Dublin’s apartment building boom resumes after Covid hiatusFigures from CSO show apartments accounted for 674 or 54% of all the dwelling types completed in Dublin in third quarterMon Nov 01 2021 - 17:24
Janet Yellen denies US ‘cajoled’ Ireland into tax dealDeal brokered in atmosphere of ‘friendship and co-operation’, treasury secretary saysMon Nov 01 2021 - 12:42
Energy price surge and supply chain delays drive up manufacturing costsPurchasing managers’ index hits unwelcome records amid build-up in price pressureMon Nov 01 2021 - 05:26
UK property lender Octopus launches in IrelandNon-bank lender hopes to lend as much as £300m a year into sector hereMon Nov 01 2021 - 05:16
Will Ireland forsake beef for dairy in agri emissions trade-off?Carbon budgets in agriculture are likely to accelerate an ongoing reduction in beef herdSun Oct 31 2021 - 10:58
European shares end flat on the day but up nearly 5% in OctoberStrong close to the week for financials but dividend-yielding sectors struggleFri Oct 29 2021 - 17:38
Siro reports 53% revenue increase as number of customers risesBroadband provider saw increase in demand last year as more people worked and studied from homeFri Oct 29 2021 - 17:08
Irish engineering group GDG bought by UK's VenterraCash and shares deal expected to create 230 new jobs by 2024 mainly in IrelandFri Oct 29 2021 - 05:13
Ardagh’s metal packaging unit raises earnings outlookArdagh Metal Packaging says it sees strong demand for sustainable packagingThu Oct 28 2021 - 18:18
AIB appoints ex-Virgin Money chief as chairmanJim Pettigrew appointed as successor to Richard PymThu Oct 28 2021 - 12:37
Retail sales lift as consumers return to bars and spend more on cosmeticsThe volume of retail sales last month was 12.6% higher than September 2019Thu Oct 28 2021 - 11:54
Siro announces €620m investment to upgrade broadband networkCapital injection will extend Siro’s reach to an additional 320,000 premisesThu Oct 28 2021 - 10:57
10 scenarios that could rock the global economy in 2022Economist Intelligence Unit sets out 10 risk scenarios that could derail global growthWed Oct 27 2021 - 15:49
New global tax rate of 15% could increase EU revenue by €80bnHigh-income countries including Ireland will fare best from reforms, think tank predictsWed Oct 27 2021 - 15:12
New rental properties may be driving higher rents, industry group claimsRents rose at average rate of 7% in second quarter of 2021 – Residential Tenancies BoardWed Oct 27 2021 - 05:22
Brexit forces major fall in shipping between Britain and Dublin PortDublin Port reports reduced cargo volumes from Holyhead, Liverpool and HeyshamWed Oct 27 2021 - 05:16
Ireland has 10th highest rate of vacant homes in the world, study findsResearch shows 183,312 of State’s housing stock are classified as vacantMon Oct 25 2021 - 06:00
Property industry lobby groups have aggravated the housing problemMany Government policies delivered on foot of lobbying by industry have proved ineffectiveSun Oct 24 2021 - 11:59
Rent trap: A generation stuck in a vicious circleYoung people are bearing the brunt of the State’s dysfunctional property systemSat Oct 23 2021 - 06:00
Eir planning to sell almost half of Irish fibre networkFinancial advisory firm Lazard engaged to advise on possible transactionSat Oct 23 2021 - 05:15
Over 50 cost-rental homes to open for applications in KildareHousing crisis: Properties will be rented at sub-market rates of €900 and €1,250 a monthWed Oct 20 2021 - 06:56
Exodus of small investors shrinks rental stock by 22,000 in five yearsSherry FitzGerald says traditional buy-to-let investors exiting the market in drovesWed Oct 20 2021 - 06:50
Merits of replacing LPT with broader site value tax to be consideredGovernment’s Commission on Taxation and Welfare launches three-month processWed Oct 20 2021 - 00:01
Governments face fiscal time bomb as populations age, OECD warnsFunding pensions and healthcare will dwarf pressures associated with Covid, report saysTue Oct 19 2021 - 12:35
Job vacancies surge as economy rebounds stronglyPostings in most sectors have surpassed pre-pandemic rates, report showsTue Oct 19 2021 - 05:03
