Wage growth eased to 3.7% in December, report findsAnnual wage growth in the euro area, UK and US slows in final months of 2023 and is expected to continue to moderate in 2024Wed Jan 17 2024 - 17:30
BPFI boss Brian Hayes takes up role with Hanover CommunicationsNew role as ‘senior adviser’ will not affect former politician’s position with banking representative groupWed Jan 17 2024 - 17:07
Two of Ireland’s main professional accounting bodies to vote on amalgamationChartered Accountants Ireland and CPA Ireland propose to establish a single institute under the former’s nameTue Jan 16 2024 - 19:17
Inflation rises to 4.6% in December Annual increase in CPI index driven by cost of mortgage interest repayments as well as rising prices for restaurants, hotels and recreational activitiesTue Jan 16 2024 - 12:50
Dublin market starts week outperforming European peersGlobal stocks held broadly steady on Monday with US markets closed for a holidayMon Jan 15 2024 - 18:04
Imports from Britain down one-quarter as Brexit ‘still having repercussions three years on’Imports from Northern Ireland in November were up 50% on a year previouslyMon Jan 15 2024 - 13:39
Donegal native sells software company to AirDNA in multimillion dollar dealThe Donegal man whose bootstrapped software company was just bought out by a multibillion dollar private equity firm that slid into his DMs.Mon Jan 15 2024 - 12:32
Shannon Airport passenger numbers reach highest level in 14 years Almost two million people passed through the airport last year, an increase of 29% on 2022 numbersMon Jan 15 2024 - 12:18
Construction activity kept shrinking in DecemberDecember marked the sixth consecutive month of contraction in the broader construction sectorMon Jan 15 2024 - 01:01
New €100m broadband network to serve Dublin city internet blackspotsSIRO has announced that its network is now available to 100,000 homes and businesses in the Dublin areaMon Jan 15 2024 - 00:01
Hotel occupancy expected to remain ‘robust’ in 2024 A Deloitte survey predicts that extreme heat elsewhere in Europe is likely to drive up future demand for tourist accommodation in IrelandMon Jan 15 2024 - 00:00
Dublin Airport capacity limits could have ‘very significant’ impact on Irish economyNew report highlights that every 1 million passengers not allowed to arrive at airport could cost Irish economy €1.4 billionMon Jan 15 2024 - 00:00
Battle on for future of nation’s biggest private landlordSeen & Heard: Shareholder considers breakup of Ires Reit, two five-star Dublin hotels in sale process, and Tesco bets big on reverse vending machinesSun Jan 14 2024 - 14:38
Mixed day of stock market trading as investors weigh inflation data against US bank earning reports Euronext Dublin was flat as the week drew to a close but other European markets gainedFri Jan 12 2024 - 18:55
Number on live register falls in December despite rise in unemploymentThere were 173,900 people on the live register last month, a decrease of 500 people or 0.3% compared to November figuresThu Jan 11 2024 - 12:35
European markets lacklustre as investors await key US inflation data Iseq All Share dips 1.88% on a weak day for the banksWed Jan 10 2024 - 18:18
Unemployment rises to 4.9% in DecemberThe labour market continued to cool gradually towards the end of 2023, as job postings have fallen from post-pandemic peaks.Wed Jan 10 2024 - 12:51
Former Jurys Hotel confirmed as site for €641m new US embassy The 4.2-acre site in Ballsbridge is across the road from the US embassy’s current location on Elgin RoadTue Jan 09 2024 - 16:44
Student has ‘no option’ but to commute between Germany and Ireland due to gap in disability supportEvelyne Cynk (35) says her right to freedom of movement as an EU citizen is not being upheldSun Jan 07 2024 - 07:00
Cashless tipping startup eyes expansion into UK as business booms Strikepay co-founder Oliver Cavanagh says rise in electronic payments and new tipping laws helped it to a profit for the first time last yearSat Jan 06 2024 - 05:45
Markets subdued as rise in inflation dents hopes of early interest rate cuts In Dublin, the Iseq All Share fell slightly but still performed better than European peersFri Jan 05 2024 - 17:52
South African insurer OUTsurance granted licence to enter Irish market The insurer plans to grow an Irish workforce of around 300 in the next three yearsFri Jan 05 2024 - 13:39
Childcare ‘biggest challenge facing working parents’ in accounting sectorChartered Accountants Ireland calls for greater government investment in childcare to increase female labour market participationFri Jan 05 2024 - 05:00
Small business: ‘It’s so easy for the hidden price increases just to hit you from nowhere’Warehoused tax debt deadline, supply chain issues and sharply higher labour costs at forefront of business owners’ minds as we enter the new yearFri Jan 05 2024 - 05:00
Ryanair losses drag on Irish index as global markets continue new year’s slumpRyanair saw the biggest fall on the ISEQ All Share Index on Wednesday as a number of online travel agents stopped selling flights with the airline last month.Wed Jan 03 2024 - 17:48
