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Growth in Irish services sector is subdued

Growth in Irish services sector is subdued

AIB purchasing managers index records weaker rate of expansion in April

Tue May 06 2025 - 06:00
Danish energy firm Orsted begins construction of Cork solar farm

Danish energy firm Orsted begins construction of Cork solar farm

Project expected to generate enough electricity to power 16,000 homes

Tue May 06 2025 - 06:00
Insurance stocks cover European markets’ winning streak

Insurance stocks cover European markets’ winning streak

Benchmark STOXX 600 index ends 0.2% higher

Mon May 05 2025 - 18:47
Harcourt hotel group bookings triple for British Open in Antrim following McIlroy’s Masters win

Harcourt hotel group bookings triple for British Open in Antrim following McIlroy’s Masters win

Even before Rory McIlroy’s success, the Harcourt Collection of hotels had a 'buoyant start to the year' with group revenues rising by 10%

Mon May 05 2025 - 06:00
Tourist hostel near Dublin’s Camden Street granted planning

Tourist hostel near Dublin’s Camden Street granted planning

Successful appeal clears way for 34-bed accommodation on Liberty Lane

Sat May 03 2025 - 07:00
Storm Éowyn causes ‘unprecedented’ €60 million damage to Coillte forests as profits slide

Storm Éowyn causes ‘unprecedented’ €60 million damage to Coillte forests as profits slide

Forestry company records 6% drop in turnover

Fri May 02 2025 - 15:36
Number on live register rises by more than 8,000 in April

Number on live register rises by more than 8,000 in April

Nearly a quarter of those on the register last month were aged between 25-34 years

Fri May 02 2025 - 12:03
Slow recovery of SME investment post Covid ‘concerning’, says ESRI report

Slow recovery of SME investment post Covid ‘concerning’, says ESRI report

While 60 per cent of small and medium size firms in Ireland engaged in capital investment in 2023, that still lagged behind the pre-pandemic levels

Fri May 02 2025 - 00:01
Steady gains in London as European markets closed

Steady gains in London as European markets closed

London one of few European markets open on Thursday

Thu May 01 2025 - 18:46
Dublin-based Ara Partners raise more than $800m for inaugural fund

Dublin-based Ara Partners raise more than $800m for inaugural fund

Global investment fund views Irish market as ‘highly attractive’

Thu May 01 2025 - 17:54
DAA lands near €300m profit despite passenger cap limitations

DAA lands near €300m profit despite passenger cap limitations

CEO Kenny Jacobs predicts airline demand will see passengers at Dublin rise to 36m this year

Thu May 01 2025 - 12:26
Healthcare sector aids slight rise in European stocks

Healthcare sector aids slight rise in European stocks

Pan-European STOXX 600 index closes 0.3% higher

Wed Apr 30 2025 - 18:45
Unemployment in Ireland drops to 4.1% in April

Unemployment in Ireland drops to 4.1% in April

Irish labour market stands at effective full employment

Wed Apr 30 2025 - 11:24
Planning for ‘grossly excessive’ Drumcondra apartments refused for second time

Planning for ‘grossly excessive’ Drumcondra apartments refused for second time

Locals object to ‘excessive scale’ of project, contending it would damage the privacy of adjoining properties

Tue Apr 29 2025 - 18:16
Zara and Pull&Bear to expand Dundrum Town Centre presence

Zara and Pull&Bear to expand Dundrum Town Centre presence

Clothing outlets to enlarge offerings in facility

Tue Apr 29 2025 - 16:26
Avonmore owner reports improved turnover in reinvigorated dairy market

Avonmore owner reports improved turnover in reinvigorated dairy market

Tirlán said it paid more than €1.5 billion to its farmer owners for milk and grain as pretax profit dips 15% on exceptional charge

Tue Apr 29 2025 - 11:13
Expected farmland price rises could be tempered by US tariffs this year

Expected farmland price rises could be tempered by US tariffs this year

Most expensive land is in Waterford with mid-size plots rising to an average of €23,500 an acre, report says

Tue Apr 29 2025 - 06:00
‘There is hope’: Rescue plan approved for Waterford’s Blackwater Distillery

