Buying your first house in Ireland, 2026 vs 2006: ‘I borrowed seven times my income’
House prices weren’t cheap back in those Celtic Tiger days, but lending rules and housing supply were very different
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Electric vehicles the driving force behind new car sales in July
Central Statistics Office data show more than 20,000 new private cars licensed in July
Factory production remains below tariff-fuelled surge in exports last year
Manufacturing activity is ahead of first-quarter figure as investor moral e improves across euro zone
HSE issues Ireland’s first-ever guidance on birthing pools
Guidance aims to develop consistent approach to use of birthing pools in maternity settings
Calls to examine additional parent’s leave for births of twins and triplets
Cork North West Deputy John Paul O’Shea said current arrangements do not adequately reflect additional demands placed on families
Multinationals paid additional €1bn in July as new 15% tax rate kicks in
Government has collected €59.6bn in tax to date in 2026, up €1.6bn on same period last year
Irish unemployment rate rises to 5.1%
Latest readout comes amid warnings that the labour market here is cooling after several years of growth
Over three million tourists visited Ireland in the first half of 2026, CSO says
Visitors spent a combined €697 million last month alone, Central Statistics Office figures show
Number of new homes built from April to June down on last year, CSO says
Central Statistics Office records a 16.4% drop in number of new dwelling completions in Dublin area
Inflation holds steady in July as energy prices fell
Consumer prices stable during period of relative calm in Middle East
Irish economy shrank by 1.6% in 12 months to end of June, CSO estimates
Volatile numbers come on the back of a surge in exports last year
Retail sales show no signs of strong improvement as fuel continues to pinch consumers
Central Statistics Office says monthly sales reflect the impact of inflation on fuel prices
Wholesale electricity prices fell by 6.2% in June
Wholesale electricity prices decreased by 6.2 per cent last month, but remain much higher than last year
Leafing through a discovered magazine from 1966 a glaring absence struck me
A perusal of The Irish Times Annual Review of 1966 leaves me slack-jawed over an era where the patriarchy truly ruled Ireland
Aughinish Alumina warned Michael McGrath about sanctioning exports to Russia
Rusal-owned Limerick plant lobbied politicians in Brussels and Dublin about impact of EU sanctions, documents show
Irish domestic production plummets in first quarter
Decline of 32.5% on previous quarter an indication of volatility, not catastrophe, economist says
Aughinish Alumina report will not rule out that material is used in Russian weapons
At the highest level in Government there is much sensitivity about the Co Limerick plant
Irish exports to US slump while UK trade ‘remains a post-Brexit success story’
Ireland’s exports were down by €6.8 billion compared to this time last year
Irish house prices rise at slowest rate in more than two years
Prices outside Dublin continue to accelerate amid a shortage of second-hand properties for sale
Irish manufacturing production slumps after frantic start last year
Multinationals rushed to produce and export goods from Ireland to the US in early 2025 in repsonse to Trump tariffs
Irish people are 13th happiest in the world yet loneliest in the EU. It doesn’t add up
We should do what the Finns do: give ourselves a pat on the back for all that is good in this country of ours
Irish home completions predicted to hit 75,000 units a year, but not until 2035
Davy says long wait will leave a shortfall of about 210,000 homes by then
Live Register total rises amid concern labour market is slowing
The 25-34 age cohort made up the largest group on the register, accounting for 24.2% of the total
Data centres account for almost a quarter of Irish electricity usage in 2025
Electricity consumption by data centres rose 10% last year alone, says CSO
Average house in Ireland sold just once every 50 years, MyHome report finds
Asking price inflation rose to 5% in second quarter, latest MyHome.ie report indicates
Unemployment rises to 5% amid tech job cuts
Seasonally adjusted number of people classified as being unemployed was 145,100 in June
Companies, public bodies and charities bought one in five homes sold in 2025
Non-household entities spent €5.1bn on homes last year but rate of growth slowed significantly
Here’s what a 1990s summer can teach us about saving money
Never mind nostalgia: here’s what a retro summer can teach us about saving money
Irish inflation moderates to 3.3% as Lane warns about second-round effects
Global tensions easing and energy prices dropping slows rate of increase
People ‘have more trust in individuals than in political parties, civil service or media’
CSO report finds older people are more likely to trust government, while younger people have more faith in electoral system
Retail sales flat as consumers struggle with higher fuel costs
CSO data indicate volume of sales was unchanged last month
New retirement rules come into effect today. How will they affect workers and employers?
Under the new legislation, employees have a right to decline to leave work before age 66
Irish retail insolvencies surge 35% as consumer spending comes under pressure
PwC data shows overall company failure rate remains ‘remarkably’ stable despite economic headwinds
‘It’s definitely stunted a lot of us’: Is the housing crisis pushing marriage down the priority list?
Earlier this month, Bishop Denis Nulty claimed Ireland’s housing crisis was the ‘biggest obstacle to couples getting married today’
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