If lockdown has morphed from tactic to strategy, the State has failedIt’s time to discuss a new strategic approach that doesn’t require trashing society and the economyFri Oct 23 2020 - 05:59
Frank Fitzgibbon stepping down as Sunday Times editorVeteran journalist says ‘fun has gone out of the business’Thu Oct 22 2020 - 16:22
Declan Ganley denies Donald Trump trying to swing lucrative 5G contract for RivadaGalway businessman says he is not seeking Pentagon ‘sweetheart’ dealWed Oct 21 2020 - 21:08
Supermarkets gear up for winter lockdownChains have been quietly ramping up preparations for winter since mid summerWed Oct 21 2020 - 18:46
INM inspectors write to former directors in ‘inside information’ inquiryInvestigators send schedule of Leslie Buckley communications with Denis O’BrienTue Oct 20 2020 - 05:15
Technical glitch disrupts trading on Dublin and other Euronext marketsRyanair regains some lost ground as banks perform poorlyMon Oct 19 2020 - 19:31
Number of houses for sale falls to 14-year lowHouse asking prices climbed by close to 5% in summer despite Covid-19, reports Daft.ieMon Oct 19 2020 - 05:05
Irish retailers are not hotbeds of Covid-19 infection, figures suggestData indicates retail workers are not being infected at higher rate than general publicMon Oct 19 2020 - 05:00
Shamrock Rovers balance sheet scores with Dermot Desmond’s €2mAccounts show Tallaght football club’s finances steadied with businessman’s stakeSun Oct 18 2020 - 18:51
The Irish boss steering Circle K through Brexit and a pandemicGordon Lawlor is in charge of the country’s largest chain of fuel retailers at a particularly tricky timeSat Oct 17 2020 - 06:30
INM inspectors told Denis O’Brien knew about ‘data search’Court documents say former chairman Leslie Buckley kept top shareholder informedSat Oct 17 2020 - 05:45
Tourism’s VAT cut will be an efficient State bailout if virus rates can be squashedReduction in VAT from 13.5 per cent to 9 per cent is to help businesses, not consumersFri Oct 16 2020 - 05:34
Government finally ‘gets it’ with huge budget package for tourism and hospitalityHoteliers and restaurateurs say the measures give them a fighting chance of survivalWed Oct 14 2020 - 05:00
My budget: ‘The €50m in supports is a big number’Shane Dunne, owner of the Indiependence music festivalTue Oct 13 2020 - 19:28
Government props up tourism with €336m VAT cut and closure compensation schemeBudget 2021: Tourism businesses will also receive extra supports through Fáilte IrelandTue Oct 13 2020 - 16:28
European shares rise again as eyes are trained on US in hopes of stimulusIseq lags European peers, but closes marginally aheadFri Oct 09 2020 - 20:25
Hotel occupancy rates expected to hit 8% December lowHotels across State predicting steep dip in for November and December, says lobby groupFri Oct 09 2020 - 18:02
We need to fight off the virus upsurge without destroying entire sectors of the economyFace-off on restrictions between Varadkar and Holohan this week was healthy for the debateFri Oct 09 2020 - 10:09
Government told to stop relying on ‘short-term fixes’ for hospitality sectorAverage lockdown reopening cost for restaurants was €17,200, research findsThu Oct 08 2020 - 07:42
Wicklow production of Vikings spin-off temporarily halted after virus testsAbout a dozen crew and cast members returned false positive results for Covid-19Wed Oct 07 2020 - 21:48
Ibec seeks €675m in Irish and EU Brexit support for food industryBusiness group flags ‘serious economic disruption’Wed Oct 07 2020 - 15:11
Markets rise on US economic stimulus hopesMarkets report: Iseq gains slightly as uncertainty hovers over jobs marketMon Oct 05 2020 - 18:59
Buckley hired IT experts to scour INM the day before new CEO started workFormer INM director claims in defence documents he had full authority as its executive chairmanSat Oct 03 2020 - 05:15
Housing crisis will become a monster unless the State kills it nowCaveat: The pandemic should not distract from issues that could dwarf it later onFri Oct 02 2020 - 05:10
Oil price slump weighs on global marketsIseq up close to 0.3% on stronger banks as Cairn Homes rises on stromg demand for housingThu Oct 01 2020 - 22:07
