Warning that house prices may fall by 80%HOUSING MARKET: IRELAND WILL see more demolition than construction of houses over the next decade, as the economy struggles …Tue Jan 13 2009 - 00:00
Retailer Land of Leather is latest casualty of downturnFURNITURE RETAILER Land of Leather became the latest casualty of the economic downturn yesterday, going into administration after…Tue Jan 13 2009 - 00:00
290,000 jobseekers now on Live Register Unemployment rate 8.3 per cent, says CSOUNEMPLOYMENT hit a 10-year high in December, with the number of people claiming jobseekers' payments jumping by a record 70 per…Sat Jan 10 2009 - 00:00
Urgent need for 'painful' steps to save economyNational Competitiveness Council report: "Painful" measures are urgently required to stabilise public finances and prevent the…Fri Jan 09 2009 - 00:00
Timing disastrous for workers losing their jobsEMPLOYMENT ANALYSIS: IT WON'T be any comfort to the 1,900 people who have just lost their jobs that Dell clung on to Ireland…Fri Jan 09 2009 - 00:00
2008 earnings of fruit group Fyffes on trackFRUIT GROUP Fyffes said yesterday that earnings would be affected by the strengthening of the dollar and further cost inflation…Thu Jan 08 2009 - 00:00
Iseq finishes flat despite European markets' slideThe Iseq index of Irish-listed shares finished flat today, which meant it outperformed stock markets across Europe, as the FTSE…Wed Jan 07 2009 - 00:00
State move to borrow billions will test standing of economyTHE GOVERNMENT has begun the process of borrowing billions from world bond markets to finance the running of the State as it …Tue Jan 06 2009 - 00:00
Government records largest ever deficitThe Government recorded the largest ever deficit and the largest ever shortfall in tax receipts in the history of the State in…Mon Jan 05 2009 - 00:00
Spectre of gloom looms for those who keep their jobs as well as those laid offGOING, GOING gone. Once these three words were the oft-repeated mantra of Ireland's busy auctioneers; now they form a gloomy …Fri Jan 02 2009 - 00:00
What the plan means for two key groupsSMALL BUSINESSES: BUSINESS GROUPS have welcomed the inclusion of measures designed to increase lending to small firms in the…Tue Dec 23 2008 - 00:00
Retail sales fall 7.4% as consumers cut spendingCONSUMERS CURTAILED their spending in October, as the volume of retail sales fell by an annual rate of 7Thu Dec 18 2008 - 00:00
Mixed day as Anglo bucks trend of falling financialsDUBLIN REPORT: MIXED FORTUNES abounded on the Iseq index of Irish shares yesterday as cement group CRH outperformed the market…Thu Dec 18 2008 - 00:00
Exporters fear exchange rate crisisAN EMERGING exchange rate crisis is threatening the survival of many Irish exporting businesses and may accelerate job losses…Wed Dec 17 2008 - 00:00
Irish-based firm among $50bn fraud victimsDUBLIN-BASED Pioneer Alternative Investments is among the victims of a $50 billion (€37Sat Dec 13 2008 - 00:00
Goodbody lists its top stock picks for investors in coming yearCRH, KERRY and Irish Life Permanent are among six stocks recommended by Goodbody Stockbrokers as its key investment picks for…Sat Dec 13 2008 - 00:00
New curbs on insurance firms, agentsINSURANCE COMPANIES will be banned from terminating appointments with financial intermediaries based solely on intermediaries…Thu Dec 11 2008 - 00:00
Anglo pressured in heavy trading as stock falls 23.2%Anglo Irish Bank saw almost a quarter of its remaining value wiped from its share price today, with the stock declining 23Wed Dec 10 2008 - 00:00
Bloxham picks nine to beat marketSTOCKBROKING FIRM Bloxham has picked nine Irish stocks that it says will outperform the market in 2009Wed Dec 10 2008 - 00:00
Iseq edges up once again as confidence in CRH buildsDUBLIN REPORT: Iseq: 2,675.23 (+49Wed Dec 10 2008 - 00:00
Anglo sinks to new lows as CRH thrivesIseq: 2,675 (+49) at close: IT WAS the tale of two stocks on the Iseq today, as building materials group CRH continued to the…Tue Dec 09 2008 - 00:00
Total of 95 jobs to be created in software engineering and call centre companiesFIFTY NEW jobs have been created at software firm Synopsys in Blanchardstown, while an additional 45 jobs have been added at …Mon Dec 08 2008 - 00:00
33% of Poles may return homeA THIRD of Polish workers in Ireland may return home over the next year as Poland takes up its position as one of Europe's fastest…Mon Dec 08 2008 - 00:00
'Apprentice' boss Sir Alan Sugar has a message for bankers: 'You're fired'“THEY NEED a good slapping these banks, they do,” Sir Alan Sugar asserts – to a room stuffed with bankers tucking into a spot…Sat Dec 06 2008 - 00:00
Jobless rate jumps to 7.8% in NovemberUNEMPLOYMENT HAS increased to an estimated rate of 7Thu Dec 04 2008 - 00:00
