Ian Curran

Ian Curran

Ian Curran is a Business reporter with The Irish Times

Council takes Galway developer to court over Barna housing scheme

Company linked to Gerry Barrett failed to comply with order to lodge €1m bond, according to summons

Savings scheme should be delayed rather than poorly designed, economists warn

‘History is ripe with examples of where rushed tax legislation leads to bad consequences’, Oireachtas committee hears

Special savings scheme will benefit wealthy at State’s expense, say economists

Plan for new personal investment account, as outlined, will benefit wealthy at State’s expense, TDs and Senators to hear

Input price ‘surge’ bites Irish services sector as output shrinks in April

Gloom in transport, tourism and leisure business continues as overall service sector activity slows for first time in five years

Tourist volumes up 16% in March as sector continues recovery

Visitor numbers and expenditure increased in each of the first three months of the year, says CSO

Ireland relies on imports for 80% of energy needs, the fourth-highest rate in EU

Construction is the Republic’s most environmentally extractive industry, says CSO

Cairn Homes says Irish build-cost inflation is now running at 2.5%

Dublin-listed home builder affirms guidance amid ‘strong pipeline’ of apartments and new orders

Weak US dollar drives dip in revenues at Kerry Group

But food ingredients giant hails ‘good’ start to 2026 amid stronger sales volumes

Oracle to shed 150 jobs in Ireland as it grapples with AI cash crunch

Software giant is axing jobs globally as it seeks to reassure investors about data centre bet

Value of fuel sales jumps 7.7% in March as energy price inflation hits

Retail sales volumes up 1.6% over 12 months, says CSO

Glanbia lifts earnings guidance amid ‘strong momentum’ across business units

Dublin-listed group reports double-digit revenue growth in key performance nutrition division

Carbery adds €3m to rainy-day fund for suppliers amid milk price volatility

Co-op-owned group behind Dubliner cheese expects challenging year ahead

Irish wholesale electricity prices climb 19% in March, new CSO figures show

Energy price levels remain slightly lower than 2025 but Iran war expected to accelerate inflation

Higher fertiliser and fuel costs could halve Irish dairy farm margins this year

Agricultural land prices poised for modest growth in 2026, due to low levels of supply

Irish financial firms see cyber attacks as biggest operational threat

Survey finds large majority of compliance experts believe their company is well prepared to deal with incidents

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