Economic recovery keeps motoring without fuel from banksAnalysis: Return to growth usually triggered by lending, but not in Republic’s caseThu Aug 07 2014 - 01:00
Strong tax take raises possibility of neutral budgetAnalysis: political case is understandable but pitfalls remainWed Aug 06 2014 - 10:17
Tax revenue running €548m ahead of targetLatest exchequer numbers provide more proof of economic recovery, says NoonanTue Aug 05 2014 - 16:43
Irish businesses hiring at fastest pace since 2007, survey findsLatest survey of employer sentiment suggests hiring and activity are continuing to riseTue Aug 05 2014 - 11:38
Carlyle Cardinal to invest €292m in IrelandUS equity group launched Irish fund last year with €125 million backing from the NPRFMon Aug 04 2014 - 01:01
Coalition can meet deficit target with adjustment of only €200m, says IbecSays the economy will expand by 3.1 per cent this year and nearly 4 per cent next yearFri Aug 01 2014 - 01:00
Rising house prices lift 45,000 out of negative equityESRI research suggests households benefiting from recent surge in property pricesFri Aug 01 2014 - 01:00
Disposable income still falling despite upsurge in employmentLatest CSO figures show disposable income of households fell by €1.1 billion in first quarterThu Jul 31 2014 - 15:14
Government vows to withstand pressure over tax codeBruton insists country’s 12.5% corporation tax rate will remain bedrock of economic policyWed Jul 30 2014 - 14:34
Unemployment rate hits five-year low of 11.5%Latest CSO figures show number of claimants on Live Register dropped by 3,400 in JulyWed Jul 30 2014 - 13:03
Central Bank and NTMA point to growth in economyGrowth projections for the economy upgraded to 2.5 per cent this year by Central BankTue Jul 29 2014 - 01:00
Central Bank expects economy to grow by 2.5% this yearBank issues most upbeat assessment of economy since financial crashMon Jul 28 2014 - 17:42
Vodafone Ireland reports 1.6% decline in mobile customersIreland’s biggest mobile operator sees Irish mobile subscribers fall by 34,000 in second quarterFri Jul 25 2014 - 13:19
IMF cuts global growth forecast on back of unrest in Middle East and UkraineFund reflects world rattled by geopolitical risks that have arisen since AprilFri Jul 25 2014 - 01:00
Ireland has ‘no chance’ of deal on legacy bank debt, says senior German politicianEconomics spokesman for Merkel’s party says ESM is ‘only for an emergency’Fri Jul 25 2014 - 01:00
Commercial property returns hit strongest level since 2006Report suggests high rate of return confirms market recovery ‘now firmly established’Tue Jul 22 2014 - 16:58
New law to protect borrowers whose loans were soldUp to 10,000 mortgages are now controlled by unregulated financial entitiesMon Jul 21 2014 - 13:20
Auf Wiedersehen, PeteWhen asked to describe his reluctant former hosts, the IMF’s Peter Breuer cites friendly magnanimity, reticence to challenging authority, and the therapeutic value of a pintSat Jul 19 2014 - 01:00
Pharmaceuticals and chemicals account for 45% of product salesNew figures from Central Statistics Office underscore importance of sectors to Irish economy.Fri Jul 18 2014 - 13:38
Global markets fall sharply after passenger plane shot down in UkraineCrash revives investors’ fears over tensions between Ukraine and RussiaFri Jul 18 2014 - 01:00
Lidl woos middle-class shoppers with upmarket French winesDiscount retailer to offer customers range of Bordeaux classics like Pomerol and St EmillionThu Jul 17 2014 - 11:55
Central Bank warns of mortgage arrears timebombHigh number of interest-only loans to revert to full repaymentsWed Jul 16 2014 - 17:49
Over 1,000 Irish pubs ‘forced out of business’ by the recessionDrinks industry body claims high excise duty on alcohol making tourism less competitiveTue Jul 15 2014 - 15:02
Nama redeems a further €2.5 billion of senior bondsAgency is on schedule to redeem €15 billion of its €30 billion in bonds by the end of this yearWed Jun 25 2014 - 16:06
One significant discovery ‘could supply’ country’s entire oil needsPetrel Resources chairman says fiscal implications of one big oil find would be immenseWed Jun 25 2014 - 10:50
