Car-parts supplier Bosch establishes R&D centre in Limerick30 new jobs to be created at centre which will focus on developing semiconductor productsWed Aug 18 2021 - 19:41
Kenmare boss says Mozambique mine can support production for 100 yearsMining firm reports record half-year profits of $48 million, up 278% on previous yearWed Aug 18 2021 - 12:24
Imports from NI to Republic up 77% since UK’s EU exitGoods moving between Northern Ireland and Republic not subject to customs checksTue Aug 17 2021 - 01:10
Brexit fuels major pick-up in North-South tradeCSO figures point to sharp increase in imports from North in wake of UK’s EU exitMon Aug 16 2021 - 12:54
Good weather and indoor dining in July fuel hospitality recoveryAIB survey shows consumers spent average of €395,000 an hour in pubs and restaurantsMon Aug 16 2021 - 11:01
Ramping up supply will not resolve Ireland’s housing crisisBuilding 35,000 or 50,000 homes a year not likely to make purchases more affordableSun Aug 15 2021 - 12:30
House price growth accelerates to fastest level in 2½ yearsGrowth of 6.9% in June with average Dublin prices 6.4% higher on annual basis in JuneThu Aug 12 2021 - 11:15
50,000 new homes needed every year to solve housing crisis – industry reportIrish Institutional Property says market needs annual investment €16bnThu Aug 12 2021 - 10:46
Record 2.4m contactless payments made per day in JuneBanking and Payments Federation Ireland figures detail strong pick-up in consumer spendingThu Aug 12 2021 - 04:50
Hostelworld reports 76% drop in revenue as travel sector remains under Covid cloudBudget accommodation group sees light at end of the tunnel as travel restrictions are easedWed Aug 11 2021 - 08:00
New €30m cost-rental scheme announced for Cork cityHousing agency Clúid unveils plan for 88 apartments at city’s Lancaster Quay siteWed Aug 11 2021 - 05:18
Europe’s record streak rolls on as investors cheer earningsPaddy Power parent Flutter Entertainment up on US profit outlook; mixed day for Irish banksTue Aug 10 2021 - 18:17
Report warns of ‘potential over-reliance’ on business tax receiptsRisk to public finances as foreign multinationals account for 82% of corporate tax takeTue Aug 10 2021 - 13:42
‘Unprecedented scarcity’ of homes drives rent price inflation to 5.6%Report by property website Daft.ie highlights pick-up in rent price inflationTue Aug 10 2021 - 05:29
Republic’s unemployment rate falls to pandemic low of 13.5%Reopening of indoor hospitality services triggers further drop in jobless rateMon Aug 09 2021 - 12:35
Pandemic payments push social welfare budget to over €30bn last yearDepartment of Social Protection publishes new report on expenditure and recipientsMon Aug 09 2021 - 12:08
New legal platform allows users find and engage solicitorsVideoLaw aims to streamline the process of finding the right legal adviceTue Jul 27 2021 - 05:09
AIB adopts new sustainable lending measuresBank plans to categorise loan book on basis of sustainabilityMon Jul 26 2021 - 05:20
Consumer sentiment dips amid concerns Delta variant may stall recoveryLatest survey by KBC Bank Ireland detects anxiety at pick-up in Covid-19 case numbersFri Jul 23 2021 - 05:00
Dovish ECB and upbeat earnings support euro-zone stocksECB pledges to keep interest rates at record lows for even longerThu Jul 22 2021 - 18:44
Nearly two third of SMEs still availing of wage supports – surveyIsme study finds more businesses believe they can survive more than nine monthsThu Jul 22 2021 - 17:50
Lidl appoints Irish man Ken McGrath as deputy chairmanExecutive expected to take over top board role in the near futureWed Jul 21 2021 - 15:23
Bausch & Lomb to invest €90m and create 130 jobs at Waterford plantContact lens manufacturer announces major new investmentWed Jul 21 2021 - 07:04
Spotlight Oral Care secures €12m investment to drive EU and US expansionGalway-based dental care brand projects turnover will triple in three yearsTue Jul 20 2021 - 11:50
Job vacancies rebound to pre-Covid levels, recruiter saysQuarterly data from IrishJobs.ie shows leap in postings with work from home jobs up 77%Tue Jul 20 2021 - 04:58
