Fiscal council accuses Government of imprudent spending hikeWatchdog says €5.4bn rise in non-Covid spending for 2021 not adequately fundedTue Dec 01 2020 - 06:50
Ireland’s ageing population to cost exchequer €850m a yearIrish Fiscal Advisory Council warns about age-related costs into the futureTue Dec 01 2020 - 05:39
Mortgage approvals surged in October to record levelFirst-time buyers drive approvals up nearly 23% year on yearTue Dec 01 2020 - 05:20
Pandemic triggers surge in saving with €12.6bn more on deposit this yearCentral Bank figures show households had record €123bn on deposit in OctoberMon Nov 30 2020 - 12:50
Supermac’s owner says hospitality sector may take four years to recoverPat McDonagh says vital US tourist trade will be slow to return to pre-pandemic levelsMon Nov 30 2020 - 07:55
Pandemic supports will be removed once effective vaccine is rolled out, Government warnsReport on response to crisis also highlights that Central Bank now holds €44bn worth State debtThu Nov 26 2020 - 13:23
Central Bank rules out changes to mortgage rules during pandemicGovernor Gabriel Makhlouf says limits will remain unchanged for 2021Thu Nov 26 2020 - 12:31
Weekly earnings rise but figures mask Covid-19 impactAverage weekly earnings rose by 3.7 per cent to €797.83 in the third quarter, CSO saysWed Nov 25 2020 - 12:20
Aryzta’s largest shareholder urges board not to assist Elliott in bidCobas says US hedge fund’s bid for group significantly undervaluesWed Nov 25 2020 - 11:04
Vaccine optimism lifts European shares to near-nine month highFrench CAC 40 boosted by news of country’s lowest daily Covid-19 cases in two monthsTue Nov 24 2020 - 18:48
Greencore business ‘absolutely smashed’ by Covid-19, says CEOPatrick Coveney warns sandwich firm will not recover until 2022 as it raises additional £90mTue Nov 24 2020 - 16:45
European shares slip as jump in virus cases offsets vaccine hopesAstraZeneca’s shares fall 3.8% as traders take into account its vaccine’s lower efficacy rate compared with rivalsMon Nov 23 2020 - 19:51
Greencore completes £90m share placing as profits plunge 81%Irish food group – and UK’s biggest sandwich maker – hit by fall-off in demand due to CovidMon Nov 23 2020 - 18:47
Covid-19 will worsen housing affordability, report warnsRating agency Moody’s says pandemic will prompt greater demand for social housingMon Nov 23 2020 - 15:30
Government subsidising fossil fuel industry to tune of €2.4bn a yearExtent of State support for production and consumption activities revealed by CSOMon Nov 23 2020 - 12:16
National Broadband Ireland criticised for ‘gaps’ in rollout of schemeCompany behind €3bn project accused of not providing sufficient information about the rollout on its websiteWed Nov 18 2020 - 18:42
Coca-Cola Ireland to remove 200 tonnes of plastic with new packagingDrinks giant unveils more sustainable multipack cardboard packaging and bottlesWed Nov 18 2020 - 17:44
House prices fall by almost 1% as Covid dampens marketPrices in Dublin decline by nearly 2 per cent year on year, according to CSOWed Nov 18 2020 - 11:51
Origin reports 14% fall in revenue as bad weather hits salesAgri-services group also highlights ongoing challenges of Brexit and Covid-19Wed Nov 18 2020 - 07:42
Local councils can build social housing at half the cost of private developersNew figures show major difference in cost between direct builds and turnkey purchasesWed Nov 18 2020 - 03:00
Unemployment tops 20% due to Level 5 restrictionsJobless rate down to 16% in August but rising with latest restraints, according to CSO surveyTue Nov 17 2020 - 11:16
Housing, health, childcare benefits help cut poverty, ESRI study findsTwo-thirds of households in Republic in receipt of at least one of these welfare paymentsTue Nov 17 2020 - 04:19
European shares surge on Moderna vaccine optimismBank of Ireland and AIB benefit from hopes of a quick economic recoveryMon Nov 16 2020 - 18:58
Differential pricing may have ‘detrimental effect’, study saysCentral Bank report finds enhanced technology has made practice more widespreadMon Nov 16 2020 - 17:02
