Post-lockdown spending spree as consumers flock to shops and hair salonsBank of Ireland debit card data reveals a spike in social spending in MayThu Jun 10 2021 - 13:33
Lifting of restrictions and housing costs drive inflation to two-year high of 1.7%Latest price growth data from CSO prices in several categories accelerating in MayThu Jun 10 2021 - 11:48
Percy Pigs and the Northern Ireland protocolTop 1000: Post-Brexit trade may be facing challenges, but the region also has opportunities aheadThu Jun 10 2021 - 08:30
Housing shortfall likely until end-2024, warns banking groupBanking and Payments Federation says rising input prices could aggravate affordabilityThu Jun 10 2021 - 05:00
Multinationals will pay 10% more under reform plan, IMF saysWashington-based fund says minimum rate of corporate tax will also mobilise revenueWed Jun 09 2021 - 14:53
Sinn Féin’s opposition to property tax is muddled and incoherentParty’s stance is out-of-kilter with its wider political agendaSun Jun 06 2021 - 11:59
Irish economy grows by 7.8% in first quarter despite lockdownCSO cautions that headline GDP numbers does not reflect domestic conditionsFri Jun 04 2021 - 12:55
Petrel remains at loggerheads with French investorsIrish energy group claims investors sold shares in breach of an agreementFri Jun 04 2021 - 10:54
European-style social insurance model to be consideredTax body will examine linking benefits to PRSI contributions along with site value levyFri Jun 04 2021 - 05:21
Increasingly poor economic outcomes for youth ‘unsustainable’, committee hearsStephen Kinsella says youth likely to experience higher rates of joblessness even as economy reboundsThu Jun 03 2021 - 12:45
State must double investment to solve housing crisis, ESRI saysThink tank warns of decade of housing shortages with rising prices and rentThu Jun 03 2021 - 00:01
High debt and tax changes pose financial risk to Ireland, commission warnsBrussels pinpoints ‘macroeconomic imbalances’ and urges spending be kept in checkWed Jun 02 2021 - 21:46
VAT receipts roar back to pre-pandemic level as economy reopensLatest exchequer returns point to strong pick-up in tax revenue for GovernmentWed Jun 02 2021 - 19:31
Bond buying makes Central Bank largest financial institution in StateRegulator’s annual report shows its total assets for 2020 rose to €141bnWed Jun 02 2021 - 15:27
ECB likely to maintain low interest rates ‘for several years’Rating agency Moody’s says recent pick-up in inflation is down to transitory factorsWed Jun 02 2021 - 11:26
Why have foreign funds targeted the Irish property market?Institutional investors were systemically embedded in country’s recovery from crashSun May 30 2021 - 12:24
Fiscal council’s critique of Coalition budgetary policy: An expert viewGovernment should be cut some slack given the current crisis, according to economistsFri May 28 2021 - 05:49
Joe Walsh Pilgrimtours put up for sale by liquidatorTour operator was forced to cease trading because of coronavirus pandemicFri May 28 2021 - 04:45
Fiscal council says pandemic welfare supports will be needed into 2022Council claims Covid payments halved the contraction in the domestic economyThu May 27 2021 - 16:02
Fossil fuel companies adopting climate targets but refusing to cut emissions - reportReview by think tank Carbon Tracker detects gap between rhetoric and action among big oil firmsThu May 27 2021 - 12:30
Ticked off about Government’s back-of-the-envelope budgetsFinancial forecasts fall short of actual spend, and fiscal policy undermined by short-termismWed May 26 2021 - 05:00
‘Lack credibility’: Fiscal council warns Government over spending forecastsWatchdog says Government’s forecasts do not reflect policy commitmentsWed May 26 2021 - 01:00
Most support shared-equity scheme to buy a home, survey findsIbec says survey reveals level of pent-up demand in marketWed May 26 2021 - 00:01
Central Bank to conduct major review of mortgage rulesRegulator says multi-year review will assess whether measures have achieved their objectivesMon May 24 2021 - 15:34
Ulster Bank and KBC may have exited because of higher capital requirementsDBRS Morningstar also warns about long-term effects of pandemic on banksMon May 24 2021 - 10:59
