Economy forecast to grow by stronger-than-expected 4.7% this yearBank of Ireland’s prediction more than one percentage point higher than official forecastWed Feb 21 2018 - 05:30
Ireland’s national debt rose to €198bn last yearCentral Bank figures reveal slight increase in State’s indebtednessTue Feb 20 2018 - 17:45
Ireland joins EU fibre broadband league tableDespite recent criticism, Ireland passes 1 per cent fibre penetration thresholdMon Feb 19 2018 - 14:24
Eir warned Naughten of ‘deep flaws’ before quitting broadband schemeTelco ‘repeatedly highlighted’ commercial, regulatory and governance issuesSat Feb 17 2018 - 05:45
Ireland 2040: €22bn to turn State into low-carbon economyNo more coal at Moneypoint, no more petrol or diesel cars after 2030Fri Feb 16 2018 - 14:50
Analysts play down concerns of backlash against Irish food firms in wake of studyExperts say study linking processed foods to cancer unlikely to change consumer behaviourThu Feb 15 2018 - 18:38
Broadband process still competitive despite Eir’s exit, officials saySenior official in charge rejects claim Government has been left on back footThu Feb 15 2018 - 13:22
Nearly 2,500 KBC Bank Ireland customers still on wrong tracker rateChief executive says situation will be rectified within two monthsTue Feb 06 2018 - 20:45
PTSB accused of holding up tracker redress across the banking industrySF’s Pearse Doherty says bank’s legal action stalled examination of tracker issueTue Feb 06 2018 - 16:40
FF seeks independent review of broadband plan after Eir’s exitParty says departure of State’s largest telco had compromised tendering processTue Feb 06 2018 - 10:44
Global stocks extend biggest sell-off since 2016Investors remain spooked by threat of inflation in USMon Feb 05 2018 - 18:35
Household debt rises for just second time since crashCentral Bank figures show total household debt stood at €141.8 billion in third quarterMon Feb 05 2018 - 12:36
‘Parasite lotteries’ a threat to good causes, Government warnedNational Lottery calls for clampdown as bet-on-lottery websites flood Irish marketMon Feb 05 2018 - 05:43
Strong Christmas sales drive VAT receipts to record levelExchequer returns show €2.4bn VAT collected in January, surpassing pre-crash peakFri Feb 02 2018 - 20:09
National Broadband Plan in limbo as Eir pulls the plugWith just one bidder, Enet, the rural broadband tender process is hanging by a threadFri Feb 02 2018 - 06:21
State broadband scheme likely to cost more than €1bnHigh cost of connecting homes in rural parts likely to inflate overall cost of schemeFri Feb 02 2018 - 05:50
AIB launches new €100m social housing fundBank to provide loans on more attractive terms to developers of social housingThu Feb 01 2018 - 05:31
Rural broadband hits another obstacle as Eir pulls out of processToo many questions in air as National Broadband Plan reduced to one-horse raceWed Jan 31 2018 - 22:03
Rural broadband to be delivered despite Eir’s withdrawal - MinisterDenis Naughten insists tender process will continue and project be delivered at no extra costWed Jan 31 2018 - 21:58
Naughten raises prospect of ‘plan B’ after Eir’s exit from broadband processMinister plays down concerns over lack of competition in Government’s tender processWed Jan 31 2018 - 20:50
Stocks take biggest two-day dive in six monthsInvestors fret over tumbling oil prices and a jump in borrowing costsTue Jan 30 2018 - 18:04
Greencore hasn’t delivered for shareholders, admits CoveneyChief executive makes frank admission at AGM while insisting core business is performingTue Jan 30 2018 - 08:29
Regulators seek powers to impose tougher financial penaltiesIndustry watchdogs write to Law Reform Commission seeking overhaul of regulationsMon Jan 29 2018 - 08:00
European Commission rules against developers in challenge to Nama building homesDevelopers to decide on appeal after seeing detail of Vestager’s decisionFri Jan 26 2018 - 06:52
Economy ‘to hit full employment’ in 2019 with record 2.3m in workCentral Bank upgrades forecasts while cautioning about uncertain outlookFri Jan 26 2018 - 05:30