Irish exports rise 8% to €122bn this year as pandemic drives demandLatest trade numbers detail soaring demand for medical and pharmaceutical productsMon Nov 16 2020 - 11:50
New home completions down nearly 10% in third quarterFigures, however, point to pick-up in single dwelling completionsThu Nov 12 2020 - 14:36
NTMA achieves €24bn debt-raising target with further bond auctionAgency raises additional €1.25 billion of long-term debtThu Nov 12 2020 - 13:36
Consumer prices falling by 1.5% as pandemic hits retail sectorCovid-19 crisis turns modest inflation into deflationThu Nov 12 2020 - 11:45
Government urged to establish new wage support scheme for Brexit-impacted firmsFood industry body says sector will need €700m in financial supports over three yearsThu Nov 12 2020 - 05:30
Irish mortgage holders still paying more than other EuropeansBrokers Ireland says difference in interest rates costs Irish borrowers up to €78,000Wed Nov 11 2020 - 14:27
Land sales decline by 73% as Covid hits development marketReport by Cushman & Wakefield reveals impact of pandemicWed Nov 11 2020 - 13:35
UK on course for ‘significant rift’ with US over BrexitFormer top official claims parts of controversial Bill designed to exert leverage in talksWed Nov 11 2020 - 12:01
European stocks hold eight-month highs despite lockdown fearsBanking, energy, auto parts stocks build on Monday’s gainsTue Nov 10 2020 - 19:13
Ribena redesigns bottle to make it recyclableAbout 30 per cent of plastic bottles in Ireland do not get recycledTue Nov 10 2020 - 05:00
Insurance firms anxious about rising claim costs from pandemicMore insurers admit to being worried about impact of Covid-19 on businessTue Nov 10 2020 - 04:36
Up to 145 retailers get grants to enhance online operationsGovernment announces latest tranche of funding under online retail schemeMon Nov 09 2020 - 13:21
NTMA signals further €1bn-plus bond auctionState’s debt agency to top up funding for pandemicMon Nov 09 2020 - 11:53
Rise in new company start-ups as economy reboundsNew figures point to big uptick in registrations in Q3, but also increase in insolvenciesMon Nov 09 2020 - 10:35
Biopharma group Amryt reports 19% jump in revenue in third quarterResults are a record for Dublin-based company, which has recently listed on NasdaqThu Nov 05 2020 - 19:32
European stocks at two-week high as US election lifts investor spiritsFresh stimulus for UK economy and strong quarterly earnings boost tradingThu Nov 05 2020 - 19:21
Food industry facing triple threat: Brexit, Covid and UK recessionBord Bia warns of looming threat to sector ahead of virtual trade mission to the UKThu Nov 05 2020 - 19:10
Apple withdraws €209m from €14bn escrow account to pay tax in another countryMoney held in account to pay tax owed to State used in other country, PAC hearsThu Nov 05 2020 - 16:43
Covid crisis: 2,200 firms register for financial supportsBusinesses can apply for Government grants of up to €5,000 a week under new schemeWed Nov 04 2020 - 17:11
Perrigo mulls over appeal path to pursue on €1.64bn tax billUS pharma giant says it is disappointed by High Court judgmentWed Nov 04 2020 - 14:04
Unemployment jumps to over 20% in wake of new restrictionsLatest figures from CSO reveal sharp rise in State’s jobless rate in OctoberWed Nov 04 2020 - 11:11
Surprise €930m corporation tax shortfall sends public finances further into redLatest exchequer returns show Government’s budget deficit hit €11.7bn last monthTue Nov 03 2020 - 16:39
Wilbur Ross warns Schrems II ruling could have ‘severe consequences’ for EU-US tradeUS secretary of commerce says ruling by ECJ undermines transatlantic tradeTue Nov 03 2020 - 16:28
Government’s business support scheme to cost €80m a weekScheme provides up to €5,000 a week to businesses forced to close due to Level 5Tue Nov 03 2020 - 06:23
Four more years of Trump could cause climate disaster, ex-UN chief warnsChristiana Figueres says administration would delay decarbonisationMon Nov 02 2020 - 17:40
Dublin hotel prices down 25% as pandemic hits demandSurvey by travel agency Dertour assesses impact of virus on hotel prices globallyMon Nov 02 2020 - 05:45
