Applegreen revenues increase by 15% to €1bnForecourt retailer reports strong consumer sentiment as it eyes further expansionsMon Mar 14 2016 - 07:42
‘Skipping queues’ is key benefit of health insuranceConsumers see private cover as a ‘necessity’ and despite price hikes just 1 in 5 shop around for the best dealsTue Mar 08 2016 - 14:10
Consumers lost confidence ahead of electionIndex softens in February as consumers report reduced expectations for a recovery in household financesTue Mar 08 2016 - 12:02
Consumers make the move from cash to cardsIrish people now spend more on their debit card than they withdraw in cash from an ATMTue Mar 08 2016 - 10:10
Can I afford to give up work to stay at home with the children?The longer-term impact of taking time out of work must also be consideredTue Mar 08 2016 - 06:00
Irish savers pour €370m into state savings to try and boost returnsTax free offers attract savers as Prize Bond sales rise by 14% to record high of €2.5bnMon Mar 07 2016 - 14:54
Soaring deposits put houses out of first-time buyers' reachFigures show home buyers needed average deposit of €51,000 for purchase in Dublin last yearMon Mar 07 2016 - 11:47
Ireland to raise €500m in short-term billsLast funding for the NTMA this quarterMon Mar 07 2016 - 10:40
Rich Irish are getting richer. So what are they buying?The latest wealth report says Ireland will have 3,330 multimillionaires by 2025, outpacing growth in France and SpainSat Mar 05 2016 - 07:00
Ireland jumps on to the knowledge-box wagon earlyIreland gained first-mover advantage by introducing the knowledge development box in 2014Fri Mar 04 2016 - 06:00
New transfer-pricing rules could make things difficult for large companiesUS and Europe appear to be on the same track on tax structuresFri Mar 04 2016 - 06:00
Ireland faces thinking outside the knowledge boxThe State faces challenges in maintaining its competitiveness as the EU’s intellectual property regime changes under the tax base erosion projectFri Mar 04 2016 - 06:00
Meet the landlords buying in bulk and changing the marketInstitutional property investors supplant small-scale buyers and build strong reputationThu Mar 03 2016 - 00:00
Dublin is second best performing hotel market in EuropeCity is second only to Madrid for revenue per room growth but it is also one of the most volatile markets survey findsTue Mar 01 2016 - 14:22
Manufacturing growth slows as ‘global headwinds’ hitExpansion moderates as stronger euro and a more troubled global backdrop hit Irish sectorTue Mar 01 2016 - 08:32
Forget deposits: knock €10,000 off your mortgage and reap much greater rewardsPaying off debts can make more sense than keeping cash in a savings accountTue Mar 01 2016 - 07:51
House prices climb 8% in year to JanuaryBut prices fall during the month with decline most marked in DublinMon Feb 29 2016 - 11:47
First-time buyers flee the property market figures showMortgage approvals to new entrants reveal 23% slumpMon Feb 29 2016 - 11:06
Double digit premium increases on the way for FBD customersInsurer reports pre-tax loss of some €84.8m but notes that business stabilised in second half of the yearMon Feb 29 2016 - 07:47
More than 1,000 credit union members opt for short-term loansMembers borrow €500,000 in run-up to Christmas at rates of up to 12%Tue Feb 23 2016 - 14:41
Which party will put the most money back into your pocket?What the parties’ tax strategies will mean for your pocketTue Feb 23 2016 - 13:46
Four ways self-employed are hard done by Irish tax systemHow unfair is the tax treatment of entrepreneurs?Tue Feb 23 2016 - 07:26
Green Reit to make 62% profit on sale of Glas portfolioSale of properties driven by policy of keeping gearing within the 25% target that is in line with the ‘better quality’ Reits operating in the UK, says chairman Stephen VernonMon Feb 22 2016 - 16:50
Seven things that just got cheaper thanks to the slump in sterlingFrom a Six Nations weekend in London to second hand cars and shopping trips across the border, a weaker sterling may be a bit of a boon for Irish consumersMon Feb 22 2016 - 14:32
Consumers take to contactless payments, Visa figures showShoppers spent a record €31.7 billion on Visa cardsTue Feb 16 2016 - 16:13
