Ireland forecast to be fastest growing economy in 2025
IMF predicts economy will expand by an eye-popping 9.1 per cent this year
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Budget 2026 Q&A: ‘What are the changes to inheritance tax and reliefs?’ Your questions answered
Expert advice on the latest budget measures, from tax and pensions, to inheritance, childcare and more
Budget 2026 to include support for holiday locations such as west Cork and Kerry
Taoiseach signals support for holiday locations such as Cork, Kerry and west of Ireland
Exile Economics: What Happens if Globalisation Fails by Ben Chu – Why the benefits of global trade are at risk
The BBC journalist warns of a dangerous policy spiral as nations reduce their reliance on international trade
Project delivery PM Group spots slowdown in FDI wave into Ireland
Irish construction specialist’s fast-growing US business benefiting from reshoring of manufacturing operations under Trump
Headline GDP growth revised up to 0.2% in second quarter, allaying fears economy had shrank
Updated CSO estimate suggests economic trajectory remained positive
Grafton returns to UK profit growth despite weak home improvements market
Irish distribution unit was alone in four long-standing markets of Woodies parent to post like-for-like sales growth
Irish publicly quoted companies to spend record €6.9bn on buybacks amid global flurry
Heightened spend reflects a surge in stock repurchases on both sides of the Atlantic
Irish manufacturing growth slows in August, data shows
Several Irish firms cited the UK as a key source of weakness for goods orders
Future of Trump tariffs in US supreme court’s hands
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Ireland’s quiet prosperity boom: Number of those earning more than €100,000 doubles
Many high earners spend to match their income and now there are signs of nervousness as Trump targets tech sector
Irish consumer confidence picks up after Trump tariff deal, survey finds
However, living costs continue to be ‘a painful and persistent difficulty’ for many Irish households
Short sellers ridicule fund managers’ vanishing attention spans
Much of their work simply re-examines public filings overlooked by other professionals, exposing how often investing ‘experts’ miss the obvious
The more US tax money we get, the more dysfunctional the Irish economy becomes
Apart from the Apple tax money, Ireland collected a total of €28.1bn in corporation tax receipts last year
Paschal Donohoe on How Countries Go Broke by Ray Dalio: a bleak picture of volatility
Ray Dalio, founder of one of the most successful hedge funds in the world, imparts his economic wisdom through a sequence of books
Households borrowed €4.3bn more than last year, Central Bank finds
Latest money and banking statistics release showed loans for house purchases increased 4.4%
John FitzGerald on the ‘poor show’ of a trade deal struck between the EU and the US
Inside Business podcast with Ciarán Hancock
More than half of Irish estate agents see house prices levelling off soon
The best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business desk
Irish house prices will rise 5% in next year then level off, say estate agents
Irish residential property prices have soared almost 165% from their post-crisis lows in 2013
Should hospitality VAT be cut? A cafe owner and an economist debate
Simon Harris says the Government made a ‘solemn’ promise to cut the VAT rate for hospitality in the budget. But is there a better way to support struggling businesses?
What are the costly habits of ordinary investors?
The more shortcuts retail investors used in deciding on trades, the worse their returns, study finds
Ireland’s economic plans threatened amid ‘sobering’ outlook
Public finances vulnerable to several threats even if trade deal struck, Ministers warned
Central Bank ‘surprised’ by lack of progress in building homes
Construction labour force must increase by 30% to reach targets, but sector output is below average EU productivity and firms are slow to innovate, regulator says
Irish demand for infrastructure, services and employees ‘never been higher’, says KPMG
The professional services company said Ireland ‘has difficulties managing its own prosperity’, and pointed to key infrastructure problems
Food prices rise more than 4% as headline inflation increases again
Annual inflation rate of 1.6% shows an increase on May’s annual figure of 1.4%
Stock of foreign direct investment in Ireland fell by €50bn in 2023, data shows
Almost two thirds of inward FDI was concentrated among the top 25 firms
Ireland slides in world ranking of most competitive economies
State suffers biggest fall after Australia amongst world’s most competitive economies in IMD annual report
Half of Irish businesses have raised their prices in past year, survey finds
Irish businesses are falling behind European counterparts on innovation
VAT rate for hospitality to be cut in budget, Harris says
Benefits of trade are being replaced by zero-sum thinking that is detrimental to living standards on all sides, Minister says
The numbers say we need private rental investment to address housing crisis
Latest Government proposals don’t deal effectively with the challenge of encouraging private investment in homes to rent
New technology could cripple car company bank balances
Report says car makers face mounting investment worries
Are car sales pointing to stronger regional economies?
Dublin showing slowest growth in new car sales this year
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