Contactless payments usage to get boost from public transport, BPFI saysConsumers tapped cards or paid with mobile phone wallets almost 840m times in first half of yearFri Sept 11 2026 - 06:00
Shares slide amid oil price surge and ECB rates hikeICG shares jump 6.7% after shareholders narrowly back €1.2bn buyout planThu Sept 10 2026 - 17:49
Irish fintechs face a tougher funding market as global concerns weigh on investorsFirms in the Republic raised €136m in first six months of 2026, says KPMGSat Sept 05 2026 - 05:00
Irish economic growth stalls slightly in second quarterGDP rebounds after two consecutive quarters of contraction fuelled by unwinding of tariff-driven export boomFri Sept 04 2026 - 11:28
McKillen family-owned Atlas Autoservice adds four more depots to property portfolioTyre and car servicing group now owns seven of its 18 locations after flurry of property deals in recent yearsFri Sept 04 2026 - 06:00
Stocks steady as US Fed governor gives optimistic inflation takeNvidia advances after announcing $13bn deal for AI platformThu Sept 03 2026 - 17:45
Ireland’s services sector expands in August but employment growth stallsCost pressures intensify but remain below earlier peak, says AIBThu Sept 03 2026 - 06:00
Average accountant’s pay tops €130,000 in Leinster amid high demand for servicesMore than three-quarters of accountants surveyed expect earnings to rise over next 12 monthsThu Sept 03 2026 - 06:00
Irish factories report sharp rise in new business despite ‘muted’ global demandSentiment among manufacturing businesses rose to its highest level last month since JanuaryTue Sept 01 2026 - 06:00
TG4 says progress in gaining editorial control of Nuacht service from RTÉ ‘extremely slow’Irish language broadcaster asks for €11m more funding in Budget 2027Sat Aug 29 2026 - 06:00
‘Nothing underhanded’ in department’s changes to data centre report, says BurkeMinister delivers cost of business advisory forum’s final reportFri Aug 28 2026 - 12:22
Mortgage switching activity surges as homeowners look to lock in interest ratesHome-loan approvals up 15% last month to €2bn, banking body saysFri Aug 28 2026 - 06:00
Report lists more than 60 measures to address business costs and ease regulatory burdenForum to bring regulators and the businesses they regulate together ‘should meet quarterly to discuss cost of business’, report recommendsFri Aug 28 2026 - 05:00
Nvidia’s outlook fuels global tech stock rallyEuropean shares mixed as French stocks dip amid political uncertaintyThu Aug 27 2026 - 17:37
Tourist numbers up 13% in 2026 as British and European visits rebound Number of US visitors arriving in Ireland also up 7.6% from 2025, says CSOThu Aug 27 2026 - 14:58
House construction activity jumps despite overall decline in sector’s productionNon-residential activity declined sharply in second quarter, says CSOWed Aug 26 2026 - 12:51
Almost one in seven commercial properties in Republic ‘lies vacant’ National rate falls for first time since data started being collected in 2013 but picture mixed countrywide, notes reportWed Aug 26 2026 - 05:00
Shares edge higher as Nvidia results loom largeUK housebuilders lifted by British government plan to fund affordable housingTue Aug 25 2026 - 17:18
Grafton Education acquires school laptop supplier involved in High Court rowPC Peripherals is rebranding as Eduvolve in ‘€2.5m deal’Tue Aug 25 2026 - 15:02
US college football game expected to pull 14,000 US visitors to Dublin this week Visitor numbers down on previous years but the now annual event is still seen as important for tourism and transatlantic business tiesTue Aug 25 2026 - 14:31
Waterland commits €250m to Irish deals, eyeing data centre engineers and foray into foodCompanies bought by Irish arm of Dutch private equity firm have grown revenues by €600m to €1.15 bn Sat Aug 22 2026 - 06:00
MetroLink a ‘key target’ for construction group Sisk after forming joint ventureSisk says its advance order books is valued at €7.2bn as it reports sharp uptick in 2025 operating profitsWed Aug 19 2026 - 12:22
Kenmare chief on shareholder frustration of being a ‘small cap, single country, single commodity’ company‘Weak market conditions’ combined with slow progress on plant upgrades weigh on first half resultsWed Aug 19 2026 - 07:37
US multinationals call for ‘clearly defined’ funding for energy grid improvements in Budget 2027 AmCham says Ministers should also reduce marginal income tax rates to ‘support talent attraction and retention’Wed Aug 19 2026 - 05:00
Shares slide as surging oil prices and bond yields dent confidenceTumbling chipmaker stocks sends Wall Street’s main indices near two-week lowsTue Aug 18 2026 - 17:18
