Investment in staff slumped 20% in SMEs during Covid - ESRI New report examines investment across a range of categories, how it was financed and the challenges facedTue Jul 12 2022 - 12:08
Second French interconnector could bring down energy costs, says Irish think tankIIEA has published a paper with recommendations to ‘future-proof’ Irish and EU energy systemsTue Jul 12 2022 - 05:30
Markets fret over global economy and fresh Covid outbreaksSoaring inflation drives Euronext Dublin down 1.8% on a choppy day as investors grow concernedMon Jul 11 2022 - 18:10
Community groups in line for €20 million in new financingSocial Finance Foundation and the Council of Europe Development Bank deal to support environmental and climate-action initiatives in communitiesSun Jul 10 2022 - 15:22
Hundreds of passengers discommoded as Aer Lingus cancels 11 flightsAirline has been hit with staffing issues due to a surge in Covid-19 cases, as well as an industrial dispute in FranceFri Jul 08 2022 - 17:44
San Leon Energy swings into profit as it scales up operationsExplorer also benefited from an increase in oil prices as it achieved a profit of €40.1m in the year to DecemberFri Jul 08 2022 - 13:55
Number on live register up 4% in June as Ukrainian refugees countedThere were 7,147 people benefitting from the EU’s Temporary Protection Directive included in the figuresFri Jul 08 2022 - 13:29
Designer goods, properties and expensive cars among items seized by Cab last yearMore than €5.4m was returned by the bureau to six injured parties who were victims of cryptocurrency theft, its annual report showsFri Jul 08 2022 - 00:01
Shailesh Vara: the Remainer who became a hard BrexiteerNew Northern Ireland Secretary is a Ugandan-born Conservative stalwart who has been described as a future leader of the partyThu Jul 07 2022 - 21:29
One-third of long Covid sufferers have serious brain issues after one yearInfectious disease expert tells Oireachtas committee that up to one in 20 are unable to function or get out of bedWed Jul 06 2022 - 13:37
Global stocks plunge on recession fears as billions wiped from FTSE 100Euronext Dublin down 2.5%, in line with peers, on what was one trader described as an ‘ugly day’Tue Jul 05 2022 - 18:27
Tata Consultancy Services to create 200 new jobs in DonegalCompany is hosting a careers open evening at its facility in the Letterkenny Technology Park on July 14thTue Jul 05 2022 - 15:42
Confidence in services sector drops on inflation and Ukraine concernsPMI data show activity increased at slowest rate of the year so far, while new business grew by the least since JanuaryTue Jul 05 2022 - 05:45
Industrial and logistics property activity in Dublin at highest level for 20 yearsCushman & Wakefield research suggests market is responding to pent-up demand for modern, high quality spaceMon Jul 04 2022 - 14:20
Dublin-based Pearse Trust acquired by global group HawksfordBuyer says deal reflects increasing international client interest in the RepublicMon Jul 04 2022 - 14:07
PM Group grew operating profit 26% last year as pandemic boosted pharma sectorThis year will see its employees around the world return to offices ‘in large numbers’ as the company rolls out its hybrid working modelFri Jul 01 2022 - 07:37
Actions of British government could break up UK, Varadkar says Tánaiste launches extraordinary broadside against ‘disrespectful’ and ‘undemocratic’ moves by Downing StreetThu Jun 30 2022 - 22:00
State needs more sources of fossil fuels, says energy watchdogElectricity generation becoming ‘more and more reliant’ on gas, according to Commission for Regulation of UtilitiesWed Jun 29 2022 - 21:42
NUI Galway honours Catherine McGuinness with new portrait‘I am honoured to be permanently recognised with a portrait,’ says former Supreme Court judgeWed Jun 29 2022 - 18:10
Ireland in the midst of another wave of Covid-19, HSE warnsDr Colm Henry says previous protection from reinfection is now goneWed Jun 29 2022 - 17:28
Plan to demolish Moore Street buildings for public plaza approvedCommercial property firm Hammerson’s plan drew more than 50 objections from businesses and politiciansTue Jun 28 2022 - 20:59
Global stocks fall following drop in US consumer confidenceAIB saw its shares fall 3% in Dublin after the Government successfully placed 5% stake in the bank on the stock marketTue Jun 28 2022 - 18:35
Antrim company Causeway Geotech merges with Alaskan groupRun through a Seattle-based company called Woocheen, Sealaska’s ocean-health businesses tackle the challenges facing Earth’s oceansTue Jun 28 2022 - 17:12
Mortgage switching at highest level in at least a decadeMortgage approval activity increased in volume terms by 14.3% year on year and increased in value terms by 25.3% over the same periodTue Jun 28 2022 - 06:26
More than third of Bank of Ireland mortgages in 2021 were green AIB raised €750m in green bonds to finance projects with climate change and environmental benefitMon Jun 27 2022 - 15:17
Warm weather leads to decline in gas usage during MayEducation, residential and laundry sectors all fell significantly month on month, according to Gas Networks IrelandMon Jun 27 2022 - 11:30
