Profits at Mincon fall 76% in ‘tough year’ for Irish engineering tools groupCompany closed its subsidiary Mincon Carbide in Sheffield during the year and sold its plant and equipment for €2.2 million in JanuaryMon Mar 10 2025 - 10:13
Ireland’s first dedicated esports complex opens in CorkNational Esports Centre represents a €1m investment in gaming infrastructure and the creation of 10 new jobsMon Mar 10 2025 - 07:48
FBD says no certainty Ireland faces increase in severe weather events Personal finance experts have warned that an increase in extreme weather events will lead to an upward trend in home insurance premiumsFri Mar 07 2025 - 07:45
Irish services growth subdued in last monthNew business and total activity increased at the weakest rates in just over a year, new data from AIB showsWed Mar 05 2025 - 06:00
Dublin Airport passengers set for car parking boost as new 6,000 space facility opensPassengers will be able to use the Park2Travel car park – which was formerly Quick Park until it closed in 2020 – from next MondayTue Mar 04 2025 - 14:16
Lidl Ireland employees to benefit from pay increases averaging 3%Retailer investing €8m in pay for its existing workforce in the Republic, with a further £1.1m in Northern IrelandMon Mar 03 2025 - 12:44
Value of Ireland’s green economy rose 21% in 2022, new report showsIncrease mainly driven by the energy sector, CSO data indicates, while a rebound in construction also helpedMon Mar 03 2025 - 12:24
Irish Ferries parent grew profits last year despite closure of Holyhead PortIrish Continental Group seeing return to more normalised market after Holyhead closure Mon Mar 03 2025 - 07:58
January retail sales fall as cost of living crisis continues to biteConsumer spending, linked to real wage growth, had been expected to drive domestic activity Fri Feb 28 2025 - 15:02
Risk of major IT outages and cyberattacks now ‘severe’, Central Bank warnsIncrease in global trade tensions or a ‘fundamental change’ in US trade policy pose ‘significant downside risk’ to Irish economyFri Feb 28 2025 - 13:58
Consumers to face more pain as SSE Airtricity raises gas and electricity pricesThe change will see the average electricity bill increase by about €172 per year, while a typical gas bill will go up by €113Fri Feb 28 2025 - 13:47
Johnny Ronan firm buys back Bewley’s building and other ‘crown jewels’ from receivers Properties include Bewley’s Café building and PTSB on Grafton Street Fri Feb 28 2025 - 10:58
Dublin Bus services between Heuston and UCD restored after policy U-turnDirect connection between Heuston and UCD had been lost following implementation of the BusConnects network redesignThu Feb 27 2025 - 21:26
Irish storage supplier Suretank to create 80 jobs by year-endCompany, which diversified from oil and gas, expects expanded headcount to help drive revenues up from €50m to €75mWed Feb 26 2025 - 06:00
Jitters in global stock markets as US consumer confidence sinksBank of Ireland’s stock price rose 2% as the market responded well to the start of its share buybackTue Feb 25 2025 - 17:57
Almost one in three Irish people expect to be repaying a mortgage at retirement Over a third of this cohort anticipating their mortgage payments will still be ‘significant’ at that stage, according to a new reportTue Feb 25 2025 - 06:00
Just 17% of Irish people believe State should phase out all fossil fuels, survey showsOn electric vehicles, 44% of adults indicate no intention to switch in next five years, notes KPMG report Tue Feb 25 2025 - 06:00
Glenveagh sells 337 apartments in Cork for €150mSale follows the granting of planning permission at the site for an additional 176 units, bringing the total to 1,178Mon Feb 24 2025 - 07:44
Kylemore serves up €3m dividend as profits grow ninefoldTurnover at catering company was boosted by increased sales and the addition of some new contracts to the businessMon Feb 24 2025 - 06:00
Wholesale electricity prices rise 67.7% to highest level in over two yearsProvisional figures for the first half of February show wholesale prices remain at a similar high level, with more pain coming for consumersFri Feb 21 2025 - 13:48
New Look Irish stores to open on Sunday for closing down saleNew Look said review showed Irish business ‘no longer viable’, while Quiz also announced it will close five shopsThu Feb 20 2025 - 14:03
Retail arm of Energia made a profit after tax of €135m last yearGroup said the swing back to profit reflected the ‘normalisation of commodity and wholesale prices’Tue Feb 18 2025 - 10:24
Household spending rose 6.1% in January as consumers made new year plansWhile year-on-year growth in spending with travel agencies and airlines was ‘modest’, spending on hotels rose 4.9%Tue Feb 18 2025 - 06:00
Liquidators appointed to Galway-based electric vehicle battery group XerotechMove comes just months after group said it was planning to raise up to €30m, while investors have already put €44m into itMon Feb 17 2025 - 20:22
European shares rose to record levels amid Ukraine talksIn Dublin, shares in Bank of Ireland closed lower following a landmark court ruling in BritainMon Feb 17 2025 - 18:47
