Global IPO market poised for big year after finishing 2025 on ‘strong footing’ – EYPublic listings raised $171.8 billion globally last year, an increase of 39 per cent on 2024Fri Jan 09 2026 - 13:50
Galway medtech Vivasure acquired in deal worth up to €185mBoston-headquartered medical device group Haemonetics agrees to pay €100m upfront for Enterprise Ireland-backed companyFri Jan 09 2026 - 12:01
American airlines file complaint to US transport officials over Dublin Airport passenger capRyanair warns Irish airlines could face retaliatory action as US airlines argue Dublin cap is ‘discriminatory and anticompetitive’Thu Jan 08 2026 - 09:30
House price inflation slowed in late 2025, report findsExisting homeowners still ‘reluctant’ to move due to difficult market conditionsThu Jan 08 2026 - 02:00
Kingspan axes spin-off of unit riding data centres boomCavan-based group will retain 100% ownership of Advnsys despite strong ‘investor appetite’Wed Jan 07 2026 - 07:28
Irish food and drink exports hit record €19bn in 2025 despite ‘volatile’ trade environmentDeclining Irish whiskey sales drag drinks exports growth lowerWed Jan 07 2026 - 07:00
Hairdressers Peter Mark paid €2.5m dividend to shareholders last yearRevenues have rebounded dramatically in the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemicTue Dec 30 2025 - 12:33
Aircoach received €25m ‘equity injection’ from UK parent amid losses, route closuresPrivate bus operator which closed Galway-Dublin route last year has also pulled back on routes in south Dublin and Wicklow Tue Dec 30 2025 - 05:00
Today’s stock market wrap: European shares touch record highs despite metal price pullbackHopes for Ukraine peace deal drag defence stocks lower while top tech stocks take a backwards step in New York Mon Dec 29 2025 - 17:28
Czech crypto payment processor Confirmo secures licence from Central BankIrish regulator is ‘recognised across Europe for supervisory standards’, company saysTue Dec 23 2025 - 13:24
Blarney Woollen Mills group books €4.2m profit despite cost challengesDirectors of Meadows and Byrne subsidiary warn ‘sourcing and pricing of key inputs’ remain a challengeTue Dec 23 2025 - 11:20
Rally in tech stocks but shares little changed overallTraders are navigating lighter volumes at the start of a holiday-shortened weekMon Dec 22 2025 - 17:25
Circle K’s Ciara Foxton: ‘The grid isn’t strong enough’ for EV charging in all areasCircle K MD talks about not being able to get some service stations connected to the grid, building big and serving up healthier food options in-storeFri Dec 19 2025 - 06:00
Global shares jump as markets cheer US inflation surpriseECB opted to keep rates unchanged but offered more positive commentary on euro area economyThu Dec 18 2025 - 17:44
Greystar buys 700-bed student accommodation in Dublin and Galway for €105m Greystar now operates close to 1,000 student beds here, making it one of the largest players in the market Thu Dec 18 2025 - 17:30
US authorities hit Meta with $16bn tax claim related to Irish transfersTech giant facing third US tax court case in recent years related to transactions from 2010Thu Dec 18 2025 - 16:56
Small company rescue applications down 23% in 2025, but ‘headwinds’ loom in 2026Pension auto-enrolment and minimum wage increases will heighten ‘financial distress’ early next year, says Azets IrelandThu Dec 18 2025 - 05:01
Irish mortgage arrears fall again to lowest level since 2009Decline in arrears has been helped by strength of economy despite threat of global shocksWed Dec 17 2025 - 12:32
Greencore expects to complete €1.4bn Bakkavor takeover in JanuaryCombination will create leading convenience food business in the UK with £4bn revenuesWed Dec 17 2025 - 07:50
Shares muted as investors digest US jobs dataEuropean defence stocks dip amid hopes for Ukraine peace dealTue Dec 16 2025 - 18:04
Wage costs for grocery retailers up almost 40% since 2020, says Excel RecruitmentRising retail crime adding to cost base as supermarkets forced to hire security staffTue Dec 16 2025 - 01:00
Calls for a ‘Spotify levy’, and Drumshanbo Irish Gin’s latest profitsThe best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business deskMon Dec 15 2025 - 06:35
‘Spotify levy’ could fund next generation of CMATs and Fontaines DCs, says trade bodyAIM Ireland believes Government tax incentives to develop indigenous music industry should be exploredMon Dec 15 2025 - 06:00
Falling tech stocks drag global shares lowerBroadcom drops after sales outlook falls short of lofty expectationsFri Dec 12 2025 - 18:00
Freight airline ASL engages WRC to break ‘impasse’ with pilots and avert strikeAround 90 Ialpa members are due to begin a strike next weekFri Dec 12 2025 - 16:15
