Choking off Airbnb offers little upside for housingAccommodation portal ends up in crosshairs whenever housing crisis heats upFri May 21 2021 - 06:00
US college football game planned for 2022 in DublinAer Lingus College Football Classic could generate up to €63 million for economyFri May 21 2021 - 05:29
Inflation concerns stoke fear as global markets retreatIseq in Dublin declines by more than 1.5% with resource stocks faring particularly badlyWed May 19 2021 - 19:23
Brexit sees Irish buyers switch from UK to EU suppliersLatest Central Statistics Office figures show Republic’s trade surplus fell 7% in MarchWed May 19 2021 - 17:03
Dublin city footfall 54% of ‘normal’ for Monday’s reopeningDublin Town’s camera system estimates 140,000 people were on city shopping streetsTue May 18 2021 - 15:26
‘Brisk’ footfall as retail fully reopens with shopping centres busier than city streetsAverage transaction values said to be high as shoppers satisfy pent-up demandMon May 17 2021 - 20:07
Russian billionaire sells Morrison Hotel to UK-based private equity firmDublin hotel market springs back to life with two big sales in past ten daysSun May 16 2021 - 15:29
Charlie Chawke: ‘I want to hold onto everything’His application to develop a five-acre site beside his Goat pub has sparked controversyFri May 14 2021 - 12:30
Dublin whitewater rafting plan a scapegoat for all the State's illsIreland needs tourism attractions. Pursuing them won’t affect house-buildingFri May 14 2021 - 05:25
Government plans to open travel bubble with BritainNew arrangements expected by end of May or mid-JuneFri May 14 2021 - 05:14
Opening of travel bubble between Britain and Ireland plannedIrish citizens could holiday in UK within weeksFri May 14 2021 - 05:00
Micksgarage founders complete partial MBO, almost doubling stakeUlster Bank backs buyout of some private investorsThu May 13 2021 - 13:36
Decathlon Ballymun surfboard sales highest out of 1,700 storesFrench sports retailing giant still planning more Irish investment ‘where it is welcome’Mon May 10 2021 - 19:43
European and US stocks rise as investors see light at end of pandemic tunnelIseq up by 0.4% as some of its heaviest weighted stocks tread waterFri May 07 2021 - 18:43
Changes may be needed to make banks address bad loans faster – McGuinnessCommissioner expresses ‘concern’ over likely loan defaults after pandemicFri May 07 2021 - 16:45
Sales of takeaway pints spiked in April, figures showOverall spending down with falls in supermarkets, electrical goods and furnitureFri May 07 2021 - 05:39
It would be a shame if we let Covid damage Ireland’s Céad Míle FáilteTime will come later in summer when it is safe and sensible to open up to outsidersFri May 07 2021 - 05:36
Boohoo’s Irish-born chief on course for €58m payout despite share dropOnline retailer’s share price falls 2% even though annual revenues rise 41%Thu May 06 2021 - 05:30
Iseq soars as most European markets buoyant on economic recovery hopesDublin market ahead by 3.6 per cent as globally-focused heavy hitters in vogueWed May 05 2021 - 19:58
Henry Street vacancies ‘to hit 31%’ as traders seek ‘urgent’ action over declineSurvival of retail core north of the Liffey is ‘in doubt’, says local traders’ groupFri Apr 30 2021 - 19:00
Local newspapers call for ‘level playing field’ as radio stations get State supportLocal radio stations recently received €2.58m in funding from the BAIFri Apr 30 2021 - 18:59
Caveat: When large corporates repay State wage subsidies it’s often a smart PR moveCarphone Warehouse’s parent would have been pilloried if it hadn’t repaid Irish taxpayers after axing almost 500 jobsFri Apr 30 2021 - 05:45
Restaurant lobby group slams reopening planRAI calls on Government to allow hotels and gastropubs to open alongside hotelsThu Apr 29 2021 - 19:05
Dalata plans Dublin marketing campaign as its hotels record €3.6m Q1 lossIreland’s biggest hotel chain said it had a 14% Dublin occupancy level in first three monthsThu Apr 29 2021 - 07:47
Iseq outpaces flat European peers as investors await policy news from US FedEuropean bank stocks rise on positive trading updatesWed Apr 28 2021 - 18:26
