Business leaders see better public services as key election issueQuality of life now key to attracting and retaining staff, company bosses sayFri Jan 17 2020 - 05:51
Value of Irish exports falls by €2bn in one monthLatest trade numbers come amid signs global downturnWed Jan 15 2020 - 12:55
Property prices across State ahead by 1.4% in year to NovemberDublin property prices down again as supply cools marketWed Jan 15 2020 - 11:24
Number of credit unions falls by nearly 50% since crashPeer review report highlights calls for greater transparency across sectorMon Jan 13 2020 - 18:56
Kerry Group lost Tesco contract worth €80m prior to UK plant closureIrish food company suffered setback after UK grocer cancelled ready meals contractFri Jan 10 2020 - 05:02
Cash offers may lead mortgage customers to make poor decisions – ESRIStudy finds consumers are often unaware of long-term implications of cash offersFri Jan 10 2020 - 04:47
Donohoe warns of €2bn corporation tax loss to StateChanges to OECD regulations are inevitable and the Republic must prepare, says MinisterThu Jan 09 2020 - 20:20
Live Register total falls to pre-crash levelNumber of claimants on register falls to 12-year low in DecemberThu Jan 09 2020 - 11:14
Services sector described as ‘forgotten child’ of the Brexit processBritish Irish Chamber of Commerce warns of the risk Brexit poses to €46bn services trade between Republic and UKWed Jan 08 2020 - 15:22
Up to 85% of Irish firms likely to be impacted by BrexitBanking industry body urges companies to engage with banks ahead of deadlineWed Jan 08 2020 - 00:00
Irish unemployment rate at 13-year low of 4.8%CSO figures show number of workers classified as unemployed in December was 119,00Tue Jan 07 2020 - 17:31
Ryanair claims to be ‘greenest and cleanest’ major airline in EuropeCarrier had been recently named one of continent’s worst pollutersTue Jan 07 2020 - 12:41
‘Effective’ tax rate paid by companies here last year was 12.4%PwC and World Bank study conflicts with C&AG finding that 13 top companies paid as little as 1% in 2019Tue Jan 07 2020 - 05:02
Aparthotel operator Staycity on target to deliver €100m turnover in 2020Dublin-based group reports record occupancy rates in 2019 despite Brexit uncertaintyMon Jan 06 2020 - 19:31
Services sector rebounds as Brexit threat recedesLatest AIB barometer suggests new business and total activity rose at fastest rates since JuneMon Jan 06 2020 - 06:00
Nama to shift €2bn of expected €4bn surplus to exchequerAgency set to deliver first tranche in second half of 2020Mon Jan 06 2020 - 05:45
Explainer: Google and its double Irish tax schemeWhy is Ireland’s most notorious tax loophole back in the news?Fri Jan 03 2020 - 16:32
Crisis mindset persists even as cash floods into exchequerGovernment seems not to have multi-year spending plan as exchequer returns surgeFri Jan 03 2020 - 15:17
Top 10 business stories of the decadeFrom Ireland’s bailout and Anglo’s crash to Apple’s €14bn tax bill and BrexitFri Dec 27 2019 - 05:00
Kerry Group criticised for poor human rights disclosureIrish food giant among worst global brands for addressing human rights issuesSat Dec 21 2019 - 05:33
US investment firm Eaton Vance sets up shop in Dublin ahead of BrexitCompany says move is designed to ensure smooth transition for its European clientsFri Dec 20 2019 - 06:15
European shares inch up in languid pre-Christmas tradeHealthcare, oil and gas sectors lead gains in otherwise quiet day as thoughts turn to 2020Thu Dec 19 2019 - 19:54
Top telcos failing to comply with net neutrality rules – ComregRegulator hits Virgin, Three, Vodafone, Digiweb, Imagine with non-compliance noticesThu Dec 19 2019 - 16:13
Households have cut their debt by a third since crashCentral Bank figures put household debt at €135.3bn in second quarter of 2019Wed Dec 18 2019 - 15:34
Planning permissions for apartments up 80% after guideline changesNew figures show big annual jump in apartment schemesWed Dec 18 2019 - 12:30
Calls for action as insurance industry's profits soarMotor insurance rose 42% in last decade but claims fell 2.5%, Central Bank findsTue Dec 17 2019 - 02:05
