Retail sales remain positive overall despite global energy shock

CSO figures highlight big gulf in productivity between foreign and domestic businesses

Thinktank says Coalition should be trying to tackle State’s underlying deficit

Bond yields worldwide are soaring as creditors are unnerved by inflation and growing public borrowing

Estate agent group REA’s latest index indicates sale prices rose by just 0.1% in third quarter

Top 1000: Despite strong growth and tax receipts, mounting fiscal, inflation and infrastructure challenges will test the Government’s budgetary resolve, writes Eoin Burke-Kennedy

Minister for Finance reveals issue that plays on his mind most

Businesses are pushing back on the possibility of another hike in the minimum wage in the budget

Stoxx Europe 600 index drops 0.5 per as Iseq also retreats

Research finds 2024 hike to minimum wage did lift prices in certain categories

Government expected to widen tax bands and increase tax credits

Government’s income tax package could be worth as little as €10 a month to the average worker

Stewart Kenny says online slot machines and casino games pose danger to young people and serve no public good

CSO says total number of dwelling units approved in between April and June was 11,912

New research by Central Statistics Office highlights differing impact of inflation