What you need to know before you take plunge with Kickstarter crowdfundingInternet phenomenon has arrived with a dedicated Irish website to compete with incumbent playersMon Oct 27 2014 - 01:40
Glass ceiling remains intact for women in top accountancy firmsBig Four firms must reshape career paths to suit women to meet imperative of having more female partnersFri Oct 24 2014 - 01:40
Number of Irish millionaires hits 90,000 as property prices surgeSurvey shows that Ireland’s household wealth is now rising at 14th fastest rate globallyTue Oct 21 2014 - 15:35
NCT operator reports 12% jump in profitsApplus sees profits rise to €4.5m as it pays outs dividend of €4.5mTue Oct 21 2014 - 10:24
Early approval can beat new mortgage rulesCentral Bank indicates that usual six-month term of approval still appliesTue Oct 21 2014 - 09:59
CPL reports “positive” start to its financial yearRecruitment group tells shareholders net fees continue to show growth across major business linesTue Oct 21 2014 - 07:59
Restrictions may bring stability but first-time buyers will payControlling lending seems to make sense given our experience but it is sure to have undesirable resultsTue Oct 21 2014 - 01:55
Not saving enough is the greatest pensions riskMandatory pensions could be on cards as aging population spells trouble for StateTue Oct 21 2014 - 00:00
Green Reit completes Dublin acquisitionsProperty investment company now has a passing rent of €52.8mMon Oct 20 2014 - 13:40
Peer-to-peer financing platform to offer alternative to banksIndividual lenders can give loans from as little as €5 to small businesses on new platformMon Oct 20 2014 - 12:23
Early-stage mortgage arrears fall to three and a half year lowChanging sentiment and greater liquidity means arrears have fallen below 2%Mon Oct 20 2014 - 11:37
Fundit reaches €3 million in pledgesIrish crowdfunding platform has funded 1,000 projects since 2011 launchMon Oct 20 2014 - 11:09
€250m investment to see five new SFI research centres createdAim of Science Foundation Ireland research centres is to achieve a step-change in the reputation and performance of Ireland’s research systemMon Oct 20 2014 - 07:47
Budget is a “missed opportunity” - Moody’sDecision to abandon further austerity measures means more corrective measures may be needed and it leaves Ireland more vulnerable to “unexpected shocks”Thu Oct 16 2014 - 15:58
Mazars to create 50 new jobs in Dublin and GalwayAccountancy practice to fill roles across range of functionsThu Oct 16 2014 - 13:48
Four Seasons Hotel to exit luxury chainBallsbridge hotel will operate under a different five-star brand from January 2015Thu Oct 16 2014 - 13:03
Lloyds sells 4,000 Irish mortgages to Lone StarDeal could see US fund move into mortgage lending following its acquisition of Start MortgagesThu Oct 16 2014 - 12:13
Double take on large garden sitesBuilding on garden plots is coming back into vogue, as owners look to realise some of the value tied up in their homes. So what are the costs involved?Thu Oct 16 2014 - 00:00
Watery depths: a drop by drop guide to chargesHere is a lowdown on the reality behind turning on your taps in an era of charges.Tue Oct 14 2014 - 01:55
Stakeholders in a butchering tradition which goes back generationsSmall Business - Future Proof Tommy and Darragh Buckley, FX BuckleyTue Oct 14 2014 - 01:00
Irish pension savers take on more risk than UK peersPension funds have to fall by 20% before Irish savers take action survey shows; Irish people aren’t maximising tax relief on pensionsMon Oct 13 2014 - 15:19
Paypal reports 43% hike in pre-tax profitsUS payments giant continues to expand in Ireland ahead of impending Ebay splitMon Oct 13 2014 - 13:22
‘Neutral’ Budget boosts consumers’ sentiment to savingConsumers are more confident in their ability to save survey showsMon Oct 13 2014 - 10:23
Estate agents say ‘subject to loan approval’ clause causing major concern for vendorsLegal clause offered comfort to purchasers who feared their bank might withdraw mortgage approvalThu Oct 09 2014 - 09:37
1,000 job losses at Ballymena tobacco factoryJapan Tobacco plans to move all operations to Poland and RomaniaWed Oct 08 2014 - 01:05