Most Irish businesses have website but only 40% conduct sales online – CSOSocial media links most common facility on company sites, with ordering secondMon Oct 18 2021 - 17:42
Draper Esprit leads record £38m funding round for vegan start-up allplantsVenture capital firm among a number of high-profile investors in UK companyMon Oct 18 2021 - 10:28
Charge point operator EasyGo secures €15m to expand networkMove will address significant deficit in charge infrastructure across Ireland, company saysMon Oct 18 2021 - 05:12
Having two help-to-buy schemes at a time of rapid inflation is madnessGovernment schemes risk adding to inflationary pressure in housing marketSun Oct 17 2021 - 11:22
Budget 2022 to ‘maintain financial status quo for households’Increase in welfare rates and tax bands to compensate most for rising prices, says ESRIFri Oct 15 2021 - 00:04
European stocks rise on earnings optimismEuropean chipmakers ASML, Infineon and BE Semiconductor among top gainersThu Oct 14 2021 - 19:06
Cost-of-living squeeze as inflation hits 13-year high of 3.7%CSO figures show consumer prices are being driven by rising energy and transport costsThu Oct 14 2021 - 11:40
House price growth surges to 10.9% as demand outstrips supplyDublin prices rise by 10.2% over 12 months while prices outside capital increase 11.5%Thu Oct 14 2021 - 11:18
Corporation tax revenue forecast to hit record €13.9bn this yearDepartment of Finance ups forecast by €400m in one weekWed Oct 13 2021 - 10:39
World stocks soft ahead of US inflation dataMood dampened by inflation worries ahead of US consumer price dataWed Oct 13 2021 - 09:33
Budget to reduce ‘cost-of-living pressures’ and repair public finances – DonohoePackage of €4.7bn provides modest increases in pension and welfare ratesTue Oct 12 2021 - 20:20
Agricultural prices soar as Covid bottlenecks biteCSO data point to strong build up in price pressure across sectorTue Oct 12 2021 - 18:13
Repairing the public finances requires drab and uneventful budgetingBudget 2022: Pension and welfare increases reflect focus on cost of livingTue Oct 12 2021 - 15:53
Government debt rose to 105% of national income in 2020CSO data confirms debt and deficit figures for last yearMon Oct 11 2021 - 17:18
Ornua buys US cheese business Whitehall SpecialtiesDairy exporter moves to increase its footprint in lucrative US cheese marketMon Oct 11 2021 - 15:57
Ireland’s greatest economic failing: poor public servicesState investment is key but how we do it is also a root cause of the problemSun Oct 10 2021 - 10:38
Nearly 50,000 come off PUP and Live Register as economic activity acceleratesLatest CSO data show labour market conditions are continuing to improveFri Oct 08 2021 - 17:36
More countries likely to follow Ireland in race to bottom on tax, warns StiglitzNobel-prize winning economist says OECD deal for minimum rate will have opposite effectThu Oct 07 2021 - 16:33
ESRI warns of overheating as it upgrades economic growth forecastThink tank advises Government to keep tight rein on current spendingThu Oct 07 2021 - 00:01
Unemployment in Irish economy falls to pandemic low of 10%Latest CSO data show more than 273,000 people were either out of work or in receipt of PUPWed Oct 06 2021 - 11:32
Central Bank says rebound in construction will see 31,000 homes built in 2023Regulator predicts big upturn in house-building while warning of capacity issuesWed Oct 06 2021 - 08:31
Hibernia sells Dublin office blocks to Commerz for €152mProperty group announces sale of One and Two Dockland Central blocksWed Oct 06 2021 - 07:43
Dublin office market ‘back with a bang’ in third quarterUpdates from Cushman & Wakefield and CBRE point to recovery after pandemicWed Oct 06 2021 - 04:45
How long can public finances stay in fiscal sweet spot?There's fast growth, bumper taxes and low interest rates but how long will these favourable winds keep the public finances on track?Wed Oct 06 2021 - 04:30
Rapid economic rebound to create 160,000 jobs, says Central BankBusinesses and households face higher costs as economy recoversWed Oct 06 2021 - 00:00
