Central Bank seeks job cuts after staff numbers doubled since financial crash Governor Gabriel Makhlouf warns staff of need to cut costs by €75mTue Jun 23 2026 - 15:06
Irish Life spends close to €200m redeveloping Dublin headquarters Investment increases the footprint of Abbey Street campus by about 40% Tue Jun 23 2026 - 00:01
CRH to buy US peer Arcosa for $8.5bn in biggest deal to dateDeal would eclipse CRH’s €6.5bn purchase of assets from European rivals Holcim and Lafarge over decade agoMon Jun 22 2026 - 07:59
Investors put Greencore back on the shelf after merger, even as chairman returns for moreBakkavor deal was expected to send shares into overdrive but that hasn’t happened Sat Jun 20 2026 - 06:00
Michael O’Leary agrees to extend Ryanair contract into his 70s with potential €153m pay-dayChief executive to head carrier until 2032Fri Jun 19 2026 - 15:53
SBCI finds one in 20 home energy upgrade loans in breach of terms Two-year-old scheme has had 1,135 loans to a combined value of more than €56bn drawn downFri Jun 19 2026 - 06:00
European shares fall on hawkish tone from US Federal ReserveBut Iseq rises with strong performance from RyanairThu Jun 18 2026 - 18:58
Irish fund invested in five firms named in UN report on Israeli settlementsCombined value of stakes in Airbnb, Motorola and others stood at €6.7mThu Jun 18 2026 - 06:00
Macquarie’s Irish unit dividends near €190m as post-Brexit move pays offSurge in trading income helped drive 14% rise in net profit last year, CRO filings revealThu Jun 18 2026 - 06:00
European shares advance as investors await details of Iran deal and Fed policy outlookIseq All-Share index closes at fresh all-time high, with banking stocks and home builders in demandWed Jun 17 2026 - 19:27
Higher Irish SME loan rates still hitting credit demand, ESRI says Irish small firms still paying interest rates well above EU averageWed Jun 17 2026 - 00:01
European shares continue rally as details of US-Iran agreement awaitedOil prices decline for fourth consecutive sessionTue Jun 16 2026 - 18:43
Rathbones pauses new higher-risk clients after UK financial watchdog engagement prompts reviewWealth management company still trying to convince Central Bank to allow it to set up EU hub in DublinTue Jun 16 2026 - 16:29
Flutter investor Dart nears 30%, Erisbeg signs €175m dealBusiness Today: The best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business deskMon Jun 15 2026 - 06:39
Irish job ads requiring AI-related skills jumped 60% last year, PwC saysSome 2.3 per cent of postings mentioned AI skills in 2024, the firm saidMon Jun 15 2026 - 06:00
Irish private equity firm Erisbeg to sell stake in ORS consultancyORS employs more than 500 people and supports clients across Ireland, the UK and farther afieldMon Jun 15 2026 - 06:00
Foam-cup heir nears 30% Flutter stake but expected to avoid mandatory bidWhile Paddy Power’s parent moved main listing and operational headquarters to New York, it remains incorporated in DublinMon Jun 15 2026 - 06:00
Grafton chief bets on ‘PIIGS’ boom as northern European markets stallIreland has replaced Britain as Grafton’s main earning market in recent years and group has high hopes for Iberian air conditioning investments Sat Jun 13 2026 - 10:42
European shares rally on Middle East peace hopes and SpaceX IPOTravel stocks and financials among those to fare best as mood improves across all markets though not for Big OilFri Jun 12 2026 - 18:45
ECB raises rates for first time since 2023 as Iran war stokes inflation ECB is first big central bank to hike rates since Iran warThu Jun 11 2026 - 17:57
Grafton eyes more than 10% annual earnings growth out to 2030Target for parent of Woodies DIY and Chadwicks seen as ‘ambitious but very achievable’ by analysts Thu Jun 11 2026 - 08:07
ECB set to hike interest rates today, and again in SeptemberEuropean Central Bank looks to tamp down inflation fearsThu Jun 11 2026 - 01:00
European shares steady as investors weigh US-Iran flare-upIseq edges down with Ryanair also fallingWed Jun 10 2026 - 18:16
DCC shares soar as US private equity firms increase bid to £5.7bn Suitors have just hours to meet ‘put up or shut up’ deadline imposed by Irish Takeover Panel for energy-focused businessWed Jun 10 2026 - 14:05
Fleet safety tech firm CameraMatics raises €49m with ISIF and AIB backingTech focuses on accident prevention including by providing alerts of a cyclist in a blind spot or drivers showing signs of getting tiredWed Jun 10 2026 - 06:00