Cheese: the new battleground in Ireland’s climate debateGlanbia plant controversy masks bigger issue around Ireland’s role in EU dairy industrySun May 23 2021 - 19:56
Is Ireland in danger of squandering its green credentials?Glanbia cheese plant controversy masks bigger issue around Ireland’s role in EU dairy industrySun May 23 2021 - 12:52
Higher taxes needed to fund future State spending, ESRI warnsSpending pressure set to fuel income tax, VAT and property tax rises, institute saysFri May 21 2021 - 00:01
What if flying reduced your carbon footprint?Wind power pioneer Henrik Stiesdal tells climate conference the technology is nearly hereThu May 20 2021 - 13:41
Full decarbonisation may need a tripling of electricity generationExpert tells Dublin climate conference of need to design new energy infrastructuresThu May 20 2021 - 12:28
Disorderly transition to net zero could pose risk to financial system, Lane warnsECB chief economist suggests pledges need to match rollout policiesWed May 19 2021 - 18:33
Climate change continues to extract unacceptable death toll, conference toldBurning fossil fuels in stoves contributes to 1.6m premature deaths of women annuallyWed May 19 2021 - 17:21
Gap between rhetoric and action on climate is widening, IEA chief warnsFatih Birol says investment in clean tech needs to more than double to $5 trillionWed May 19 2021 - 15:21
Technology alone won’t solve climate crisis warns Paschal DonohoeMinister says Irish Government will publish ambitious climate action plan later this yearWed May 19 2021 - 12:45
State likely to oppose EU plan for unified tax codeFresh formula would significantly erode corporate tax baseTue May 18 2021 - 17:45
Greater alignment on FDI may boost all-island economyResearch papers to examine opportunities for further co-operationMon May 17 2021 - 16:35
Big rise in number of social housing units leased to councils despite costs criticismA total of 726 new social units were leased in first three months of 2021Mon May 17 2021 - 06:31
House-building rebounds strongly following easing of restrictionsUlster Bank’s April PMI shows sector continued to face severe supply-chain disruptionMon May 17 2021 - 06:00
Russian billionaire sells Morrison Hotel to UK-based private equity firmDublin hotel market springs back to life with two big sales in past ten daysSun May 16 2021 - 15:29
The problem with a wealth tax? There are not enough rich peopleIMF report urges Government to raise more tax for public investment, but who will pay?Sun May 16 2021 - 12:30
Foreign direct investment in Ireland exceeds €1 trillion for first timeCSO figures show value of FDI in 2019 equated to 288% of Ireland’s GPDFri May 14 2021 - 12:09
Income inequality in Ireland at lowest recorded level, study findsESRI reports ‘consistently high incidence’ of income poverty among certain groupsFri May 14 2021 - 04:16
European stocks edge lower as heavyweight miners declineTech stocks drive Wall Street rally as London’s major markets slide back into redThu May 13 2021 - 18:46
Consumer prices rising at highest level in more than a yearDeflation turns to inflation in April as partial lifting of Covid restrictions led to a pick-upThu May 13 2021 - 14:02
Central Bank to participate in green bond investmentRegulator announces foray into more sustainable investmentThu May 13 2021 - 12:56
Half of State’s corporate tax receipts could be wiped out, warns IMF‘Extreme scenario’ would mean decline in revenue take of almost €6bnThu May 13 2021 - 00:03
Irish banks charge highest mortgage rates in euro zoneCentral Bank data show rates here are on average 1.5 percentage points higherWed May 12 2021 - 12:08
House price growth accelerates to 3.7% as Covid heats up marketLatest figures also point to pick-up in transactions in MarchWed May 12 2021 - 11:39
Ireland heading for strong economic rebound – European CommissionBrussels upgrades outlook for economy but warns of fiscal risk from changes in taxationWed May 12 2021 - 11:19
Stagnant wages and expensive housing leave young people in Ireland worse off than parentsESRI study suggests millennials first generation with lower living standards than beforeTue May 11 2021 - 07:03
