Online and mobile banking payments grew sharply in first quarterContactless payment volumes rose year-on-year to 2.5 million a day, industry group BPFI reportsFri Jun 10 2022 - 05:00
Mortgage holders enter era of rising repayments as ECB announces rate hikeECB’s move comes as headline inflation jumps to a 38-year high of 7.8 per centThu Jun 09 2022 - 21:16
‘Extraordinary’ saving levels return to Irish economy in first quarter of 2022After three quarters of decline, rates of saving among households have increased again, the CSO saidThu Jun 09 2022 - 15:09
Prices rise at fastest rate since 1984 as inflation surges to 7.8% Cost of living increased further in May, with food prices 4.5% higher than 12 months ago and energy bills swelling once moreThu Jun 09 2022 - 12:15
Interest rates on new Irish mortgages well above euro average, as ECB set to hike rateCentral Bank figures show average interest rate of 2.77% for new April agreementsWed Jun 08 2022 - 18:46
European shares slide as investors await interest rate hikesAustralia’s central bank raises rates by most in 22 years and signals further movesTue Jun 07 2022 - 19:13
AIB and Bank of Ireland report record rates of account openingSwitching to Permanent TSB from KBC and Ulster Bank also rises sharply as industry expects further pressures in months aheadTue Jun 07 2022 - 18:45
Blaming customers for chaos is a bold strategy for companies. Let’s see if it pays off for themFrom Dublin Airport to the Stade de France via TUI and Primavera, overpromising has hurt reputations everywhereMon Jun 06 2022 - 14:39
The Global pushback against tobacco industry ‘greenwashing’Planet Business: Chaotic airports everywhere, the easing of Shanghai’s 65-day lockdown and arise, Sir PascalSat Jun 04 2022 - 06:08
Eagle Street forms venture with Harrison Street for build-to-rent project in Dublin docklandsSite will include 554 apartments across nine buildings ranging from three to 15 storeysWed Jun 01 2022 - 13:10
Waterford’s Q1 Scientific acquired by US pharma services company CambrexStability storage provider founded by serial entrepreneur Louise Grubb sold to New Jersey-based contract pharma groupWed Jun 01 2022 - 11:27
Irish radio made €145m in ad revenues in 2021Radio advertising market is bigger than estimated, says Radiocentre Ireland, with revenues off to strong start in 2022Tue May 31 2022 - 17:35
Soap operas were once the crown jewels of broadcasters that had the throne to themselvesReturn of royalty to soapland only serves to remind us the golden era of their reign has passedTue May 31 2022 - 05:00
Summery foods are rare bright spot for grocery sales as inflation bitesResearch points to ‘unavoidable’ impact of higher prices in months aheadMon May 30 2022 - 20:02
Dublin ranked fourth most attractive European city for foreign direct investmentState’s reputation for FDI remains strong, EY survey finds, despite drop in projects last yearMon May 30 2022 - 19:03
Consumer sentiment brightens in May amid pent-up demand for holidaysBank of Ireland economic pulse finds cost pressures are weighing on businessesMon May 30 2022 - 05:45
‘Own accent bias’ is real: Audiences less likely to skip ads if local accent usedResearch commissioned by IRS+ found people in Kerry, Donegal, the midlands and the southeast engaged more with Nissan ad when it had local accentMon May 30 2022 - 05:00
Absence of salary information puts seven in 10 people off applying for a jobDesire for upfront clarity on pay a ‘common refrain’ among candidates, says FRS RecruitmentMon May 30 2022 - 05:00
Irish whiskey industry commits to less water and more treesIrish Whiskey Association sustainability roadmap highlights need to support circular economyMon May 30 2022 - 05:00
No snow, no skiing security guards, but the same old talking shop at DavosPlanet Business: the week the elite returned to Davos to fix all the world's problems... maybeSat May 28 2022 - 07:00
European markets take heart from US rally to end week on upbeat noteMarket day wrapFri May 27 2022 - 18:54
Claire Byrne Live to end after seven yearsFinal episode of RTÉ One current affairs show will air on Monday as presenter focuses on radio for nowFri May 27 2022 - 15:55
Central Bank urged to extend Ulster Bank and KBC withdrawal timelinesUnion cites issues of staff stress levels and paperwork surge to committeeWed May 25 2022 - 17:19
Late creative director Eoghan Nolan among four new honorary fellows of IAPIOrlaith Blaney, Alan Cox and Patrick Hickey are also awarded fellowships by the advertising bodyWed May 25 2022 - 16:44