Government ‘will need to borrow’ for new wealth funds as spending rises at fastest rate in EU, says watchdogGross debt is set to rise by more than €30bn to almost €340bn by 2030Wed Jun 10 2026 - 01:00
European shares dip as investors fret about Middle East risksIseq rises but banking stocks out of sortsTue Jun 09 2026 - 18:01
Energia ‘monitoring’ fuel-price spike impact ahead of imminent takeover Company’s comments after price hikes by other suppliersTue Jun 09 2026 - 06:00
Limerick-based Kneat Solutions software group to be acquired for over €400mUS private equity firm Thoma Bravo to take over businessMon Jun 08 2026 - 18:18
Simon Harris insists investment savings plan is aimed at ‘middle Ireland’ Minister for Finance reiterates he will cut taxes in budgetMon Jun 08 2026 - 13:16
Primark spin-off plan looks threadbare without proper online retail strategyDiscount chain to face tough competition in UK from rival with strong internet presenceSat Jun 06 2026 - 06:00
Auditing watchdog opened four investigations into potential legal breaches last yearIf Iaasa finds against a firm following an investigation it can impose a fine Sat Jun 06 2026 - 06:00
Central Bank of Ireland’s Sandyford site unlikely to be developed for housing for a decadeAnnual report also reveals bank made €104.6 million loss in 2025 but saw the value of its gold holdings soar to €1.42 billionFri Jun 05 2026 - 14:11
Ardagh’s disgruntled riskiest bondholders lose debt-restructuring battleDissidents argued that money paid to Coulson and other shareholders was owed to themFri Jun 05 2026 - 06:00
Just 10% of households hold almost half of Irish total net wealth Household wealth now equivalent of entire GDP of TurkeyThu Jun 04 2026 - 12:46
European shares fall amid heightened Middle East tensionBanks and travel stocks suffer setback in Dublin while collapse of Akzo Nobel takeover wipes over 17% off its market cap Wed Jun 03 2026 - 18:13
AIB mops up almost half of shareholders by buying out small legacy holdingsOver 40% of those with fewer than 50 shares in bank after holdings were diluted chose not to sell into odd-lot offer Wed Jun 03 2026 - 14:02
Ulster Bank leaves more than two-thirds of bailout unpaid as dividends reach €5.25bn Now renamed Ulydien, bank reported €53m net loss in 2025 and paid €56m in customer remediation for ‘legacy issues’ Wed Jun 03 2026 - 06:00
Ireland’s new savings scheme may have ‘modest’ impact on banks’ income, Goodbody says Lenders’ investment arms are set to capture a share of money leaving deposit accounts, analyst forecastsTue Jun 02 2026 - 12:20
Icon revenue was overstated by $158m between 2023 and 2024Shares in Dublin-based clinical trials group are currently down 27% so far this yearTue Jun 02 2026 - 11:02
Caterpillar bulldozes into fresh ground as Dow’s unlikely AI darling Company best known for its diggers has become attractive for its role in building out AI infrastructureSat May 16 2026 - 06:00
Intact chief Kevin Thompson: ‘We want to be Ireland’s most respected insurance company’Limerick native leads an insurer once known as RSA, with an ambition to be a top three player by 2030Fri May 15 2026 - 06:00
Oaktree eyes fourth quarter IPO for company holding Glass Bottle apartments Executives are ‘very positive’ about flotation prospects after site visits, source saysThu May 14 2026 - 06:00
Irish Life Health joins VHI in nearly doubling profits amid premium hikesPremium income increased by 7% due to growth in the number of customers and increases in average premiumThu May 14 2026 - 05:00
European shares rally as miners and tech sectors advanceInvestors continue to weigh impact of Iran war as oil retreats slightlyWed May 13 2026 - 18:12
Irish households may invest up to €7bn in savings scheme in first year, BPFI saysThere is €170bn on deposit in the StateWed May 13 2026 - 15:53
CRH finance chief steps down ‘by mutual agreement’ after yearDeparture ‘not related to any disagreement’ over accounting practices or controls Wed May 13 2026 - 14:19
NTMA silent on future role for Nama chief as Bill to dissolve ‘bad bank’ is publishedAgency managing crisis-era property loans ends mandate with surplus despite initial fears of cost to taxpayersWed May 13 2026 - 05:00
An Post lines up former Glen Dimplex boss Fergal Leamy as next chief executiveAppointment to €313,000 post currently held by David McRedmond would mark return to the semi-state sector for former Coillte bossWed May 13 2026 - 05:00
NTMA to raise €2bn in bond sale to leave most of full-year funding covered Agency entered this year facing €15 billion in debt maturities that needed to be refinancedTue May 12 2026 - 12:22
