Better-than-expected income tax and VAT receipts bolster public financesLatest exchequer returns suggest tax receipts are running nearly €4bn ahead of targetTue Nov 02 2021 - 20:20
Household savings surge of €16bn eclipses SSIA windfallCSO figures show additional cash deposited higher than peak of Special Saving Incentive AccountsTue Nov 02 2021 - 18:34
Avolon’s Slattery engaged as advisor to electric aviation pioneer VerticalAvolon recently agreed a $2 billion order for electric aircraft with VerticalTue Nov 02 2021 - 18:28
€2bn surge in corporation tax puts Government on course for record tax haulExchequer returns also buoyed by rebound in VATTue Nov 02 2021 - 16:52
Dublin’s apartment building boom resumes after Covid hiatusFigures from CSO show apartments accounted for 674 or 54% of all the dwelling types completed in Dublin in third quarterMon Nov 01 2021 - 17:24
Janet Yellen denies US ‘cajoled’ Ireland into tax dealDeal brokered in atmosphere of ‘friendship and co-operation’, treasury secretary saysMon Nov 01 2021 - 12:42
Energy price surge and supply chain delays drive up manufacturing costsPurchasing managers’ index hits unwelcome records amid build-up in price pressureMon Nov 01 2021 - 05:26
UK property lender Octopus launches in IrelandNon-bank lender hopes to lend as much as £300m a year into sector hereMon Nov 01 2021 - 05:16
Will Ireland forsake beef for dairy in agri emissions trade-off?Carbon budgets in agriculture are likely to accelerate an ongoing reduction in beef herdSun Oct 31 2021 - 10:58
European shares end flat on the day but up nearly 5% in OctoberStrong close to the week for financials but dividend-yielding sectors struggleFri Oct 29 2021 - 17:38
Siro reports 53% revenue increase as number of customers risesBroadband provider saw increase in demand last year as more people worked and studied from homeFri Oct 29 2021 - 17:08
Irish engineering group GDG bought by UK's VenterraCash and shares deal expected to create 230 new jobs by 2024 mainly in IrelandFri Oct 29 2021 - 05:13
Ardagh’s metal packaging unit raises earnings outlookArdagh Metal Packaging says it sees strong demand for sustainable packagingThu Oct 28 2021 - 18:18
AIB appoints ex-Virgin Money chief as chairmanJim Pettigrew appointed as successor to Richard PymThu Oct 28 2021 - 12:37
Retail sales lift as consumers return to bars and spend more on cosmeticsThe volume of retail sales last month was 12.6% higher than September 2019Thu Oct 28 2021 - 11:54
Siro announces €620m investment to upgrade broadband networkCapital injection will extend Siro’s reach to an additional 320,000 premisesThu Oct 28 2021 - 10:57
10 scenarios that could rock the global economy in 2022Economist Intelligence Unit sets out 10 risk scenarios that could derail global growthWed Oct 27 2021 - 15:49
New global tax rate of 15% could increase EU revenue by €80bnHigh-income countries including Ireland will fare best from reforms, think tank predictsWed Oct 27 2021 - 15:12
New rental properties may be driving higher rents, industry group claimsRents rose at average rate of 7% in second quarter of 2021 – Residential Tenancies BoardWed Oct 27 2021 - 05:22
Brexit forces major fall in shipping between Britain and Dublin PortDublin Port reports reduced cargo volumes from Holyhead, Liverpool and HeyshamWed Oct 27 2021 - 05:16
Ireland has 10th highest rate of vacant homes in the world, study findsResearch shows 183,312 of State’s housing stock are classified as vacantMon Oct 25 2021 - 06:00
Property industry lobby groups have aggravated the housing problemMany Government policies delivered on foot of lobbying by industry have proved ineffectiveSun Oct 24 2021 - 11:59
Rent trap: A generation stuck in a vicious circleYoung people are bearing the brunt of the State’s dysfunctional property systemSat Oct 23 2021 - 06:00
Eir planning to sell almost half of Irish fibre networkFinancial advisory firm Lazard engaged to advise on possible transactionSat Oct 23 2021 - 05:15
Over 50 cost-rental homes to open for applications in KildareHousing crisis: Properties will be rented at sub-market rates of €900 and €1,250 a monthWed Oct 20 2021 - 06:56
Exodus of small investors shrinks rental stock by 22,000 in five yearsSherry FitzGerald says traditional buy-to-let investors exiting the market in drovesWed Oct 20 2021 - 06:50
Merits of replacing LPT with broader site value tax to be consideredGovernment’s Commission on Taxation and Welfare launches three-month processWed Oct 20 2021 - 00:01
Governments face fiscal time bomb as populations age, OECD warnsFunding pensions and healthcare will dwarf pressures associated with Covid, report saysTue Oct 19 2021 - 12:35
Job vacancies surge as economy rebounds stronglyPostings in most sectors have surpassed pre-pandemic rates, report showsTue Oct 19 2021 - 05:03
Most Irish businesses have website but only 40% conduct sales online – CSOSocial media links most common facility on company sites, with ordering secondMon Oct 18 2021 - 17:42
Draper Esprit leads record £38m funding round for vegan start-up allplantsVenture capital firm among a number of high-profile investors in UK companyMon Oct 18 2021 - 10:28
Charge point operator EasyGo secures €15m to expand networkMove will address significant deficit in charge infrastructure across Ireland, company saysMon Oct 18 2021 - 05:12
Having two help-to-buy schemes at a time of rapid inflation is madnessGovernment schemes risk adding to inflationary pressure in housing marketSun Oct 17 2021 - 11:22
Budget 2022 to ‘maintain financial status quo for households’Increase in welfare rates and tax bands to compensate most for rising prices, says ESRIFri Oct 15 2021 - 00:04
European stocks rise on earnings optimismEuropean chipmakers ASML, Infineon and BE Semiconductor among top gainersThu Oct 14 2021 - 19:06
Cost-of-living squeeze as inflation hits 13-year high of 3.7%CSO figures show consumer prices are being driven by rising energy and transport costsThu Oct 14 2021 - 11:40
House price growth surges to 10.9% as demand outstrips supplyDublin prices rise by 10.2% over 12 months while prices outside capital increase 11.5%Thu Oct 14 2021 - 11:18
Corporation tax revenue forecast to hit record €13.9bn this yearDepartment of Finance ups forecast by €400m in one weekWed Oct 13 2021 - 10:39
World stocks soft ahead of US inflation dataMood dampened by inflation worries ahead of US consumer price dataWed Oct 13 2021 - 09:33
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
