New mortgage lending jumps 22% to €3.75bn in first six months of 2018Central Bank figures indicate consumers are borrowing more to purchase dearer homesTue Oct 02 2018 - 13:23
Unemployment in Ireland falls to new post-crash low of 5.4%State’s jobless rate is now three points below the euro zone averageTue Oct 02 2018 - 11:19
Aryzta shares advance 33% despite €470m lossCompany has been shoring up investor confidence due to US interests and acquisitionsMon Oct 01 2018 - 13:01
Denis O’Brien’s entry provides another twist to State’s broadband sagaShould Government be dealing with O’Brien via Actavo with investigations taking place?Fri Sept 21 2018 - 03:15
Brexit is a ‘lose, lose, lose’ damage limitation exercise, says CoveneyTánaiste tells PwC/Irish Times tax summit that 90% of withdrawal treaty is agreedThu Sept 20 2018 - 17:42
Detailed backstop proposals urgently needed, Varadkar tells MayBrexit is a ‘lose, lose, lose’ damage limitation exercise, Simon Coveney saysThu Sept 20 2018 - 08:40
Nearly half of Irish business leaders see housing as impediment to growthSurvey reveals rising level of concern about housing crisis and its impact on workersThu Sept 20 2018 - 00:00
Government’s €6bn windfall could be wiped out, warns economistCorporation tax take beats forecasts and interest remains low, but reverse could happenWed Sept 19 2018 - 18:06
Eir CEO defends decision to exit National Broadband PlanCarolan Lennon says investing in rural broadband complex and costlyTue Sept 18 2018 - 19:21
Five ways Donohoe could raise €1.5bn extra in Budget 2019Irish Tax Institute lays out some revenue-raising options for Minister for FinanceTue Sept 18 2018 - 18:02
Workers paying more tax than 10 years ago, says Tax InstituteIndustry body highlights burden of personal tax still being paid by middle-income earnersTue Sept 18 2018 - 05:18
Lifting of milk quotas raises farming output to over €8bnCentral Bank report warns of potential negative shocks from Brexit, CAP reductionsTue Sept 18 2018 - 00:00
Stronger earnings and weak inflation drive Irish consumer spendingLatest survey suggests household goods remains best-performerMon Sept 17 2018 - 12:15
Government policy making housing crisis worse, expert claimsUCD academic Orla Hegarty says Goverment ‘policy tweaks’ is fuelling land speculationSun Sept 16 2018 - 15:05
State spending described as ‘reckless’ as full employment loomsEconomist Seán Barrett says plan will undermine Ireland’s hard-won recoverySun Sept 16 2018 - 14:04
United Ireland would see living standards in Republic fall by 15%New study shows impact on South if Northern Ireland lost €11bn subventionSat Sept 15 2018 - 01:00
Donohoe insists corporation tax base is ‘stable’Minister says he does not expect to see current growth in the tax to continueFri Sept 14 2018 - 18:30
How Ireland’s property crisis is affecting the real economyHousing issue is affecting disposable income, mobility, competitiveness and quality of lifeFri Sept 14 2018 - 06:07
Strong exports drove growth of 2.5% in second quarter, says CSOOutput increased across all major sectors, with ICT up by 13%Thu Sept 13 2018 - 18:25
Europe’s trade-sensitive stocks climb on news of US-China talksIn Dublin, Ryanair falls lower as industrial strife at the airline deepensThu Sept 13 2018 - 17:51
Irish hotel group Tifco to change hands for up to €600mState’s second-largest hotel chain owns 18 hotels and manages othersWed Sept 12 2018 - 12:25
EU should scrap national vetoes on tax, says JunckerCommission president’s comments likely to cause disquiet within GovernmentWed Sept 12 2018 - 09:34
Property firm Yew Grove issues first set of results following IPOGroup reports annualised rent roll of €4.6million from existing portfolioWed Sept 12 2018 - 08:49
Ormonde Mining reports good progress at tungsten project in SpainIrish mining group promises crushing plant elements will be in place by end of SeptemberWed Sept 12 2018 - 07:52
O’Donnell sees role for public banking system in IrelandFine Gael Senator says Germany’s Sparkassen model could be adopted hereTue Sept 11 2018 - 05:03