House asking prices rebound but will likely fall again - MyHomeProperty website recorded its busiest month ever for traffic in JulyThu Oct 01 2020 - 05:50
Invest in more social housing to avoid Covid-related supply shock, says ESRIOnce pandemic ends, elevated savings could potentially cause ‘a surge’ in demand for housingWed Sept 30 2020 - 05:33
Economic slump less serious than feared but jobs crisis loomsExport sector still strong but Department of Finance predicts slower growthWed Sept 30 2020 - 02:27
Irish golf tourism faces ‘wipeout’ unless Covid travel restrictions easedPandemic and quarantine rules bring revenues to ‘near zero’ with no staycation bounceTue Sept 29 2020 - 05:19
Coronavirus response must not kill the futures of Ireland’s youngCaveat: We owe it to young people to try to avoid restricting employment optionsFri Sept 25 2020 - 05:02
Perrigo plans €840m Irish restructuring of old Elan unit to pay dividendUS-based drugs giant plans to reconfigure its share capital to create a distributable reserveThu Sept 24 2020 - 05:57
State calls for applications to €500m disruptive technologies fundApplicants must seek over €1.5m of funding for projects that can be commercialisedThu Sept 24 2020 - 05:17
Retailers creaking under lockdown rents as industry warns ‘Nama-like’ problem aheadTwo-thirds still carrying rent arrears as Government prepares code of practiceWed Sept 23 2020 - 05:30
Mark Paul: Government faces dilemma on which businesses to saveCentral Bank governor warns Government to be careful with taxpayer cashFri Sept 18 2020 - 06:09
Cara pharmacy founders claim financial difficulties ‘overstated’Former Dragon and husband want to ‘set record straight ahead’ of examinership processThu Sept 17 2020 - 06:20
Denis O’Brien launches fresh attempt to access PR firm’s contacts with journalistsBusinessman is also seeking Red Flag communications about him with politiciansWed Sept 16 2020 - 05:42
Verizon’s Irish Yahoo and AOL unit moved IP back to US last year in €448m dealCommunications giant moved intellectual property back to US in 2019 in €448m dealTue Sept 15 2020 - 05:00
Xtremepush seeking up to €15m worth of acquisitionsIrish software firm co-founded by former professional rugby player Tommy KearnsTue Sept 15 2020 - 04:30
Eason’s buyout of Dubray gets clearance from competition bodyFormer family-owned chain, with eight bookshops, will continue to run as a standalone unitMon Sept 14 2020 - 20:04
Covid-19: Retailers warn of potential Christmas stock shortagesLonger opening hours under consideration for socially distanced festive shoppingMon Sept 14 2020 - 01:55
Construction recovery ‘stalls’ in August despite reopening of economyPMI measuring trade in building materials fell ‘modestly’ for first time in three monthsMon Sept 14 2020 - 01:00
Househunters undaunted by Covid-19, MyHome.ie survey suggestsJust 13% expect prices to fall by more than 10% over the next year, research findsMon Sept 14 2020 - 00:24
E-commerce firms warned on moderating forums for ‘harmful content’Ireland among countries that will miss EU directive deadlineMon Sept 14 2020 - 00:01
Silicon Docks: Where the streets have no peopleGoogle walking away from Sorting Office deal a blow for tech and commercial hub ravaged by the pandemicFri Sept 11 2020 - 05:22
Fáilte Ireland director’s punishment does not fit the crimeAs with Cawley before O’Donoghue, the bigger mistake lay in the State’s travel rulesFri Sept 11 2020 - 05:10
DAA loses €150m so far this year due to Covid-19 crisis, CEO saysPandemic has had ‘devastating’ impact on the operator of Dublin and Cork airportsWed Sept 09 2020 - 20:25
Irish investors paid bribe for gas deal, says Nigerian officialAlleged wedding sweetner outlined in UK court judgment as part of $10bn legal battleMon Sept 07 2020 - 20:27
Revolut consumer spending data for August suggests green shootsDigital payments platform shows first year-on-year growth in purchasing by its 1 million Irish usersMon Sept 07 2020 - 08:03
It is callous to allow pubs to go bust while doing nothing to helpWhen businesses fail, ordinary people suffer; the Government must take actionFri Sept 04 2020 - 05:10
No Picnic for the live events sector as it vies for Government helpThe industry worth €3.5bn to the economy employs 35,000, and most are now idleFri Sept 04 2020 - 05:00