Carphone Warehouse owner returns €3.75m of pandemic wage subsidies to StateDixon Carphone also owns Currys PC World, which is booming in the pandemicWed Apr 28 2021 - 16:46
AerCap sees signs of growing confidence among airlinesNYSE-listed lessor’s Q1 revenues down 12% but it sees ‘pent up demand’ for travelWed Apr 28 2021 - 16:12
Chef ‘Gaz’ Smith: ‘Last 12 months have been toughest of my career, but also the most rewarding’Mount Merrion restaurateur on his appetite for expanding his businessWed Apr 28 2021 - 05:08
Insolvent SMEs may be able to write down tax debts in ‘examinership lite’Minister says business community will be happy with proposals in front of CabinetFri Apr 23 2021 - 15:59
This will be no country for the young unless we fight for their futureWith almost 60% of young people out of work, this State faces a long-term crisis unless action is taken nowFri Apr 23 2021 - 05:21
Luke O’Neill says it is ‘sensible’ to sign up to EU green certs to facilitate tourismTrinity professor also tells industry body that he supports antigen testing for eventsThu Apr 22 2021 - 06:01
European bourses bounce back after torrid selloff over previous daysJuventus football club slumps after European Super League fiascoWed Apr 21 2021 - 19:28
‘Experience economy’ the focus of new Ibec campaign for State supportBusinesses will fail unless Government provides medium-term help, lobby group saysWed Apr 21 2021 - 05:25
Pandemic brewed big trouble for Irish beer but has not killed hopeProduction fell 14% last year but buoyant retail sales took some of the sting out of pub closuresFri Apr 16 2021 - 05:05
Ministers must come up with a plan to avoid summer staycations dramaIf tight reopening schedule slips too deep into summer, many SMEs will crumbleFri Apr 16 2021 - 04:52
New era for Kilkenny Group as Marian O’Gorman steps down after 22 yearsEvelyn Moynihan steps up to lead the luxury goods retailer through pandemicWed Apr 14 2021 - 05:45
Brewers want State aid to get rid of out-of-date drinkIrish beer exports to US fell 45% in 2020 as pandemic hit drinks sector hardMon Apr 12 2021 - 06:00
Bord Bia kicks off campaign to support €2.5bn segment of food marketPrepared consumer foods sector under pressure from Brexit and pandemicMon Apr 12 2021 - 05:27
Builders upbeat on prospects for next year despite partial shutdownUlster Bank purchasing managers index shows improvement in March over FebruaryMon Apr 12 2021 - 05:15
Cairn Homes strikes compromise after objections to chief’s payShareholders raised concerns over Michael Stanley joining long-term incentive schemeSat Apr 10 2021 - 06:15
Transport spending rose 50% in March, Revolut data claimsConsumer spending in March was up by 14% compared with same month last yearFri Apr 09 2021 - 05:40
Mandatory hotel quarantine is controversial for good reasonDepriving people of liberty is not guaranteed to have any huge effect on virusFri Apr 09 2021 - 05:30
‘Early signs’ of summer hotels recovery but Dublin lags far behindSurvey shows capital’s hotel bookings for July and August barely half national averageThu Apr 08 2021 - 19:01
Dairygold has up to €100m for acquisitions as it eyes Asian marketChief executive Jim Woulfe to retire after 42 years with the companyThu Apr 08 2021 - 04:45
European markets duck below record highsCautious optimism among investors over the impact of vaccine rolloutsWed Apr 07 2021 - 20:03
Dairygold CEO retires as it announces 2020 sales of more than €1bn despite pandemicJim Woulfe to leave after 12 years leading the businessWed Apr 07 2021 - 12:22
Ireland must shake off scandals to be boardroom standards leader, say online trainersCorporate Governance Institute, backed by Enterprise Ireland, is targeting growth abroadWed Apr 07 2021 - 05:50
Income tax and VAT help counter State's Covid-linked fiscal deficitTax receipts up 1% as spending climbs 14% in first quarter despite lockdownWed Apr 07 2021 - 01:00
Consumer spending holds up as VAT receipts help limit Q1 State deficit to €4.1bnConsumers have proven ‘resilient’ to lockdown conditions, Minister for Finance saysTue Apr 06 2021 - 16:56
Offices may use ‘perks’ of food and coffee to tempt home-workers backContract caterers to grapple with changed landscape for staff canteens after pandemicTue Mar 30 2021 - 06:10