Slow vaccination rollout seen as biggest threat to Irish businessSurvey by Institute of Directors detects growing anxiety over pace of vaccinationThu Feb 11 2021 - 04:17
Legal & General launches first ‘green’ hydrogen fundFund manager creates avenue for investing in emerging hydrogen economyWed Feb 10 2021 - 15:35
Do not listen to estate agents – house prices will go down, not upThe inflationary trend of a few years ago has gone and Covid is not going to bring it backWed Feb 10 2021 - 05:40
Donohoe signals no extension of temporary VAT reductionMeasure brought in last year to boost Covid-hit retailers expires at end of FebruaryTue Feb 09 2021 - 18:29
Irish shoppers spend extra €143m on groceries in lockdownKantar figures highlight surge in supermarket sales with restaurants closedMon Feb 08 2021 - 16:09
Disappointing company earnings weigh on share indicesInvestors remain optimistic over US Covid-19 relief programmeThu Feb 04 2021 - 19:31
We’re not as rich as we have been told to think we arePatrick Honohan shows how GDP inflates the value of Ireland’s economyThu Feb 04 2021 - 17:30
Over 20,000 new homes completed in 2020 despite Covid disruptionLate surge in apartment complex completions boosts full-year figuresThu Feb 04 2021 - 11:40
Strongest quarter of home sales in a decade - Sherry FitzGeraldState’s largest estate agent points to dramatic increase at end of 2020Thu Feb 04 2021 - 05:32
Unemployment jumps to 25% on back of renewed lockdownLatest figures indicate that as many as 607,000 are out of workWed Feb 03 2021 - 11:33
Construction shutdown will lead to housing shortage lasting years, builders sayIrish Home Builders Association says current lockdown likely to aggravate housing crisisWed Feb 03 2021 - 05:08
Department drops forecasts in face of rapidly evolving health situationLatest exchequer returns also detail worrying decline in VATTue Feb 02 2021 - 21:34
Pandemic restrictions hit Government tax receiptsVAT slumps on festive lockdown as income tax alone bucks fall exchequer revenue trendTue Feb 02 2021 - 16:35
Irish household wealth hits record high of €831bn despite pandemicNet worth of Irish households increases despite rise in unemployment, data showsTue Feb 02 2021 - 13:04
Irish tax and welfare system offset income inequality, ESRI findsStudy highlights impact of tax and benefits on income after 2008 financial crisisMon Feb 01 2021 - 13:12
AIB sells 620 distressed mortgages to ‘ethical’ investment groupMost households expected to end up in Government’s mortgage to rent schemeFri Jan 29 2021 - 14:35
Retail sales jump 14% in December after restrictions were easedBar sales increased almost four-fold compared with November, but were still only a fraction of what is seen in normal timesThu Jan 28 2021 - 16:00
Some of biggest retail companies among those availing of Covid wage supportsRevenue’s list of almost 40,000 businesses includes some of Ireland’s leading namesThu Jan 28 2021 - 14:55
Dublin docklands rentals nosedive as couples shun one-bed apartmentsReport says rents have fallen by on average 13% since last MarchThu Jan 28 2021 - 10:41
Hauliers going to France will need negative Covid-19 test from ThursdayChaos at ports forecast as testing system ‘not ready’ to cope with French protocolWed Jan 27 2021 - 17:00
Alter Domus creates 100 jobs with Cork expansionFinancial services group invests further in Irish operationWed Jan 27 2021 - 08:04
Tullow’s creditors agree to extend refinancing discussionsExploration group says move will allow for additional time to review business planWed Jan 27 2021 - 07:48
Uniphar sees profit and earnings grow despite Covid challengeRise of 6 per cent driven by international divisions, healthcare services group saysWed Jan 27 2021 - 07:16
EasyGo overtakes ESB as largest provider of charge points for electric vehiclesKildare-based group says it has network of 1,250 charge pointsWed Jan 27 2021 - 06:59
Fresh Covid onslaught sends consumer sentiment downLatest KBC Bank Ireland index suggests consumers have scaled back expectationsWed Jan 27 2021 - 06:37
Dublin City Council paying €100,000 more in construction costs for social housingFigures suggest council is being charged significantly more by private developersTue Jan 26 2021 - 20:19