Number of Irish people who regard themselves as healthy is highest in EU However, separate report finds Ireland had the second highest rate of new cancer diagnoses among EU countries in 2022Mon Feb 17 2025 - 00:01
Bank of Ireland to cut rates on 12 and 18-month term depositsIrish households put an additional €6.9bn into savings with banks and other financial institutions in 2024 compared with 2023Fri Feb 14 2025 - 15:03
Number of new plug-in hybrid private cars licensed in January doublesThere were a total of 22,484 new private cars registered in January overall, which represented an increase of 8%Fri Feb 14 2025 - 14:50
Pending 9% VAT rate for food and catering sectors to cost €675mLicensed Vintners Association is pressing for cut to come in on budget day rather the following January 1stFri Feb 14 2025 - 10:17
Concern about impact of climate change falls sharply among Irish business leaders Almost a third admit to not having made climate-friendly investments in past year, major report showsWed Feb 12 2025 - 06:00
Global markets inch higher despite US tariff concernsOne of the standout performers on the Irish index was Bank of Ireland, which climbed 2.3%Tue Feb 11 2025 - 17:48
Ikea expands click-and-collect service at Tesco stores to seven new sitesCollection service allows customers to pick up Ikea goods without extra cost at 21 locations if order is worth more than €200Tue Feb 11 2025 - 05:00
Phone masts deal worth €971m cleared by regulator Competition watchdog gives green light to sale of Irish unit of Cellnex to Florida-based Phoenix Tower International Mon Feb 10 2025 - 10:52
Dublin cocktail bar Peruke & Periwig to undergo significant renovationsWork is part of wider investment across parent group’s 24 bars and restaurantsSat Feb 08 2025 - 06:00
First houses built using 3D construction printing technology completed in LouthThree two-storey, three-bedroom terraced units, each with an internal area of 110sq m, delivered for local familiesThu Feb 06 2025 - 19:14
Mpox: Ireland’s first case of new strain detected HSE says risk to public ‘remains low’, with individual receiving specialist care in east of countryThu Feb 06 2025 - 18:15
Former Enterprise Ireland chief Leo Clancy to lead Ei ElectronicsEi Electronics is an Irish-owned multinational that supplies fire and life safety products from its Shannon manufacturing baseTue Feb 04 2025 - 18:00
Ireland’s reliance on foreign gas continues to grow significantly, data showsTotal demand in November was up 17% compared with a year earlier, as demand from power plants grew to highest level recordedTue Feb 04 2025 - 15:36
Trump’s tariffs could directly affect about one-third of all Irish goods exports, KPMG warnsUS proposal to reduce corporation tax would reduce our own corporation tax take as well as our attractiveness for FDI, KPMG saysTue Feb 04 2025 - 06:00
Affordability crisis in housing needs ‘systemic change’ in approach, report saysPrivate sector developments aimed at higher-income buyers ‘continue to overshadow public housing efforts’, report findsTue Feb 04 2025 - 06:00
Manufacturing sector strengthens even as costs rise Latest purchasing managers index shows improvement in operating conditions for first time in three monthsTue Feb 04 2025 - 06:00
Diageo Northern Ireland tripled profits last yearGuinness-maker highlights changing political landscape globally and the threat of tariffs as a key risk to its businessTue Feb 04 2025 - 06:00
Irish shares fall amid Trump’s tariff threatEuronext Dublin was down 1.6%, which was largely in line with international peersMon Feb 03 2025 - 17:30
Storm Éowyn: Some 56,000 homes, farms, businesses still without power as progress slowsNumbers without electricity down from peak of 768,000 following unprecedented impact of stormSat Feb 01 2025 - 15:06
Irish hauliers ‘really angry’ with delay to meeting with new Minister for Transport Darragh O’BrienDrivers claim O’Brien is not following through on compensation promised by his predecessor over the closure of HolyheadSat Feb 01 2025 - 06:00
Global stocks rise at the end of a volatile week for marketsEuronext Dublin dropped 1 per cent as the index was dragged by some of its bigger hitters, with weakness in the banksFri Jan 31 2025 - 17:54
Energy prices down by 2.7% over the 12 months to JanuaryPrices for consumer goods and services in Ireland increased by 1.5% over past year, data showsFri Jan 31 2025 - 16:51
National Children’s Hospital not world’s most expensive healthcare facility, report findsNew children’s hospital being built in Belfast more expensive per square metre and per bedFri Jan 31 2025 - 06:37
Séamus Coleman, Orla Kiely among recipients of Irish abroad award from Michael D HigginsTen people recognised for ‘profound impact on lives of others’ at ceremony in Áras an UachtaráinThu Jan 30 2025 - 22:43
Daire Hickey steps down from RTÉ board Businessman served on the organisation’s board through some of its most turbulent years Thu Jan 30 2025 - 21:22