‘There is hope’: Rescue plan approved for Waterford’s Blackwater Distillery

Blackwater Distillery entered rescue process ‘weighed down by the burden of debt’

Tue Apr 29 2025 - 05:00
An Post €3 million branding campaign is first since 2019

An Post €3 million branding campaign is first since 2019

Company sees move as ‘brand refresh’

Tue Apr 29 2025 - 05:00
MML Capital Ireland closes latest investment fund at €220 million

MML Capital Ireland closes latest investment fund at €220 million

Ireland Strategic Investment Fund, AIB and European Investment Fund among investors

Fri Apr 25 2025 - 10:17
Car makers drive rise in European shares

Car makers drive rise in European shares

Pan-European STOXX 600 index erases early losses

Thu Apr 24 2025 - 19:19
Profits soar at Dublin’s famous O’Donoghue’s pub

Profits soar at Dublin’s famous O’Donoghue’s pub

Company behind Merrion Row establishment records post-tax profits of over €900k

Thu Apr 24 2025 - 18:01
Carbery Group reports 32% jump in profit thanks to improved dairy market

Carbery Group reports 32% jump in profit thanks to improved dairy market

Co-op paid second highest average milk price on record to its farmers after extremely wet start to year

Wed Apr 23 2025 - 07:00
ESRI appoints Prof Martina Lawless as new director

ESRI appoints Prof Martina Lawless as new director

Martina Lawless worked as a research economist with the Central Bank for ten years before joining the ESRI in 2015

Tue Apr 22 2025 - 15:24
‘We want to list our own business and grow it as a public company’, says Irish fintech founder after €1m funding round

‘We want to list our own business and grow it as a public company’, says Irish fintech founder after €1m funding round

Backed by Enterprise Ireland, fintech start-up Assiduous uses AI to make corporate finance advice more accessible for SMEs

Tue Apr 22 2025 - 06:00
Yugo records €1m profit for Irish student accommodation properties last year

Yugo records €1m profit for Irish student accommodation properties last year

Yugo operates 12 student housing locations across Dublin and Cork.

Mon Apr 21 2025 - 06:00
‘It’s not soccer money’ - Jamie Heaslip reflects on entering the business world after rugby

‘It’s not soccer money’ - Jamie Heaslip reflects on entering the business world after rugby

The idea that diversity practices in business oppose meritocracy is 'simply not true', the Dean said, suggesting the college should 'double down' on the drive for social diversity.

Sat Apr 19 2025 - 06:00
Car crashes due to fatigue could be ‘entirely eliminated’ by AI-powered sensor

Car crashes due to fatigue could be ‘entirely eliminated’ by AI-powered sensor

'The future of this technology, whether it is us or somebody else designing it, will be in every car in the world in about 10 years time,' says Tom Farrell of CameraMatics

Fri Apr 18 2025 - 14:14
RTÉ appoint Tara Campbell as new Head of Radio 1

RTÉ appoint Tara Campbell as new Head of Radio 1

Tara Campbell spent the last five years as managing editor of the station

Thu Apr 17 2025 - 16:49
PTSB customers unable to access online banking services due to ‘technical issue’

PTSB customers unable to access online banking services due to ‘technical issue’

Mobile users encountering error messages while trying to access accounts

Thu Apr 17 2025 - 13:31
Shortlist for 2025 EY Entrepreneur of the Year awards revealed

Shortlist for 2025 EY Entrepreneur of the Year awards revealed

Group of 27 Irish entrepreneurs, representing 24 companies with revenues in excess of €1bn and 4,000 staff, make the cut this year

Thu Apr 17 2025 - 06:00
Developer granted permission for €200m Waterford North Quays project

Developer granted permission for €200m Waterford North Quays project

Construction set to begin at the end of 2025

Sat Apr 12 2025 - 06:00
Irish households saved nearly half a billion euros per week shows CSO

Irish households saved nearly half a billion euros per week shows CSO

Households invested more than half of their savings into long-term assets such as housing.