US and Chinese economies expected to recover quicker from pandemic than EuropeIMF highlights two-speed recovery while warning recent upsurge in cases clouds outlookTue Jan 26 2021 - 15:38
Cost to develop Dublin city apartment as much as €619,000‘Bricks and mortar’ account for less than half of overall build costs, report claimsTue Jan 26 2021 - 01:00
Makhlouf sees ‘potential surge in demand’ once restrictions are liftedCentral Bank governor optimistic economy will bounce back in second half of 2021Mon Jan 25 2021 - 16:06
Donohoe promises no ‘cliff-edges’ in removal of Covid supports‘Our priority is to shield our citizens,’ Minister for Finance tells European ParliamentMon Jan 25 2021 - 13:52
EY Ireland pledges to be ‘zero carbon’ business by 2025Consultancy firm outlines new sustainability plan including using 100% renewable energyMon Jan 25 2021 - 10:50
Ireland’s billionaires saw their fortunes rise by €3.28bn last year in ‘worrying trend’One-tenth of that extra wealth could pay to have entire country vaccinated, Oxfam saysMon Jan 25 2021 - 05:00
Three-quarters of people in Republic will take Covid vaccine, survey saysStudy finds high proportion of people willing to get immunised against coronavirusMon Jan 25 2021 - 00:01
Economy set for ‘rapid rebound’ once restrictions lifted, Goodbody saysPent-up consumer demand to fuel growth in second half, stockbroking firm predictsMon Jan 25 2021 - 00:01
Interest rates attached to State savings products cut in blow to saversNTMA also reduces prize bond fund and prize structureSun Jan 24 2021 - 18:06
Property prices could rise by 5% when lockdown ends, estate agent predictsAgency has seen sharp increase in new potential buyers, DNG chief executive saysFri Jan 22 2021 - 05:05
Up to 23,000 fewer homes to be built because of Covid-19, Central Bank warnsPandemic, combined with savings build-up, could exacerbate housing crisis – regulatorFri Jan 22 2021 - 00:01
Job vacancies down 23% at end of 2020, finds recruitment websiteHospitality bearing brunt of Covid crisis in ‘two-tier’ market, according to IrishJobs.ieThu Jan 21 2021 - 12:11
Planning system from last century stalls housebuilding – reportIrish Homebuilders Association calls for urgent overhaul of permissionsThu Jan 21 2021 - 12:10
Davy upgrades Irish economic growth forecast on back of resilient exportsBrokerage warns Ireland’s recovery may be delayed due to Covid-19 restrictionsThu Jan 21 2021 - 04:23
Job vacancies down 23% at end of 2020, finds recruitment websiteHospitality bearing brunt of Covid crisis in ‘two-tier’ market, according to IrishJobs.ieThu Jan 21 2021 - 04:10
Fewer than 20 Irish companies have signed up to UN Global CompactVaradkar calls on more businesses to sign up to ethical and sustainable agendaWed Jan 20 2021 - 18:35
How Ireland’s housing crisis is part of a global problemLack of affordable housing is a global problem that only seems to be getting worseWed Jan 20 2021 - 05:42
European stocks slip as lockdown worries resurfaceRetailers and miners among big decliners as investors fret about extent of current lockdownsTue Jan 19 2021 - 19:35
House prices on the rise again as market defies forecastsLatest figures also point to big pick-up in transactions in NovemberTue Jan 19 2021 - 12:14
Complaint made against ESB over purchases of coal from Colombian mineWhile the ESB has not imported coal from the Cerrejón mine since 2018, it has burnt the coal at its Moneypoint power plant since 2001Tue Jan 19 2021 - 04:30
Ireland is 13th most expensive place to live, survey showsLatest Numbeo rankings compared living costs in 139 countriesMon Jan 18 2021 - 12:05
AIB plans ‘ethical’ sale of up to 650 distressed mortgagesBidders for portfolio of owner-occupier loans will work to keep borrowers in homesSat Jan 16 2021 - 05:45
Pandemic spurs massive surge in Irish pharma exportsValue of Irish exports increases by €2bn in November on back of pharma sectorFri Jan 15 2021 - 11:54
DPC welcomes Schrems decision to drop legal caseActivist settled his action after DPC agreed to proceed with his Facebook complaintThu Jan 14 2021 - 18:44