Almost nine in 10 taxpayers agree capital gains tax rules should be overhauled More than half say current rules for property sales are an ‘example of Ireland’s unnecessarily complicated tax system’Wed Jan 03 2024 - 00:15
Gender pay gap at The Irish Times falls by more than two-thirdsThe Irish Times said this was due to a number of senior executive appointments in 2023Tue Jan 02 2024 - 15:20
Ballymore property group subsidiary reports loss of €2.9mBallymore Properties Ireland Ltd had total accumulated losses of almost €90 million at the end of March 2023, latest accounts showWed Dec 27 2023 - 06:04
Copper Face Jacks reports surge in profits after pandemic lockdown rules lifted last year Turnover at the Harcourt Street nightclub and hotel reached €11.36m in the year to January 2023Tue Dec 26 2023 - 14:55
Transport sees biggest fall in gender pay gap among Government departmentsDepartment of Transport says fall in gap from 20.4 per cent in 2022 to 13.7 per cent this year is result of greater female representation among top earnersFri Dec 22 2023 - 17:45
Cavan shoppers splurge most in early December spending Nationally, spending in the first two weeks of December was up 8 per cent on last yearFri Dec 22 2023 - 16:57
Irishman in Atlanta: ‘Working in hotels seemed a hell of a lot nicer than being a farmer’Wild Geese: Winters are mild, and Atlanta is known as the city in the forest. ‘Life is great’ for Peter ClarkeFri Dec 22 2023 - 06:00
The Monaghan businessman aiming to create a billion-dollar companyEY Entrepreneur of the Year Sam Moffett attributes success of his Moffett Automated Storage business to family attitude of ‘getting things done’Fri Dec 22 2023 - 05:00
Reason to believe State’s technical recession has passed, says KPMGFirm forecasts that Irish growth in 2024 will be ahead of 2.2% predicted growth globallyThu Dec 21 2023 - 15:40
Ban on insurers penalising customer loyalty ‘working effectively’Central Bank review found customers are no longer paying a ‘penalty’ for sticking with their providersWed Dec 20 2023 - 15:27
Sisk apprentices deliver 800 handcrafted toys to children in time for Christmas Construction and engineering company celebrates half a century of the toymaking traditionWed Dec 20 2023 - 12:54
Consumer spending in 2023 up 8% on last year, according to AIB Company’s head of SME banking indicates this year marked by ‘strong performances for many sectors’Wed Dec 20 2023 - 00:15
Global shares rise amid signs inflation and rate hikes are on the way downIn Dublin, the ISEQ All Share Index gained 1.33 per cent, performing better than European peers.Wed Dec 20 2023 - 00:00
Recruiter Cpl sees profits jump 63% in 2022 The recruiter saw a ‘significant post Covid-19 bounce in business’ last yearFri Dec 15 2023 - 06:00
Global markets rally as central bankers hold steady on ratesThere were no further interest rate hikes announced in updates from the European Central Bank and Bank of England on ThursdayThu Dec 14 2023 - 18:26
Dublin man a rising star in Australian insurance industry Wild Geese: Tom Hatton — followed the well-worn path of many Irish ex-pats before him, heading for SydneyThu Dec 14 2023 - 18:00
September gas consumption down 12.5% on last year Gas imports accounted for 72 per cent of all gas supplied to the network in SeptemberThu Dec 14 2023 - 15:56
Select Tech receives CCPC approval to acquire DID ElectricalApple reseller said the acquisition of DID Electrical’s 23 stores will be ‘transformative’ for its Irish businessThu Dec 14 2023 - 12:06
Hospitality sector faces ‘perfect storm’ in 2024 as wage demands increase Excel Recruitment managing director said next year’s minimum wage increase ‘could cripple Irish hospitality businesses’Thu Dec 14 2023 - 05:00
Survey finds four-fifths of adults have pressed ‘mute’ on family, friends or work group chatSome 38 per cent of people have their family or friends group chats silencedWed Dec 13 2023 - 19:16
Deposit interest rates highest since 2009 but still lower than euro zone averageMortgage interest rates fell slightly in October, to an average of 4.27%Wed Dec 13 2023 - 15:06
Global markets subdued as investors await interest rate announcementsIn Dublin, shares were down on the day, in line with European peers.Tue Dec 12 2023 - 20:04
Email continues to grow as top reason people use internetResearching goods and services surpassed online banking as the second most popular internet use this yearTue Dec 12 2023 - 18:33
Kerry Group to acquire lactase enzyme business of merging Danish companies for €150m Kerry Group is acquiring the business for a total of €150 million.Tue Dec 12 2023 - 18:02
Women made up only a quarter of top earners last year despite almost equal representation in workforceMedian annual income for men last year was 20.5 per cent higher than for women across the economy, according to CSO figures for 2022 earningsTue Dec 12 2023 - 15:20
