€2.4bn wiped off value of State’s shareholding in two main banksIndiscriminate sell-off of financial stocks has seen 40% to 50% wiped off value of Irish banksMon Mar 16 2020 - 18:36
Irish exports rise 7% to €13.7bn in January before coronavirus outbreakLatest trade numbers show snapshot before global pandemicMon Mar 16 2020 - 12:21
Up to 300 high-speed internet hubs to be deployed by end of yearProject is being rolled out in advance of National Broadband PlanMon Mar 16 2020 - 11:43
Concern raised over construction industry’s reliance on foreign investmentAlmost three-quarters of €2.4 billion invested in PRS last year came from abroadMon Mar 16 2020 - 03:05
Banks wary of Covid-19 impact on non-performing loan levelsRequests for debt moratoriums make lenders uneasy due to effect on balance sheetsSat Mar 14 2020 - 06:13
Coronavirus: Ireland faces possibility of recession amid uncertaintyOutbreak and ‘lockdown’ beyond July may create ‘zero or negative growth’, ESRI warnsSat Mar 14 2020 - 03:30
European stocks close slightly up but mark worst week since 2008Stocks pare most gains after Spain declares state of emergencyFri Mar 13 2020 - 20:43
Battered markets claw back some ground as fears of global recession mountEuropean stocks pare losses after brutal week of sellingFri Mar 13 2020 - 20:04
ESRI warns of recession if outbreak lasts more than three months‘We’re looking at zero or even negative growth for the year’ if lockdown persistsFri Mar 13 2020 - 12:37
US travel ban deals ‘hammer blow’ to tourism sectorGoodbody Stockbrokers says ‘extraordinary escalation’ could tip EU into recessionThu Mar 12 2020 - 20:23
Two-bed apartment in Dublin costs €463,000 to build, report saysInvestor lobby group claims study delivers ‘home truths’ about buildingThu Mar 12 2020 - 18:12
Property price growth accelerates for first time in six monthsLatest official figures show prices nationally rose by 1.8% in 12 months to JanuaryThu Mar 12 2020 - 11:22
Contactless payments fuel growth in debit card useDebit card Point of Sale transactions rise by a fifth to €4.8 billion in DecemberWed Mar 11 2020 - 12:39
Tourism industry braced for coronavirus impact as Q4 numbers show Brexit softnessLatest CSO show overseas trips by non-residents increased marginally in final quarterWed Mar 11 2020 - 11:40
Hysteria or prescience? Ireland goes big with financial response to coronavirusGovernment’s stimulus is one of biggest per capita potential spends of any countryWed Mar 11 2020 - 05:31
Irish banks still lack ‘consumer-focused culture’, regulator warnsCentral Bank highlights risks to Irish consumers of ‘irresponsible unsecured lending’Mon Mar 09 2020 - 17:20
Study finds gender pay gap in Ireland is wideningHowever pay divide is narrower here than in most other OECD countriesMon Mar 09 2020 - 11:26
Stormy weather hampers housebuilding in FebruaryUlster Bank’s latest barometer suggests activity was dented by poor weatherMon Mar 09 2020 - 05:45
Markets braced for another roiling week as virus cases multiplyPotential oil price war is adding to coronavirus-fueled nervousnessSun Mar 08 2020 - 19:30
Why can’t we build apartments like the rest of Europe?Dysfunctional land market: The primary cause of this Republic’s housing woesFri Mar 06 2020 - 03:45
Stocks tumble as coronavirus cases rise outside ChinaEuropean equity markets snapped a three-day winning streakThu Mar 05 2020 - 19:10
Live Register drops to 12-year low in FebruaryCSO’s latest seasonally adjusted total of 182,500 was lowest level since January 2008Thu Mar 05 2020 - 12:21
Brexit, coronavirus might stop Irish economy overheatingExternal storm clouds may work in our favour as economy operates close to full capacityWed Mar 04 2020 - 06:04
Public finances in good shape despite softer income tax receiptsLatest exchequer returns indicate Government collected €9.2bn in tax so far this yearTue Mar 03 2020 - 17:00
State’s jobless rate stays at 13-year low of 4.8%CSO figures show unemployment in Republic remains below euro zone averageTue Mar 03 2020 - 12:31