Motor insurance premiums up 42% even though claims fall, Central Bank report findsReport also suggests sector generated a profit of 9% last yearMon Dec 16 2019 - 13:53
Does Ireland’s roaring economy have a soft centre?We are now in solid recovery mode, but consumers and businesses are looking over their shoulders at the possibility that things can go wrongFri Dec 13 2019 - 05:25
ESRI warns of €26bn hit to economy from corporation tax reversalThink tank says up to €6 billion of corporation tax receipts may be temporaryThu Dec 12 2019 - 00:01
Irish economy in line for Brexit bounce if Johnson gets majorityThink tank predicts modest lift if Brexit issue is resolved in short termThu Dec 12 2019 - 00:01
Raising minimum wage in 2018 had only ‘short-lived’ impactESRI study suggests wage hike did not reduced hours worked by low-paid workersTue Dec 10 2019 - 00:15
Rondo Food to close Co Wicklow plant with loss of 135 jobsPet food maker plans to move facility to Germany early next yearMon Dec 09 2019 - 16:38
Ryanair again ranked among Europe’s worst pollutersAirline included in top 10 of continent’s biggest carbon emittersMon Dec 09 2019 - 14:04
Ireland is EU’s largest importer of aircraftFigures show 53% of bloc’s aircraft imports last year went to IrelandMon Dec 09 2019 - 12:04
Priced-out home-buyers ‘drifting’ to Dublin’s commuter beltBanking lobby group highlights increased sales in Louth, Meath, Kildare and WicklowThu Dec 05 2019 - 07:30
International school in Bray plans to quadruple student numbersSchool charging annual tuition fees from €15,000 a year announces €3m investment programmeThu Dec 05 2019 - 02:35
Warning comes on using ‘windfall taxes’ for day-to-day spendingOireachtas budgetary watchdog quizzes members of Irish Fiscal Advisory CouncilWed Dec 04 2019 - 17:42
Global corporations leave ‘greenwashing’ governments in their wakeBusinesses taking lead in climate emergency as warnings get more shrillWed Dec 04 2019 - 05:30
Government nets record €3.1bn in corporation tax in NovemberDepartment says windfall driven by number of big payments from multinationalsTue Dec 03 2019 - 18:32
Number of people unemployed forecast to fall below 100,000 next yearPrediction comes in wake of figures showing State’s jobless rate fell to 4.8% last monthTue Dec 03 2019 - 11:43
Lidl initiative aims to cut food waste at Irish stores by 700,000kgSupermarket chain to offer big price reductions on certain perishable food productsTue Dec 03 2019 - 10:16
Climate change could make parts of the world ‘too hot for humans’Legal & General analyst warns of climate catastrophe unless radical action takenTue Dec 03 2019 - 05:17
Irish consumer sentiment lifts as Brexit crash-out threat declinesKBC Bank Ireland/ESRI consumer sentiment index jumps to 77 points in NovemberTue Dec 03 2019 - 05:11
European shares slide after strong NovemberStoxx 600 posts worst day in two months, Germany, France both down 2 per centMon Dec 02 2019 - 20:05
Used car imports surpass 100,00 for second straight yearConsumers taking advantage of favourable exchange rate to buy used models in UKMon Dec 02 2019 - 12:57
Economy being held back by ‘congestion’ in transport and housing, says IbecEmployers’ group Ibec says capacity constraints are impacting on business decisionsMon Dec 02 2019 - 05:08
Dublin credit union axes members’ benefits in bid to cut costsSt Agnes’ Credit Union in Crumlin says measures will ensure viability of businessSat Nov 30 2019 - 03:15
Former AIB boss David Duffy pay rises 84% to £3.4m as head of Virgin MoneyCEO’s pay more than eight times his AIB salary – despite losses at UK’s Virgin MoneyFri Nov 29 2019 - 12:05
Retail sales decline in October but annual trend remains positiveCSO data shows sales fell by 0.5% in October but were still up 3% in annual termsThu Nov 28 2019 - 17:25
Varadkar says global tax deal that ‘respects’ Irish 12.5% rate is vitalTaoiseach says major change inevitable in system which allows companies book profits in low-tax jurisdictions such as IrelandThu Nov 28 2019 - 14:59