Dublin is Europe’s third best city for inward investmentAnd Galway is Europe’s most business friendly small city, Financial Times publication findsTue Feb 16 2016 - 09:58
10 ways you may have paid too much taxBy not claiming back all the available tax credits, many of us are letting the taxman keep too much of our moneyTue Feb 16 2016 - 08:00
Bank of Ireland cuts mortgage rates for new and existing customersBiggest cuts aimed at homeowners with deposit of more than 20%Mon Feb 15 2016 - 14:14
Goods exports soar by 20% in 2015 to highest ever levelTrade surplus now the largest on record driven by pharma exportsMon Feb 15 2016 - 11:53
Irish consumers still losing out on mortgage/deposit ratesIrish borrowers are still paying a premium on mortgage rates compared with European peersMon Feb 15 2016 - 10:43
Hammerson eyes mixed-use development at Dundrum Town CentreUK retail developer plans to become ‘Ireland’s leading retail property owner’Mon Feb 15 2016 - 08:36
Profits up at IFSC as corporate tax take reaches five-year highProvisional figures from Revenue show financial sector paid €1.6bn in tax in 2015Wed Feb 10 2016 - 05:00
People pay for absence of competitionLack of competition in the financial services landscape means Irish consumers face higher prices and less choiceTue Feb 09 2016 - 07:00
Ireland’s top tech companies: who pays the most?Google employees in the UK may be paid double what their Irish colleagues are entitled to, but other tech employers pay their Irish employees handsomelyMon Feb 08 2016 - 12:18
Ireland to sell €1bn in bond markets ahead of electionNTMA to auction €1 bn in 10-year bonds on February 11thMon Feb 08 2016 - 10:32
Paul Murphy and Averil Power use the crowd to raise campaign fundsIt’s not just Obama and Sanders. Irish politicians, too, are using crowdfunding to raise campaign fundsMon Feb 08 2016 - 07:30
Central Bank may curb broker commissionsRegulator to conduct review of payments earned on the sale of financial productsTue Feb 02 2016 - 14:50
Brendan McAtamney steps into UDG CEO role earlyHealthcare services provider reports “strong start” to the year as it forecasts full-year EPS growth of 6-8%Tue Feb 02 2016 - 07:26
Private A&E departments: what’s the deal?Unless you have deep pockets and expensive health insurance, you may be best to stay awayTue Feb 02 2016 - 06:14
Credit unions allowed to accept deposits of €100,000 plusCentral Bank set to soften rule which has raised the ire of the industryMon Feb 01 2016 - 10:13
Manfacturing growth reaches six-month highLatest PMI figures point to sharp expansion in new ordersMon Feb 01 2016 - 08:03
Limerick most affordable place to buy home out of 367 citiesDublin remains a ‘seriously unaffordable’ location, housing survey showsTue Jan 26 2016 - 14:32
Greencore chief: Brexit would be ‘damaging’ for food industry‘Good start’ to the year for convenience food group with revenues up 7.2 per centTue Jan 26 2016 - 14:25
Equifax to hire 100 people at new Dublin technology centreNew centre will bring US technology group’s Irish workforce up to almost 200Tue Jan 26 2016 - 07:43
Could Irish people save money by looking overseas for loans or deposit accounts?A single market for financial services could see Irish consumers get a mortgage fixed at 2.7% in France or deposits paying 2% in the Czech RepublicTue Jan 26 2016 - 06:30
Analysis: How low will deposit rates go in Ireland?It is not just retail deposits that have slumped; corporate rates have fallen tooFri Jan 22 2016 - 01:01
AIB offers better savings rate to German consumersState-owned bank is targeting the German market through an online start-upTue Jan 19 2016 - 01:00
Weak asset quality ‘key vulnerability’ for Irish banks - FitchRatings agency says Irish banks still ‘vulnerable to severe shocks’ in commmercial propertyMon Jan 18 2016 - 10:19
When the levees break: consumers pay nine leviesRecent floods means that consumers could be facing yet another levy - but they’re already drowning in chargesTue Jan 12 2016 - 11:21
‘Record’ year in 2015 for Dublin PortCargo volumes up 6.4% putting the port ahead of where it was in 2007Tue Jan 12 2016 - 08:38
