Ibec calls for additional €70bn spend on vital infrastructureEmployers’ group seeks overhaul of existing National Development PlanWed Mar 03 2021 - 05:18
Pandemic widens gap in public finances as crisis enters second yearTax receipts for first two months of the year were €800m less than same period in 2020Wed Mar 03 2021 - 03:05
Exchequer deficit swells to €14bn as lockdown hits tax takePaschal Donohoe cites increase in spending and weaker revenuesTue Mar 02 2021 - 17:44
Weekly earnings rise by unprecedented 7.5% but figures mask Covid impactCSO data show average weekly earnings rose to €844.98 in 2020Tue Mar 02 2021 - 11:55
Food exporters urged to prepare for new UK import controlsGovernment warns exporters they will need health certificates from April 1stMon Mar 01 2021 - 15:37
Retail sales drop by more than a fifth in JanuaryBar trade takes biggest hit with 75% decline as electrical goods only sector to see increaseMon Mar 01 2021 - 13:41
VHI to increase prices by 3% from April despite falling claimsHealth insurer says increase reflects rising cost of healthcareThu Feb 25 2021 - 16:12
Covid-19 restrictions led to 6.6m fewer hours worked per week at end of 2020CSO’s Labour Force Survey highlights impact of pandemic on labour marketThu Feb 25 2021 - 12:58
Government extends Covid-19 support schemes until end of JuneDonohoe says more than €11.5bn has been spent in direct income supportsThu Feb 25 2021 - 11:24
Investec cuts Irish growth forecast in half as lockdown dragsDomestic recovery predicted for ‘later stages’ of the third quarterThu Feb 25 2021 - 04:52
Moody’s cuts euro zone forecast on ‘pandemic-related weakness’Ratings firm warns of uneven and incomplete recovery from pandemicWed Feb 24 2021 - 13:46
Dublin workers earn on average 17% more than State averageCSO figures show workers in capital had highest disposable income of €24,969 in 2018Wed Feb 24 2021 - 13:32
Prices in Republic 35% above EU average, CSO figures showData reveals basic cost of products and services is second highest in the blocWed Feb 24 2021 - 12:41
NTR acquires Wexford solar and battery assets for €29mEnergy investor agrees deal with the RES (Renewable Energy Systems) groupWed Feb 24 2021 - 09:12
Greencore pledges to make all packaging recyclable by 2025Convenience food company outlines new sustainability pledgeWed Feb 24 2021 - 09:01
Glanbia reports double-digit decline in profit as restrictions hit protein salesFood company says profit after tax fell by 20 per cent to €143.8 million last year.Wed Feb 24 2021 - 07:49
Household income would have fallen by 20% without Covid supports, study showsResearch suggests Government supports provided vital safety net for workersTue Feb 23 2021 - 12:34
Number of housing units stalled by judicial reviews jumps by 1,000%Report by construction consultants Mitchell McDermott details massive jump in objections to planning decisionsTue Feb 23 2021 - 04:51
House prices could be 9% higher without Central Bank’s lending rulesESRI study finds strong relationship between mortgage credit and house pricesTue Feb 23 2021 - 00:05
Housing delivery will fall by 800 homes a week if lockdown extended – IHBAConstruction industry body warns of supply crisis if it’s not allowed back to workMon Feb 22 2021 - 21:29
Borrowers with bigger debts twice as likely to seek payment breaksCentral Bank deputy says mortgage rules have helped banks absorb pandemic shockMon Feb 22 2021 - 15:37
Financial scams targeted 80% of people in past 12 months, says AIBFraud losses for Irish consumers amounted to €22 million last year, survey showsMon Feb 22 2021 - 04:27
Take-up of office space in Dublin drops by half as pandemic stalls activitySavills report predicts hybrid work model won’t damage demand going forwardMon Feb 22 2021 - 04:10
The faceless funds behind Ireland’s surging buy-to-rent sectorThe private rental sector is a typical feature of most mature housing marketsFri Feb 19 2021 - 07:56
