Housing demand boosts construction activity in NovemberUlster Bank’s latest monitor shows greater activity stemmed from increased customer demandMon Dec 10 2018 - 00:02
National Lottery develops voice assistant for Google and Alexa usersLotto’s new ‘Lottery Now’ voice assistant will allow users to check lottery numbers by voiceSun Dec 09 2018 - 17:35
Crunch Brexit vote to proceed, insists UK exit ministerSeen & Heard: Stephen Barclay rejects reports that May is seeking to delay voteSun Dec 09 2018 - 13:29
Housebuilder Abbey reports 22% jump in revenueCompany says UK sales are holding up well, particularly in the first-time buyer categoryFri Dec 07 2018 - 17:15
‘Big Short’ investor bets against UK banks, predicting Corbyn will be PMSteve Eisman says he expects big fall in UK market as a result of BrexitFri Dec 07 2018 - 08:49
State’s tax base now 60% bigger than it was in 2003CSO figures show income and corporation tax responsible for growth in incomeThu Dec 06 2018 - 13:39
Live Register hits 10-year low amid buoyant labour marketLatest monthly figures show number of claimants fell by 3,100 in NovemberThu Dec 06 2018 - 11:43
Limerick firm co-opted to fibre-to-the-home council4site specialises in building and designing telecoms infrastructureWed Dec 05 2018 - 18:41
European shares drop following overnight rout on Wall StreetSterling climbs as traders weigh up latest news on Brexit manoeuvresWed Dec 05 2018 - 18:29
‘Cliff-edge Brexit’ to have far greater impact on Republic, fiscal watchdog warnsIfac questions Government’s Brexit assumptionsWed Dec 05 2018 - 15:21
Budget surplus likely as corporation tax take hits record €9.4bnWatchdog to issue spending warning after €2.7bn business tax take in NovemberWed Dec 05 2018 - 03:00
Government takes in near record €2.7bn in corporation tax in NovemberLatest exchequer returns for November show no let up in windfall from business taxTue Dec 04 2018 - 16:35
Brexit to hurt Irish imports from UK more than exportsBritain accounts for 24% of food, fuel and other merchandise brought into StateTue Dec 04 2018 - 14:13
Unemployment drops to new post-crash low of 5.3%CSO figures show number classified as unemployed fell to 127,600 in NovemberTue Dec 04 2018 - 11:21
US-China trade truce triggers European share surgeTrump says China to cut tariffs on US-made carsMon Dec 03 2018 - 18:30
Foreign firms account for most of State’s industrial outputFigures show foreign-owned businesses have smaller employment footprintMon Dec 03 2018 - 13:47
Bank of America completes Brexit switch with 100 staff moving to DublinUS bank merges London-based banking arm with Irish subsidiaryMon Dec 03 2018 - 05:30
Is the Government going for broke again?Budgetary watchdog stops just short of accusation that recovery is being squanderedFri Nov 30 2018 - 05:40
Retail sales remain flat in October but up in year-on-year termsCSO numbers suggests recovery in retail remain strongWed Nov 28 2018 - 11:54
Fiscal council losing patience with annual budget trickery of finding €1bnBudgetary watchdog has accusing the Government of repeatedly breaching its own targetsWed Nov 28 2018 - 05:39
National broadband plan was in crisis long before the Naughten controversyQuestions remain around plan’s costs and native industry shunning of projectWed Nov 28 2018 - 05:00
Fiscal council in stinging attack on Government’s budgetary policyWatchdog claims Government is failing to manage public finances in prudent mannerWed Nov 28 2018 - 00:05
Brexit bedlam consolidates support for EU and euro in RepublicEurobarometer survey shows overwhelming majority believe euro has been good for StateSun Nov 25 2018 - 19:42
Shares fall back as investors fret about slowing global growthIn Dublin Smurfit Kappa hit by poor pricing data while builders rise on Brexit newsThu Nov 22 2018 - 18:07
OECD warns of another ‘boom-and-bust cycle’ in Irish economyAgency says pick-up in housing activity has potential to trigger another credit boomWed Nov 21 2018 - 21:08
