Rising rents drive Irish inflation to 0.7% in DecemberCSO figures say that motor insurance premiums fell 7% last yearTue Jan 15 2019 - 11:37
S&P warns it may downgrade Ireland’s credit ratingAgency highlights risks from increased tax competition and pressure on public spendingTue Jan 15 2019 - 05:01
Currency specialists see sterling appreciating despite Brexit jittersAnalysts say market outlook is strong, as chance of no-deal Brexit decreasesMon Jan 14 2019 - 17:40
Ibec predicts slowdown in growth as economy hits full capacityEmployers’ group also says Brexit uncertainty may dampen SME lendingMon Jan 07 2019 - 05:30
Ten firms account for €4bn of State’s tax takeCorporation tax generated record €10.4bn for exchequer last yearFri Jan 04 2019 - 05:00
Government is in danger of being blinded by the tax windfallThe only thing we can can confidently bank on is that the current outlook won’t holdThu Jan 03 2019 - 20:59
Government records first budget surplus since crashYear-end exchequer numbers show corporation tax generated record €10.4bn in 2018Thu Jan 03 2019 - 20:55
Have we hit peak gin yet? There are now 50 Irish gin brandsNew figures show 12 new gin brands were launched in 2018 aloneWed Jan 02 2019 - 16:30
US and Germany viewed as top destinations for market diversificationSurvey highlights preferences of Irish exporters amid Brexit uncertaintyWed Jan 02 2019 - 12:55
Has ship sailed on €1.5bn-plus National Broadband Plan?Government still promising bulk of plan by 2020 despite recent delays and controversiesThu Dec 27 2018 - 05:30
Perrigo shares rise as deadline for appealing €1.6bn Irish tax bill nearsListed pharmaceutical giant has signalled its intention to appeal Revenue’s tax assessmentWed Dec 26 2018 - 17:47
Bordering on Brexit: what those at the coalface thinkOn a busy day farmer Joe Parker might cross the Border 10 or 11 times, ferrying machinery and feed between his animals North and SouthFri Dec 21 2018 - 05:40
Average incomes in Republic up to just 1% below boom-time highCSO survey details recovery in household disposable income since 2012Mon Dec 17 2018 - 18:40
National Lottery losing market share to gaming sitesReport suggests lotto’s share now just 13% as alternative forms grow in popularityThu Dec 13 2018 - 12:15
UK nationals account for largest number of PPSN allocations in 2017CSO figures detail shifting composition of labour forceWed Dec 12 2018 - 12:08
Brexit forecasts: healthy scepticism is advisedESRI’s latest short-term forecast doesn’t capture likely fallout of major UK shockWed Dec 12 2018 - 00:05
No-deal Brexit may halve Irish economic growth, ESRI warnsThink tank assesses short-term impact of various Brexit scenarios on IrelandWed Dec 12 2018 - 00:01
Budget 2019 will reduce average incomes, ESRI study findsDespite pledging to cut taxes, Government’s budget will leave households paying more taxTue Dec 11 2018 - 04:55
Aryzta trustee hits back at company over rights issue debacleLink Asset Services claims food firm is to blame for Irish shareholders missing outMon Dec 10 2018 - 03:15
Revenue pursuing three corporate tax bills in excess of €100mPublic Accounts Committee chairman highlights large amount tax under appealMon Dec 10 2018 - 03:15
Ibec salutes move to reduce work permit waiting timesEmployers’ group warns skills shortages could curtail economic growthMon Dec 10 2018 - 00:05
Housing demand boosts construction activity in NovemberUlster Bank’s latest monitor shows greater activity stemmed from increased customer demandMon Dec 10 2018 - 00:02
National Lottery develops voice assistant for Google and Alexa usersLotto’s new ‘Lottery Now’ voice assistant will allow users to check lottery numbers by voiceSun Dec 09 2018 - 17:35
Crunch Brexit vote to proceed, insists UK exit ministerSeen & Heard: Stephen Barclay rejects reports that May is seeking to delay voteSun Dec 09 2018 - 13:29
Housebuilder Abbey reports 22% jump in revenueCompany says UK sales are holding up well, particularly in the first-time buyer categoryFri Dec 07 2018 - 17:15
