European shares gain on Ukraine hopesVolkswagen surges on upbeat earnings while Prosus slumps on China tech regulation worriesMon Mar 14 2022 - 19:48
Construction sector could be hampered by wage inflation in coming monthsBNP Paribas report points to a continued pick-up in growth in construction hereMon Mar 14 2022 - 13:30
UK response to Ukraine crisis contaminated by narrative on immigrationInsular Brexit politics undermines ‘global Britain’ mantraSun Mar 13 2022 - 11:58
Almost 43,000 new homes got planning permission in 2021CSO data point to significant pick-up in residential construction, mostly apartmentsFri Mar 11 2022 - 12:38
Sinn Féin in power: Are its policies achievable and would they work?With the party riding high in the polls, it’s time to put its stated goals under scrutinyFri Mar 11 2022 - 05:13
Inflation surges to 21-year high on back of energy pricesLatest data shows 5.6% increase in prices across economyThu Mar 10 2022 - 16:28
Top Irish companies reduce their emissions footprint by a thirdCDP Ireland Network says more companies here are participating in climate change reportingThu Mar 10 2022 - 16:20
We’re back in the 1970s with this energy price shockEurope’s reliance on Russian energy make it more vulnerableThu Mar 10 2022 - 15:49
Unemployment in OECD sticks at 5.3%, lowest since 2001Latest jobless data from the OECD corresponds to 35.9m unemployed workersThu Mar 10 2022 - 10:20
Contact lens maker Johnson & Johnson Vison to create 200 jobs in LimerickUS multinational investing €35m in the operation in CastletroyWed Mar 09 2022 - 08:40
Irish businesses seek to reduce dependency on UK ahead of more Brexit red tapeSurvey by Grant Thornton Ireland finds significant number of firms are reducing exports to UKMon Mar 07 2022 - 05:00
Varadkar’s solo run appears to green-light dairy expansion – at expense of beefTánaiste assures dairy farmers new carbon budgets won’t put limits on milk productionSun Mar 06 2022 - 12:08
All farmers to be told to plant crops amid fears of food security crisisSeen and heard: Looming food shortages, regulator warns of cyber risks, law firms pull out of RussiaSun Mar 06 2022 - 11:12
City of London has lost just 7,500 jobs due to Brexit, Irish-born mayor saysVincent Keaveny dismisses notion London losing position as Europe’s financial capitalSat Mar 05 2022 - 07:30
Inflation hits 31-year high of 7.2% across OECD countriesFigures compiled before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which will further squeeze pricesThu Mar 03 2022 - 11:41
Tax system ‘unfairly stacked’ against family businessesFamily Business Network urges revamp in submission to Commission on TaxationThu Mar 03 2022 - 05:00
Government records surprise budget surplus of nearly €1bn in FebruaryExchequer numbers boosted by strong income tax and VAT receiptsWed Mar 02 2022 - 19:35
Construction output rises but remains below pre-pandemic levelsCSO’s latest construction barometer shows 6.2% rise in activity at end of 2021Wed Mar 02 2022 - 12:05
Unemployment falls to 7% as restrictions ease and activity resumesCSO data suggests as many 180,745 were unemployed or in receipt of PUP last monthWed Mar 02 2022 - 11:37
Lifting of restrictions triggers strong resumption in commercial property activityCBRE highlights healthy pick-up in activity in first two months of yearTue Mar 01 2022 - 15:47
Wage growth in Irish economy recorded at 2% last yearCSO says headline growth number may be skewed by compositional factors relating to Covid-19Tue Mar 01 2022 - 12:25
Retail sales fall in January as restrictions dampen activityCSO data indicate 1.5% decline in retail volumes on the previous monthMon Feb 28 2022 - 21:57
Putin’s threat to weaponise energy neutralises West’s responseSanctions on banks and oligarchs are paltry response to Russia’s belligerenceSun Feb 27 2022 - 12:41
Ukraine invasion sends European stocks sliding to nine-month lowsBanks suffer worst session since March 2020Thu Feb 24 2022 - 18:10
Rural and lower-income households hit harder by inflationCentral Bank study examines how inflation levels differ across householdsWed Feb 23 2022 - 12:36
