Dundrum Town Centre to see flurry of new arrivals and store reopenings Zara, Bershka and Tommy Hilfiger among brands to upgrade their presence this yearFri Sept 18 2026 - 06:00
Stripe to take over online payments for Brown Thomas ArnottsCollaboration part of ‘ongoing investment in digital experiences’ at luxury retailerFri Sept 18 2026 - 06:00
Global stocks rally after first US interest rate hike since 2023Glanbia drags on Iseq index after Bank of America issues underperform ratingThu Sept 17 2026 - 17:48
Reach’s decision to close GalwayBeo and cut jobs an ‘act of self-sabotage’, says unionGroup will shed some 220 jobs in the UK and Ireland as it looks to arrest web traffic declineThu Sept 17 2026 - 11:33
Tenth of Irish renewable electricity lost in 2025 due to grid constraintsElectricity demand rise driven primarily by 9% increase in demand from large energy users including data centresThu Sept 17 2026 - 06:00
Irish house price inflation slows to new two-and-a-half-year lowIncreased supply and rising interest rates have cooled the market somewhat this yearWed Sept 16 2026 - 11:15
ESB profits up as it pledges to hold customer prices despite energy market ‘extraordinary volatility’ESB’s pretax profit was €446m for the first half of 2026, up from €352m in the same period a year earlierTue Sept 15 2026 - 09:38
Rising property prices expose more people to ‘significant’ inheritance tax bills, warns adviserMore than half of CAT receipts generated by beneficiaries outside parent-child categoryTue Sept 15 2026 - 06:00
Removal of whiskey tariff a ‘step in the right direction’ for hard-hit sectorGin, poitín, beer and other Irish drinks exports remain subject to trade barriers from Trump administrationMon Sept 14 2026 - 13:57
Irish screen industry joins global call for ‘Netflix levies’ to fund local film and TV Government has effectively shelved the proposal despite recommendations from media regulator and cross-party committeeFri Sept 11 2026 - 12:58
Contactless payments usage to get boost from public transport, BPFI saysConsumers tapped cards or paid with mobile phone wallets almost 840m times in first half of yearFri Sept 11 2026 - 06:00
Shares slide amid oil price surge and ECB rates hikeICG shares jump 6.7% after shareholders narrowly back €1.2bn buyout planThu Sept 10 2026 - 17:49
Irish fintechs face a tougher funding market as global concerns weigh on investorsFirms in the Republic raised €136m in first six months of 2026, says KPMGSat Sept 05 2026 - 05:00
Irish economic growth stalls slightly in second quarterGDP rebounds after two consecutive quarters of contraction fuelled by unwinding of tariff-driven export boomFri Sept 04 2026 - 11:28
McKillen family-owned Atlas Autoservice adds four more depots to property portfolioTyre and car servicing group now owns seven of its 18 locations after flurry of property deals in recent yearsFri Sept 04 2026 - 06:00
Stocks steady as US Fed governor gives optimistic inflation takeNvidia advances after announcing $13bn deal for AI platformThu Sept 03 2026 - 17:45
Ireland’s services sector expands in August but employment growth stallsCost pressures intensify but remain below earlier peak, says AIBThu Sept 03 2026 - 06:00
Average accountant’s pay tops €130,000 in Leinster amid high demand for servicesMore than three-quarters of accountants surveyed expect earnings to rise over next 12 monthsThu Sept 03 2026 - 06:00
Irish factories report sharp rise in new business despite ‘muted’ global demandSentiment among manufacturing businesses rose to its highest level last month since JanuaryTue Sept 01 2026 - 06:00
TG4 says progress in gaining editorial control of Nuacht service from RTÉ ‘extremely slow’Irish language broadcaster asks for €11m more funding in Budget 2027Sat Aug 29 2026 - 06:00
‘Nothing underhanded’ in department’s changes to data centre report, says BurkeMinister delivers cost of business advisory forum’s final reportFri Aug 28 2026 - 12:22
Mortgage switching activity surges as homeowners look to lock in interest ratesHome-loan approvals up 15% last month to €2bn, banking body saysFri Aug 28 2026 - 06:00
Report lists more than 60 measures to address business costs and ease regulatory burdenForum to bring regulators and the businesses they regulate together ‘should meet quarterly to discuss cost of business’, report recommendsFri Aug 28 2026 - 05:00
Nvidia’s outlook fuels global tech stock rallyEuropean shares mixed as French stocks dip amid political uncertaintyThu Aug 27 2026 - 17:37
Tourist numbers up 13% in 2026 as British and European visits rebound Number of US visitors arriving in Ireland also up 7.6% from 2025, says CSOThu Aug 27 2026 - 14:58
