Mica redress should not require concrete levy, ESRI saysCost of various building defect redress schemes, which could hit €6bn, could be "socialised" with windfall revenues, says economist Barra RoantreeFri Sept 30 2022 - 17:34
Debate over 9% VAT is Irish tourism’s Neverending Story and it isn’t finished yetLeo Varadkar’s intervention after the budget this week seemed calculated to keep the issue on the tableFri Sept 30 2022 - 05:00
Markets roiled by fears over inflation and further steep interest rate hikesThe Iseq in Dublin fell heavily, with Bank of Ireland prominent in a sea of redThu Sept 29 2022 - 19:38
Number of mortgage approvals to buy homes falls compared with 2021Industry data shows surge in mortgage switchers and those fixing to escape interest rate hikesThu Sept 29 2022 - 06:00
Minister wanted tourism’s VAT rate kept at 9% and says decision to raise it will face ‘review’Tourism industry hopes a change in Taoiseach and Minister for Finance at the end of the year will preface a decision to stop the rate reverting up to 13.5 per centWed Sept 28 2022 - 13:04
Businesses will be able to claim up to €10,000 per month towards electricity and gas costsBudget 2023: Paschal Donohoe announces new support scheme targeted at SMEs and administered by RevenueTue Sept 27 2022 - 14:48
Tourism’s 9% VAT coming to an end, but Varadkar leaves door ajar for possible extensionBudget 2023: VAT rate for tourism and hospitality will revert to 13.5 per cent on March 1stTue Sept 27 2022 - 14:42
Lufthansa Technik’s Irish operations claimed $18.4m from taxpayers in 2021 ahead of the sale of a division in ShannonOne of its three Irish units, an aircraft maintenance operation at Shannon, was later sold to Atlantic Aviation securing 300 jobs after 180 redundanciesFri Sept 23 2022 - 15:40
Lenehans restaurant in Rathmines closes Dublin 6 venue founded by husband-and-wife team Paul Byrne and Fiona McHugh has suffered cost increasesFri Sept 23 2022 - 12:47
Hoteliers hint boom time is over as they call for extension of 9% VAT rateIrish Hotels Federation warns of 'rapidly cooling demand' amid galloping price hikesFri Sept 23 2022 - 07:49
National Children’s Hospital builder BAM Ireland reports a return to growth and profitsRevenues at the firm surged by more than one-third in 2021, accounts showFri Sept 23 2022 - 06:00
Mark Paul: Runaway public spenders are like climate change deniers who want our kids to pick up the tabIt is as wrong to spend tomorrow's public cash today as it is to leave future generations the job of fixing the planetFri Sept 23 2022 - 05:00
Meticulous Clare man keeping up the standards at Dublin 4′s plushest hotelNicky Logue is as nitpicky as any serious five-star hotel manager but he has a 'giddy' side tooFri Sept 23 2022 - 01:00
Government cannot ‘empty the tank’ with budget energy supports, Varadkar saysSubsidies for business in next week’s budget will be ‘broad based’, Tánaiste saysThu Sept 22 2022 - 20:00
Dutch bank Rabobank gets €550m cash windfall from Irish operationThe institution, which used to operate here as ACC Bank, has taken €681m in dividends from Ireland since it quit the retail market in 2018Wed Sept 21 2022 - 05:00
Prospects of US rate hikes and economic slowdown keep markets subduedIseq in Dublin falls 1.6 per centTue Sept 20 2022 - 19:27
Tourism sector cuts recovery projections even if 9% VAT retained Industry believes return of visitors to pre-pandemic levels will stall over worries of European recessionMon Sept 19 2022 - 05:00
Aer Lingus shutdown caused by fibre-optic rupture at UK building siteAirline descended into chaos with more than 50 flights cancelled as airline could not process check-in and boarding of passengersFri Sept 16 2022 - 17:56
Gas price surge trebles profits on Corrib gas field for foreign investorsLatest quarterly results for 20% owner Vermilion Energy suggest the field could throw off total profits this year of up to €1 billionFri Sept 16 2022 - 05:15
Tax report has something to suit every political hue, but will ultimately amount to nothing The Commission on Taxation and Welfare’s eye-catching proposals push the boundaries of what the public will acceptFri Sept 16 2022 - 05:00
Government called on to tap €855m training fund surplus to help businessesPre-budget submissions from retailers and recruiters want initiatives funded from National Training Fund excessThu Sept 15 2022 - 05:15
Fears over interest rates and growth weigh on consumer stocksEuropean shares fall as worries over US economy reach across AtlanticWed Sept 14 2022 - 19:21
Glenveagh chief says future of director criticised in Siteserv report is ‘under review’Stephen Garvey says he has not yet spoken to Robert Dix, who was criticised in report into Siteserv saleWed Sept 14 2022 - 07:48
Car dealer being wound up owes almost €10.7m in unpaid taxesCompanies linked to Carphone Warehouse and Polar Capital also named in latest Revenue tax defaulters listTue Sept 13 2022 - 16:11
