Pandemic brings a halt to Zara-owner’s Irish expansionInditex was planning to expand its network of 24 retail outlets before cornavirus hit hardFri Nov 27 2020 - 16:33
Anti-alcohol zeal of public health experts peppers reopening debateCaveat: Does the virus have an alcohol problem or is it the other way round?Fri Nov 27 2020 - 04:16
State may face €1bn in compensation in Covid-19 case, Press Up claimsHospitality group is suing Government for compensation over shutdown of its sectorThu Nov 26 2020 - 07:55
Irish carbon emissions down 9% this year due to Covid-19Sia estimates the Level 5 period will cut Irish carbon emissions by 13% whereas the first lockdown cut emissions by 27%Mon Nov 23 2020 - 05:00
Virus fears hit European shares as UK stocks rise on reopening hopesIseq moves into positive territory on upbeat corporate newsFri Nov 20 2020 - 19:02
Rapid shift online has kept Irish retailers afloatAgenda: Pandemic restrictions have propelled many shops into setting out their stalls digitallyFri Nov 20 2020 - 05:51
Stalled progress suggests Varadkar was right in Claire Byrne interviewCaveat: Tánaiste’s concern about what happens if lockdown doesn’t work proving validFri Nov 20 2020 - 05:30
€56m payout for directors at Spar parent BWG after ChristmasSouth African group will assume full control of BWG in JanuaryThu Nov 19 2020 - 05:18
Retail is not a hotbed of infection, so why not let shops reopen?Caveat: Policymakers still don’t seem to know which restrictions combat virus ratesFri Nov 13 2020 - 05:02
Markets slip back from eight-month high as old virus fears returnSurge in European shares ends as economic reality of a Covid-19 second wave sets inThu Nov 12 2020 - 18:34
Donohoe rejects idea of €3.9bn voucher stimulus schemeOne4All firm proposes €2,000 wages go in tax-free vouchers to boost shops and hospitalityWed Nov 11 2020 - 19:49
Eason mired in rent row with Harcourt’s Galway shopping centreCoronavirus-related dispute latest rent conflict in retail sector rife with such discordWed Nov 11 2020 - 13:28
DCC boosted by electronics sales in lockdown as profit risesSix months to end of September saw drop in demand for some sectors due to restrictionsTue Nov 10 2020 - 17:09
INM’s newspaper and advertising sales fell 7% last yearAccounts suggest new owners spent almost €25m to shut down its printing plantTue Nov 10 2020 - 16:04
Irish airline, hospitality and retail stocks soar on Pfizer vaccine newsIseq index witnesses huge jump as Ryanair climbs 14%Mon Nov 09 2020 - 13:43
If lockdown has morphed from tactic to strategy, the State has failedIt’s time to discuss a new strategic approach that doesn’t require trashing society and the economyFri Oct 23 2020 - 05:59
Frank Fitzgibbon stepping down as Sunday Times editorVeteran journalist says ‘fun has gone out of the business’Thu Oct 22 2020 - 16:22
Declan Ganley denies Donald Trump trying to swing lucrative 5G contract for RivadaGalway businessman says he is not seeking Pentagon ‘sweetheart’ dealWed Oct 21 2020 - 21:08
Supermarkets gear up for winter lockdownChains have been quietly ramping up preparations for winter since mid summerWed Oct 21 2020 - 18:46
INM inspectors write to former directors in ‘inside information’ inquiryInvestigators send schedule of Leslie Buckley communications with Denis O’BrienTue Oct 20 2020 - 05:15
Technical glitch disrupts trading on Dublin and other Euronext marketsRyanair regains some lost ground as banks perform poorlyMon Oct 19 2020 - 19:31
Number of houses for sale falls to 14-year lowHouse asking prices climbed by close to 5% in summer despite Covid-19, reports Daft.ieMon Oct 19 2020 - 05:05
Irish retailers are not hotbeds of Covid-19 infection, figures suggestData indicates retail workers are not being infected at higher rate than general publicMon Oct 19 2020 - 05:00
Shamrock Rovers balance sheet scores with Dermot Desmond’s €2mAccounts show Tallaght football club’s finances steadied with businessman’s stakeSun Oct 18 2020 - 18:51
The Irish boss steering Circle K through Brexit and a pandemicGordon Lawlor is in charge of the country’s largest chain of fuel retailers at a particularly tricky timeSat Oct 17 2020 - 06:30
