Dublin infrastructural spend creates lopsided economy, CIF claimsConstruction industry body highlights disparity in levels of state investmentMon Apr 03 2017 - 06:11
Just 37 social housing units delivered by private sector last yearPart V rules require developers to set aside 10% of new builds for affordable housingMon Apr 03 2017 - 06:10
Government set to release final broadband intervention mapThree companies – Eir, Siro and Enet – are vying for the lucrative State contractMon Apr 03 2017 - 05:45
House price surge: Government scheme, new lending rules blamedMyHome report suggests annual house price hike is running at 9% nationally and at 10.2% in DublinMon Apr 03 2017 - 00:01
IFA wants meat removed from Mercosur trade deal in wake of Brazil scandalIrish farmers’ group ramps up campaign against Brazil food importsSun Apr 02 2017 - 17:47
House prices increase by 4.3% in first three months of yearDaft report highlights record low number of properties on marketSun Apr 02 2017 - 16:53
Irish agriculture the least climate-efficient in Europe, study findsEU research reveals Ireland has highest greenhouse gas emissions per euro of outputSat Apr 01 2017 - 07:00
Visa Europe suffers three-day outage at settlement systemCompany says technical glitch did not affect ability of consumers to use cardsFri Mar 31 2017 - 20:42
Investec says it is ‘no longer’ anticipating election in 2017Stockbroker says incentive for opposition to bring down administration has reducedFri Mar 31 2017 - 08:38
Irish consumer sentiment rises despite uncertain outlookConsumers remain relatively cautious, latest KBC Bank Ireland/ESRI report suggestsFri Mar 31 2017 - 07:17
Corporate insolvencies in first quarter of 2017 numbered 219Deloitte says insolvencies down 13%, with majority taking place in service sectorFri Mar 31 2017 - 05:00
US tax plan could kill off the ‘leprechaun’ in Irish economicsTrump border adjustment tax might curb contract manufacturing, says Karl WhelanThu Mar 30 2017 - 17:22
Dún Laoghaire gets six new GoCar car-sharing basesCouncil teams up with car-pooling firm amid pick-up in demand and success in Dublin cityThu Mar 30 2017 - 11:06
Markets edge up as UK triggers formal Brexit processEuro slips after Reuters report on wariness of European Central Bank policymakersWed Mar 29 2017 - 19:34
Irish chief executives united in view of Brexit as UK strategic errorCompany bosses believe UK move to exit EU will have negative consequences for IrelandWed Mar 29 2017 - 18:48
Income tax breaks in run-up to crash eroded tax base, ESRI findsResearch finds discretionary tax policy was relatively revenue-reducing in 2000sWed Mar 29 2017 - 06:46
Retail sales growth slows to four-year low of 1.1%When poor car sales taken out of CSO figures it switches to a 5.9% increase year-on-yearTue Mar 28 2017 - 11:48
Markets shudder after US healthcare debacleGlobal stocks retreat, US banks slide and the dollar index falls under the pressureMon Mar 27 2017 - 20:13
WOW announces new air routes from Cork and Dublin to ChicagoLow-cost Icelandic airline will operate flights from Ireland to O’Hare airport from JulyMon Mar 27 2017 - 13:32
Ireland accused of facilitating tax avoidance by European banksOxfam report claims 16 of Europe’s top 20 banks booked profits here in 2015Mon Mar 27 2017 - 11:35
Global lottery firm odds on to take major share of marketUber-style Lottoland allows customers to play in draws in countries around the worldMon Mar 27 2017 - 09:48
Average cost of Dublin three-bed semi rises above €400,000Real Estate Alliance survey highlights price growth linked to lending rules relaxationMon Mar 27 2017 - 09:24
Vodafone and Siro launch ‘gigabit hub’ initiativeFree one gigabit broadband connection will be available in 15 towns across IrelandMon Mar 27 2017 - 05:01
Up to 300,000 homes to be removed from broadband planDepartment to significantly reduce size of intervention area after agreement with EirSat Mar 25 2017 - 06:00
European financials buoyed by latest ECB funding driveUS markets in holding pattern ahead of Congress vote to dismantle ObamacareThu Mar 23 2017 - 19:13
