Eoin Burke-Kennedy

Eoin Burke-Kennedy

Economics Correspondent

Eoin Burke-Kennedy is Economics Correspondent of The Irish Times.

Retail sales contract ahead of incoming Gulf-related price shock

Energy price shock from attacks on Iran will feed through in next month’s figures and is expected to put renewed pressure on household budgets

A new CSO report debunks the vacant property narrative

Using electricity consumption to measure vacancy shows Ireland has a rate far below that indicated by census data

Inflation could climb above 4% if Iran conflict is prolonged, Central Bank warns

Regulator says spike in oil and gas prices will lead to lower growth and higher inflation

Irish consumers face rising costs as war in Iran threatens to escalate

ESRI and Central Bank issue concerning data in wake of fuel price rise

ESRI criticises excise duty cut on fuel as a ‘subsidy to higher income households’

Think tank says Iran crisis will push inflation to 3.2% this year and could have lasting impact on prices

Explainer: What the EU-Australia trade deal means for Ireland

Brussels signs another trade deal Irish farmers oppose

Iran’s economic warfare reshapes battlefield

Conflict now a broader regional war involving Lebanon, Gulf states, shipping and energy markets

Lagarde warns of price shock from Iran war as ECB keeps rates unchanged

European Central Bank decision comes as renewed inflation worries heighten

Irish exports to US fall 72% as trade turmoil linked to tariffs continues

CSO figures show export volumes to the United States fell by €8.8 billion in January

House prices rising at 7% with average cost of Dublin home now close to €600,000

Annualised property price inflation in the capital was 6.1% in January, latest CSO figures show, below the national figure of 7%

Supply of homes still ‘critically constrained’ with fewer than 15,000 for sale in January

Sherry FitzGerald report highlights low level of private stock currently on market

Irish households saving €1 in €8 as Harris promises new easy-access investment option

Provisional 2025 saving rate 13.6%, similar to 2024, but vast bulk of that held in bank deposit accounts and property

Most pivotal year for housing in last decade could be 2025, says Sherry Fitzgerald

Estate agent highlights sequence of policy changes which it says is changing dynamic

First Venezuela, now Iran but is Washington’s real target China?

Behind Trump’s erratic policies there is one common thread: to check China’s rise

Oil touches $100 a barrel as shares slide after attacks on Gulf shipping

Middle East war stokes inflation concerns

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