Peter Burke

Miriam Lord’s week: Labour still first among equals as SocDems are outvoted

Government sides with Labour in row over Leaders’ Questions pecking order

Delivery is the key after publication of a tourism policy that gives sector a sense of purpose

Move to Minister Peter Burke’s economic portfolio welcome but challenges remain if industry is to deliver on ambitious targets

Ireland fifth best in EU for women representation on listed boards

Pace of gender representation progress ‘uneven’ across industries

Government could boost merger notification limits, says competition body

Competition and Consumer Protection Commission publishes details of €971m Phoenix Tower deal findings

Tourism strategy will aim to turn Ireland into a ‘foodie’ holiday destination

Tourism added Minister for Enterprise’s portfolio, with key plans to benefit 46,000 small and medium enterprises

If you look closely, you can see a Cabinet rift opening on immigration

Simon Harris and Paschal Donohoe have given subtly different, but important, views on the migration system

Timelines for big infrastructure projects could be cut by a year under new plans

Separately, private sector could be allowed to deliver wastewater infrastructure to speed up rural housing developments

Facebook owner asked Government to ‘intervene’ on EU tech regulations

Meta sought Government’s help to rein in Brussels regulators after €200 million fine

Workday to create 200 jobs in new Dublin AI hub

US technology giant will invest €175m in the city over the next three years

Hospitality VAT cut delayed to July due to ‘significant cost’ of policy measure

No ‘sunset clause’ on measure, meaning reduction is a permanent feature of tax code

‘Argument’ over hospitality VAT rate cut continues to rumble

Sector pushes for lower rate to be bought in before scheduled start date of July next year

Hospitality VAT cut about sector’s viability, Burke says

Peter Burke says EU rules prevented the Coalition from excluding large fast food multinationals

Budget 2026: Public-transport fares set to remain at reduced level next year

DPER understood to be pushing back against indefinite freeze but full reversal to highest level of fares is not likely

Exporters remain optimistic on overseas trade, survey finds

Almost all Enterprise Ireland client companies looking at new markets in response to US moves on tariffs

Burke and Murphy’s clash part of long-running saga

Conflict centres on sub-minimum wage rates paid to under 18s

Proposed rent tax credit reforms face opposition in budget talks

Special relief for tenants in new builds and extending the carer’s allowance are among measures planned in October package

Hospitality VAT cut: Ministers seek way to exclude fast-food franchises

Minister for Enterprise indicates big move on R&D tax credit likely in budget

Government advised to reconsider hospitality VAT cut

Competitiveness council urges ‘a more focused set of policy actions’ than cutting VAT to 9%

Almost 100 bodies in Ireland responsible for regulation and licensing, new competitiveness plan discloses

Plan proposes 85 actions to increase competitiveness by scaling SME research, reducing red tape and investing in infrastructure

State funding for innovation to significantly increase in ambitious new plan

Step change in research funding is linchpin of Government’s new competitiveness plan

Carey told Enterprise Ireland board he had no choice but to resign as chairman

Businessman said failure to file accounts on time was unfortunate and down to ‘some management/administrative errors’

Support grants to be available for companies hit by US tariffs

Agency estimates that up to 450 client companies will be impacted

Retirement age remains bone of contention at WRC and Labour Court ahead of legislation

Complaints continue as growing number of workers seek to stay on and employers adapt to changing landscape

Dáil clerk job up for grabs with a salary of just under €250,000

Overheard: Tourism bosses see upside of Norman invasion and Michael Flatley lets flute do the talking amid Áras speculation

Fáilte Ireland appoints Caroline Bocquel as new CEO

Bocquel will be the first woman to hold the position vacated by Paul Kelly earlier this year

Intel warns senior Government figures that high energy costs could threaten Ireland’s competitiveness

Taoiseach among Ministers lobbied by tech giant that employs almost 5,000 people in Ireland

Moves to revive referendum on joining EU patent court as business groups contacted on timing

Vote was deferred last year after defeat of proposed family and care constitutional amendments

A promising start for Jim O’Callaghan, not so for James Browne: How has the Cabinet performed in its first six months?

Jim O’Callaghan and Peter Burke have made promising starts, James Browne has a lot of catching up to do

EU-US tariffs deal at 15% preferable to ‘ruinous’ trade war, says Taoiseach

Both sides are to continue negotiations on the detail, including possible tariff exemptions for several sectors

EU-US trade deal: Ireland ‘no doubt’ in challenging position over tariffs, says Minister

Accord sees EU accepting 15% import taxes on most of its trade with US

In Ozempic’s home town they fear two things: a new set of tariffs, and a company in Kinsale

Pharmaceutical giants in Europe brace themselves for a tariffs fight that is likely still to come

Taoiseach to ‘delve into’ Amazon’s scrapping of Dublin plant over failure to secure power supply

Tech giant’s decision has closed off prospect of more than 500 jobs being created

Amazon scraps Dublin plant and hundreds of jobs over failure to secure power supply

Tech giant’s decision highlights extent of limitations on State electricity network

‘Economic vandalism’: Unions condemn plan to cut VAT for hospitality sector

Ictu says sector is growing not struggling after Peter Burke earlier said cut was aimed at keeping it ‘sustainable’

New consultation on work permit system announced

Last year about 40,000 permits were granted to workers from outside the EEA

State agencies to implement new rules aiming to enhance transparency in political ads

Introduction of alcohol warning labels to be deferred for two years, Ministers to hear

Warning labels on alcohol an idea from ‘different time’, Minister warned Cabinet colleague

Minister for Enterprise asked Minister for Health to pause plans for alcohol health warnings due to global economic uncertainty

German drug-maker Aenova to create 10 jobs with expansion of Kerry facility

Company, which trades as Temmler Ireland here, said move would enable it to develop ‘innovative drug delivery systems’

Health labelling on alcoholic drinks set to be deferred until 2029

Decision on long-planned move, which was due to come into force in 2026, will be made next week

Crackdown on short-term lets: property owners and politicians push back

Concerns raised by holiday home owners and politicians over plans aimed at freeing up housing for long-term rental market

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