Almost 3,000 Irish entities struck off in 2026 as regulator ramps up enforcement Companies Registration Office targeting companies that have failed to to file documents as it addresses Covid-related backlogTue Aug 18 2026 - 13:17
John Lowe, the ‘Money Doctor’, dies aged 75Regular media contributor was well known for his series of personal finance handbooksTue Aug 18 2026 - 10:53
FBD board approves €26.9m special dividend as ‘improved weather’ drives claims expense lowerProfits before tax at insurer more than double to €43mFri Aug 07 2026 - 08:28
Kingspan pauses €650m share buyback scheme to ‘preserve dry powder’ for possible dealsShares surge as much as 19% after insulation giant reports 10% jump in first-half trading profit to €487.2mFri Aug 07 2026 - 07:28
Irish borrowers draw down record number of car loans as personal lending activity surgesBanking industry group says figures point to ‘continued consumer confidence’ in early part of 2026Fri Aug 07 2026 - 05:00
Glen Dimplex’s Northern Ireland arm slumps to £8.2m loss as restructuring costs biteGroup is pursuing Irish consolidation plans that will reduce headcount by 300Thu Aug 06 2026 - 14:02
Irish firms raise €296m in VC funding, but three deals account for lion’s shareKPMG says software companies were a focus for investors in second quarterThu Aug 06 2026 - 05:00
Government appoints chairwoman and board of new AI bodyState’s AI Office will co-ordinate approach to implementation of new EU regulationsWed Aug 05 2026 - 17:37
Actavo pays €10m dividend to shareholders, including Denis O’BrienGroup also exited its events business this year as directors hail efforts to ‘streamline’ operationsWed Aug 05 2026 - 16:37
Denis O’Brien’s Actavo group exits events business and sells assets to rival‘Strategic’ decision results in collective redundancies Wed Aug 05 2026 - 05:41
Prospect of US-Iran deal lifts stocks to near record highsFalling oil prices and upbeat corporate earnings reports lift investor sentimentTue Aug 04 2026 - 17:00
Wayflyer agrees $1.5bn ‘forward flow’ loan deal with US giant FortressCombined with recent $250m credit facility, Irish fintech says it has $4.5bn to deploy over next two yearsThu Jul 30 2026 - 15:05
Workers at IT firm Kyndryl balloted for industrial action over redundancy termsFSU says collective agreement not being honoured by IBM spin-outWed Jul 29 2026 - 14:02
Irish economy shrank by 1.6% in 12 months to end of June, CSO estimatesVolatile numbers come on the back of a surge in exports last yearWed Jul 29 2026 - 11:10
Hostelworld says Iran war shaved 3% off growth in first halfBooking platform reaffirms full-year guidance as revenues jump 12%Wed Jul 29 2026 - 07:34
Kerry Group shrugs off ‘geopolitical uncertainty’ as global sales volumes growRevenues at the taste and nutrition giant dip 3.7% due to weakening of US dollar in first halfWed Jul 29 2026 - 06:55
Only 43% of Irish financial firms are fully prepared for new anti-money laundering rulesOverhaul of EU rulebook will come into force in July 2027 with establishment of European Anti-Money Laundering AgencyWed Jul 29 2026 - 00:01
Shares edge higher despite sell-off in chip stocksNasdaq enters correction territory as tech stocks dipTue Jul 28 2026 - 17:52
Computing giants ‘pivoting away’ from ‘constrained’ Dublin as data centre hubMarket here being ‘reshaped by power availability, grid access and political sensitivities’Tue Jul 28 2026 - 13:52
Revolut to give Irish users access to private market investment fundsFintech is working with Apollo, Ares and others to allow retail investors tap into new markets suitable for long-term investors with appetite for riskMon Jul 27 2026 - 13:01
ChatGPT maker OpenAI selects Dublin docklands offices for new EU hubAI giant to take on lease at Iput’s Tropical Fruit Warehouse site on Sir John Rogerson’s QuayMon Jul 27 2026 - 12:15
Food market plan scaled back and Irish deal-making hits €33.2bnBusiness Today: The best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business deskMon Jul 27 2026 - 06:44
Deal-makers set sights on Irish tech and telecoms firms despite decline in M&A activityTransaction volumes fall 17%, says William Fry, but deal values almost triple to €33.2 billionMon Jul 27 2026 - 05:00
Higher occupancy levels doubles profits at Conrad Hotel Owner Archer Hotel Capital recently secured permission to expand the Earlsfort Terrace propertyFri Jul 24 2026 - 11:23
Greencore shares soar as sandwich supplier raises profit outlook amid post-merger momentumGroup expects to deliver ‘cost synergy’ of around £15m from Bakkavor deal this yearWed Jul 22 2026 - 07:25