INM inspectors told Denis O’Brien knew about ‘data search’Court documents say former chairman Leslie Buckley kept top shareholder informedSat Oct 17 2020 - 05:45
Tourism’s VAT cut will be an efficient State bailout if virus rates can be squashedReduction in VAT from 13.5 per cent to 9 per cent is to help businesses, not consumersFri Oct 16 2020 - 05:34
Government finally ‘gets it’ with huge budget package for tourism and hospitalityHoteliers and restaurateurs say the measures give them a fighting chance of survivalWed Oct 14 2020 - 05:00
My budget: ‘The €50m in supports is a big number’Shane Dunne, owner of the Indiependence music festivalTue Oct 13 2020 - 19:28
Government props up tourism with €336m VAT cut and closure compensation schemeBudget 2021: Tourism businesses will also receive extra supports through Fáilte IrelandTue Oct 13 2020 - 16:28
European shares rise again as eyes are trained on US in hopes of stimulusIseq lags European peers, but closes marginally aheadFri Oct 09 2020 - 20:25
Hotel occupancy rates expected to hit 8% December lowHotels across State predicting steep dip in for November and December, says lobby groupFri Oct 09 2020 - 18:02
We need to fight off the virus upsurge without destroying entire sectors of the economyFace-off on restrictions between Varadkar and Holohan this week was healthy for the debateFri Oct 09 2020 - 10:09
Government told to stop relying on ‘short-term fixes’ for hospitality sectorAverage lockdown reopening cost for restaurants was €17,200, research findsThu Oct 08 2020 - 07:42
Wicklow production of Vikings spin-off temporarily halted after virus testsAbout a dozen crew and cast members returned false positive results for Covid-19Wed Oct 07 2020 - 21:48
Ibec seeks €675m in Irish and EU Brexit support for food industryBusiness group flags ‘serious economic disruption’Wed Oct 07 2020 - 15:11
Markets rise on US economic stimulus hopesMarkets report: Iseq gains slightly as uncertainty hovers over jobs marketMon Oct 05 2020 - 18:59
Buckley hired IT experts to scour INM the day before new CEO started workFormer INM director claims in defence documents he had full authority as its executive chairmanSat Oct 03 2020 - 05:15
Housing crisis will become a monster unless the State kills it nowCaveat: The pandemic should not distract from issues that could dwarf it later onFri Oct 02 2020 - 05:10
Oil price slump weighs on global marketsIseq up close to 0.3% on stronger banks as Cairn Homes rises on stromg demand for housingThu Oct 01 2020 - 22:07
House asking prices rebound but will likely fall again - MyHomeProperty website recorded its busiest month ever for traffic in JulyThu Oct 01 2020 - 05:50
Invest in more social housing to avoid Covid-related supply shock, says ESRIOnce pandemic ends, elevated savings could potentially cause ‘a surge’ in demand for housingWed Sept 30 2020 - 05:33
Economic slump less serious than feared but jobs crisis loomsExport sector still strong but Department of Finance predicts slower growthWed Sept 30 2020 - 02:27
Irish golf tourism faces ‘wipeout’ unless Covid travel restrictions easedPandemic and quarantine rules bring revenues to ‘near zero’ with no staycation bounceTue Sept 29 2020 - 05:19
Coronavirus response must not kill the futures of Ireland’s youngCaveat: We owe it to young people to try to avoid restricting employment optionsFri Sept 25 2020 - 05:02
Perrigo plans €840m Irish restructuring of old Elan unit to pay dividendUS-based drugs giant plans to reconfigure its share capital to create a distributable reserveThu Sept 24 2020 - 05:57
State calls for applications to €500m disruptive technologies fundApplicants must seek over €1.5m of funding for projects that can be commercialisedThu Sept 24 2020 - 05:17
Retailers creaking under lockdown rents as industry warns ‘Nama-like’ problem aheadTwo-thirds still carrying rent arrears as Government prepares code of practiceWed Sept 23 2020 - 05:30
Mark Paul: Government faces dilemma on which businesses to saveCentral Bank governor warns Government to be careful with taxpayer cashFri Sept 18 2020 - 06:09
Cara pharmacy founders claim financial difficulties ‘overstated’Former Dragon and husband want to ‘set record straight ahead’ of examinership processThu Sept 17 2020 - 06:20
