Irish plcs among worst placed in EU to meet ‘women on boards’ directivePlanned rules require 40% of non-executive board positions to be filled by womenThu Jul 07 2022 - 13:54
Irish Apple Escrow Fund shrinks amid negative rates and tax paid elsewhereThe State set up the account in 2018 to hold €14.3 billion of alleged back-taxes and interest that the EU ordered it to collect from Apple, even as the matter was under appealThu Jul 07 2022 - 13:12
Cash pile of €30bn will cushion State amid rising market rates, says NTMACash also expected to shield Government’s finances in the event of a drop in corporate taxes or economic slowdownThu Jul 07 2022 - 09:20
Mitsubishi buys remaining stake in Irish energy trader ElectroRouteJapanese giant first invested in Donegal-registered business six years agoThu Jul 07 2022 - 05:00
Finance Ireland ditches IPO prospect as M&G buys into lenderFinance Ireland’s new lending passed €1 billion for the first time last yearWed Jul 06 2022 - 12:05
Investment bank Numis opens Dublin office after securing licenceEuropean office ‘will provide greater flexibility and capability to target opportunities across the EU’Wed Jul 06 2022 - 08:00
HealthBeacon issues sales warning amid delays in chip suppliesChief executive says company well positioned for growth in 2023 and beyond despite short-term challengesWed Jul 06 2022 - 07:39
Jersey-based funds specialist Ocorian eyes Irish growth with new licencesFirm currently employs about 40 people in IrelandWed Jul 06 2022 - 06:00
Digicel expects $1.6bn Pacific unit sale within weeks as shock tax goes to arbitrationDenis O’Brien-owned firm’s full-year service revenues rose 4% to $2.2bn, as earnings grew at same paceWed Jul 06 2022 - 05:45
More than 222,000 new current account openings ahead of Ulster Bank and KBC exit Spike in activity ahead of Ulster and KBC exits from marketTue Jul 05 2022 - 05:10
Insurance broker Lockton agrees third deal of 2022Company is moving into employee benefits spaceTue Jul 05 2022 - 05:00
Providence names Scottish-based oil veteran as interim CEOAlan Curran joins explorer as its Barryroe oil and gas prospect off the coast of Cork remains in limboMon Jul 04 2022 - 09:58
NTMA names Dave McEvoy director of funding and debt managementAgency has so far raised €5.75 billion on the international bond markets in 2022Fri Jul 01 2022 - 15:50
Larry Goodman eyes Providence success but Eamon Ryan is stallingMarket Beat: Businessman has raised his holding in Barryroe-owner Providence to 16.1%Fri Jul 01 2022 - 13:52
Irish-led Spac’s planned $1.74bn deal abandoned amid market turmoilCollapse of merger could result in wind-up of ‘blank cheque’ company, rendering founder shares worthlessFri Jul 01 2022 - 08:05
Irish home price growth set to slip to 4% over next year Projected fall set to follow sharp rise after worst of coronavirus pandemic, notes survey of estate agentsFri Jul 01 2022 - 05:00
Irish manufacturing output falls as input costs soarJob creation and a rise in inventories prevent outright contraction in sector, according to AIB’s latest PMIFri Jul 01 2022 - 05:00
European shares suffer worst quarter since onset of pandemicBanks out of sorts across the day in DublinThu Jun 30 2022 - 18:29
Irish banks’ Revolut rival app to be run on Italian technologySynch Payments has signed an agreement with Milan-based NexiThu Jun 30 2022 - 12:46
EU accepts Insurance Ireland commitments and closes cartel investigationIndustry group commits to giving outside companies fair access to a claims database it administersThu Jun 30 2022 - 12:26
Larry Goodman increases Providence stake to 16.1% as key oil project remains in limboBusinessman doubles his interest in oil and gas explorer over past weekThu Jun 30 2022 - 08:59
Arachas to buy Stuart Insurances as broker deals acceleratePurchase is latest move in major ongoing consolidation of the brokerage sectorThu Jun 30 2022 - 05:15
Irish banks to report monthly account openings as Ulster Bank and KBC retreatSome 1m current and deposit accounts will need to find new banking providersWed Jun 29 2022 - 14:19
Banks keep mortgage rates ‘under review’, as Donohoe criticises price-cap BillAIB and Bank of Ireland decline to shine light on mortgage pricing plansWed Jun 29 2022 - 11:49
Russian bonds in default were listed and prospectus-approved in DublinInvestors were warned on impact of ‘continued geopolitical tensions, particularly if they were to result in additional sanctions’Wed Jun 29 2022 - 05:15
