Capital’s housing market may have reached ‘peak affordability’ as median prices rise to €370,000

Central Bank figures record biggest jump since 2009, but total remains low by historical standards

Strong trading performance comes amid signs of global slowdown

New CSO data show sales grew by 1.2% in January on annual basis

OECD figures suggest Republic leads way in labour productivity

Exchequer returns show sales tax accounted for half receipts generated in January

Cantillon: Retail numbers dominated by car sales and don’t capture all online spending

Latest official numbers show sales declined in volume terms last month

Analysts say market outlook is strong, as chance of no-deal Brexit decreases

Electrical goods, furniture drive rise in sales volume

Figures show youth unemployment rate still declining, dropping to 12.2% last month

Budgetary watchdog stops just short of accusation that recovery is being squandered

If there is a disorderly Brexit it will not be pretty for European assets or the euro

But youth unemployment remains high at 12%

Merrion’s Alan McQuaid says consumers still spending strongly on an annual basis

EU exports increasingly important, now accounting for 51% of total exports

Business Week: Vulture funds, housing and corporate struggles fill the headlines

Alan McQuaid says Ireland is most exposed to breakdown in global trading patterns

Latest trade numbers suggest overall export trade remains strong

Will June residential property prices show any sign of cooling down?