Brexit: Kerrygold owner stockpiles 40,000 tonnes of cheese in UKDairy exporter says tariffs would add €55 million to its cost base and threaten UK salesWed Apr 03 2019 - 14:09
Business confidence in services sector falls to 6½-year lowAIB ’s latest index says economy still growing at a faster rate than US and euro zoneWed Apr 03 2019 - 05:10
Unemployment at 10-year low of 5.4%Some 57% of employment growth in the past year came from non-Irish nationals, with nearly half of that coming from outside the EUTue Apr 02 2019 - 17:16
Lottery boss Dermot Griffin to step down after 14 years in jobChief executive was pivotal in privatisation of the franchiseTue Apr 02 2019 - 16:56
Hostelworld reports dip in revenue and operating profitTravel website says it is operating in highly competitive marketTue Apr 02 2019 - 08:38
Dublin-listed Malin had assets worth €404m at end of last yearLife sciences investor says it is focused on supporting assets amid board upheavalTue Apr 02 2019 - 07:20
Final decision on broadband plan due ‘within weeks’Minister Richard Bruton signals imminent decision amid speculation over €3bn costMon Apr 01 2019 - 15:14
Retail sales bounce back despite Brexit worriesFigures show retail sales volumes rose 2.1% in February compared with previous monthThu Mar 28 2019 - 20:25
Ireland tops list of countries exposed to fallout from BrexitS&P’s Brexit Sensitivity Index assesses exposure rates of 20 countriesThu Mar 28 2019 - 19:44
European shares give up gains amid concerns over BrexitLondon’s FTSE outperforms as pound falters on Brexit woesThu Mar 28 2019 - 19:23
Coca-Cola describes report about Irish dairy plant as ‘speculative’US drinks company said to be considering setting up a dairy operation in CorkThu Mar 28 2019 - 17:19
S&P cuts euro zone growth forecast, citing weaker global tradeAgency also says ECB not likely to start raising rates until January 2020Thu Mar 28 2019 - 16:28
Mortgage approvals rise above €750m in FebruaryFirst-time buyers account for half of volume in approvals last monthThu Mar 28 2019 - 08:43
Lakeland reports record revenue while warning on BrexitState’s second-largest dairy processor sees revenue rise 5 per cent to €810 millionWed Mar 27 2019 - 22:00
Almost three-quarters of Irish households owned their homes in 2016Rate of home ownership here corresponds very closely to international averageWed Mar 27 2019 - 13:25
Irish SMEs believe they can do more to tackle climate changeSurvey by Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland highlights appetite for changeWed Mar 27 2019 - 10:58
Smurfit Kappa boss Tony Smurfit enjoys 40% pay riseChief executive gets €3.4 million pay packet after company rebuffs IP takeover approachWed Mar 27 2019 - 10:16
No-deal Brexit will scupper Government tax plans, ESRI warnsThink tank says budgetary position would be under severe strain in disorderly BrexitWed Mar 27 2019 - 05:00
Lane warns ‘No Consent, No Sale’ Bill would raise interest ratesBill to stop banks selling off loans without permission would ‘damage resilience’Tue Mar 26 2019 - 16:50
Disorderly Brexit could cause loss of 80,000 Irish jobs, report warnsDepartment of Finance and ESRI expect deep economic damage in every Brexit scenarioTue Mar 26 2019 - 00:01
The robots are coming, but for who? Waiters and shelf stackersONS report assesses which workers are likely to be overtaken by automationMon Mar 25 2019 - 11:39
OECD report highlights growing prevalence of ‘grey zone’ workStudy assesses policy responses of member states to precarious work arrangementsThu Mar 21 2019 - 16:34
National Lottery ‘disappointed’ by Minister’s comments on synthetic lottosDonohoe says no evidence of lotto sales being hit by new wave of offshore operatorsThu Mar 21 2019 - 13:25
Brexit ‘the biggest and most unknown threat’ to travel industryIrish Travel Agents Association boss says uncertainty has led to hesitation in bookingsThu Mar 21 2019 - 12:59
New mortgage lending increased to nearly €9bn last yearCentral Bank figures record biggest jump since 2009, but total remains low by historical standardsWed Mar 20 2019 - 18:47