Business sentiment jumps despite Brexit and rising wage costsKBC Bank and Chartered Accountants Ireland index now at highest level in two yearsFri Jan 26 2018 - 04:30
Tax reform increased number of married women in employmentESRI study links greater female participation in labour force to tax changes in 2000Thu Jan 25 2018 - 14:01
Insurance sector assets in Ireland eclipse €300bnFigure was included in new Central Bank dataset on the insurance industry hereWed Jan 24 2018 - 13:12
Dublin-centric development ‘unsustainable’, warns ESRIThink tank highlights growing concentration of economic activity in capitalWed Jan 24 2018 - 05:00
AIB chief admits bank benefited by up to €100m from tracker scandalBernard Byrne tells Oireachtas finance committee that two people who lost homes have appealed the level of compensation offered by the bankTue Jan 23 2018 - 19:33
US tax overhaul may ‘slow momentum’ for EU digital taxRevenue says US targeting of multinationals’ tax avoidance could conflict with EU plansTue Jan 23 2018 - 05:48
IMF raises global growth outlook amid Trump tax cutsWashington-based fund forecasts massive once-off stimulus from US tax reformMon Jan 22 2018 - 14:05
Value of Ireland’s sovereign wealth fund rises to €8.7bnIreland Strategic Investment Fund (ISIF) unveils year-end review of investmentsMon Jan 22 2018 - 13:31
Ireland not unduly exposed to post-QE interest rate rises, NTMA chief saysState’s refinancing requirement has been halved through prefunding, Conor O’Kelly saysMon Jan 22 2018 - 13:03
New data protection laws create ‘hive of activity’ in Irish jobs marketRecruiter Azon says there are currently over 400 job openings in GDPR in IrelandMon Jan 22 2018 - 05:30
Stock market rally helps drive down pension deficitsStudy finds combined pension deficits of Iseq firms fell 56 per cent to €1.1 billion in 2017Mon Jan 22 2018 - 05:13
Ibec says UK’s Brexit policy driven by political concernsEmployers’ group claims plan to leave customs union against interests of UK and EUSun Jan 21 2018 - 17:57
Fears of a 'lost generation' recede as long-term unemployment fallsBetter trained and educated unemployed a good fit for expanding workforceFri Jan 19 2018 - 09:19
State fund announces major investment in solar energyIreland Strategic Investment Fund is to co-invest €140 million in 20 new solar parksThu Jan 18 2018 - 18:42
Basic Irish funeral can cost up to €7,500, survey findsRoyal London says families being faced with big bills before life assurance is paid outThu Jan 18 2018 - 17:14
European shares inch lower on day of corporate newsIseq and FTSE edge downwards but main indexes on Wall Street riseWed Jan 17 2018 - 19:19
TDs call for class actions in tracker mortgage scandalCulture won’t change until banks are prosecuted, committee hearsTue Jan 16 2018 - 21:19
Employment expected to surpass pre-crash peak later this yearTotal employment in Republic at 2.2 million in third quarter of 2017, CSO figures showTue Jan 16 2018 - 12:21
Major housing development in south Dublin refused planning permissionBórd Pleanála concerned over storm water management at proposed Leopardstown schemeTue Jan 16 2018 - 10:57
Bord Pleanála receives ‘fast-track’ applications for 4,000 homesDevelopment system set to facilitate significant amount of student housingMon Jan 15 2018 - 06:15
Beet Ireland buys sugar site on Carlow-Kildare borderOrganisation understood to be to acquiring 200-acre site in PlumperstownFri Jan 12 2018 - 07:00
Help-to-buy scheme leads to 50% rise in first-time buyersNew CSO figures indicate that the programme has boosted demand for housingFri Jan 12 2018 - 05:50
Irish house prices up 11.6% in year to NovemberLatest official figures from CSO indicate slight moderation in annual price growthThu Jan 11 2018 - 12:08
Bank rally pushes markets up againDublin’s Iseq bucks trends falling 76 points to 7,102Wed Jan 10 2018 - 17:41
Brexit: Food and drink exports ‘still heavily reliant’ on UKUK accounted for 35 per cent of exports in 2017 despite diversification effortsWed Jan 10 2018 - 08:37