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
Department warns that corporation tax is a riskReport suggests that the public finances are vulnerable to vagaries of business tax trendsWed Jan 10 2018 - 05:00
Central Bank says property price growth is justifiedMinutes of November meeting show regulator does not see figures out of lineMon Jan 08 2018 - 21:38
Up, up and away: what’s in store for the Local Property TaxRising property prices could see bills go up by as much as 100%Mon Jan 08 2018 - 17:25
Housebuilding accelerates but official numbers ‘still overstate’ supplyGoodbody report records big uptick in activity but casts doubt on official dataMon Jan 08 2018 - 11:59
ESB eyes HQ as most energy efficient office block in StateSeven-storey Dublin offices to be ‘exemplar in sustainability’Mon Jan 08 2018 - 05:00
Revenue sends one million letters over property taxOnly 12,500 homeowners have revised their initial valuations over past three yearsFri Jan 05 2018 - 21:32
Best week since April for European shares as UK, Swiss indices hit recordsBank of Ireland continues its good run, rising 2.5% to €7.73Fri Jan 05 2018 - 20:25
Irish meat exports reach new record in 2017Despite Brexit cloud, Bord Bia figures show meat exports were worth €3.8bn last yearFri Jan 05 2018 - 15:36
Black Friday drives retail sales in NovemberSales of electrical goods rose ahead of Christmas, CSO numbers showFri Jan 05 2018 - 12:28
Live Register falls again as employment conditions improveLatest figures show number of people signing on dropped by 2,900 in DecemberFri Jan 05 2018 - 11:47
Net mortgage lending increases for first time in seven yearsLatest Central Bank figures reflect pick-up in housing marketFri Dec 29 2017 - 15:17
Housing association change could add to Government debtCSO recommends housing agencies be classified as public rather than private bodiesThu Dec 21 2017 - 05:35
Housing commencements to pass 15,000 for first time since 2008CIF described latest data as ‘clear progress’ in tackling current housing shortageTue Dec 19 2017 - 17:23
Public service pension liability now stands at €114.5bnLiability jumps 17% in three years and is calculated on basis of pension increases matching pay rises not consumer pricesTue Dec 19 2017 - 16:11
Rising house prices lift thousands out of negative equityIncidence of underwater mortgages now 25 per cent of 2012 rate, study showsMon Dec 18 2017 - 05:58
Foreign holidays even for those in financial hardshipTwo-thirds of families in financial difficulty had at least one break in last year, Aviva saysMon Dec 18 2017 - 05:33
Ryanair strike threat remains as unions seek clarificationCompany jettisons long standing policy and says it will negotiate with pilots’ groupsFri Dec 15 2017 - 20:13
Irish economy surges to double-digit growthGDP rise of 10.5 per cent year on year in third quarter raises question of noise in dataFri Dec 15 2017 - 11:05
European shares flag as ECB provides no momentumRyanair falls in Dublin as more negative industrial relations news filters outThu Dec 14 2017 - 20:04
Planning permissions for apartments fall despite demandCSO figures show bias towards low-density housing schemesThu Dec 14 2017 - 20:00
Irish inflation remains subdued at 0.5%Underlying trend continues to be driven by rising housing costsThu Dec 14 2017 - 11:41
Home repossessions up but still low by international standardsCentral Bank figures also show arrears in all categories of maturity are decliningThu Dec 14 2017 - 11:40
ComReg pursues fresh prosecution against YourtelRegulator pursues controversial German telco for failing to provide data on contractsWed Dec 13 2017 - 04:45
ESRI and Central Bank issue stern warning over Brexit hazardDespite uncertainty economy set to grow by approximately 5% this year and 4% in 2018Wed Dec 13 2017 - 02:00
Central Bank rejects claim regulation is blocking Brexit businessRegulator also warns that Brexit remains chief downside risk to Irish economyTue Dec 12 2017 - 11:00
Yourtel prosecuted for billing elderly customers for non-existent serviceJudge says actions of German telco Yourtel amounted to ‘deceit and fraud’Mon Dec 11 2017 - 18:40
Comreg seeks to impose record fine of €10m on EirFines relates to telco’s alleged failure to comply with obligations to allow others access to networkSat Dec 09 2017 - 08:00
Sterling rally fizzles out as investors focus on obstacles aheadUK currency initially rallied to six-month high against euro before giving up all gainsFri Dec 08 2017 - 17:52
S&P revises outlook on CRH as group to press pause on acquisitionsChief executive says focus will be on integrating newly acquired businessesFri Dec 08 2017 - 16:17
Ardagh agrees €720m five-year credit facility with lendersPackaging giant understood to be unlikely to draw down any cash available under facilityFri Dec 08 2017 - 09:28
House builder Abbey sees pre-tax profit rise to €23.4mCompany, however, highlights worry about continuing uncertainty over BrexitFri Dec 08 2017 - 07:35
Tech lifts euro zone stocks as Steinhoff sinks furtherAryzta continues rise even after shareholders oppose executive pay deal at Dublin agmThu Dec 07 2017 - 19:07
More than 10,000 under-25s now among long-term unemployedYouth council voices concern at live register figures amid general jobs riseThu Dec 07 2017 - 18:56
Agencies blasted for failing to stop banks ‘ripping off’ tracker customersOireachtas Finance Committee accuses competition agency of being afraid of banksThu Dec 07 2017 - 12:09
NTMA plans to raise €14bn-€18bn in 2018Debt-management agency outlines plans for upcoming yearWed Dec 06 2017 - 18:06
Government ‘may be underestimating impact of hard Brexit’Fiscal watchdog warns of more negative and persistent impact on Irish economyWed Dec 06 2017 - 16:31
Irish retail back to ‘more normalised level’ of investmentTransactions slowed considerably in 2017 as Nama and banks wrap up deleveragingWed Dec 06 2017 - 06:00
CSO revises State’s unemployment rate up to 6.1%Ireland’s jobless rate now nearly three points below the euro zone average of 8.9%Tue Dec 05 2017 - 16:52
Multinational tax planning ‘distorting’ Irish economyNevin think tank highlights impact of intellectual property onshoring in latest reportTue Dec 05 2017 - 16:18
Aryzta to raise €84m from La Rousse Foods sale and Picard dividendIrish restaurant food supplies business bought by Centra and SuperValu owner MusgraveTue Dec 05 2017 - 12:46
Bumper corporation tax receipts boost exchequer numbersLatest returns for November show public finances are running €200m ahead of targetMon Dec 04 2017 - 16:30
Merrion downgrades FBD and AIBBroker suggests both shares had hit their target price in recent weeksFri Dec 01 2017 - 15:53