Citrix to create 50 jobs in Dublin expansionExpansion is driven by company’s growth across Europe, Middle East and AfricaTue Oct 07 2014 - 13:36
Maternity leave should be split to boost female entrepreneurshipBody representing start-ups in Ireland wants fathers to have equivalent leave in lieu of mother's leaveTue Oct 07 2014 - 11:23
Budget 2015: what’s in store for your finances?Before we can work out if we can loosen our belts after next week’s budget, we need to take a look at who was hit by eight years of austerityTue Oct 07 2014 - 02:00
Aryzta CEO’s pay package rises to €5mStrong growth in the group’s food division sees Owen Killian increase his annual earnings by 30%Mon Oct 06 2014 - 14:49
Spar owner to open 50 new shops and create 1,000 jobsBWG will open 50 new shops by 2016 creating 1,000 jobsMon Oct 06 2014 - 12:28
Irish consumer sentiment at eight year highConsumers’ expectations of an easier Budget next week feed into sentiment indicatorsMon Oct 06 2014 - 12:01
Dragon Oil makes tentative approach for Petroceltic£492m cash acquisition would give Dragon Oil operations in North Africa and KurdistanMon Oct 06 2014 - 07:53
Tipperary company Ribworld to create 100 new jobsJobs to be created as part of €8m investment to help Ribworld expand into new markets and develop a new range of productsMon Oct 06 2014 - 07:20
Credit union arrears fall by 17% in year to JuneSector shows signs of confidence but low lending levels a concern, with average loan at €3,029Tue Sept 30 2014 - 22:57
Levin says Apple struck “a sweetheart deal” with IrelandUS anti-tax abuse activist Carl Levin says EU investigation shows there is “no rational basis” for Apple’s Irish tax rateTue Sept 30 2014 - 16:43
Free six-month start your own business programme launchedInitiative, which has over 250 places available, is open to those on Jobseekers allowanceTue Sept 30 2014 - 13:28
Ebay to spin off fast-growing payments unit PaypalE-commerce giant says keeping two companies together would be “less advantageous”Tue Sept 30 2014 - 12:55
Rising house prices drive Ulster Bank loan losses lowerOwner Royal Bank of Scotland will release €384m in money previously set aside for loan lossesTue Sept 30 2014 - 11:01
Will Noonan cut your tax in the budget?Indications suggest Budget 2015 will be less austere but which measures will find favour?Tue Sept 30 2014 - 02:00
Health insurance versus cash plans: do the figures add up?Cash plans offer money back on certain medical expenses, but does dropping private health cover pose any risk?Tue Sept 30 2014 - 01:00
Game Account Network reports H1 loss of €1mDermot Smurfit jnr led supplier of gaming software and online gaming content sees sales drop by 53%Mon Sept 29 2014 - 15:01
Irish salaries set to rise by 2% in 2015, Mercer survey findsAverage wage could rise by up to €700 a year as economy continues to recoverMon Sept 29 2014 - 14:37
Irish regulator appointed to board of European authorityCyril Roux to join management board of European Securities and Markets AuthorityMon Sept 29 2014 - 13:48
ESB says profits hit by storm repair costsOperating profits decline by €33 million as winter storms cost energy provider €25 millionMon Sept 29 2014 - 13:47
Aryzta full-year results ahead of forecastStrong European sales drive 6.8% revenue growth at Swiss based food groupMon Sept 29 2014 - 08:53
Eircom CEO to step down after delayed IPOHerb Hribar to be replaced by Richard Moat as acting CEO “with immediate effect”Mon Sept 29 2014 - 08:19
Smurfit Kappa in $157m deal for US companyManufacturing group will acquire Bates Container as part of drive into the USMon Sept 29 2014 - 07:18
New €250k fund will support agri-business start-upsCompetitive Feasibility Fund will help entrepreneurs investigate the viability of business ideaTue Sept 23 2014 - 16:33
CPM to recruit 300 sales staffOutsourced sales solutions company looking to fill 150 permanent and 150 temporary positionsTue Sept 23 2014 - 10:17
Work on new strategy for IFSC to commenceMinister of State Simon Harris announces new strategy to drive growth in sectorTue Sept 23 2014 - 09:37