Minimum wage increase did not lead to rise in labour costs - ESRIResearch assesses impact of minimum wage increase in 2016Thu Feb 18 2021 - 07:02
Job postings still 24% down on pre-Covid level - reportRecruitment firm Indeed says market is recovering but remains below pre-Covid levelWed Feb 17 2021 - 10:00
Number of homes for sale now at lowest level in over a decadeSherry FitzGerald says Covid accelerated shrinking supply of second-hand propertiesWed Feb 17 2021 - 05:18
Fiscal council should have legal right to budgetary data, OECD saysOECD assesses work of Government’s fiscal watchdogTue Feb 16 2021 - 04:50
Irish exports surge to record €160bn in 2020 despite pandemicExports of medical and pharmaceutical products drive record performanceMon Feb 15 2021 - 11:30
Travel leaders angry at Government’s lack of post-Covid recovery plansExtending lockdown would leave the Republic an ‘outlier’ in Europe, economist warnsSat Feb 13 2021 - 06:39
Insurers told to clarify scope of business interruption coverageEU agency outlines measures to improve insurability in the context of current crisisFri Feb 12 2021 - 17:14
Ireland risks being lockdown ‘outlier’ again if reopening is delayedGoodbody warns current restrictions will lead to another big contraction in domestic demandFri Feb 12 2021 - 12:43
House prices defy predictions to rise 2.2% in 2020Latest register shows a major pick-up in transactions in DecemberFri Feb 12 2021 - 11:17
Nearly two-thirds of workers have pension cover, CSO figures showSurvey finds pension cover increases with ageThu Feb 11 2021 - 13:20
Eir chairman ‘really sorry’ for customer-care issuesRemote working and increase in calls created ‘perfect storm’, David McRedmond saysThu Feb 11 2021 - 12:12
Local authorities can deliver housing at more affordable ratesDepartment figures show average construction costs for various housing typesThu Feb 11 2021 - 05:27
Slow vaccination rollout seen as biggest threat to Irish businessSurvey by Institute of Directors detects growing anxiety over pace of vaccinationThu Feb 11 2021 - 04:17
Legal & General launches first ‘green’ hydrogen fundFund manager creates avenue for investing in emerging hydrogen economyWed Feb 10 2021 - 15:35
Do not listen to estate agents – house prices will go down, not upThe inflationary trend of a few years ago has gone and Covid is not going to bring it backWed Feb 10 2021 - 05:40
Donohoe signals no extension of temporary VAT reductionMeasure brought in last year to boost Covid-hit retailers expires at end of FebruaryTue Feb 09 2021 - 18:29
Irish shoppers spend extra €143m on groceries in lockdownKantar figures highlight surge in supermarket sales with restaurants closedMon Feb 08 2021 - 16:09
Disappointing company earnings weigh on share indicesInvestors remain optimistic over US Covid-19 relief programmeThu Feb 04 2021 - 19:31
We’re not as rich as we have been told to think we arePatrick Honohan shows how GDP inflates the value of Ireland’s economyThu Feb 04 2021 - 17:30
Over 20,000 new homes completed in 2020 despite Covid disruptionLate surge in apartment complex completions boosts full-year figuresThu Feb 04 2021 - 11:40
Strongest quarter of home sales in a decade - Sherry FitzGeraldState’s largest estate agent points to dramatic increase at end of 2020Thu Feb 04 2021 - 05:32
Unemployment jumps to 25% on back of renewed lockdownLatest figures indicate that as many as 607,000 are out of workWed Feb 03 2021 - 11:33
Construction shutdown will lead to housing shortage lasting years, builders sayIrish Home Builders Association says current lockdown likely to aggravate housing crisisWed Feb 03 2021 - 05:08
Department drops forecasts in face of rapidly evolving health situationLatest exchequer returns also detail worrying decline in VATTue Feb 02 2021 - 21:34
Pandemic restrictions hit Government tax receiptsVAT slumps on festive lockdown as income tax alone bucks fall exchequer revenue trendTue Feb 02 2021 - 16:35