Revenue ends checks on which businesses paid dividends while on State Covid subsidiesOfficials tell Labour TD Ged Nash that "exercise" comparing dividend payments with subsidies will not be repeated in 2022Mon Sept 12 2022 - 17:07
Rough diamond: Dermot Desmond may have to bail out his Canadian mining investment yet againThe Irish businessman has spent heavily to keep Mountain Province Diamonds afloat as he waits for it to sparkleFri Sept 09 2022 - 05:00
Post-Covid spending spree is set to end as a harsh winter looms for Irish consumersThe spending phoney war will soon be over and retail and hospitality had better watch outFri Sept 09 2022 - 05:00
Bank share prices surge after ECB rate hikeUS stocks volatile after hawkish Fed commentsThu Sept 08 2022 - 19:05
European markets make gains as investors await interest rate newsThe Iseq in Dublin was ahead by more than 1 per centTue Sept 06 2022 - 18:28
Gas price surge roils European equity markets as Russian pipeline stays shutIseq in Dublin was down 2.1 per cent at the end of Monday's sessionMon Sept 05 2022 - 18:45
Cashless society would give banks way too much power AIB’s U-turn and recent Aviva chaos are two examples of why cash may still be some kind of kingFri Sept 02 2022 - 05:00
Taxpayers being called upon once again to stump up cash to stave off disasterThe growing pressure on businesses is real. With pandemic-era taxpayer subsidies barely finished, businesses want Government to save them from runaway electricity and gas costsFri Sept 02 2022 - 05:00
Dublin Providers claimed €1.8m in Covid subsidies while making record profitsFirm owned by Dublin businessman Jerry Maher and family boosted executive pay while on State supportsWed Aug 31 2022 - 05:00
Interest rate fears weigh heavily on investors in the US and EuropeHawkish comments from central bankers on both sides of the Atlantic send traders running for coverMon Aug 29 2022 - 20:13
Global supply chains to Ireland remain ‘stable’ despite ongoing challengesBut report by UK group Woodlands warns strikes at ports abroad could yet spell trouble for Irish importersMon Aug 29 2022 - 08:33
Irish cog in Dutch-German rail tax avoidance scheme racks up €5m profitDublin firm Disa Assets set up by Dutch state railway but has since been bought by infrastructure group 3iMon Aug 29 2022 - 05:00
Cost-of-living crisis makes it harder to afford to move, say homebuyersResearch by property website Myhome.ie suggests inflation is having a significant negative impact on market sentimentMon Aug 29 2022 - 05:00
Leave alcohol taxes alone until the hangover clears from minimum unit pricingCutting alcohol excise or raising alcohol levies will make it harder to judge if MUP has actually workedFri Aug 26 2022 - 05:00
Renewable energy portfolio generates multimillion euro windfall for Cork businessman Firm behind wind farms on south and west coasts pays €14.5m dividend plus large management feeThu Aug 25 2022 - 05:00
European indices snap losing streak to finish slightly aheadWorries over a looming energy crisis and gloomy growth outlook keep gains in checkWed Aug 24 2022 - 19:39
Sony’s music label in Ireland boosts its sales and profits despite the pandemicMusic label behind Christy Moore and Damien Dempsey records no financial hit from Covid-19Wed Aug 24 2022 - 19:08
Lir Chocolates co-founder Connie Doody dies aged 76Civil servant-turned entrepreneur started the confectionery business at her kitchen table with former senator Mary WhiteTue Aug 23 2022 - 16:30
US stocks suffer biggest decline in two months on worries about economic outlook Hawkish signals from central bank policymakers suggest more pain is yet to comeMon Aug 22 2022 - 19:21
Profit is not a dirty word but greedflation most certainly isGrocery and energy companies making record profits as customers suffer due to inflation are open for criticismFri Aug 19 2022 - 05:00
Competition begins to sizzle in Ireland’s pizza delivery marketAll the major players plan significant expansion, as huge numbers of Irish consumers dial for pizza as if the Covid lockdowns never endedFri Aug 19 2022 - 05:00
Surging chicken feed costs clip wings of Armagh poultry processing giant Moy ParkCompany's profits fell 58 per cent last year despite rise in revenues to more than £1.5bnThu Aug 18 2022 - 19:37
Farmers who put IR£50 into investment group 50 years ago will each get back almost €16,000Value of share buyback scheme at Farmer Business Developments more than doubles to €4.4 millionThu Aug 18 2022 - 18:10
Share values retreat before advancing UK inflation Iseq index dips almost 1.3% on volatile day for most heavyweights, especially those with UK exposureWed Aug 17 2022 - 18:37
The woman from the kingdom of Kerry who wants to crown Tesco as a ‘loved’ brand in the Irish marketNew Tesco Ireland chief executive, Natasha Adams, who originally hails from Glencar, will oversee capital expenditure in the Republic this year of €50mWed Aug 17 2022 - 06:00
Tesco to spend €50m this year on Irish expansionSupermarkets group opened its 154th store in the Irish market on Tuesday, on Dublin's South Lotts Road, near RingsendWed Aug 17 2022 - 06:00