‘Cover the essentials first’: How to manage your finances as you enter the workforceSaving is not something anybody enjoys doing, but if it’s possible for you, the rewards can be plentifulTue Jun 21 2022 - 00:58
Dublin recession increasing in likelihood, indicators suggest‘All eyes are now on consumers to see if downbeat sentiment turns to reduced spending, prompting a downturn’Fri Jun 17 2022 - 12:03
Tesco’s Irish sales fall 2.4% but remain above pre-Covid levelsGroup seeing early indications of changing customer behaviour as a result of inflationFri Jun 17 2022 - 07:29
RelateCare to create 280 jobs at new Tralee facilityRecruitment of management executives, support-function staff and access-to-care staff continuesFri Jun 17 2022 - 06:56
Helen McEntee clashes with uncle over changes to Navan hospitalClinical director Gerry McEntee backs HSE plans to replace the hospital’s emergency departmentThu Jun 16 2022 - 21:38
Wolseley gets the green light for acquisition of Heat Merchants and HevacUK building materials supplier announces appointment of Mark Lohan to the role of managing director in IrelandTue Jun 14 2022 - 13:27
Young people twice as concerned about climate change as global recessionBank of Ireland’s Savings and Investment Index finds people are saving less, while Ukraine crisis and inflation are biggest concernsTue Jun 14 2022 - 13:02
Increases to jobless benefits leads to ‘optional unemployment’, says ISMEGroup tells Government of ‘abject policy failure’ on landlords exiting rental market , and questions logic of data centres to host ‘cat videos and TikToks’Tue Jun 14 2022 - 12:18
Data centre company Park Place Technologies opens operations centre in CorkGroup says new facility will accommodate its growth, with employee numbers expected to double by 2024Mon Jun 13 2022 - 13:00
Private health insurers refund State subsidy scheme €262,000Report by Health Insurance Authority finds insurers are largely compliant with legislation underpinning Risk Equalisation SchemeMon Jun 13 2022 - 12:14
War leads to mass exodus of millionaires from Russia and UkraineHenley Global Citizens Report, which tracks private wealth and investment migration trends worldwide, also shows UK has lost its wealth hub crownMon Jun 13 2022 - 11:50
Unions to seek ‘very significant’ pay rises for all workers in talks next weekICTU president Kevin Callinan says previous deal would never have been agreed had unions known of oncoming headwinds like inflation and the Covid-19 crisisSun Jun 12 2022 - 19:19
Card spending down by 2% last week, Central Bank data showsTotal card spending in the month of May was 22 per cent, or €1.4 billion, higher compared to May 2021Fri Jun 10 2022 - 13:51
Number of one-off houses granted planning permission highest since 2009Total number of planning permissions granted for all dwelling units was up by 21.5% in the first quarter, data from Central Statistics Office showsFri Jun 10 2022 - 13:39
TikTok to create 1,000 new jobs in Ireland as part of expansion plansAnnouncement follows agreement reached by the company in recent months on the heads of terms on agreements to rent two sites in DublinFri Jun 10 2022 - 13:12
Origin Enterprises grew revenues by 50.2% in nine months to end of AprilIn Ukraine, activity levels have reduced sharply since the start of the war with the group looking to de-risk balance sheet in the regionFri Jun 10 2022 - 08:14
CEO of Argentina-based Aleph Group named EY World Entrepreneur of the YearGaston Taratuta selected from among over 350 program participants that included the 50 country winnersFri Jun 10 2022 - 08:00
Boy (17) dies following collision involving lorry and car in CavanWoman in her 50s and man in his 40s taken to Cavan General Hospital to be treated for their injuries which are serious but non-life threateningThu Jun 09 2022 - 23:16
Central Bank warns public not to do business with Catriona Carey’s firmFormer international hockey player and her company are currently the subject of a Garda inquiry for alleged fraudThu Jun 09 2022 - 21:19
One in seven companies halted innovation projects due to pandemic in 2020Total innovation expenditure by companies was €7.4bn in 2020 - an increase of 36.3% on 2018Tue Jun 07 2022 - 11:58
Kingspan to invest €200m in new technology campus in UkraineInsulation specialist to identify site in west of the country and hopes to begin development immediately, subject to security conditionsTue Jun 07 2022 - 11:37
Cost of building more houses could mean prices do not fall despite extra supplyAverage home prices increased by more than 15% in the year to MarchTue Jun 07 2022 - 05:00
‘Latte levy’ on single-use cups would be counterproductive, retailers sayMajority believe trying to be as sustainable as possible will cost their business money, survey findsTue Jun 07 2022 - 05:00
Global markets rise as coronavirus restrictions ease in BeijingSubdued day for Euronext Dublin with volumes trading 70% below normal levels on bank holiday MondayMon Jun 06 2022 - 18:26
