How using a Deutsche Bank projection landed Government in hot water on housing completions The only 40,000 estimate for completions last year, which was often quoted in the general election campaign, came from Deutsche BankSun Feb 16 2025 - 12:55
Euro zone grows by anaemic 0.1% amid threat of US tariffsLatest Eurostat figures were better than initial estimate of 0% growth but ‘not worth getting excited about’Fri Feb 14 2025 - 13:11
Scrapping rent controls and offering tax breaks under review, but no guarantee they will solve housing crisis Micheál Martin looks to encourage private investors to return as housebuilding and apartment completions slow downFri Feb 14 2025 - 06:00
Landlords should be able to ‘reset’ rents between tenancies, OECD recommendsParis-based agency says population growth, past underinvestment and constrained supply have led to affordability challengesWed Feb 12 2025 - 13:09
Sherry FitzGerald sees fall-off in home completions as ‘backwards step’Ireland’s largest estate agent calls on Government to introduce targeted measures to boost supplyTue Feb 11 2025 - 18:54
Report suggests 26% rise in homes under construction in Dublin Data in latest 4Dublin Housing Supply Pipeline indicate construction pipeline is still relatively strongTue Feb 11 2025 - 05:00
How Brexit killed FrexitThe UK’s messy, ill-thought out exit from the EU has effectively killed off leave campaigns in other member statesSun Feb 09 2025 - 12:19
Trump’s tariff threat to Ireland: More bark than bite?Ireland could be caught in the middle of a devastating US-EU trade warFri Feb 07 2025 - 06:00
Government’s tax take surges to €10bn in JanuaryApple tax money and Christmas VAT receipts boost public finances Thu Feb 06 2025 - 16:30
Trump might create a bigger problem for Ireland than tariffsIreland’s strong economic performance contrasts with Europe’s ongoing stagnation but it comes with a risky downsideMon Feb 03 2025 - 06:00
ECB cuts interest rates again as focus shifts to Europe’s ailing economyCentral bank’s policymakers lower deposit rate to 2.75 per cent from 3 per cent, giving tracker mortgage holders here an instant boostThu Jan 30 2025 - 13:15
Housing delivery predicted to stagnate and fall well short of targetsStudy by construction consultants Mitchell McDermott finds Ireland’s housing output will not eclipse the 33,000 units achieved in 2023 for up to three yearsThu Jan 30 2025 - 06:00
ECB set to cut rates again as Trump tariffs cloud outlookFrankfurt policymakers expected to cut interest rates by another 25 basis points to 2.75 per cent on ThursdayThu Jan 30 2025 - 06:00
Clinical trials group Hvivo expands into Germany with €10m acquisitionHvivo acquires two research units from German research group CRS while signalling jump in revenueWed Jan 29 2025 - 08:52
Loans at Home Building Finance Ireland rise by 61% to €2.7bnAgency said pipeline of potential new developments is positive moving into 2025Wed Jan 29 2025 - 08:14
Retail sales rise in December as consumers spend more on clothes and carsCSO figures point to modest rebound in consumer spending Tue Jan 28 2025 - 14:01
Irish economy grows by meagre 0.3% in 2024Preliminary figures from CSO show fall-off in activity in final quarterTue Jan 28 2025 - 12:05
Irish jobs: Postings offering hybrid work arrangements hits record high Recruitment platform Indeed publishes annual report on hiring trendsTue Jan 28 2025 - 05:00
Irish economy’s growth outlook is ‘more American than European’Rating agency Standard & Poor highlights Ireland’s unique status in the euro zoneMon Jan 27 2025 - 19:15
At Davos, the T-word lurks menacingly in the background amid concerns of a ‘fracturing’ worldThis year’s World Economic Forum was dominated by the potential ramifications of Trump’s second termFri Jan 24 2025 - 05:45
Donald Trump tells Davos: Make your product in the US or face tariffsUS president claims significant fall in oil prices would ‘immediately’ end the Russia-Ukraine warThu Jan 23 2025 - 16:43
McGrath promises EU action against social media platforms ‘amplifying’ political content to influence electionsEU justice commissioner says bloc’s Digital Services Act will be used to prosecute social media that are artificially boosting political material to sway votersThu Jan 23 2025 - 10:29
IDA chief plays down threat to Ireland from Trump’s tax moveMichael Lohan believes Washington’s pivot on tax will prompt revision of OECD process but won’t damage FDI investment in IrelandThu Jan 23 2025 - 06:00
Spanish PM accuses tech billionaires of wanting to overthrow democracySocial media owners should be held responsible for ‘poisoning society’, Pedro Sánchez tells World Economic Forum in DavosWed Jan 22 2025 - 17:31
Intel still bullish on Irish business despite catastrophic yearUS chipmaker says Leixlip plant will be critical to reversing slide in company’s fortunesWed Jan 22 2025 - 06:00