‘Big Short’ investor bets against UK banks, predicting Corbyn will be PMSteve Eisman says he expects big fall in UK market as a result of BrexitFri Dec 07 2018 - 08:49
State’s tax base now 60% bigger than it was in 2003CSO figures show income and corporation tax responsible for growth in incomeThu Dec 06 2018 - 13:39
Live Register hits 10-year low amid buoyant labour marketLatest monthly figures show number of claimants fell by 3,100 in NovemberThu Dec 06 2018 - 11:43
Limerick firm co-opted to fibre-to-the-home council4site specialises in building and designing telecoms infrastructureWed Dec 05 2018 - 18:41
European shares drop following overnight rout on Wall StreetSterling climbs as traders weigh up latest news on Brexit manoeuvresWed Dec 05 2018 - 18:29
‘Cliff-edge Brexit’ to have far greater impact on Republic, fiscal watchdog warnsIfac questions Government’s Brexit assumptionsWed Dec 05 2018 - 15:21
Budget surplus likely as corporation tax take hits record €9.4bnWatchdog to issue spending warning after €2.7bn business tax take in NovemberWed Dec 05 2018 - 03:00
Government takes in near record €2.7bn in corporation tax in NovemberLatest exchequer returns for November show no let up in windfall from business taxTue Dec 04 2018 - 16:35
Brexit to hurt Irish imports from UK more than exportsBritain accounts for 24% of food, fuel and other merchandise brought into StateTue Dec 04 2018 - 14:13
Unemployment drops to new post-crash low of 5.3%CSO figures show number classified as unemployed fell to 127,600 in NovemberTue Dec 04 2018 - 11:21
US-China trade truce triggers European share surgeTrump says China to cut tariffs on US-made carsMon Dec 03 2018 - 18:30
Foreign firms account for most of State’s industrial outputFigures show foreign-owned businesses have smaller employment footprintMon Dec 03 2018 - 13:47
Bank of America completes Brexit switch with 100 staff moving to DublinUS bank merges London-based banking arm with Irish subsidiaryMon Dec 03 2018 - 05:30
Is the Government going for broke again?Budgetary watchdog stops just short of accusation that recovery is being squanderedFri Nov 30 2018 - 05:40
Retail sales remain flat in October but up in year-on-year termsCSO numbers suggests recovery in retail remain strongWed Nov 28 2018 - 11:54
Fiscal council losing patience with annual budget trickery of finding €1bnBudgetary watchdog has accusing the Government of repeatedly breaching its own targetsWed Nov 28 2018 - 05:39
National broadband plan was in crisis long before the Naughten controversyQuestions remain around plan’s costs and native industry shunning of projectWed Nov 28 2018 - 05:00
Fiscal council in stinging attack on Government’s budgetary policyWatchdog claims Government is failing to manage public finances in prudent mannerWed Nov 28 2018 - 00:05
Brexit bedlam consolidates support for EU and euro in RepublicEurobarometer survey shows overwhelming majority believe euro has been good for StateSun Nov 25 2018 - 19:42
Shares fall back as investors fret about slowing global growthIn Dublin Smurfit Kappa hit by poor pricing data while builders rise on Brexit newsThu Nov 22 2018 - 18:07
OECD warns of another ‘boom-and-bust cycle’ in Irish economyAgency says pick-up in housing activity has potential to trigger another credit boomWed Nov 21 2018 - 21:08
Influential Irish economist and TCD academic Louden Ryan diesRyan played key role in formulating Irish economic policy in the 1960s and 1970sWed Nov 21 2018 - 19:01
Foreign workers are required to meet housing targets, says ESRIThink-tank warns of accommodation and rent cost issues around inflow of labourWed Nov 21 2018 - 05:00
CSO figures at odds with booming financial sectorLabour Force Survey detects sharp fall in jobs in finance sector contrary to perceptionsTue Nov 20 2018 - 17:44
Numbers at work in economy hit record of 2.27mForeign nationals now account for record 16.2% of those in employmentTue Nov 20 2018 - 11:22