Nama transfers to exchequer reach €3.25bnAgency plans to transfer further €250m by end of this yearTue Jun 28 2022 - 16:41
Ulster Bank to move car and home insurance renewal rights to Aviva Direct‘Customers do not need to take any action,’ says bank as it continues to plan for withdrawal from Irish marketTue Jun 28 2022 - 11:56
Department of Finance defends selling 5% AIB stake at deep discount on IPO priceThe shares on offer were priced at €2.28 each, representing a 6.5 per cent discount on Monday’s closing priceTue Jun 28 2022 - 07:37
Insulation giant Kingspan left exposed to the elements — and rare market backlashAnalysts debate whether profit warning points to sector-wide issues or to weakness in non-residential constructionFri Jun 24 2022 - 13:30
Tracker mortgage scandal: Irish banks’ bill for fines and compensation tops €1bnMinister set to bring proposals to Cabinet for law to make it easier to hold senior bankers to accountThu Jun 23 2022 - 23:55
Explainer: Where does AIB fine leave wider tracker mortgage issue?The Central Bank’s investigation began in 2015 and has not yet been completedThu Jun 23 2022 - 14:29
AIB Group fined record €96.7m for role in tracker mortgage scandalFigure more than double Central Bank’s previous highest fineThu Jun 23 2022 - 11:03
European stocks rally from lowest point in more than a yearIseq sheds 1% with Kingspan down 4.6% while index heavyweight CRH slips 1.6%Wed Jun 22 2022 - 20:15
AIB set for record Central Bank fine over tracker mortgage scandalBank has set aside €70m to cover fine flowing from mortgage investigationWed Jun 22 2022 - 17:21
Irish bank shares could double over ECB rate hike, Deutsche saysInstitutions set to be among main winners from fight against inflationWed Jun 22 2022 - 11:45
Johnny Ronan close to securing deal for loans on 12 high profile propertiesRGRE has bid for Citigroup’s Dublin base as it pitches to move US bank’s local workforce to planned Waterfront schemeWed Jun 22 2022 - 05:40
Covid-19 business interruption claims pushed Irish non-motor insurers into €128m loss in 2020Insurance industry has been loss-making since 2015 in underwriting employers’ and public liability and commercial property insuranceWed Jun 22 2022 - 04:00
Ireland has frozen €1.72bn of Russian assets through sanctionsFinancial assets dominate as amount more than doubles from previous official figureTue Jun 21 2022 - 18:37
AIB sells problem loans portfolio to Cerberus-led group for €400mLoan book, with reported original value of more than €700 million, is about nine years in default on averageTue Jun 21 2022 - 07:50
Digicel bonds due next year slide to 72c on the dollar as risks mountRatings agency Fitch says Digicel ‘faces significant refinancing risk’ with its 2023 bondsTue Jun 21 2022 - 06:18
Bank of Ireland expected to name Gavin Kelly as interim chief executive as strategy refresh driftsFrancesca McDonagh will step down in September after five years in the roleTue Jun 21 2022 - 05:40
Aer Lingus customers hit by Heathrow luggage chaos urged not to call help deskIrish carrier working on returning lost baggage from Heathrow flights ‘within the coming days’Mon Jun 20 2022 - 18:30
Central Bank reminds business groups of Russian sanctions obligationsRegulator declines to give update on extent of sanction-linked assets that have been frozen in the StateMon Jun 20 2022 - 13:02
Irish house prices running 40% above long-term link to incomeHome prices rose a further 2.2 per cent between December and the end of AprilMon Jun 20 2022 - 06:05
Almost a third of Irish consumers expect to cut spending as inflation bitesAbout half have also experienced problems securing certain products in the past six monthsMon Jun 20 2022 - 05:30
KBC Ireland confirms it will exit Synch ‘at appropriate time’App aimed at taking on likes of Revolut and N26Fri Jun 17 2022 - 19:34
European shares post third straight week of losses as downturn fears mountTentative European rally comes as investors fret over major rate hikesFri Jun 17 2022 - 18:31
Providence raises $1.8m at discount as key Barryroe lease awaitedInvestors in Providence have seen three Barryroe development partnership deals come to nothing in the past decadeFri Jun 17 2022 - 18:31
The State’s rising bond rates will limit what the next budget can doEuro zone bond vigilantes are on the prowl once moreFri Jun 17 2022 - 15:59
Tide turns on crypto currencies as recession fears stalk marketsSector’s value, led by bitcoin, has slumped by more than two-thirds since $3 trillion peak in NovemberFri Jun 17 2022 - 05:45