First-time buyers need incomes of €100,000 to buy new homes in DublinKBC report finds that a first-time buyer or a dual-income first-time buyer household availing of a 90 per cent loan-to-mortgage would typically need amassive income to qualifyTue Mar 03 2020 - 02:45
Dublin workers earn on average 15% more than rest of StateCSO figures reveal signficant regional disparity in disposable incomeThu Feb 27 2020 - 12:38
Ibec warns that Government may have underestimated corporation tax lossEmployers’ group says global minimum tax rate could impact on investment in IrelandThu Feb 27 2020 - 06:49
Ireland still facilitating multinational tax avoidance, commission saysBrussels says Irish tax code allows aggressive tax planningWed Feb 26 2020 - 14:29
Origin issues profit warning as high rainfall hits businessAgri-services group says ‘challenging weather conditions’ disrupting salesWed Feb 26 2020 - 08:46
Turbocharging housing supply may fuel negative equityEoin Burke-Kennedy: House crisis solutions are loaded with undesirable consequencesWed Feb 26 2020 - 08:20
Falling protein sales hit Glanbia earningsFood group has been struggling to stem contraction in its sports nutrition businessWed Feb 26 2020 - 08:04
New Irish commercial property website goes livePropertyLocator.ie offers one-stop shop for market which it says exceeds €3bn a yearTue Feb 25 2020 - 20:33
Some €436bn wiped off European stocks as coronavirus fears increaseRyanair suffers biggest one-day fall in several years, closing 13% down on fears the coronavirus could seriously hit European travelMon Feb 24 2020 - 20:40
Gold prices surge as coronavirus fears impact on equitiesGold rose more than 2.5% to a seven-year high on Monday of $1,688 per ounceMon Feb 24 2020 - 19:41
Growth worries on coronavirus send stocks lowerMarkets report: Fear of virus curbing global growth offsets positive US labour dataFri Feb 07 2020 - 18:26
Soaring house prices forcing buyers out of Dublin, study findsReport by MyHome.ie highlights significant pick-up in activity in commuter-belt countiesFri Feb 07 2020 - 14:00
Live Register hits 12-year low as labour market expandsCSO’s latest tally puts seasonally adjusted total at 183,900 in JanuaryThu Feb 06 2020 - 20:06
UK doubles Irish embassy staff since Brexit referendumMove is part of wider expansion of Britain’s diplomatic network in EuropeThu Feb 06 2020 - 19:56
Cork whiskey brand drops ‘distillery’ from label following complaintsSt Patrick’s Distillery accused of mislabelling and damaging industry’s reputation abroadThu Feb 06 2020 - 01:00
Irish unemployment rises ahead of electionLatest figures show marginal rise in headline rate for JanuaryTue Feb 04 2020 - 20:16
VAT and income tax put State’s finances on sound footing in JanuaryLatest exchequer returns boosted by strong labour market and good Christmas salesTue Feb 04 2020 - 17:49
Irish households 80% wealthier than at recession low point, figures showCSO survey finds home ownership rates continuing to declineThu Jan 30 2020 - 11:56
Construction sector under ‘Celtic Tiger levels of pressure’, report warnsStudy questions whether industry can deliver 40,000 housing units being promisedThu Jan 30 2020 - 05:30
Low take-up of migrant entrepreneur scheme linked to high living costsReport says Ireland was one of first EU states to set up such a programmeWed Jan 29 2020 - 17:11
Election 2020: Parties' pledges on housing simply don’t add upParties are not addressing what has become a complex and chronic problemWed Jan 29 2020 - 09:45
Eir ‘very happy’ with Huawei as supplier for 5G networkChinese technology giant is accused by US of industrial espionageTue Jan 28 2020 - 12:36
Government urged to improve UK relations after difficult Brexit negotiationsSurvey by Institute of Directors finds Dublin needs to actively promote good relationsTue Jan 28 2020 - 10:16
ECB interest rate policy protecting Ireland from shocks, study findsCentral Bank paper warns no room to manoeuvre for next threat as rates already zeroTue Jan 28 2020 - 04:23
US markets have worst day in three months on concerns over coronavirusMarkets report: More than 97 per cent of stocks in Europe’s Stoxx 600 trading in redMon Jan 27 2020 - 21:28