Influential Irish economist and TCD academic Louden Ryan diesRyan played key role in formulating Irish economic policy in the 1960s and 1970sWed Nov 21 2018 - 19:01
Foreign workers are required to meet housing targets, says ESRIThink-tank warns of accommodation and rent cost issues around inflow of labourWed Nov 21 2018 - 05:00
CSO figures at odds with booming financial sectorLabour Force Survey detects sharp fall in jobs in finance sector contrary to perceptionsTue Nov 20 2018 - 17:44
Numbers at work in economy hit record of 2.27mForeign nationals now account for record 16.2% of those in employmentTue Nov 20 2018 - 11:22
US-China trade war and Brexit expose ‘complexity’ of global tradeLeading Japanese economist highlights dangers of protectionism with modern supply chainsMon Nov 19 2018 - 20:58
377,000 jobs created in Irish economy since low point of crashCSO figures reveal extent of turnaround in labour market since 2012Fri Nov 16 2018 - 12:54
Is fibre too costly for Ireland’s broadband woes?‘Fibre is not future-proofing anything. It is an overspend. It is an overkill’Fri Nov 16 2018 - 05:23
Aircraft leasing transactions lead to jump in Irish importsLatest trade numbers show goods imports rose by nearly 10% to €8.5bn in SeptemberThu Nov 15 2018 - 18:29
Property price inflation falls to less than 6% in DublinLatest official barometer suggests market may be cooling as supply of new homes picks upWed Nov 14 2018 - 11:30
Tesco Ireland targets vegans with new plant-based steakNew Veggie Steak product said to be ‘barely distinguishable from real thing’Wed Nov 14 2018 - 05:20
Markets buoyed by easing trade relations and Brexit ‘breakthrough’Shares in Swiss-Irish food group Aryzta rise 6.5 per cent to €1.29Tue Nov 13 2018 - 21:19
Ireland not the only EU state struggling with rural broadbandEuropean Court of Auditors says the lack of rural broadband is pan-EuropeanTue Nov 13 2018 - 18:58
We are wealthier than during the boom, says Central BankCentral Bank data shows net worth of State households hit record figure of €757bnFri Nov 09 2018 - 05:40
Credit unions must pay another levy next yearStabilisation scheme aims to build up €30m fund for unions that need supportThu Nov 08 2018 - 16:47
Higher housing costs hold Irish inflation close to 1%Consumer Price Index suggests pricing pressure still relatively modestThu Nov 08 2018 - 11:32
Telecoms group Siro appoints new chief executiveESB-Vodafone joint venture appoints John Keaney as its new chief executiveWed Nov 07 2018 - 15:53
Greencore shareholders approve $1bn sale of US businessMove marks a substantial shift in food company’s strategyWed Nov 07 2018 - 11:57
Clonbio sees profits jump to €77m amid upturn in ethanol pricesIrish-owned renewable energy group operates Europe’s largest grain-based biorefineryWed Nov 07 2018 - 08:04
Orix swoops for $2.2bn Avolon stakeJapanese financial services buys 30% stake in Dublin-based aircraft lessorMon Nov 05 2018 - 17:14
Aryzta identifies key risks to company ahead of rights issueTroubled Swiss-Irish baked goods group is planning €790 million capital raiseMon Nov 05 2018 - 15:27
Aryzta shares slump 23% on back of capital raise planInvestors in Swiss-Irish bakery suffer more losses as management progresses capital planFri Nov 02 2018 - 19:59
Corporation tax receipts hit record €6.7bn in OctoberUnexpected windfall puts Government’s finances back on target for the yearFri Nov 02 2018 - 16:49
Revenue extends deadline for employers to register staff for digital payroll systemNew real-time system, known as as PAYE Modernisation, comes into force next yearFri Nov 02 2018 - 14:42
Lotto sales hit €800m as online channel recruits more usersStrong performance sees Irish franchise generate €226m for good causes last yearFri Nov 02 2018 - 12:50
Contactless transactions jump 66% in first half of 2018Figures show there were 158 million contactless payments valued at €1.9 billionFri Nov 02 2018 - 11:02