Exchequer returns reveal large firms suffering squeezeLARGE CORPORATIONS and the self-employed are being squeezed by the recession, the latest exchequer returns from the Department…Wed Dec 03 2008 - 00:00
Exchequer deficit set to exceed €11.5 billion in 2008More cuts in public spending are on the way following a sharp deterioration in the tax revenues collected by the Government in…Tue Dec 02 2008 - 00:00
NCB to become market-makerNCB STOCKBROKERS will join Davy and Goodbody by becoming a market-maker in up to 40 Irish quoted companies with effect from today…Mon Dec 01 2008 - 00:00
Hotel body calls for supportTHE IRISH Hotels Federation (IHF) has called on the Government to ensure that tourism businesses can secure seasonal credit facilities…Mon Dec 01 2008 - 00:00
Ibec calls for reform of pension fundingTHE FUNDING rules that govern defined benefit pension schemes should be urgently reformed, employers' group Ibec warned yesterday…Mon Dec 01 2008 - 00:00
Supermac's writes off €21m in bad debtGALWAY BUSINESSMAN Pat McDonagh has written off more than €21 million in bad debt from the books of his fast-food empire Supermac…Sat Nov 29 2008 - 00:00
Mortgage lending at lowest growth rate since 1986MORTGAGE LENDING by banks and building societies dried up in October as the housing market came to a near standstill, new figures…Sat Nov 29 2008 - 00:00
Weaker sterling eats into food firm's profitCONVENIENCE FOOD group Greencore saw its 2008 earnings swallowed up by weak sterling, a lag in recovering a rise in input costs…Wed Nov 26 2008 - 00:00
Iseq closes flat following quiet trading dayPre-Thanksgiving activity on the other side of the Atlantic meant it was a quiet day's trading on the Dublin market this afternoon…Wed Nov 26 2008 - 00:00
Iseq slightly up after rollercoaster dayThe Iseq index of Irish shares finished up slightly this afternoon after a rollercoaster of a day that saw morning gains wiped…Fri Nov 21 2008 - 00:00
Enterprise Ireland focuses on services sectorENTERPRISE IRELAND has launched a major new strategy for the services sector with the aim of doubling service exports to €5.25…Thu Nov 20 2008 - 00:00
Businesses doing well, says GlanbiaFOOD GROUP Glanbia said yesterday that its businesses were performing in line with expectations despite signs that consumers …Wed Nov 19 2008 - 00:00
BOI shares fall sharply to lowest in 17 yearsBank of Ireland's share price fell sharply in trading today, with the bank, which is the second largest in Ireland, losing 23…Mon Nov 17 2008 - 00:00
Allen queries Fás claim by CoughlanTHE CHAIRMAN of the Dáil's Public Accounts Committee (PAC), Bernard Allen, said yesterday that he was concerned by Tánaiste Mary…Sat Nov 15 2008 - 00:00
Retail sales volumes 6.2% lower in SeptemberSHOPPERS STAYED away from the tills again in September, with the volume of retail sales continuing to decline at levels not seen…Sat Nov 15 2008 - 00:00
Bewleys profit slips backOPERATING PROFIT at Campbell Bewley slipped back last year as the group fought an expensive legal battle with the landlord of…Sat Nov 15 2008 - 00:00
Economists expect Irish price deflation next yearINFLATION WILL turn to deflation next year, economists predicted yesterday, as the Central Statistics Office (CSO) published …Fri Nov 14 2008 - 00:00
Tiffany Co hoping sales will sparkle at new outletBLUE BOXES will be this season's gift of choice among marriage-keen, diamond-friendly girls for whom there is little more dispiriting…Fri Nov 14 2008 - 00:00
Positive statement by Kerry GroupKERRY GROUP said yesterday that it expected to overcome "challenging economic conditions" and the negative effects of a weak …Fri Nov 14 2008 - 00:00
Gender gap narrows as more Irish women take up senior jobsTHE GENDER gap in Ireland is narrowing, according to the World Economic Forum, which has ranked Ireland in eighth place in its…Thu Nov 13 2008 - 00:00
Half-year profits at Norkom up 29% to €14.8mTHE FINANCIAL software maker Norkom reported a strong set of half-year numbers yesterday, despite the impact of forced marriages…Wed Nov 12 2008 - 00:00
Recession and inflation to trim Christmas spendCHRISTMAS HAS not been cancelled, but it has been cut backWed Nov 12 2008 - 00:00
C&C appoints rival's ex-CEO to top jobTROUBLED CIDER group C&C has appointed former Scottish & Newcastle (S&N) chief executive John Dunsmore as its new…Tue Nov 11 2008 - 00:00
Norkom reports 37% increase in first half revenuesFinancial software maker Norkom says it will benefit from a move by global regulators to tighten their supervision of financial…Tue Nov 11 2008 - 00:00
Huge increase in 3 Ireland turnoverMOBILE PHONE company 3 Ireland more than doubled its turnover in 2007 as the firm expanded its presence in the mobile broadband…Sat Nov 08 2008 - 00:00