Interactive Brokers announces new flat fee structure to entice European investorsCompany says it will charge a flat €3 for trades up to €6,000 in valueMon Jul 19 2021 - 18:12
Farm incomes in Republic rise by 9% despite pandemicAnnual survey by Teagasc shows farmers benefitted from lower input prices in 2020Mon Jul 19 2021 - 15:07
Government urged to address vacancy and dereliction in towns and citiesChambers Ireland says addressing these structural issues could revitalise urban environmentsMon Jul 19 2021 - 12:47
State increasing reliance on ‘costly’ social housing leasesTo date this year, 918 new social units leased, while 1,000 leased in all of 2020Mon Jul 19 2021 - 05:43
Online property platform Lintil offers one-stop shop for homebuyingEmmet Creighton aims to make purchase easier and secure cheaper professional feesMon Jul 19 2021 - 05:27
Australian telco Telstra bids $2bn for Digicel’s Pacific operation – reportDeal for sale of Pacific operations of Denis O’Brien’s mobile business has been expectedSun Jul 18 2021 - 16:24
Donohoe dumps balanced-budget strategy as politics of housing biteAccomodation crisis triggers risky change in Government’s budgetary stanceSun Jul 18 2021 - 13:14
Government’s budget deficit for 2020 revised up to €18.8bn€20 billion year-on-year deterioration reflects impact of spending on Covid supportsFri Jul 16 2021 - 15:58
Five potential flashpoints in EU’s ambitious climate change planEnvironmental groups claim target shy, while industry views pace of change as too swiftFri Jul 16 2021 - 05:25
Irish economy grew by almost 6% last year despite pandemicCSO figures show Ireland had one of strongest growth rates in the worldThu Jul 15 2021 - 19:33
Value of Irish exports rose by €800m in May, CSO figures showBrexit continues to see increased level of trade between Republic and NorthThu Jul 15 2021 - 14:53
Q&A: Why has the Government changed its economic policy?The Summer Economic Statement marks a big change in budgetary directionThu Jul 15 2021 - 11:16
State must build half a million homes by 2036, estate agent claimsSherry FitzGerald estimates 37,000 units needed per annum over next 15 yearsThu Jul 15 2021 - 08:03
Coalition's budgetary policy has radically altered in three monthsAnalysis: Goal of a balanced budget by 2025 – set out in April – has been jettisonedWed Jul 14 2021 - 21:51
Businesses fear carbon tariff will be too complex to administerConcerns raised about EU’s proposed carbon border adjustment mechanismWed Jul 14 2021 - 21:01
House prices rise at fastest rate in 2½ yearsDublin values rise by 4.9% over 12 months while prices outside capital increase 6.2%Wed Jul 14 2021 - 11:25
More than 2,000 unsold affordable housing units still on council booksUnits delivered prior to economic crash have cost State €86m in debt-servicing costsThu Jul 08 2021 - 05:30
Irish labour market not expected to recover from pandemic until 2024OECD report suggests Republic will have one of slowest such rebounds of any countryWed Jul 07 2021 - 11:41
State’s first cost rental homes unveiled in north DublinNew tenure model will see homes rented at 25 per cent below market rateWed Jul 07 2021 - 05:58
European shares retreat as investors turn to bonds amid economic uncertaintyBP and Shell fall in London as oil prices slideTue Jul 06 2021 - 18:36
PwC urges Government to extend pandemic wage-support schemeMain scheme should be extended until mid-2022, consultancy firm saysTue Jul 06 2021 - 05:27
Global emissions from agriculture set to rise by 4% over next decade, report saysMajor UN, OECD study pinpoints livestock production as major problem areasMon Jul 05 2021 - 15:37
Government ‘should adopt’ minimum effective corporation tax rate of 10%Social Justice Ireland calls for reform of business tax code hereMon Jul 05 2021 - 13:15
‘Forced change’ to Ireland’s corporate tax rate could trigger migration of activityReport by DBRS Morningstar, however, describes risks to Ireland as ‘distant’Mon Jul 05 2021 - 10:48
House price inflation jumps to 11% on weak supplyProperty company DNG publishes latest house price gaugeMon Jul 05 2021 - 07:52
