Tax on sugary drinks decision for next government, says VaradkarCharge introduced in British budget, and similar move championed by FF and FGThu Mar 17 2016 - 01:00
ECB cuts rates in far-reaching stimulus campaignDraghi aims to spur growth and inflation in euro zone and avert threat of deflationFri Mar 11 2016 - 05:00
Fast-expanding economy regains growth ratesData shows Ireland’s growth of 7.8 % as ECB’s Mario Draghi reduces interest rate to zeroFri Mar 11 2016 - 01:00
Dáil ambles as Draghi prepares bazookaPolitical leaders would do well to keep one eye on shaky global economyThu Mar 10 2016 - 17:14
Property trends may lead to ‘unsustainable’ commutes - ESRINew report warns prices could force Dublin buyers to seek housing beyond the cityThu Mar 10 2016 - 01:00
AIB chairman warns of Brexit ‘tragedy’ for IrelandRichard Pym says people should be encouraging relatives in UK to voteWed Mar 09 2016 - 13:21
Central Bank sells off further €500m of Anglo’s legacy debtSome €22n in bonds remain outstanding from the deal to scrap the promissory notesWed Mar 09 2016 - 01:00
Germany will resist ECB rate plans, says expertEconomist Isabel Schnabel warns there should be no more loosening of monetary policyTue Mar 08 2016 - 01:00
Give Me a Crash Course In . . . the rising tax takeTax in January and February is up nearly €500m. Car sales are great and unemployment is down. But Ireland’s debts still constrict Government financesSat Mar 05 2016 - 01:00
Can we have business as usual in Ireland’s ruptured political landscape?Will the potential for political instability affect investor and consumer confidence?Fri Mar 04 2016 - 07:30
There should be no time for anything that could hurt recoverySplintering of Dáil demands clear-headed assessment of what happens nextFri Mar 04 2016 - 06:30
Tax receipts come in ahead of targetExchequer returns show that Revenue collected €7.2bn by the end of FebruaryWed Mar 02 2016 - 16:38
ECB chief Mario Draghi set to act after poor economic dataECB under pressure to take radical action after disappointing manufacturing figuresWed Mar 02 2016 - 01:07
Moody’s stays low-key after general electionResult of vote unlikely to cause big change in Irish fiscal policy, says ratings agencyWed Mar 02 2016 - 01:00
Markets ignore election for time being at leastPro-Europe stance of the main parties may keep investors happyTue Mar 01 2016 - 20:43
Markets unfazed by uncertainty over governmentCost of State borrowing eases as Fitch says it expects further deficit reductionsTue Mar 01 2016 - 01:00
Election 2016: Fiscal space for manoeuvre limited in budget deal talksParties will find their scope constrained as they negotiate on tax and spendingTue Mar 01 2016 - 01:00
State borrowing costs may be forced upFG and FF alignment seems to be the ‘only’ option, says Goodbody economistMon Feb 29 2016 - 01:01
Political party war chests not geared to two campaigns in single yearSecond campaign would likely involve media ’air war’, not a ground offensiveMon Feb 29 2016 - 01:00
Property tax take should rise with house prices – EUBailout reforms deemed not enough to remedy all problems resulting from crashSat Feb 27 2016 - 01:00
Borrowing costs on sovereign debt dip further below 1%Hung parliament would be no cause for alarm, say London-based analysts at HSBCFri Feb 26 2016 - 06:00
Arthur Beesley: Governing post-crash Ireland will take more than popularitySerious strides forward have been made since worst of the debacle but failings remainFri Feb 26 2016 - 06:00
New translation of Cantillon’s masterpieceProf Antoin Murphy’s new translation of Cantillon’s ‘Essay on the Nature of Trade in General’ is published today in TraleeThu Feb 25 2016 - 01:00
Google’s Irish tax affairs attract further UK scrutinyAt issue in inquiry was the allocation of Google’s British profits to the Irish operationWed Feb 24 2016 - 18:48
