Taoiseach is ‘satisfied so far’ over Naughten’s meetings with broadband bidderAnger grows over Minister’s contacts with lead bidder for State-backed €500m planThu Oct 11 2018 - 14:45
Rising rents drive Irish inflation to 18-month high of 0.9%Latest Consumer Price Index shows main driver was increase in the cost of housingThu Oct 11 2018 - 11:41
Denis O’Brien associate appointed new head of broadband bidder EnetPeter McCarthy to replace Bartley McElroy as head of Limerick-based telecoms groupThu Oct 11 2018 - 02:47
Ministers criticise Naughten’s handling of broadband controversy‘Drip feed of information’ about meetings with lead broadband bidder ‘not helpful’Thu Oct 11 2018 - 00:22
Tech sell-off causes sharpest fall in three monthsIseq experiences one of the indexes biggest single-day falls of year, dropping 174 pointsWed Oct 10 2018 - 19:40
Denis Naughten admits to further meeting with lead broadband bidderMinister admits he met David McCourt in Dublin in June and earlier facilitated and paid for Dáil lunch for McCourt’s familyWed Oct 10 2018 - 18:41
Housing, health and Brexit protection main focus of budgetPaschal Donohoe’s other measures include USC alleviation and hospitality VAT hikeWed Oct 10 2018 - 05:30
Property price inflation moderates to 8.6% in AugustLatest figures show price growth falls to lowest level in nearly two yearsTue Oct 09 2018 - 15:06
Explainer: Broadband and Naughten’s New York meetingWhere is the National Broadband Plan going and why is it taking so long?Tue Oct 09 2018 - 07:10
State-backed fund takeover of Enet adds twist to broadband processIrish Infrastructure Fund to buy remaining stake in former broadband bidderMon Oct 08 2018 - 15:41
Housing experts warn Government against short-term measures to address crisisMore incentives for buyers will only inflate land values, say experts ahead of budget dayMon Oct 08 2018 - 05:45
Government’s broadband process should be ‘halted’Fianna Fáil’s Timmy Dooley questions whether final bidder can undertake projectMon Oct 08 2018 - 05:00
Construction activity eased to 11-month low in SeptemberBusiness activity in North falls as Brexit remains a concern, Ulster Bank’s PMI showsMon Oct 08 2018 - 04:45
Most taxpayers don’t trust Government to spend public money wiselySurvey suggests taxpayers support Government’s planned expenditure on infrastructureMon Oct 08 2018 - 04:08
European shares fall after bond yield surgeLuxury stocks down on China concerns while Danske slides over money laundering probeThu Oct 04 2018 - 19:38
Live Register unexpectedly rises in SeptemberLatest monthly figures show number of claimants rose 1,600 to 212,600 last monthThu Oct 04 2018 - 13:04
Minutes of Naughten’s New York dinner meeting with David McCourt releasedDepartment wanted any changes to consortium to be ‘avoided’ or ‘kept to a minimum’Thu Oct 04 2018 - 11:50
LacPatrick agrees merger deal with neighbouring Lakeland DairiesNew entity will become State’s second-largest dairy processor, with 1.8bn litre milk poolWed Oct 03 2018 - 22:30
Brexit: 3,400 Irish exporters trade exclusively with UK, CSO report findsFinding underscores Republic’s vulnerabilities in face of UK exit from EUWed Oct 03 2018 - 12:28
Web Summit to stay in Lisbon until 2028 as part of new €110m dealAnnual technology conference agrees new deal with Portuguese governmentWed Oct 03 2018 - 10:29
Tax receipts still running behind target ahead of Budget 2019Latest exchequer returns show Government collected €37.5bn in tax so far this yearTue Oct 02 2018 - 20:09
New mortgage lending jumps 22% to €3.75bn in first six months of 2018Central Bank figures indicate consumers are borrowing more to purchase dearer homesTue Oct 02 2018 - 13:23
Unemployment in Ireland falls to new post-crash low of 5.4%State’s jobless rate is now three points below the euro zone averageTue Oct 02 2018 - 11:19
Aryzta shares advance 33% despite €470m lossCompany has been shoring up investor confidence due to US interests and acquisitionsMon Oct 01 2018 - 13:01
Denis O’Brien’s entry provides another twist to State’s broadband sagaShould Government be dealing with O’Brien via Actavo with investigations taking place?Fri Sept 21 2018 - 03:15