Calls for new state company to supply rental housingNevin Economic Research Institute says reliance on private sector is not workingThu Mar 23 2017 - 15:07
Moy Park assures consumers in wake of Brazilian meat scandalNorthern Ireland poultry supplier is owned by Brazilian giant JBS, whichThu Mar 23 2017 - 11:17
Construction boom could overheat economy, says ESRIInstitute predicts sector will drive Irish economy to full employment next yearThu Mar 23 2017 - 07:51
Just 64 social housing units delivered by private sector in 2015Part V rules require developers to set aside 10% of homes for use as social housingThu Mar 23 2017 - 06:45
IFA calls for immediate ban on Brazilian meat importsMeat processors in Brazil accused of bribing health inspectors to get certificatesMon Mar 20 2017 - 17:09
FG leadership race ‘won’t impact’ Ireland’s Brexit negotiating positionNoonan insists Government has spent 12 months preparing for Brexit talksMon Mar 20 2017 - 16:58
Former Bord Bia boss to head up ABP’s Slaney ventureAidan Cotter appointed chairman of ABP’s joint venture with Fane Valley groupThu Mar 16 2017 - 05:30
Public-private sector pay differential narrows since crashPay differentials significantly higher for women, CSO research paper also findsWed Mar 15 2017 - 17:13
Inflation rises to 0.5% on back of jump in fuel costsIncrease driven by petrol and diesel price rises of 20 and 13.3 per cent respectivelyWed Mar 15 2017 - 16:45
Lottoland site goes up against National Lottery in IrelandControversial Uber-style app allows punters to bet on outcome of worldwide lotteriesWed Mar 15 2017 - 14:29
Government to publish climate action plan amid emissions concernsLong-awaited strategy to focus on agriculture, transport and constructionWed Mar 15 2017 - 05:30
More than 40% of Dublin office space changed hands over past four yearsDemand likely to stay ahead of supply and drive rents up further after BrexitTue Mar 14 2017 - 05:00
Help-to-buy scheme already outstrips €50m provision for 2017First-time buyers get average rebate of about €15,000 under Government schemeMon Mar 13 2017 - 20:33
Fibre broadband figures an ‘indictment’ of Government strategyImagine boss Seán Bolger says Government has opted for technology that nobody wantsFri Mar 10 2017 - 14:38
Only 7,623 houses have fibre broadband despite claims‘Shocking’ ComReg figures show take-up of fibre broadband has been extremely limitedFri Mar 10 2017 - 11:09
Euro stocks erase losses as Draghi talks up recoveryEuropean Central Bank president says the cyclical recovery may be gaining momentumThu Mar 09 2017 - 19:57
Leprechaun-proofing economic data is no easy taskEven last year’s more modest growth in GDP is distorted by actions of multinationalsThu Mar 09 2017 - 18:49
Irish economy outpaces euro zone peers with 5.2% growth in 2016Quarterly national accounts from CSO suggest output grew in all sectors of economyThu Mar 09 2017 - 16:01
IFA warns hard Brexit could almost ‘wipe out’ UK food tradeIFA issues stark warning about consequences of UK not getting free trade deal with EUWed Mar 08 2017 - 16:31
European Chamber of Ireland plans Brexit diplomatic missionTrade body wants to alert EU decision-makers to challenges faced by Irish businessesTue Mar 07 2017 - 17:03
Software group Escher sees jump in pre-tax profitsDublin-based company expanded sales of its Riposte digital transaction platformTue Mar 07 2017 - 15:47
Central Bank concerned by level of outsourcing in funds sectorBank review suggest up to 61 per cent of fund administration activity here is outsourcedTue Mar 07 2017 - 13:43
Growth in retail sales defies fears of Brexit impactFigures from Central Statistics Office show sales grew by 5% in 12 months to JanuaryFri Mar 03 2017 - 18:26
Big firms to make Brexit calls in coming weeks, says IDA bossMartin Shanahan says Ireland will retain its competitiveness despite Trump moves in USFri Mar 03 2017 - 14:20
Services sector expands again on back of new export businessInvestec barometer points to strong pick-up in customer demand and new businessFri Mar 03 2017 - 08:09
