Ian Curran

Ian Curran

Ian Curran is a Business reporter with The Irish Times

Wage costs for grocery retailers up almost 40% since 2020, says Excel Recruitment

Rising retail crime adding to cost base as supermarkets forced to hire security staff

Calls for a ‘Spotify levy’, and Drumshanbo Irish Gin’s latest profits

The best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business desk

‘Spotify levy’ could fund next generation of CMATs and Fontaines DCs, says trade body

AIM Ireland believes Government tax incentives to develop indigenous music industry should be explored

Falling tech stocks drag global shares lower

Broadcom drops after sales outlook falls short of lofty expectations

Freight airline ASL engages WRC to break ‘impasse’ with pilots and avert strike

Around 90 Ialpa members are due to begin a strike next week

New data centres must generate and supply electricity to wider market, regulator rules

Decision follows CRU’s review of grid connection rules for large energy users

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Oracle’s disappointing quarterly forecasts led to declines in some of the world’s biggest tech names

Inflation jumps above 3% as prices rise at fastest pace since February 2024

Education costs rise by 8.9%, linked to Government’s third-level fee hike

RTÉ will outsource Lotto draws in cost-saving drive, Kevin Bakhurst tells media committee

Director general says he expects 100 employee exits this year, with broadcaster on course to reduce staff by 400 in next five years

Only top 20% of Irish earners can afford to rent an apartment, surveyors say

Price of two-bed apartment ranges from €480,000 to €650,000, says Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland

Northern Ireland economy ‘underperforming’ Republic but exceeding UK growth rate

Improving cross-border data collection a ‘strategic priority’ for future ‘shared island’ analysis

Soaring rents and ageing renter population leaves many ‘financially exposed’, says insurer

Number of renters over 65 has doubled since 2011, as home ownership among younger cohorts collapsed

Murky bidding processes squeezing home sales

The best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business desk

Stocks gain as investors cheer delayed US economic data

S&P 500 rises to a hair below October’s record

Solar 21 denies two subsidiaries are insolvent after investors file winding-up petition

Renewable energy group says it will ‘vigorously’ defend itself

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