Economy ‘to hit full employment’ in 2019 with record 2.3m in workCentral Bank upgrades forecasts while cautioning about uncertain outlookFri Jan 26 2018 - 05:30
Business sentiment jumps despite Brexit and rising wage costsKBC Bank and Chartered Accountants Ireland index now at highest level in two yearsFri Jan 26 2018 - 04:30
Tax reform increased number of married women in employmentESRI study links greater female participation in labour force to tax changes in 2000Thu Jan 25 2018 - 14:01
Insurance sector assets in Ireland eclipse €300bnFigure was included in new Central Bank dataset on the insurance industry hereWed Jan 24 2018 - 13:12
Dublin-centric development ‘unsustainable’, warns ESRIThink tank highlights growing concentration of economic activity in capitalWed Jan 24 2018 - 05:00
AIB chief admits bank benefited by up to €100m from tracker scandalBernard Byrne tells Oireachtas finance committee that two people who lost homes have appealed the level of compensation offered by the bankTue Jan 23 2018 - 19:33
US tax overhaul may ‘slow momentum’ for EU digital taxRevenue says US targeting of multinationals’ tax avoidance could conflict with EU plansTue Jan 23 2018 - 05:48
IMF raises global growth outlook amid Trump tax cutsWashington-based fund forecasts massive once-off stimulus from US tax reformMon Jan 22 2018 - 14:05
Value of Ireland’s sovereign wealth fund rises to €8.7bnIreland Strategic Investment Fund (ISIF) unveils year-end review of investmentsMon Jan 22 2018 - 13:31
Ireland not unduly exposed to post-QE interest rate rises, NTMA chief saysState’s refinancing requirement has been halved through prefunding, Conor O’Kelly saysMon Jan 22 2018 - 13:03
New data protection laws create ‘hive of activity’ in Irish jobs marketRecruiter Azon says there are currently over 400 job openings in GDPR in IrelandMon Jan 22 2018 - 05:30
Stock market rally helps drive down pension deficitsStudy finds combined pension deficits of Iseq firms fell 56 per cent to €1.1 billion in 2017Mon Jan 22 2018 - 05:13
Ibec says UK’s Brexit policy driven by political concernsEmployers’ group claims plan to leave customs union against interests of UK and EUSun Jan 21 2018 - 17:57
Fears of a 'lost generation' recede as long-term unemployment fallsBetter trained and educated unemployed a good fit for expanding workforceFri Jan 19 2018 - 09:19
State fund announces major investment in solar energyIreland Strategic Investment Fund is to co-invest €140 million in 20 new solar parksThu Jan 18 2018 - 18:42
Basic Irish funeral can cost up to €7,500, survey findsRoyal London says families being faced with big bills before life assurance is paid outThu Jan 18 2018 - 17:14
European shares inch lower on day of corporate newsIseq and FTSE edge downwards but main indexes on Wall Street riseWed Jan 17 2018 - 19:19
TDs call for class actions in tracker mortgage scandalCulture won’t change until banks are prosecuted, committee hearsTue Jan 16 2018 - 21:19
Employment expected to surpass pre-crash peak later this yearTotal employment in Republic at 2.2 million in third quarter of 2017, CSO figures showTue Jan 16 2018 - 12:21
Major housing development in south Dublin refused planning permissionBórd Pleanála concerned over storm water management at proposed Leopardstown schemeTue Jan 16 2018 - 10:57
Bord Pleanála receives ‘fast-track’ applications for 4,000 homesDevelopment system set to facilitate significant amount of student housingMon Jan 15 2018 - 06:15
Beet Ireland buys sugar site on Carlow-Kildare borderOrganisation understood to be to acquiring 200-acre site in PlumperstownFri Jan 12 2018 - 07:00
Help-to-buy scheme leads to 50% rise in first-time buyersNew CSO figures indicate that the programme has boosted demand for housingFri Jan 12 2018 - 05:50
Irish house prices up 11.6% in year to NovemberLatest official figures from CSO indicate slight moderation in annual price growthThu Jan 11 2018 - 12:08