Majority would pay higher taxes to resolve housing crisis, study findsResearch also suggests more than two-thirds list financial security in old age as top riskTue Mar 19 2019 - 17:39
Risk from high debt levels may be overstated, departmental study findsResearch suggests significant part of private-sector debt stems from multinationalsTue Mar 19 2019 - 14:05
Thousands may be missing out on lucrative tax reliefsSurvey by taxback.com suggests most people are unaware of tax-saving schemesTue Mar 19 2019 - 11:44
Northern Ireland threat to all-island electricity marketNorth’s utility regulator denies plan to break away from Republic is linked to BrexitMon Mar 18 2019 - 07:00
Exports hit record €13.7bn in January as reliance on UK declinesStrong trading performance comes amid signs of global slowdownFri Mar 15 2019 - 19:48
Hogan accuses DUP of ‘political hypocrisy’ over NI tariffs planCommissioner says proposal likely to breach WTO rulesFri Mar 15 2019 - 11:27
Clear signs of cooling in Irish economyWhile headline numbers flatter, key quarterly metrics soften ahead of BrexitThu Mar 14 2019 - 19:49
No-deal Brexit would be ‘an epic level of idiocy,’ says Larry SummersFormer US treasury secretary advises best solution would be another referendumThu Mar 14 2019 - 16:53
Economy grew more than 3 times faster than euro average in 2018CSO says 3% growth in domestic demand better indicator of activity on the groundThu Mar 14 2019 - 11:03
Irish deposit rates barely a tenth of euro area averageCentral Bank figures highlights ongoing disparity between rates here and elsewhereFri Mar 08 2019 - 12:48
Brexit uncertainty weighs heavily on Irish SME sectorNew report suggests ongoing uncertainty is causing negative trends in several areasFri Mar 08 2019 - 07:44
Colin Hunt takes over as new AIB chief executiveHunt succeeds Bernard Byrne, who announced his decision to leave in OctoberFri Mar 08 2019 - 07:22
Stocks weaken as ECB defers rate hike amid Brexit uncertaintyECB announces funding handouts, pushes back rate hikeThu Mar 07 2019 - 17:52
Live Register falls to new 11-year low as employment growsLatest monthly figures show number of claimants fell 3,500 to 196,500 in FebruaryThu Mar 07 2019 - 16:39
Primark announces plan to move 220 UK-based staff to DublinFashion retailer denies staff given ultimatum to move or face redundancyThu Mar 07 2019 - 14:48
McDonald’s on Grafton St reopens after €1.5m faceliftBurger giant’s new look store contains new self-service ordering kiosks and table serviceThu Mar 07 2019 - 12:03
Minimum wage rise in 2016 had little impact on household incomeESRI research shows 50 cent increase in minimum wage reduced income inequalityThu Mar 07 2019 - 06:00
Private sector may never be able to supply 35,000 homes, housebuilder warnsGlenveagh Properties says private market does not have resources to meet demandWed Mar 06 2019 - 14:35
Mrs Brown’s Boys actor on latest tax defaulters’ listLatest list also includes TV presenter Mark Cagney and trainer Alan FlemingTue Mar 05 2019 - 16:16
Lakeland’s takeover of LacPatrick gets green lightProposed merger will create second-largest dairy processor on island of IrelandTue Mar 05 2019 - 13:14
Unemployment rate revised up to 5.6% but overall trend ‘still downward’Fall in State’s jobless rate has slowed but is still falling, CSO saysTue Mar 05 2019 - 11:35
European stocks hit five-month highsAIB shares fall 2% after the bank reports a dip in profit for last year and a lower-than-expected level of capital reservesFri Mar 01 2019 - 18:45
Daily Mail to cut more than 20% of its Irish staffMedia group says downsizing triggered by falling paper sales and declining ad revenueFri Mar 01 2019 - 15:39
Electric car sales surge by 542% as traditional market stallsFigure of 1,129 registrations in January and February almost surpasses total for last yearFri Mar 01 2019 - 12:24
MacNally opticians chain enters examinership amid mounting lossesDublin largest independent opticians chain granted court protectionThu Feb 28 2019 - 17:54
