Budget to reduce ‘cost-of-living pressures’ and repair public finances – DonohoePackage of €4.7bn provides modest increases in pension and welfare ratesTue Oct 12 2021 - 20:20
Agricultural prices soar as Covid bottlenecks biteCSO data point to strong build up in price pressure across sectorTue Oct 12 2021 - 18:13
Repairing the public finances requires drab and uneventful budgetingBudget 2022: Pension and welfare increases reflect focus on cost of livingTue Oct 12 2021 - 15:53
Government debt rose to 105% of national income in 2020CSO data confirms debt and deficit figures for last yearMon Oct 11 2021 - 17:18
Ornua buys US cheese business Whitehall SpecialtiesDairy exporter moves to increase its footprint in lucrative US cheese marketMon Oct 11 2021 - 15:57
Ireland’s greatest economic failing: poor public servicesState investment is key but how we do it is also a root cause of the problemSun Oct 10 2021 - 10:38
Nearly 50,000 come off PUP and Live Register as economic activity acceleratesLatest CSO data show labour market conditions are continuing to improveFri Oct 08 2021 - 17:36
More countries likely to follow Ireland in race to bottom on tax, warns StiglitzNobel-prize winning economist says OECD deal for minimum rate will have opposite effectThu Oct 07 2021 - 16:33
ESRI warns of overheating as it upgrades economic growth forecastThink tank advises Government to keep tight rein on current spendingThu Oct 07 2021 - 00:01
Unemployment in Irish economy falls to pandemic low of 10%Latest CSO data show more than 273,000 people were either out of work or in receipt of PUPWed Oct 06 2021 - 11:32
Central Bank says rebound in construction will see 31,000 homes built in 2023Regulator predicts big upturn in house-building while warning of capacity issuesWed Oct 06 2021 - 08:31
Hibernia sells Dublin office blocks to Commerz for €152mProperty group announces sale of One and Two Dockland Central blocksWed Oct 06 2021 - 07:43
Dublin office market ‘back with a bang’ in third quarterUpdates from Cushman & Wakefield and CBRE point to recovery after pandemicWed Oct 06 2021 - 04:45
How long can public finances stay in fiscal sweet spot?There's fast growth, bumper taxes and low interest rates but how long will these favourable winds keep the public finances on track?Wed Oct 06 2021 - 04:30
Rapid economic rebound to create 160,000 jobs, says Central BankBusinesses and households face higher costs as economy recoversWed Oct 06 2021 - 00:00
Travel sector remains in pandemic doldrums in second quarterCSO data show trips and spending way down on pre-pandemic levelsTue Oct 05 2021 - 17:50
Dublin office leasing activity picks up after long period of declineCommercial leasing market has been in doldrums since the pandemicTue Oct 05 2021 - 11:17
New interactive tool assesses impact of budget changes on debtParliamentary Budget Office launches new debt sustainability calculatorMon Oct 04 2021 - 17:23
Government handed €2.5bn exchequer boost ahead of budgetLatest exchequer returns buoyed by sharp rebound in VAT and corporation taxMon Oct 04 2021 - 16:37
McDonald’s pledges to achieve net zero emissions by 2040Fast-food chain plans to roll-out new net zero energy-designed restaurantsMon Oct 04 2021 - 15:34
Aryzta reports annual loss of €235m but insists it has turned financial cornerSwiss-Irish food posts 8.6 per cent decline in headline revenue as Covid hits salesMon Oct 04 2021 - 13:51
Central Bank decision on shared-equity housing scheme set for NovemberRegulator says it is considering interaction between scheme and mortgage rulesFri Sept 24 2021 - 05:20
Joint fund needed to ‘reboot’ British-Irish trade in wake of BrexitBritish Irish Chamber of Commerce says post-Brexit trading ties need strengtheningThu Sept 23 2021 - 05:17
Northern Ireland protocol likely to be ‘permanent sore’ in Brexit processJournalist Martin Wolf claims UK has no clear endgameWed Sept 22 2021 - 17:48
Ifac warns Government about cutting taxes while spending moreBudgetary watchdog says State needs to prioritiseWed Sept 22 2021 - 16:29
Ireland needs ‘absolute certainty’ before signing up to tax dealMichael McGrath says outline of deal not entirely clear at this stageTue Sept 21 2021 - 16:17