Fri Apr 11 2025 - 13:50
Cook Medical announces €3m solar energy investment at Irish plant

Cook Medical announces €3m solar energy investment at Irish plant

Limerick-based company expects project to offset up to 269 tonnes of carbon

Fri Apr 11 2025 - 10:58
Elgin announce Dermot Kelleher as new CEO

Elgin announce Dermot Kelleher as new CEO

UCD graduate had spent 11 years as chief financial officer

Thu Apr 10 2025 - 19:49
Dublin Airport operator launches noise information portal for residents

Dublin Airport operator launches noise information portal for residents

DAA chief executive says it is ‘committed to being good neighbours’ and listening to community concerns

Thu Apr 10 2025 - 19:42
Tesco reports profits increase as Irish sales near €3.5bn

Tesco reports profits increase as Irish sales near €3.5bn

Tesco reported a growth in their Irish market share to 24 per cent.

Thu Apr 10 2025 - 16:19
Significant growth in professional job seekers in first quarter, report shows

Significant growth in professional job seekers in first quarter, report shows

Irish firms ‘adjusting how they talk about diversity and inclusion’ says Morgan McKinley FDI director

Thu Apr 10 2025 - 06:00
Dundrum Town Centre hands over keys to 15 homes at The Ironworks

Dundrum Town Centre hands over keys to 15 homes at The Ironworks

Completion of 122-unit residential development expected in a year’s time

Wed Apr 09 2025 - 17:58
Lakeland sees resurgent profits despite ‘brutal’ start to farming year

Lakeland sees resurgent profits despite ‘brutal’ start to farming year

The chief executive said US tariffs on the industry “can only be negative.”

Wed Apr 09 2025 - 13:58
Dairygold reports increased profit amid resurgent dairy market

Dairygold reports increased profit amid resurgent dairy market

Drive for efficiency could see up to 70 jobs reduced by ‘attrition’

Wed Apr 09 2025 - 12:16
Former DAA and Aryzta boss Kevin Toland named next Ornua chairman

Former DAA and Aryzta boss Kevin Toland named next Ornua chairman

Mr Toland is set to take up the position from Aidan O’Driscoll next month

Tue Apr 08 2025 - 18:29
Construction activity rises to highest in three years following ‘significant improvement’

Construction activity rises to highest in three years following ‘significant improvement’

Confidence in the sector has dropped to a 16-month low amid uncertainty around US trade policy.

Tue Apr 08 2025 - 05:00
Irish retail sales growth fourth highest in the EU

Irish retail sales growth fourth highest in the EU

Strong February numbers follow a lean January when month-on-month sales volumes dropped by 1.5%

Mon Apr 07 2025 - 18:43
Norwegian consultancy firm DNV to create 200 jobs in Ireland

Norwegian consultancy firm DNV to create 200 jobs in Ireland

Majority of the jobs at rebranded Enviroguide will be based in Dublin and Cork

Mon Apr 07 2025 - 06:14
Current account use cost Irish households €800m in lost interest

Current account use cost Irish households €800m in lost interest

Almost 90% of deposits are in `overnight’ accounts compared to 55% in euro area

Fri Apr 04 2025 - 17:10
Investors leaving high-end housing market even as rents climb

Investors leaving high-end housing market even as rents climb

Estate agent Owen Reilly says 60% of available properties are being sold by landlords

Fri Apr 04 2025 - 16:16
From Kerrygold butter to whiskey: The Irish businesses in the firing line of Trump’s tariffs

From Kerrygold butter to whiskey: The Irish businesses in the firing line of Trump’s tariffs

Ireland’s dairy and alcohol sectors are cautiously optimistic they can ride out Trump turmoil and reach new markets

Fri Apr 04 2025 - 05:58
Keogh’s Crisps will look to other markets following US tariffs hike, says founder

Keogh’s Crisps will look to other markets following US tariffs hike, says founder

‘Since the talk of US tariffs came into play, the Canadian market has started to look very interesting,’ says Tom Keogh

Thu Apr 03 2025 - 18:18
Former IDA chief appointed to lead Grant Thornton industry practice as tariffs loom

Former IDA chief appointed to lead Grant Thornton industry practice as tariffs loom

Martin Shanahan will oversee international operations, strategy and growth initiatives for the firm

Thu Apr 03 2025 - 06:00
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