House construction activity jumps despite overall decline in sector’s productionNon-residential activity declined sharply in second quarter, says CSOWed Aug 26 2026 - 12:51
Almost one in seven commercial properties in Republic ‘lies vacant’ National rate falls for first time since data started being collected in 2013 but picture mixed countrywide, notes reportWed Aug 26 2026 - 05:00
Shares edge higher as Nvidia results loom largeUK housebuilders lifted by British government plan to fund affordable housingTue Aug 25 2026 - 17:18
Grafton Education acquires school laptop supplier involved in High Court rowPC Peripherals is rebranding as Eduvolve in ‘€2.5m deal’Tue Aug 25 2026 - 15:02
US college football game expected to pull 14,000 US visitors to Dublin this week Visitor numbers down on previous years but the now annual event is still seen as important for tourism and transatlantic business tiesTue Aug 25 2026 - 14:31
Waterland commits €250m to Irish deals, eyeing data centre engineers and foray into foodCompanies bought by Irish arm of Dutch private equity firm have grown revenues by €600m to €1.15 bn Sat Aug 22 2026 - 06:00
MetroLink a ‘key target’ for construction group Sisk after forming joint ventureSisk says its advance order books is valued at €7.2bn as it reports sharp uptick in 2025 operating profitsWed Aug 19 2026 - 12:22
Kenmare chief on shareholder frustration of being a ‘small cap, single country, single commodity’ company‘Weak market conditions’ combined with slow progress on plant upgrades weigh on first half resultsWed Aug 19 2026 - 07:37
US multinationals call for ‘clearly defined’ funding for energy grid improvements in Budget 2027 AmCham says Ministers should also reduce marginal income tax rates to ‘support talent attraction and retention’Wed Aug 19 2026 - 05:00
Shares slide as surging oil prices and bond yields dent confidenceTumbling chipmaker stocks sends Wall Street’s main indices near two-week lowsTue Aug 18 2026 - 17:18
Almost 3,000 Irish entities struck off in 2026 as regulator ramps up enforcement Companies Registration Office targeting companies that have failed to to file documents as it addresses Covid-related backlogTue Aug 18 2026 - 13:17
John Lowe, the ‘Money Doctor’, dies aged 75Regular media contributor was well known for his series of personal finance handbooksTue Aug 18 2026 - 10:53
FBD board approves €26.9m special dividend as ‘improved weather’ drives claims expense lowerProfits before tax at insurer more than double to €43mFri Aug 07 2026 - 08:28
Kingspan pauses €650m share buyback scheme to ‘preserve dry powder’ for possible dealsShares surge as much as 19% after insulation giant reports 10% jump in first-half trading profit to €487.2mFri Aug 07 2026 - 07:28
Irish borrowers draw down record number of car loans as personal lending activity surgesBanking industry group says figures point to ‘continued consumer confidence’ in early part of 2026Fri Aug 07 2026 - 05:00
Glen Dimplex’s Northern Ireland arm slumps to £8.2m loss as restructuring costs biteGroup is pursuing Irish consolidation plans that will reduce headcount by 300Thu Aug 06 2026 - 14:02
Irish firms raise €296m in VC funding, but three deals account for lion’s shareKPMG says software companies were a focus for investors in second quarterThu Aug 06 2026 - 05:00
Government appoints chairwoman and board of new AI bodyState’s AI Office will co-ordinate approach to implementation of new EU regulationsWed Aug 05 2026 - 17:37
Actavo pays €10m dividend to shareholders, including Denis O’BrienGroup also exited its events business this year as directors hail efforts to ‘streamline’ operationsWed Aug 05 2026 - 16:37
Denis O’Brien’s Actavo group exits events business and sells assets to rival‘Strategic’ decision results in collective redundancies Wed Aug 05 2026 - 05:41
Prospect of US-Iran deal lifts stocks to near record highsFalling oil prices and upbeat corporate earnings reports lift investor sentimentTue Aug 04 2026 - 17:00
Wayflyer agrees $1.5bn ‘forward flow’ loan deal with US giant FortressCombined with recent $250m credit facility, Irish fintech says it has $4.5bn to deploy over next two yearsThu Jul 30 2026 - 15:05
Workers at IT firm Kyndryl balloted for industrial action over redundancy termsFSU says collective agreement not being honoured by IBM spin-outWed Jul 29 2026 - 14:02
Irish economy shrank by 1.6% in 12 months to end of June, CSO estimatesVolatile numbers come on the back of a surge in exports last yearWed Jul 29 2026 - 11:10
Hostelworld says Iran war shaved 3% off growth in first halfBooking platform reaffirms full-year guidance as revenues jump 12%Wed Jul 29 2026 - 07:34
