Student doing German-Irish commute wins disability funding after three-year campaign
Previously the HSE told Ms Cynk that it did not have the available budget to fund her support package if she moved to Ireland
‘The Swedes probably have a better work-life balance to what we have in Ireland’
Wild Geese: Mark Duffy, Stockholm
Irish households owed more than €96bn by end of 2023
As the ECB has hiked interest rates, homeowners have moved away from tracker loans to more predictable fixed rates
Ireland’s billionaires see wealth grow by more than €15bn last year
Forbes annual billionaires list features a record 2,781 people after two years where numbers fell
US index inclusion ‘key objective’ in Flutter plan to move primary listing
Shareholders will vote on the transfer of Flutter’s primary listing from London to New York at AGM next month
Trinity graduates seek to build multimillion software company for music industry
Co-founders of Naviro are aiming to develop a €160m business in the next five years
Financial firm Metis Ireland eyes expansion over next two years
Limerick-based company aims to double €365m in funds under management
Fuel prices for motorists to rise as excise duty cuts are partially restored
Lobby group FFI has called for an expert group to be established to examine fiscal policies relating to energy and for further excise duty increases to be paused until the next budget
Investors in UL programme reported to be spooked by student housing controversy
Seen & Heard: DNG enters the mortgage broker market; Quanta Capital targets Signa assets; and Virgin Media refused €30m for public service broadcasting
Global markets subdued in short trading week as investors await US inflation data
In Ireland, the ISEQ All Share Index had a weaker performance than its European counterparts
Number of Irish mortgages in arrears increases slightly in final quarter of 2023
Overall increase driven by rise in number of principal dwelling house mortgage accounts in arrears for less than one year
Consumer sentiment dips in March as cost of living still bites
Only one element of the survey – consumers’ outlook on jobs – saw an uptick in March
Markets ease from record highs as investors look ahead to US inflation data
Investors face shortened trading week as many markets closed for Good Friday
State Street opens new office building in Kilkenny
Financial services company says the new building reflects its commitment to Ireland and confidence in the southeast region talent pool
‘It’s a growing market, it absolutely is’: Meet Ireland’s online beauty entrepreneurs
Industry insiders say online business as much as tripled in size during the pandemic, fundamentally changing the sector