Ukraine crisis poses threat to Ireland’s €4.5bn trade with RussiaIbec warns biggest impact could come indirectly through higher commodity pricesWed Feb 23 2022 - 01:00
Pandemic spending drove national debt to €237bn in 2021Figure equates to indebtedness of over €47,000 for every individual in StateMon Feb 21 2022 - 19:33
Central Bank sticks to differential pricing timetableRegulator says practice of differential pricing within insurance industry was unacceptableMon Feb 21 2022 - 18:33
Sinn Féin would pursue ‘radical’ alternative housing policy, says DohertyParty would double capital investment and reform planning do deliver affordable homesMon Feb 21 2022 - 14:55
How did housing become one of the most divisive issues on the planet?From Europe to the US and Asia, young people are priced out and feeling left behindSun Feb 20 2022 - 12:22
Inflation eases back to 5% but further price pressure expected in coming monthsReprieve looked on as temporary as energy costs continue to riseThu Feb 17 2022 - 15:46
Employment numbers top 2.5m for the first timeLargest increase was in accommodation and food services which jumped by 29.8%Thu Feb 17 2022 - 11:19
€500,000 price tag for ‘average’ Dublin propertyProperty price inflation surges to pandemic high of 14.4% amid supply squeezeWed Feb 16 2022 - 11:28
Majority of Irish savers unsure of terms ESG and ‘responsible investing’ – surveyResearch by Amundi finds strong appetite among savers to invest in greener productsWed Feb 16 2022 - 06:00
Irish exports surge to a record €165bn in 2021While exports to Britain were up, Brexit hurts imports from UK to tune of €2.4bnTue Feb 15 2022 - 20:40
KBC Bank Ireland accused of showing ‘complete contempt’ for staffLender strongly refutes accusation, claims it has offered staff generous redundancy termsTue Feb 15 2022 - 13:30
KPMG urges overhaul of Irish personal tax system to attract investmentKPMG calls for more competitive tax system and more spending on housing and climateTue Feb 15 2022 - 05:21
County councils held close to €300m in development bonds in 2020Construction firms must place money on deposit with councils before carrying out workTue Feb 15 2022 - 05:16
Online sales with Irish businesses account for 6.5% of transactionsCSO data doesn’t capture online sales with overseas businessesMon Feb 14 2022 - 12:00
Why energy costs could remain high for up to five yearsIt is possible households will stay in the grip of a cost-of-living squeeze even if headline inflation moderatesMon Feb 14 2022 - 05:32
European shares end lower but mark first positive week this yearTravel and leisure best weekly performers, up 7.4 per centFri Feb 11 2022 - 19:17
The great price squeeze: when will it end?The pandemic has been overtaken by a cost-of-living crisis that shows no sign of abatingFri Feb 11 2022 - 05:30
British-Irish chamber calls for new body to simplify tax codeBusiness advocacy group claims recent elements of law are confusing entrepreneursFri Feb 11 2022 - 05:03
Unemployment in OECD drops to 5.4% as recovery takes holdJobless numbers across industrialised bloc declines for the eighth consecutive monthTue Feb 08 2022 - 12:01
Uncertainty clouds economic outlook for 2022Inflation could become endemic if wage demands become entrenchedSun Feb 06 2022 - 12:08
Cabinet to look at measures to offset soaring cost of livingDesire to help people beyond €100 support for utility bills already announcedThu Feb 03 2022 - 04:00
Christmas spending splurge fattens Government’s January VAT receiptsState collects €6.7bn in tax, putting public finances on stable footing at start of yearWed Feb 02 2022 - 16:34
Unemployment rises to 7.8% in January as restrictions biteAs many as 202,000 people were either unemployed or on PUP last month, CSO saysWed Feb 02 2022 - 11:28
Card spending hits record €8.4bn in run-up to ChristmasStrong growth in Irish economy is being fuelled by a pick-up in consumer spendingMon Jan 31 2022 - 13:42
Sentiment lifts post-Omicron as workers gear up for pay hikesBank of Ireland’s latest Economic Pulse detects more upbeat moodMon Jan 31 2022 - 07:36