New data centres must generate and supply electricity to wider market, regulator rulesDecision follows CRU’s review of grid connection rules for large energy usersFri Dec 12 2025 - 13:18
Today’s stock market round-up: How shares fared in Dublin, London, Europe and New YorkOracle’s disappointing quarterly forecasts led to declines in some of the world’s biggest tech namesThu Dec 11 2025 - 17:35
Inflation jumps above 3% as prices rise at fastest pace since February 2024Education costs rise by 8.9%, linked to Government’s third-level fee hikeThu Dec 11 2025 - 11:35
RTÉ will outsource Lotto draws in cost-saving drive, Kevin Bakhurst tells media committeeDirector general says he expects 100 employee exits this year, with broadcaster on course to reduce staff by 400 in next five yearsWed Dec 10 2025 - 18:04
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 IrelandTue Dec 09 2025 - 00:01
Northern Ireland economy ‘underperforming’ Republic but exceeding UK growth rateImproving cross-border data collection a ‘strategic priority’ for future ‘shared island’ analysisMon Dec 08 2025 - 12:15
Soaring rents and ageing renter population leaves many ‘financially exposed’, says insurerNumber of renters over 65 has doubled since 2011, as home ownership among younger cohorts collapsedMon Dec 08 2025 - 08:49
Murky bidding processes squeezing home salesThe best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business deskMon Dec 08 2025 - 07:10
Stocks gain as investors cheer delayed US economic dataS&P 500 rises to a hair below October’s recordFri Dec 05 2025 - 17:42
Solar 21 denies two subsidiaries are insolvent after investors file winding-up petitionRenewable energy group says it will ‘vigorously’ defend itselfFri Dec 05 2025 - 15:17
Credit unions explore ‘central treasury function’ to unlock €9.9bn mortgage and SME lendingMove follows Central Bank’s decision to increase sector’s lending limits earlier this yearFri Dec 05 2025 - 06:00
Recent income tax changes ‘echo’ pre-2008 financial crisis budgets, Central Bank warns‘Little change’ in average tax rates across the income distribution since 2013, new research findsThu Dec 04 2025 - 15:58
8,000 Irish investors blocked from withdrawing cash from German retail property fundGreenman Fund has activated ‘redemption gate’ after spike in redemption requests during third quarterThu Dec 04 2025 - 05:00
Gambling and clothing lead to increased spending on credit and debit cards in OctoberCentral Bank said the Halloween effect, with spending on costume hire, was a factor in strong increase in spending on clothing Wed Dec 03 2025 - 13:41
Digital banks not to attend Oireachtas committee reviewing regulation of sector Revolut, Bunq, N26 and Monzo invited to discuss regulatory oversight of fast-growing so-called neobanks in Irish marketWed Dec 03 2025 - 06:00
Irish households not getting full benefit of retail investment, research revealsJust 44% of adults hold any investments, according to BPFI – although more than three-quarters have savings accounts Tue Dec 02 2025 - 05:01
Global shares pause for breath after recent winning streakRout in bitcoin deepens, sending crypto-related shares downMon Dec 01 2025 - 17:34
Irish households not getting full benefit of retail investment, says Central BankMore than half of those who are not currently investing said clear guidance about how to start would encourage them to do soMon Dec 01 2025 - 15:39
Dublin Port charges ‘not expected’ to fuel Irish inflation, says operatorDublin Port Company to increase charges and introduce new €15 ‘infrastructure’ levyMon Dec 01 2025 - 14:13
Nama’s asset strategy was ‘broadly successful’ - reportBad bank, which is to be wound up later this year, has been accused to paying too much for assets and not maximising profits on their saleThu Nov 27 2025 - 15:26
Combined €21bn revenues pass through fast-fashion giant Shein’s Irish subsidiariesTwo entities in the group have just filed accounts in DublinThu Nov 27 2025 - 15:19
Web Summit back in profit after Paddy Cosgrave’s return as CEO Cosgrave settled five interrelated High Court lawsuits involving his former business partners earlier this yearThu Nov 27 2025 - 11:12
Irish Ferries owner reports 10% jump in revenues despite falling car volumesICG has reduced sailings on Dover-Calais route to redeploy capacity to Ireland-France routeWed Nov 26 2025 - 10:40
Irish space companies won €24m in European Space Agency contracts in 2024Some 116 Irish firms operate in the sector, up from just 30 a decade agoWed Nov 26 2025 - 08:49
Coalition ‘budgeting like there’s no tomorrow’, warns fiscal watchdogIreland is ‘flying blind’ without the medium-term spending plan promised in programme for governmentWed Nov 26 2025 - 06:00