Irish households now officially wealthier than during boomCentral Bank figures also show Irish households among most indebted in EuropeTue Sept 11 2018 - 05:01
Consumers opting for used car imports while sterling remains weakLatest vehicle licence figures show 10% pick-up in used imports from UKMon Sept 10 2018 - 17:02
Financial watchdog says ‘adverse shock’ to economy inevitableIrish Fiscal Advisory Council calls on the Government to improve budgetary positionFri Sept 07 2018 - 00:01
‘Irish legal system’ to blame for high number of long-term mortgage arrearsCentral Bank study notes cases are rare internationally where repossessions are easierThu Sept 06 2018 - 19:42
Rapid employment growth sees Live Register hit 10-year lowLatest monthly figures show number of claimants fell by near record 6,800 in AugustThu Sept 06 2018 - 18:01
Markets remain tentative amid escalating trade tensionsSocial media giants fall as chief executives appear before the US CongressWed Sept 05 2018 - 19:16
Tax receipts fall behind target ahead of Budget 2019Latest exchequer returns show the Government collected €32.4bn in tax so far this yearTue Sept 04 2018 - 16:32
Unemployment still falling but headline rate revised up to 5.6%Latest official data shows number of workers classified as unemployed fell to 133,800 last monthTue Sept 04 2018 - 11:31
Making it easier for women to work may be key to future prosperityESRI study highlights the difficulties placed in front of women wanting to workTue Sept 04 2018 - 06:34
High childcare costs keeping women out of workplace - studyThree in 10 children not cared for by family and parents have care costs of up to €6.13 an hourTue Sept 04 2018 - 04:00
Game on: Lottery’s online sales strategy paying offNearly 10% of sales now generated online, a fivefold increase on 2015Mon Sept 03 2018 - 05:30
European shares fall on renewed fear of trade conflictAll sectors except one were in negative territory on last day of summerFri Aug 31 2018 - 18:30
Lotto websites react furiously to being labelled ‘parasites’Industry group says operators are fully licensed to trade in IrelandFri Aug 31 2018 - 16:38
‘Big tech’ drives new boom in Dublin office constructionReport also highlights big upswing in demand from shared-office space providersFri Aug 31 2018 - 05:35
‘Rogue operators’ eating into National Lottery salesLotto chief says bet-on-lotto operators ‘siphoning off’ revenue from good causesThu Aug 30 2018 - 17:48
‘Brain drain’ reversed as Ireland sees highest immigration since 2008Almost 50,000 people with a third-level qualification arrived last yearWed Aug 29 2018 - 00:30
Booming economy attracting new influx of foreign nationalsTwo-thirds of people coming into State are foreign nationals, CSO figures revealTue Aug 28 2018 - 14:34
Datalex enjoys 25% bounce in profit on foot of ‘robust growth’Dublin-listed travel software firm sees double-digit growth across key metricsTue Aug 28 2018 - 08:28
1,923 days lost to industrial disputes in second quarter 2018CSO figures suggest there were three industrial disputes in progress involving 888 staffMon Aug 27 2018 - 12:02
Stocks rally after Fed chair’s key speech while oil prices surgeKingspan was standout performer of the day, rising 9.5 per cent following strong H1 resultsFri Aug 24 2018 - 18:17
‘The Irish Times’ sees daily circulation rise by 2% to 79,255 in first half of 2018Sales of the digital edition increase by 24% over six-month period to 18,903Thu Aug 23 2018 - 19:04
Investors losing faith in State’s education credentials – IbecEmployers’ group says projects being lost because of lack of funding for higher educationThu Aug 23 2018 - 12:50
Central Bank fines Dublin-based insurer PartnerRe €1.5mFine issued for breaches of EU-wide Solvency II regimeWed Aug 22 2018 - 13:25
Top 10,000 Irish earners take home €5.6bn in payRevenue figures reveal ‘shocking level’ of income inequality, says Sinn FéinWed Aug 22 2018 - 12:50
Housing recovery too little and too late for manyLatest new dwelling numbers show increase in building is nowhere near required levelWed Aug 22 2018 - 05:12
