Technology alone won’t solve climate crisis warns Paschal DonohoeMinister says Irish Government will publish ambitious climate action plan later this yearWed May 19 2021 - 12:45
State likely to oppose EU plan for unified tax codeFresh formula would significantly erode corporate tax baseTue May 18 2021 - 17:45
Greater alignment on FDI may boost all-island economyResearch papers to examine opportunities for further co-operationMon May 17 2021 - 16:35
Big rise in number of social housing units leased to councils despite costs criticismA total of 726 new social units were leased in first three months of 2021Mon May 17 2021 - 06:31
House-building rebounds strongly following easing of restrictionsUlster Bank’s April PMI shows sector continued to face severe supply-chain disruptionMon May 17 2021 - 06:00
Russian billionaire sells Morrison Hotel to UK-based private equity firmDublin hotel market springs back to life with two big sales in past ten daysSun May 16 2021 - 15:29
The problem with a wealth tax? There are not enough rich peopleIMF report urges Government to raise more tax for public investment, but who will pay?Sun May 16 2021 - 12:30
Foreign direct investment in Ireland exceeds €1 trillion for first timeCSO figures show value of FDI in 2019 equated to 288% of Ireland’s GPDFri May 14 2021 - 12:09
Income inequality in Ireland at lowest recorded level, study findsESRI reports ‘consistently high incidence’ of income poverty among certain groupsFri May 14 2021 - 04:16
European stocks edge lower as heavyweight miners declineTech stocks drive Wall Street rally as London’s major markets slide back into redThu May 13 2021 - 18:46
Consumer prices rising at highest level in more than a yearDeflation turns to inflation in April as partial lifting of Covid restrictions led to a pick-upThu May 13 2021 - 14:02
Central Bank to participate in green bond investmentRegulator announces foray into more sustainable investmentThu May 13 2021 - 12:56
Half of State’s corporate tax receipts could be wiped out, warns IMF‘Extreme scenario’ would mean decline in revenue take of almost €6bnThu May 13 2021 - 00:03
Irish banks charge highest mortgage rates in euro zoneCentral Bank data show rates here are on average 1.5 percentage points higherWed May 12 2021 - 12:08
House price growth accelerates to 3.7% as Covid heats up marketLatest figures also point to pick-up in transactions in MarchWed May 12 2021 - 11:39
Ireland heading for strong economic rebound – European CommissionBrussels upgrades outlook for economy but warns of fiscal risk from changes in taxationWed May 12 2021 - 11:19
Stagnant wages and expensive housing leave young people in Ireland worse off than parentsESRI study suggests millennials first generation with lower living standards than beforeTue May 11 2021 - 07:03
European stocks end at record highs as miners rallyUK airlines dip on limited easing of restrictionsMon May 10 2021 - 20:09
Donohoe says low interest rates and new tech adversely impacting on banking sectorMinister for Finance highlights difficult operating environment for banks in Seanad speechMon May 10 2021 - 18:43
More than 900,000 receiving income supports in March, CSO figures showTotal of about 40 per cent of workforce includes those on live register, PUP or EWSSMon May 10 2021 - 11:51
DUP needs protocol conversion therapyParty needs to own Northern Ireland protocol if it wants Irish unity debate to go awaySun May 09 2021 - 12:20
High demand for Penneys ‘shop by appointment’ slotsRetailer to reopen 36 stores on a limited basis next weekFri May 07 2021 - 15:27
Carbery Group buys US-based Innova Flavors for undisclosed sumCork dairy group expands ingredients portfolio with US purchaseFri May 07 2021 - 11:11
Moxy hotel in Dublin sold for €35m in first major sale in sector since pandemicProperty was sold by the Spitzer family’s Midwest Holding group to MHL Hotel CollectionFri May 07 2021 - 10:20
What would be the economic costs and benefits of a united Ireland?Agenda: The subvention argument tends to view the North as a deadweight, a financial burden to be shouldered by whatever entity followsFri May 07 2021 - 05:35