Brexit is a ‘lose, lose, lose’ damage limitation exercise, says CoveneyTánaiste tells PwC/Irish Times tax summit that 90% of withdrawal treaty is agreedThu Sept 20 2018 - 17:42
Detailed backstop proposals urgently needed, Varadkar tells MayBrexit is a ‘lose, lose, lose’ damage limitation exercise, Simon Coveney saysThu Sept 20 2018 - 08:40
Nearly half of Irish business leaders see housing as impediment to growthSurvey reveals rising level of concern about housing crisis and its impact on workersThu Sept 20 2018 - 00:00
Government’s €6bn windfall could be wiped out, warns economistCorporation tax take beats forecasts and interest remains low, but reverse could happenWed Sept 19 2018 - 18:06
Eir CEO defends decision to exit National Broadband PlanCarolan Lennon says investing in rural broadband complex and costlyTue Sept 18 2018 - 19:21
Five ways Donohoe could raise €1.5bn extra in Budget 2019Irish Tax Institute lays out some revenue-raising options for Minister for FinanceTue Sept 18 2018 - 18:02
Workers paying more tax than 10 years ago, says Tax InstituteIndustry body highlights burden of personal tax still being paid by middle-income earnersTue Sept 18 2018 - 05:18
Lifting of milk quotas raises farming output to over €8bnCentral Bank report warns of potential negative shocks from Brexit, CAP reductionsTue Sept 18 2018 - 00:00
Stronger earnings and weak inflation drive Irish consumer spendingLatest survey suggests household goods remains best-performerMon Sept 17 2018 - 12:15
Government policy making housing crisis worse, expert claimsUCD academic Orla Hegarty says Goverment ‘policy tweaks’ is fuelling land speculationSun Sept 16 2018 - 15:05
State spending described as ‘reckless’ as full employment loomsEconomist Seán Barrett says plan will undermine Ireland’s hard-won recoverySun Sept 16 2018 - 14:04
United Ireland would see living standards in Republic fall by 15%New study shows impact on South if Northern Ireland lost €11bn subventionSat Sept 15 2018 - 01:00
Donohoe insists corporation tax base is ‘stable’Minister says he does not expect to see current growth in the tax to continueFri Sept 14 2018 - 18:30
How Ireland’s property crisis is affecting the real economyHousing issue is affecting disposable income, mobility, competitiveness and quality of lifeFri Sept 14 2018 - 06:07
Strong exports drove growth of 2.5% in second quarter, says CSOOutput increased across all major sectors, with ICT up by 13%Thu Sept 13 2018 - 18:25
Europe’s trade-sensitive stocks climb on news of US-China talksIn Dublin, Ryanair falls lower as industrial strife at the airline deepensThu Sept 13 2018 - 17:51
Irish hotel group Tifco to change hands for up to €600mState’s second-largest hotel chain owns 18 hotels and manages othersWed Sept 12 2018 - 12:25
EU should scrap national vetoes on tax, says JunckerCommission president’s comments likely to cause disquiet within GovernmentWed Sept 12 2018 - 09:34
Property firm Yew Grove issues first set of results following IPOGroup reports annualised rent roll of €4.6million from existing portfolioWed Sept 12 2018 - 08:49
Ormonde Mining reports good progress at tungsten project in SpainIrish mining group promises crushing plant elements will be in place by end of SeptemberWed Sept 12 2018 - 07:52
O’Donnell sees role for public banking system in IrelandFine Gael Senator says Germany’s Sparkassen model could be adopted hereTue Sept 11 2018 - 05:03
Irish households now officially wealthier than during boomCentral Bank figures also show Irish households among most indebted in EuropeTue Sept 11 2018 - 05:01
Consumers opting for used car imports while sterling remains weakLatest vehicle licence figures show 10% pick-up in used imports from UKMon Sept 10 2018 - 17:02
Financial watchdog says ‘adverse shock’ to economy inevitableIrish Fiscal Advisory Council calls on the Government to improve budgetary positionFri Sept 07 2018 - 00:01
‘Irish legal system’ to blame for high number of long-term mortgage arrearsCentral Bank study notes cases are rare internationally where repossessions are easierThu Sept 06 2018 - 19:42