Trump’s negotiating tactics: escalate or shoot the dogsWhen trying to predict how the firebrand US president will approach certain challenges, New York real-estate tactics might provide a guideWed Jan 22 2025 - 06:00
Ireland on alert as Trump pulls US out of global tax dealMove sets up potential stand-off on tax between US and EUWed Jan 22 2025 - 06:00
Europe needs Israeli-style Iron Dome, Zelenskiy tells DavosUkranian president warns that collective security needs to be strengthenedTue Jan 21 2025 - 15:51
EU will be ‘pragmatic’ in dealings with Trump, commission president tells DavosUrsula von der Leyen says European Union stands ‘ready to negotiate’ with new US administration while insisting it would protect its interestsTue Jan 21 2025 - 11:14
Getting Davos fat cats out of their private jets and on to climate-friendly trains proves difficult sell World Economic Forum (WEF) adopts new measures but business elites don’t seem to be bitingTue Jan 21 2025 - 06:00
Western European companies now see cyber threat as bigger risk than conflict or inflation PwC’s ‘global CEO survey’ highlights what company bosses see as the biggest threats facing global economy in 2025Mon Jan 20 2025 - 18:05
Ireland’s 11 billionaires saw their wealth grow by a third to €50bn in 2024Total Irish billionaire wealth at more than €50bn last year, says Oxfam IrelandMon Jan 20 2025 - 05:00
Nonbank lenders accounted for €20bn of credit to households and SMEs in 2023Report by Banking and Payments Federation Ireland highlights increasing presence in Irish residential and SME marketMon Jan 20 2025 - 05:00
Davos has a Marie Antoinette problemAnnual World Economic Forum professes to aim to ‘improve state of the world’ but is seen as schmoozefest for establishment elitesSun Jan 19 2025 - 13:58
IMF sees stable if ‘lacklustre’ global growth despite Trump’s tariff threat Washington-based fund expects inflation to fall to 4.2% this year and 3.5% next year but euro zone growth will lagFri Jan 17 2025 - 14:04
Housing commencements surge to over 60,000 in 2024Levels notified mark 84% increase on previous yearThu Jan 16 2025 - 18:38
Irish inflation accelerates to 1.4% in DecemberDespite increase, headline rate remains close to three-year low and well down on levels seen in 2022 and 2023Thu Jan 16 2025 - 11:50
Programme for government: Five of the most notable new economic promisesIrish government blueprint contains a number of existing measures but also some new onesThu Jan 16 2025 - 10:01
Irish exports eclipse €20bn for third successive month as prospect of US tariffs loomLatest trade figures point to strong rebound in pharma exports last year following slump in 2023Wed Jan 15 2025 - 12:34
State-based armed conflict now ranks as biggest threat to global economyWorld Economic Forum’s latest Global Risks Report pinpoints geopolitical strife as chief risk to stability and progressWed Jan 15 2025 - 09:18
Galway medtech company Aerogen to create 725 new jobs with €300m investmentFounder John Power shrugs off suggestion of tariff threat from incoming US presidentWed Jan 15 2025 - 06:30
Stronger economic growth in Republic has positive ‘spillover’ in NorthNew macroeconomic model highlights cross-Border dynamics between two economicWed Jan 15 2025 - 00:00
Ireland’s switch to renewable energy has ‘stagnated’, Central Bank report saysRegulator’s report also suggests State is struggling to rein in emissions from agriculture or get the necessary uptake in electric vehiclesTue Jan 14 2025 - 16:23
Applegreen sells its UK filling station business to rival Forecourt operator says transaction involves 98 sites and 1,142 staffMon Jan 13 2025 - 09:33
Retailers report better-than-expected Christmas sales after ‘challenging year’Sector expects €8.9 billion in retail spending in December, €3 billion more than in other monthsFri Dec 27 2024 - 15:35
Nearly €400m in grant support paid to SMEsMinister for Enterprise Peter Burke highlights grants paid out under Power Up Grant and Increased Cost of Business schemeFri Dec 27 2024 - 12:40
Ireland’s economic future is bright, apart from a housing crisis, a sick health service and Donald TrumpA negative cost/price dynamic is alienating consumers and pushing many businesses to the brinkFri Dec 27 2024 - 06:00
Employment in Republic to be 500,000 up on pre-pandemic level by end 2025, predicts Ibec Group’s chief economist Ger Brady says State’s exceptionallystrong performance had led to capacity constraints in a range of sectorsTue Dec 24 2024 - 06:00
Q&A: Why is the European Commission investigating data centre construction?The European Commission confirmed last month it was investigating possible collusion between data centre providersMon Dec 23 2024 - 15:09
Wholesale electricity prices rise 19% in 12 months CSO figures suggest prices remain 62.3 per cent lower than the peak that occurred in August 2022Mon Dec 23 2024 - 11:46
