Eoin Burke-Kennedy

Eoin Burke-Kennedy

Economics Correspondent

Eoin Burke-Kennedy is Economics Correspondent of The Irish Times.

Is the US economy headed for a tariff-induced downturn?

What happens next to the world’s largest economy is perhaps the biggest economics question right now

Standardised designs could cut housing costs by 12.5%

Department of Housing report highlights potential savings from using prefabricated designs and off-site construction

Almost three-quarters of State’s top earners are men, report shows

CSO data says males account for 72.4 per cent of earners in top one per cent bracket in 2024

European shares close at record high as healthcare outperforms

Pan-European Stoxx 600 surges 1.2 per cent to log its biggest one-day percentage gain since July 23rd

Hospitality industry more likely to pass on VAT hikes than cuts, Ifac study finds

Government spending watchdog suggests cost of VAT reduction across hospitality equivalent to increasing income tax bands by €3,000, hiring 11,400 nurses or 7,800 teachers

Unemployment rate remains unchanged at 4.7%

Seasonally adjusted number of people classified as unemployed last month was 138,200

Inflation in Irish economy jumps back to almost 3%

Latest HICP for Ireland will inform figure for the wider euro area due out on Wednesday

Skills shortage driving wages in construction sector

Buildcost director Liam Langan highlights factors behind rapidly increasing construction wages

Drop in car sales drive retail sales lower in August

CSO figures show volume of sales was down 1 per cent in August

Irish payments group Fexco enjoys 8% rise in income

Co Kerry-based fintech says performance supported by robust commercial growth and continued investment

Is Britain’s ailing Conservative Party finally over?

Tribalism has engulfed European convervatism – and Kemi Badenoch’s Tories might be next on chopping block

Hospitality VAT cut: Ministers seek way to exclude fast-food franchises

Minister for Enterprise indicates big move on R&D tax credit likely in budget

Exiting landlords account for more than quarter of home sales in Dublin

Report by estate agent DNG links increased incidence of exiting landlords to recent rental sector reforms

Budget 2026 plans are coming at wrong time in economic cycle, ESRI warns

Current level of spending is adding to demand at wrong time in economic cycle, think tank says

Housing targets unlikely to be met as commencements slow, ESRI warns

Institute flags pick-up in wage growth in construction sector as potential risk

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