Bank rally pushes markets up againDublin’s Iseq bucks trends falling 76 points to 7,102Wed Jan 10 2018 - 17:41
Brexit: Food and drink exports ‘still heavily reliant’ on UKUK accounted for 35 per cent of exports in 2017 despite diversification effortsWed Jan 10 2018 - 08:37
Department warns that corporation tax is a riskReport suggests that the public finances are vulnerable to vagaries of business tax trendsWed Jan 10 2018 - 05:00
Central Bank says property price growth is justifiedMinutes of November meeting show regulator does not see figures out of lineMon Jan 08 2018 - 21:38
Up, up and away: what’s in store for the Local Property TaxRising property prices could see bills go up by as much as 100%Mon Jan 08 2018 - 17:25
Housebuilding accelerates but official numbers ‘still overstate’ supplyGoodbody report records big uptick in activity but casts doubt on official dataMon Jan 08 2018 - 11:59
ESB eyes HQ as most energy efficient office block in StateSeven-storey Dublin offices to be ‘exemplar in sustainability’Mon Jan 08 2018 - 05:00
Revenue sends one million letters over property taxOnly 12,500 homeowners have revised their initial valuations over past three yearsFri Jan 05 2018 - 21:32
Best week since April for European shares as UK, Swiss indices hit recordsBank of Ireland continues its good run, rising 2.5% to €7.73Fri Jan 05 2018 - 20:25
Irish meat exports reach new record in 2017Despite Brexit cloud, Bord Bia figures show meat exports were worth €3.8bn last yearFri Jan 05 2018 - 15:36
Black Friday drives retail sales in NovemberSales of electrical goods rose ahead of Christmas, CSO numbers showFri Jan 05 2018 - 12:28
Live Register falls again as employment conditions improveLatest figures show number of people signing on dropped by 2,900 in DecemberFri Jan 05 2018 - 11:47
Net mortgage lending increases for first time in seven yearsLatest Central Bank figures reflect pick-up in housing marketFri Dec 29 2017 - 15:17
Housing association change could add to Government debtCSO recommends housing agencies be classified as public rather than private bodiesThu Dec 21 2017 - 05:35
Housing commencements to pass 15,000 for first time since 2008CIF described latest data as ‘clear progress’ in tackling current housing shortageTue Dec 19 2017 - 17:23
Public service pension liability now stands at €114.5bnLiability jumps 17% in three years and is calculated on basis of pension increases matching pay rises not consumer pricesTue Dec 19 2017 - 16:11
Rising house prices lift thousands out of negative equityIncidence of underwater mortgages now 25 per cent of 2012 rate, study showsMon Dec 18 2017 - 05:58
Foreign holidays even for those in financial hardshipTwo-thirds of families in financial difficulty had at least one break in last year, Aviva saysMon Dec 18 2017 - 05:33
Ryanair strike threat remains as unions seek clarificationCompany jettisons long standing policy and says it will negotiate with pilots’ groupsFri Dec 15 2017 - 20:13
Irish economy surges to double-digit growthGDP rise of 10.5 per cent year on year in third quarter raises question of noise in dataFri Dec 15 2017 - 11:05
European shares flag as ECB provides no momentumRyanair falls in Dublin as more negative industrial relations news filters outThu Dec 14 2017 - 20:04
Planning permissions for apartments fall despite demandCSO figures show bias towards low-density housing schemesThu Dec 14 2017 - 20:00
Irish inflation remains subdued at 0.5%Underlying trend continues to be driven by rising housing costsThu Dec 14 2017 - 11:41
Home repossessions up but still low by international standardsCentral Bank figures also show arrears in all categories of maturity are decliningThu Dec 14 2017 - 11:40
ComReg pursues fresh prosecution against YourtelRegulator pursues controversial German telco for failing to provide data on contractsWed Dec 13 2017 - 04:45
ESRI and Central Bank issue stern warning over Brexit hazardDespite uncertainty economy set to grow by approximately 5% this year and 4% in 2018Wed Dec 13 2017 - 02:00