Brexit and election fears put investors on alertAnalysis: Cost of State borrowing up as future Irish government remains uncertainTue Feb 23 2016 - 01:00
Google moved over €28bn through State in tax schemeScale of tech giant’s financial operations in Dublin revealed via papers filed in HollandSat Feb 20 2016 - 07:43
US authorities put pressure on Irish government in crisisPressure on government over Aurelius Capital Management, says Kevin Cardiff in bookSat Feb 20 2016 - 07:00
Rally in world stocks cool as EU Brexit summit beginsFTSE lower on mining stocks and growing concern over possibility of British EU exitFri Feb 19 2016 - 01:00
Arthur Beesley: Market confidence requires honesty in election debateNo one is discussing the €6.98 billion that the State spent in 2015 to service national debtFri Feb 19 2016 - 01:00
Election 2016: Fine Gael attacks Fianna Fáil on public payMichael Noonan claims rival party’s manifesto contains a ‘massive deception’Thu Feb 18 2016 - 09:49
Irish arm of Russian state oil giant weighs impact of sanctionsDublin-based Rosneft International files annual accounts for the first time since 2012Thu Feb 18 2016 - 01:00
Arthur Beesley: Brexit dangers coming into focus for Irish firmsUncertainty prevails until exact terms of any British exit from the EU are knownMon Feb 15 2016 - 01:00
Irish companies starting to weigh up risks of BrexitMany firms devoid of corporate strategy to cope with British breakaway from the EUMon Feb 15 2016 - 01:00
Markets rebound on better bank newsProspects for co-ordinated oil production cut underpin positive investor sentimentFri Feb 12 2016 - 21:03
Legal profession waged four-year battle against reform BillDepartment of Justice files reveal Law Society and Bar Council communicationsFri Feb 12 2016 - 12:02
Arthur Beesley: Country’s tax policy is not built on election slogansIf you really want to know what’s going on take a look at the Tax Strategy Group papersFri Feb 12 2016 - 11:55
US and Brussels in dispute over Apple tax investigationsEuropean Commission urged to reconsider inquiries into firm’s arrangements in IrelandFri Feb 12 2016 - 06:47
Files reveal campaign by legal professions to safeguard privilegeBar Council and Law Society determined to water down Legal Services Regulation ActFri Feb 12 2016 - 01:00
SF now accepts legal targets for debt must be metParty takes as a given a Department of Finance forecast of 188,000 new jobsWed Feb 10 2016 - 01:00
How the parties are handling the ‘fiscal space’Economic plans show a dash to cut USC but also some differences in approachTue Feb 09 2016 - 09:48
Central Bank realised €1bn on bonds in 2015, Noonan saysGovernment bonds sold at faster rate than minimum schedule agreed with ECBTue Feb 09 2016 - 01:00
‘Fiscal space’, the final foggy frontierParties are vying to plan the spending of money the economy may not even earnSat Feb 06 2016 - 01:00
Rating agency Fitch upgrades Ireland from A- to AMove follows a positive reassessment of the prospects for strong economic growthFri Feb 05 2016 - 21:00
Arthur Beesley: Extreme caution would seem warranted in Irish setting‘No one speaks of glittering growth; it’s all about the threat to insipid growth’Fri Feb 05 2016 - 12:41
FG economic plan: Do the numbers add up?Plan is based on 4.3% GDP growth in 2016 and 3.6% in 2017, down from 7% last yearThu Feb 04 2016 - 18:58
EU backs easing of Ireland’s budget targets by €1.5bnMove means next government can aim for structural deficit of 0.5% of GDPWed Feb 03 2016 - 08:07
January tax returns could propel Kenny ahead of electionWill strong VAT and car sales boost the Government in the run-up to the poll?Wed Feb 03 2016 - 01:00
Exchequer returns: Revenue collects €4.5bn in JanuaryFinal figures before election show increase of €308m ( 7.3%) on same period in 2015Tue Feb 02 2016 - 16:41
Paddy Power shares gain 4% on record tradingAbout €1bn in Paddy Power stock changes hands as imminent merger with Betfair sparks share auctionTue Feb 02 2016 - 01:00
