consumption, investment and trade declinesThu Mar 26 2020 - 09:46
Cairn says construction activity continuing but sales likely to be hitIrish homebuilder says it is following strict health protocols to prevent spread of virusWed Mar 25 2020 - 08:21
Economy of near future not just bad, but unrecognisableEoin Burke-Kennedy: We’re putting the economy in a medically-induced comaWed Mar 25 2020 - 02:45
‘Aggressive’ tax reassessments damaging Ireland’s reputation, group claimsEdmund Burke Institute says tough line taken by tax authority here could undermine investmentTue Mar 24 2020 - 03:10
Daft.ie reports jump in available rental properties as result of outbreakProperty website says collapse in tourist numbers frees up short-term rental marketFri Mar 20 2020 - 18:17
Economy could go into recession if crisis not brought ‘under control quickly’Davy Stockbrokers warns Irish economy could shrink in 2020 if outbreak is prolongedFri Mar 20 2020 - 15:20
Coronavirus: Ibec calls for €4bn in income supports for affected workersEmployers’ group says Government’s fiscal response is ‘behind the curve’ internationallyFri Mar 20 2020 - 12:29
Irish consumer confidence plunges as coronavirus bitesLatest monthly index drops nearly eight points as consumers digest possible falloutFri Mar 20 2020 - 05:23
European shares stage mini-rally on promises of more stimulusPan-European Stoxx 600 index closes 2.9% higher after several days of lossesThu Mar 19 2020 - 20:12
Iseq falls again as stimulus-inspired rally fizzles outThe ECB joined peers in Japan, Australia and the US in launching a fresh wave of emergency stimulusThu Mar 19 2020 - 13:41
€2.4bn wiped off value of State’s shareholding in two main banksIndiscriminate sell-off of financial stocks has seen 40% to 50% wiped off value of Irish banksMon Mar 16 2020 - 18:36
Irish exports rise 7% to €13.7bn in January before coronavirus outbreakLatest trade numbers show snapshot before global pandemicMon Mar 16 2020 - 12:21
Up to 300 high-speed internet hubs to be deployed by end of yearProject is being rolled out in advance of National Broadband PlanMon Mar 16 2020 - 11:43
Concern raised over construction industry’s reliance on foreign investmentAlmost three-quarters of €2.4 billion invested in PRS last year came from abroadMon Mar 16 2020 - 03:05
Banks wary of Covid-19 impact on non-performing loan levelsRequests for debt moratoriums make lenders uneasy due to effect on balance sheetsSat Mar 14 2020 - 06:13
Coronavirus: Ireland faces possibility of recession amid uncertaintyOutbreak and ‘lockdown’ beyond July may create ‘zero or negative growth’, ESRI warnsSat Mar 14 2020 - 03:30
European stocks close slightly up but mark worst week since 2008Stocks pare most gains after Spain declares state of emergencyFri Mar 13 2020 - 20:43
Battered markets claw back some ground as fears of global recession mountEuropean stocks pare losses after brutal week of sellingFri Mar 13 2020 - 20:04
ESRI warns of recession if outbreak lasts more than three months‘We’re looking at zero or even negative growth for the year’ if lockdown persistsFri Mar 13 2020 - 12:37
US travel ban deals ‘hammer blow’ to tourism sectorGoodbody Stockbrokers says ‘extraordinary escalation’ could tip EU into recessionThu Mar 12 2020 - 20:23
Two-bed apartment in Dublin costs €463,000 to build, report saysInvestor lobby group claims study delivers ‘home truths’ about buildingThu Mar 12 2020 - 18:12
Property price growth accelerates for first time in six monthsLatest official figures show prices nationally rose by 1.8% in 12 months to JanuaryThu Mar 12 2020 - 11:22
Contactless payments fuel growth in debit card useDebit card Point of Sale transactions rise by a fifth to €4.8 billion in DecemberWed Mar 11 2020 - 12:39
Tourism industry braced for coronavirus impact as Q4 numbers show Brexit softnessLatest CSO show overseas trips by non-residents increased marginally in final quarterWed Mar 11 2020 - 11:40
Hysteria or prescience? Ireland goes big with financial response to coronavirusGovernment’s stimulus is one of biggest per capita potential spends of any countryWed Mar 11 2020 - 05:31
Irish banks still lack ‘consumer-focused culture’, regulator warnsCentral Bank highlights risks to Irish consumers of ‘irresponsible unsecured lending’Mon Mar 09 2020 - 17:20
Study finds gender pay gap in Ireland is wideningHowever pay divide is narrower here than in most other OECD countriesMon Mar 09 2020 - 11:26
Stormy weather hampers housebuilding in FebruaryUlster Bank’s latest barometer suggests activity was dented by poor weatherMon Mar 09 2020 - 05:45
Markets braced for another roiling week as virus cases multiplyPotential oil price war is adding to coronavirus-fueled nervousnessSun Mar 08 2020 - 19:30
Why can’t we build apartments like the rest of Europe?Dysfunctional land market: The primary cause of this Republic’s housing woesFri Mar 06 2020 - 03:45