€800m adjustment ‘enough’ to hit next year’s deficit targetNevin institute says improving conditions make €2 billion adjustment unneccessaryWed Jun 25 2014 - 08:44
Irish Dairy Board opens new $12m cheese plant in USManufacturing facility in Wisconsin represents final part of $80m investment programmeWed Jun 25 2014 - 08:34
Majority of Irish SME exporters expect upturn in sales this yearAIB’s exports outlook report reflects upbeat attitude of Irish firms exporting to US and EUTue Jun 24 2014 - 12:16
IMF representative warns against ignoring €2 billion adjustmentDoing agreed adjustment would ‘build further credibility’, says IMF's Peter BreuerTue Jun 24 2014 - 01:00
Inquiry needs to examine why ‘symptoms of bubble’ ignoredECB says it is on track to assume oversight of euro-area lenders as ‘health check’ underwayMon Jun 23 2014 - 18:46
O’Brien-owned ChinaHR invests €30m in Chinese operationsRecruitment company makes announcement at start of Irish trade mission to ChinaMon Jun 23 2014 - 12:33
Taxi regulation ‘ill-conceived’, says ESRIReport questions the basis of Government intervention in marketSat Jun 21 2014 - 01:00
Parents unaware what their children are doing onlineSurvey by Irish Computer Society also finds many youngsters lied about their age onlineFri Jun 20 2014 - 14:33
Irish consumer prices 18% higher than EU averageEurostat figures also show alcohol and tobacco prices on average 78% more expensiveThu Jun 19 2014 - 22:54
NTMA successfully raises €500m in sale of three-month bondsTaking advantage of positive investor sentiment towards Ireland, NTMA receives bids of €2.1 billionThu Jun 19 2014 - 11:54
Ryanair woos families in bid to shed more abrasive imageAirline’s new found conversion to customer care continues with launch of family friendly productTue Jun 17 2014 - 17:50
Irish hourly labour costs fall in first quarter of 2014Eurostat data show hourly rates contract here but rise in the rest of the euro areaTue Jun 17 2014 - 17:06
Irish couples spend an average of €24,000 on their weddingsDespite economic upheaval of recent times, survey finds wedding spend has increasedTue Jun 17 2014 - 14:06
Howlin insists Government has some leeway with tax cutsBudgetary watchdog says it would be ‘unwise’ to have a budget adjustment of less than €2 billionTue Jun 17 2014 - 11:58
Coalition warned to keep to €2 billion budget savingsBudgetary watchdog says the Government has no scope for cuts in taxation in upcoming OctoberTue Jun 17 2014 - 10:36
Ireland: an economic snapshotIt’s six months this weekend since we exited the bailout and said goodbye to the troika – until their next visit, anyway. ‘Irish Times’ journalists assess how we’re doing, with a graphical guide by Pamela DuncanSat Jun 14 2014 - 01:00
European stocks remain little changed despite spiking oil pricesMining shares fall amid global outlook concernsThu Jun 12 2014 - 22:11
Government will have little or no scope for tax cuts, ESRI warnsTax uptick may be offset by overruns in health and less revenue from water chargesThu Jun 12 2014 - 01:00
Ormonde expects to generate $350m in revenue from Spanish tungsten mineIrish mining company narrows pre-tax losses to €1.8 million in 2013Wed Jun 11 2014 - 18:58
Ireland has 5th most innovative agri-food sector in EU, study findsResearch suggests most innovative farmers tendedd to have higher farm incomesWed Jun 11 2014 - 18:16
Work pays better than welfare for most unemployed, ESRI findsFindings have important implications for policymakersWed Jun 11 2014 - 01:00
Technology is bad for work-life balance, survey findsResearch suggests nearly two thirds of bosses expected staff to check emails outside office hoursTue Jun 10 2014 - 12:14
Irish borrowing costs at record low after S&P upgradeYields on Irish benchmark 10-year bonds at 2.39 per cent after S&P raised Ireland’s debt ratingMon Jun 09 2014 - 12:22
S&P raises Ireland’s debt rating due to improving economyAgency cites strong performance of exports and sustained recovery of domestic economyFri Jun 06 2014 - 19:13
