Setanta Insurance collapse leaves up to 75,000 Irish drivers at riskDublin-based insurer suspends all payments following decision to dissolve businesssFri Apr 18 2014 - 08:13
Ireland could stagnate if Europe stalls, ESRI economist warnsFaltering recovery could renew pressure on public finances, says John FitzGeraldFri Apr 18 2014 - 01:00
Mergers and acquisitions activity hits €6.1bn in first quarterCentrica’s acquisition of Bord Gáis Energy for €1.1bn among high-profile transactionsFri Apr 18 2014 - 01:00
NTR sells Oklahoma wind farm to US rival for $60 millionRenewable energy company’s project had been threatened with legal actionThu Apr 17 2014 - 12:15
Irish Examiner group to shed about 50 jobs in restructuringNational Union of Journalists says it is ‘gravely disappointed’ as Landmark announces cutsWed Apr 16 2014 - 19:03
Irish Residential Properties REIT floats on Dublin marketProperty trust raises €200 million from investors on joining the marketWed Apr 16 2014 - 15:50
Department of Finance report on economy a cold showerAnalysis: after ESRI’s upbeat forecast, Stability Pact Update bursts bubble that austerity is behind usWed Apr 16 2014 - 01:00
Noonan pledges to widen tax bands in budgetMinister insists easing tax burden not incompatible with €2bn adjustment targetTue Apr 15 2014 - 18:18
Government deficit well inside troika targetEnd-year figure slightly better than forecast because of inclusion of share divident from AIBTue Apr 15 2014 - 00:00
Government will have just €360 million for tax cuts in budget, says ESRIEconomic think thank warns only limited scope for tax breaks in upcoming budgetSat Apr 12 2014 - 01:00
JP Morgan’s earnings fall as revenue from securities dropBank posts worse-than-expected numbers amid climate of uncertainty about US recoverySat Apr 12 2014 - 01:00
Employment growth to create 50,000 new jobs in economy, say ESRIEconomic think tank says recovery now taking hold in several sectors of economyFri Apr 11 2014 - 01:01
Why figuring out the ESRI figures is tricky businessIt is hard to reconcile the employment growth with the contraction in GDPFri Apr 11 2014 - 01:01
Ireland is now back on a growth path, says ESRIPost-crash economy now recovering ‘quite vigorously’, according to economic think tankFri Apr 11 2014 - 01:00
Taoiseach welcomes Irish link-up with prestigious Mayo ClinicGovernment will provide €11.7 million to bring 20 US-patented technologies to marketThu Apr 10 2014 - 09:16
IMF sees deflation as key threat to Irish recoveryIrish inflation predicted to be just 0.6% this year, well inside ECB target of 2%Wed Apr 09 2014 - 01:00
Super charger: 30 seconds to juice up your smartphoneTel Aviv-based startup invents super-charger that can revive dying smartphone in secondsTue Apr 08 2014 - 12:54
Department admits error in recent exchequer returns data€101 million which had been classified as VAT should have been classified as income taxTue Apr 08 2014 - 11:40
Ireland’s corporation tax averages out ‘at just under 11%’Department of Finance research on country’s controversial tax code disputed by TDMon Apr 07 2014 - 19:28
Central Bank forecasts another surge in employment growthExports to be main driver of recovery but domestic demand to play significant partSat Apr 05 2014 - 01:01
Too early to say if positive tax receipts signal a change of directionThere are positive signs but many variables mean that caution is requiredThu Apr 03 2014 - 08:34
Deteriorating competitiveness 'threatening recovery'National Competiveness Council issues stark warning about country’s cost baseTue Apr 01 2014 - 22:09
US hedge funds snap up IBRC mortgage portfolioLiquidators KPMG say buyers have agreed code of conduct when dealing with mortgage arrearsTue Apr 01 2014 - 18:01
Dublin property prices now rising by €5,000 a month, survey findsReport by DNG suggests prices in capital rose by 23% in last 12 monthsTue Apr 01 2014 - 11:25
Surveys paint contrasting pictures of property marketLatest quarterly figures reflect two-tier nature of the marketTue Apr 01 2014 - 08:15