Tech stocks are not like the dotcoms of old, but few will escape the painPandemic favourites have collapsed amid recession fears and what’s next may be roughTue May 24 2022 - 05:24
Operation de-arching: the week McDonald’s confirmed its Russian retreat after 32 yearsPlanet Business: Twitter exits, Walmart woes and a UK minister’s top inflation tipsSat May 21 2022 - 05:19
AIB and Bank of Ireland’s ‘outsized upside’ to rising interest rates highlightedBank of America Global Research note reiterates ‘buy’ ratings for the two Irish banksFri May 20 2022 - 15:35
Record-breaking hiring likely later this year – ManpowerRecruitment group finds 42% of employers intend to hire in third quarterThu May 19 2022 - 05:46
Employers embrace remote and hybrid working amid drop in absencesCIPD Ireland says organisations keener on new ways of working after productivity boostWed May 18 2022 - 13:05
Ryanair opens €10m heavy maintenance facility at Shannon AirportSite is the airline’s first such centre in Ireland and will employ 200 peopleWed May 18 2022 - 10:46
The iPod was an inbetweener device in the end – it won’t be the lastFor Apple, the next stop is the metaverse – and it’ll probably give it a clever new nameTue May 17 2022 - 05:34
Minister promotes Irish screen visual effects sector during LA trade missionCatherine Martin and Screen Ireland launch site to help diaspora find Irish contentMon May 16 2022 - 19:04
‘Very positive’ vibes for Musk as he rocks up to Met Gala with his motherPlanet Business: Flash crashes, style slumps and a ‘make-up renaissance’Sat May 07 2022 - 05:06
Call for credit unions to have greater role in mortgage lendingSinn Féin TD Brian Stanley says existing rules leave credit unions ‘handcuffed’Fri May 06 2022 - 15:12
Quarter of single-parent homes in arrears on utility bills in 2021, survey findsOne in six households paying rent had difficulties doing so in prior 12 months – CSOFri May 06 2022 - 14:25
An Post ranked most reputable organisation in StateRepTrak study finds ‘Covid bounce’ in reputations has subsidedFri May 06 2022 - 05:05
Employers being left ‘in the dark’ on gender pay gap reporting, says HR bodyCIPD Ireland wants more information from Government ahead of ‘snapshot’ dateWed May 04 2022 - 16:28
Climate action TV and radio projects to get €5m funding from Government‘It is essential that we inform people of the threats posed by climate change’ – Eamon RyanWed May 04 2022 - 13:30
Irish names on 30-under-30 list of ‘talented young visionaries’Nasa mathematician, fashion designer and solar entrepreneur make Forbes listTue May 03 2022 - 16:13
One in four households struggling to make ends meet with weekly food shopInflation takes toll on consumers as grocery sales plunge 7.2%, says KantarTue May 03 2022 - 12:17
Public sector PR tenders climb amid pandemic boost for industryCommunications advice and skills in demand, says PRII, as job vacancies surgeTue May 03 2022 - 10:43
Say hello to BeReal, the photo-sharing app that tries to stop us faking itNew social network wants us to show what our lives are really like. What can go wrong?Tue May 03 2022 - 05:11
Ireland sixth for press freedom but situation ‘very serious’ in 28 countries‘News and information chaos’ is on the rise, warns Reporters without BordersTue May 03 2022 - 05:00
Macron escapes cherry tomato fate as unions prep for May Day marchesPlanet Business: A fresh Boeing plunge, the end of CNN Plus and Musk’s quotesSat Apr 30 2022 - 12:30
Why is Elon Musk – skittish, visionary renegade – buying Twitter?Influential though it may be in political and media circles, it doesn’t make any moneySat Apr 30 2022 - 06:00
KPMG’s Irish revenues bounce back after pandemic hitProfessional services firm is preparing to move to new Dublin headquartersThu Apr 28 2022 - 17:43
Ardagh Metal Packaging sees revenues rise 21% in first quarter‘Persistently high’ energy costs in Europe a headwind for maker of drink cansThu Apr 28 2022 - 15:30
TG4 board vacancies to be advertised after tenure of five members endsSiún Ní Raghallaigh departs after serving two terms as chair of the broadcasterTue Apr 26 2022 - 12:48
Are you a Netflix ‘completer’ or riddled with anxiety about unfinished things?Less may still be too much for the overloaded media consumerTue Apr 26 2022 - 05:57
On-set carbon calculators part of Screen Ireland’s sustainability planState agency aims to be net-zero carbon by 2025 as it flags review of industry’s impactMon Apr 25 2022 - 17:47