Services sector begins to rebound amid partial lifting of restrictionsAIB barometer suggests new business and total activity rose at fastest rates since before crisisThu May 06 2021 - 09:49
Dublin-based Amryt buys US firm Chiasma in deal worth $330mDrug group expands its portfolio of medicines while reporting first-quarter numbersWed May 05 2021 - 19:31
Income tax and VAT receipts surprisingly strong in first four months of yearTax receipts ahead by 4.2%, latest exchequer figures showWed May 05 2021 - 16:37
Government warned about shared-equity scheme prior to budgetHousing Agency notified department last September of UK study of inflationary impactWed May 05 2021 - 10:07
Irish unity would trigger financial shock in Republic, committee hearsMove likely to trigger fall in living standards, John FitzGerald tells Oireachtas committeeTue May 04 2021 - 11:28
Northern Ireland’s £9.4bn subvention and the cost of Irish unityThe North was one of nine UK regions to run a fiscal deficit in 2019Sun May 02 2021 - 11:49
Ireland’s largest dairy exporter powers through Covid and BrexitInterview: John Jordan, chief executive of OrnuaFri Apr 30 2021 - 13:05
European shares dip on high yields and profit-takingNokia surges to top of Stoxx 600 as network equipment sales growth boosts earningsThu Apr 29 2021 - 18:46
Mortgage market buoyant as drawdowns and approvals riseNew figures suggest more than 9,000 mortgage drawdowns in first quarter of 2021Thu Apr 29 2021 - 05:15
Close to half of businesses on Covid supports at start of yearProportion on supports peaked in April 2020Wed Apr 28 2021 - 12:08
Retail sales fall in March as restrictions curb activityFigures do not measure the online sales of non-Irish companiesWed Apr 28 2021 - 11:33
Donohoe warns impact of global tax changes on Ireland could be greater than €2bnMinister says ‘vaccine policy is economic policy’, claiming speed of economic recovery depends on success of vaccination programmeTue Apr 27 2021 - 19:55
Brexit sees big decline in food trade between Ireland and UKCSO report detects significant fall-off in exports and imports in first two months of 2021Tue Apr 27 2021 - 13:29
Impact of lockdown on housing output less than initially feared, says GoodbodyBroker expects supply of new homes this year will be 21,000 – the same as last yearTue Apr 27 2021 - 12:35
How are property transactions accelerating when viewings aren’t allowed?Despite restrictions, sales volumes were up 12% in Q1 compared to same period in 2020Sun Apr 25 2021 - 13:00
Property transactions jump 12% as market defies slowdownDavy says mortgage lending is likely to hit €9.5bn this year despite the pandemicThu Apr 22 2021 - 14:19
Donohoe expresses reservations about global minimum corporate tax rateMinister also insists Ireland’s 12.5% rate is fair and within ambit of healthy competitionWed Apr 21 2021 - 16:02
Ornua eyes €2bn in Kerrygold sales as group reports record turnover for 2020Dairy exporter Ornua says it benefited from a pick-up in groceryWed Apr 21 2021 - 15:03
Two-thirds of Government’s €13bn Covid spend in 2020 went on income supportsCSO figures provide detailed breakdown of Government’s pandemic spendingWed Apr 21 2021 - 14:21
Glanbia cheese plant highlights problems facing food industryFood company welcomes High Court decision upholding planning permissionWed Apr 21 2021 - 05:15
LDA seeks planning for 221 homes on former Army barracks site in NaasAgency submits application under fast-track strategic housing development legislationTue Apr 20 2021 - 12:34
Dublin-based Exergyn rows with investors over possible sale to US firmShareholders believe potential deal with Carrier Global grossly undervalues companyTue Apr 20 2021 - 09:00
Dublin-based Exergyn rows with own investors over possible sale to US firmShareholders believe potential deal with Carrier Global grossly undervalues companyTue Apr 20 2021 - 05:30
Central Bank says survival prospects of many Covid-hit firms ‘highly uncertain’Gabriel Makhlouf says the Government is facing difficult choices over whether to continue supportsMon Apr 19 2021 - 19:24
European shares retreat from record highsJuventus soars after Super League announcementMon Apr 19 2021 - 18:55