Review of tax relief aimed to attract foreign company executivesSpecial assignee relief scheme designed to allow Irish businesses lure in skilled staffTue Apr 01 2014 - 08:10
Monthly retail sales fall but annual trend stays positiveMonthly sales figures drop 1.5 per cent as cars, electrical goods and food sectors take a hitFri Mar 28 2014 - 15:05
Financial services group IFG reports ‘solid performance’Financial services group says revenues rose by 4.6% to £79.6m on back of strong growthThu Mar 27 2014 - 21:00
Double-charging issue now rectified, says AIBPayment issue causes some clients to be debited twice for single transactionsThu Mar 27 2014 - 16:51
Ghost estate in Mullingar sells at auction for €810,000Coill Rua site, located 3km outside town, includes 12 homes in various stages of completionThu Mar 27 2014 - 16:02
Mortgage approvals drop despite recovery in property marketData from IBF shows 1,494 mortgages were approved last monthThu Mar 27 2014 - 15:01
IMF rejects claims it sought to compromise Irish judiciaryWashington-based fund responds to concerns raised by EU justice commissioner Vivian RedingTue Mar 25 2014 - 18:14
Tax burden on workers causing drag on recovery, says IbecEmployers’ group says Irish income tax rates out of line with competitor countriesTue Mar 25 2014 - 01:00
Moody’s says outlook for Irish banks remains negativeRating agency says poor performing loans accounted for 30% of rated banks’ total lendingSat Mar 22 2014 - 01:00
IBRC staff consider industrial action over severance deal100 or so workers left in defunct bank are unhappy with compensation package on offerFri Mar 21 2014 - 18:56
Irish software firm Globoforce pulls IPO, citing volatile marketsDublin-based business, which has a valuation of €400m, had planned to list on NasdaqFri Mar 21 2014 - 16:29
Inventor of ‘Celtic Tiger’ phrase bails out of bank jobKevin Gardiner is credited with first using the term in economic report for Morgan StanleyFri Mar 21 2014 - 15:35
US businessman snaps up Dublin Hilton hotel for €30mJohn Malone, reputed to be the largest land owner in the US, acquired the hotel at Charlemont PlaceFri Mar 21 2014 - 12:00
Intralot unveiled as lottery's new technology supplierAthens-based company signs 10-year contract with new Irish operatorFri Mar 21 2014 - 07:14
No gamble for National Lottery technology supplierGreek firm Intralot has task of overhaul of ageing systemFri Mar 21 2014 - 06:45
Bord Gáis staff to get €54m for selling stake back to companyAbout 1,000 members of employee share ownership plan set to benefitFri Mar 21 2014 - 01:00
Bord Gáis workers to share in €54 million windfallEligible staff to receive average payout of €54,000 from winding up of employee share schemeThu Mar 20 2014 - 15:46
Sharp increase in debt write-down dealsIrish Mortgage Holders’ Organisation says it is dealing with 2,000 AIB or EBS clientsThu Mar 20 2014 - 01:00
Dublin-based pharma firm to be sold for $660 millionBuyer says it plans to base new entity in Republic for corporate tax reasonsWed Mar 19 2014 - 18:00
Abu Dhabi-based Etihad increases its stake in Aer Lingus to over 4%Move suggests airline it might still be interested in Government’s 25% stakeWed Mar 19 2014 - 00:32
Clairvoyant, stone crusher and tax specialist on defaulters’ listRevenue Commissioners’ 100-strong list made settlements totalling €13.77 millionFri Mar 14 2014 - 17:08
Irish mortgage interest rates remain below euro area averageCentral Bank figures show mortgage rates here were 3.01 per cent at the end of JanuaryFri Mar 14 2014 - 12:43
Hopes for recovery pinned on Irish-owned firmsBetter-than-expected GNP figures, which strip out results from multinationals, were the high point of the national quarterly accountsFri Mar 14 2014 - 01:00
Irish economy unexpectedly contracts in setback for GovernmentDecline in net exports linked to the so-called pharma patent cliff pinpointed as main reasonThu Mar 13 2014 - 22:57