European shares slide as China’s Evergrande crisis casts shadowFears mount that wider Chinese economy may be affected, with global knock-on effectsMon Sept 20 2021 - 18:08
Housing Finance Agency approves record €1bn in loansAgency’s annual report shows significant activity despite CovidMon Sept 20 2021 - 13:28
Goods imports from Britain fall by a third since BrexitLatest trade statistics show big Brexit impact on flow of goods from BritainMon Sept 20 2021 - 12:04
The truth about Ireland’s monster €240bn debt: it wasn’t the banksIt equates to €103,300 for every worker in the State and we’ll probably never pay it offSun Sept 19 2021 - 12:47
Inflation fears ‘overstated’, Central Bank governor saysGabriel Makhlouf warns post-pandemic supply bottlenecks may be prolongedFri Sept 17 2021 - 12:54
European stocks rise as travel shares jump on Ryanair forecastTravel and leisure stocks break four-day losing streakThu Sept 16 2021 - 19:00
Parents of newborns to get seven weeks’ paid leave from next AugustGovernment tax papers consider impact of extending current five-week leaveThu Sept 16 2021 - 16:12
Excess savings of €15bn driving economic rebound, Government officials toldDepartment highlights impact of pandemic-related savings on consumer spendingThu Sept 16 2021 - 12:17
Multinationals ‘fast-tracking revenue’ to pay tax liabilities ‘on today’s terms’, DEW hearsFrontloading tax now could mean steeper fall-off in receipts in years to come, economist warnsWed Sept 15 2021 - 20:49
Integrating beef and dairy systems could radically reduce emissions, Teagasc saysGerry Boyle says move would also allow the more profitable dairy sector expandWed Sept 15 2021 - 19:39
House price growth jumps to three-year high of 8.6%Dublin prices rise 8.1% over 12 months while prices outside capital increase 9%Wed Sept 15 2021 - 11:21
Bumper taxes, less spending on income supports will reduce budget deficit, says IfacFiscal council, however, warns about implications of bigger deficits down the lineWed Sept 15 2021 - 00:24
Government avoiding ‘hard choices’ on budget - watchdog warnsFiscal Advisory Council says Coalition’s revised spending plans may overheat economyWed Sept 15 2021 - 00:23
Global economy needs Marshall Plan for Covid, climate change – economistJohn Van Reenen economist calls for new plan to reignite growth and productivityTue Sept 14 2021 - 19:52
Millions of service jobs could be lost if pandemics become more frequent, expert warnsEconomist highlights how modern city economies were particularly vulnerable to Covid-19Mon Sept 13 2021 - 21:57
Spectre of inflation returns to haunt economiesMassive consumer spending and supply chain bottlenecks are pushing prices higherSun Sept 12 2021 - 13:01
Housebuilding in Dublin returns to Celtic Tiger levelsReport finds house commencements in capital climbed to over 5,000 in second quarterThu Sept 09 2021 - 12:54
Irish inflation hits 10-year high as cost of transport and housing jumpsCSO figures show consumer price growth rose 2.8% in the 12 months to the end of AugustThu Sept 09 2021 - 11:32
Big Oil needs to cut production by 50% to hit climate targetsThink tank claims fossil fuel industry ‘still betting against’ global effort to address climate changeThu Sept 09 2021 - 05:00
Donohoe’s tough talk on pandemic borrowing diverts attention from real spending issueMinister maybe falling into political trap of promising everything to everybodyWed Sept 08 2021 - 18:10
Donohoe aims to ‘eliminate’ high levels of borrowing in two budgetsAdditional €1bn in corporation tax this year could be gone by 2023, Minister warnsWed Sept 08 2021 - 13:56
Life Style Sports to lease new €20m carbon neutral distribution centreSports retailer says centre offers new sustainability and operational capabilitiesWed Sept 08 2021 - 13:21
Food price inflation looms as agri-food firms report hike in costsConfidence rises but companies report difficulties related to costs, recruitment and BrexitWed Sept 08 2021 - 04:55
Residential construction rebounds as restrictions easeCSO construction data shows big increase in second quarter of 2021Tue Sept 07 2021 - 12:00
