Uniphar sees profit and earnings grow despite Covid challengeRise of 6 per cent driven by international divisions, healthcare services group saysWed Jan 27 2021 - 07:16
EasyGo overtakes ESB as largest provider of charge points for electric vehiclesKildare-based group says it has network of 1,250 charge pointsWed Jan 27 2021 - 06:59
Fresh Covid onslaught sends consumer sentiment downLatest KBC Bank Ireland index suggests consumers have scaled back expectationsWed Jan 27 2021 - 06:37
Dublin City Council paying €100,000 more in construction costs for social housingFigures suggest council is being charged significantly more by private developersTue Jan 26 2021 - 20:19
US and Chinese economies expected to recover quicker from pandemic than EuropeIMF highlights two-speed recovery while warning recent upsurge in cases clouds outlookTue Jan 26 2021 - 15:38
Cost to develop Dublin city apartment as much as €619,000‘Bricks and mortar’ account for less than half of overall build costs, report claimsTue Jan 26 2021 - 01:00
Makhlouf sees ‘potential surge in demand’ once restrictions are liftedCentral Bank governor optimistic economy will bounce back in second half of 2021Mon Jan 25 2021 - 16:06
Donohoe promises no ‘cliff-edges’ in removal of Covid supports‘Our priority is to shield our citizens,’ Minister for Finance tells European ParliamentMon Jan 25 2021 - 13:52
EY Ireland pledges to be ‘zero carbon’ business by 2025Consultancy firm outlines new sustainability plan including using 100% renewable energyMon Jan 25 2021 - 10:50
Ireland’s billionaires saw their fortunes rise by €3.28bn last year in ‘worrying trend’One-tenth of that extra wealth could pay to have entire country vaccinated, Oxfam saysMon Jan 25 2021 - 05:00
Three-quarters of people in Republic will take Covid vaccine, survey saysStudy finds high proportion of people willing to get immunised against coronavirusMon Jan 25 2021 - 00:01
Economy set for ‘rapid rebound’ once restrictions lifted, Goodbody saysPent-up consumer demand to fuel growth in second half, stockbroking firm predictsMon Jan 25 2021 - 00:01
Interest rates attached to State savings products cut in blow to saversNTMA also reduces prize bond fund and prize structureSun Jan 24 2021 - 18:06
Property prices could rise by 5% when lockdown ends, estate agent predictsAgency has seen sharp increase in new potential buyers, DNG chief executive saysFri Jan 22 2021 - 05:05
Up to 23,000 fewer homes to be built because of Covid-19, Central Bank warnsPandemic, combined with savings build-up, could exacerbate housing crisis – regulatorFri Jan 22 2021 - 00:01
Job vacancies down 23% at end of 2020, finds recruitment websiteHospitality bearing brunt of Covid crisis in ‘two-tier’ market, according to IrishJobs.ieThu Jan 21 2021 - 12:11
Planning system from last century stalls housebuilding – reportIrish Homebuilders Association calls for urgent overhaul of permissionsThu Jan 21 2021 - 12:10
Davy upgrades Irish economic growth forecast on back of resilient exportsBrokerage warns Ireland’s recovery may be delayed due to Covid-19 restrictionsThu Jan 21 2021 - 04:23
Job vacancies down 23% at end of 2020, finds recruitment websiteHospitality bearing brunt of Covid crisis in ‘two-tier’ market, according to IrishJobs.ieThu Jan 21 2021 - 04:10
Fewer than 20 Irish companies have signed up to UN Global CompactVaradkar calls on more businesses to sign up to ethical and sustainable agendaWed Jan 20 2021 - 18:35
How Ireland’s housing crisis is part of a global problemLack of affordable housing is a global problem that only seems to be getting worseWed Jan 20 2021 - 05:42
European stocks slip as lockdown worries resurfaceRetailers and miners among big decliners as investors fret about extent of current lockdownsTue Jan 19 2021 - 19:35
House prices on the rise again as market defies forecastsLatest figures also point to big pick-up in transactions in NovemberTue Jan 19 2021 - 12:14
Complaint made against ESB over purchases of coal from Colombian mineWhile the ESB has not imported coal from the Cerrejón mine since 2018, it has burnt the coal at its Moneypoint power plant since 2001Tue Jan 19 2021 - 04:30
Ireland is 13th most expensive place to live, survey showsLatest Numbeo rankings compared living costs in 139 countriesMon Jan 18 2021 - 12:05
AIB plans ‘ethical’ sale of up to 650 distressed mortgagesBidders for portfolio of owner-occupier loans will work to keep borrowers in homesSat Jan 16 2021 - 05:45
Pandemic spurs massive surge in Irish pharma exportsValue of Irish exports increases by €2bn in November on back of pharma sectorFri Jan 15 2021 - 11:54
DPC welcomes Schrems decision to drop legal caseActivist settled his action after DPC agreed to proceed with his Facebook complaintThu Jan 14 2021 - 18:44
Home ownership should be fundamental public policy, says MinisterWave of returning expats now account for a quarter of purchases at top end of marketThu Jan 14 2021 - 16:04
Global tax reform to be ‘re-energised’ under Biden, says DonohoeMinister for Finance publishes update to Government’s corporation tax roadmapThu Jan 14 2021 - 12:34
Irish home-buyers still paying more than European counterparts for basic mortgageThe average rate charged on new mortgages in Ireland was 2.79% in November, compared to a euro area average of 1.31%Wed Jan 13 2021 - 12:16
Irish food and drink exports valued at €13bn in 2020 despite Covid disruptionDrinks manufacturing sector responds with call for new plan to ‘really’ live with CovidWed Jan 13 2021 - 09:20
Covid support scheme for business costing State less because of low take-upCovid Restrictions Support Scheme costing significantly less than €80m a weekTue Jan 12 2021 - 05:33
Mortgage-to-rent scheme 'undermined’ by commercial entity, claims David HallMortgage campaigner David Hall hits out at decision to allow private entity into schemeTue Jan 12 2021 - 05:00
Traffic on Irish roads plummets in wake Level 5 restrictionsNew CSO figures also points to drop-off in bus and rail travelMon Jan 11 2021 - 11:57
Nama leases almost 1,400 social housing units for €12m a yearAgency acquired properties from its debtors for use as social housingMon Jan 11 2021 - 06:25
More than half a million on Live Register or in receipt of PUPLatest figures for December only partially cover introduction of tighter restrictionsFri Jan 08 2021 - 12:17
Retail sales plunge on back of tighter restrictionsBar trade took biggest hit in November with sales falling 63.9%Fri Jan 08 2021 - 11:48
Lockdown restrictions cast shadow over economic outlookDisaster of no-deal Brexit for the food and drink sector has been avertedFri Jan 08 2021 - 09:59
Home sellers warned to price their properties ‘realistically’Estate agent Lisney cautions vendors while predicting prices will stay firm in 2021Fri Jan 08 2021 - 06:00
Drone start-up Manna becomes first to apply for EU operator’s licenceIrish Aviation Authority receives first application under new EU drone regulationsThu Jan 07 2021 - 18:45
Covid-19: IDA boss warns of diminished multinational investmentAgency’s annual report shows multinationals employed record numbers in 2020Wed Jan 06 2021 - 15:39
Galway-based tech firm Genesys to create 100 new rolesCompany specialises in customer service technologyWed Jan 06 2021 - 07:55
Glenveagh sees revenue and output fall on back of restrictionsDublin-listed housebuilder, however, describes performance as strong given disruptionWed Jan 06 2021 - 07:35
Covid punches €21bn hole in public purse but it could have been worseEnd-of-year exchequer numbers reveal impact of pandemic on Government’s tax takeTue Jan 05 2021 - 19:20
World Bank warns governments to act more decisively in curbing pandemicWashington-based bank says near-term outlook remains highly uncertainTue Jan 05 2021 - 17:13
Government expects year-end budget deficit of €19bn for 2020Latest exchequer returns show sharp increase in spending combined with weaker receiptsTue Jan 05 2021 - 13:54
House asking prices surge 6% as market shrugs off coronavirus impactMyHome.ie report puts average asking price nationally at €284,000Tue Jan 05 2021 - 00:01
Aryzta sells remaining stake in French frozen food group PicardSwiss-Irish food group sells 4.6% stake in Picard for €24mMon Jan 04 2021 - 19:24
Irish pharma group Icon carried out trial of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccineTrial, involving 44,000 participants, was largest trial of a Covid-19 vaccineMon Jan 04 2021 - 13:31
