Institute calls for social housing investment in budgetInstitute foresees 5 per cent growth rate and jobless below 10 per cent in 2015Wed Oct 08 2014 - 01:01
Ireland’s recovery ‘now being driven by domestic demand’Government’s chief economist says underlying dynamic of Irish recovery has changed in past yearTue Oct 07 2014 - 19:22
Value of M&A activity jumps 450% on pharma dealsValue of acquisition deals in first nine months was €112.7 billion, up from just €25.1 billionTue Oct 07 2014 - 14:21
Industrial production drops by 2.3% in AugustLatest figures from CSO show manufacturing output remains 21.2 per cent up on last yearTue Oct 07 2014 - 12:26
Ryan family’s Viva airline group begins major expansion driveNew entity called Grupa Viva to oversee expansion in Central and South AmericaMon Oct 06 2014 - 01:00
China can learn from Ireland’s economic transformationSenior ranking official says Ireland is viewed as a hub for service out-sourcing and software developmentFri Oct 03 2014 - 15:39
Married or co-habiting women 'hit harder by austerity'ESRI research shows changes to tax and welfare code were not gender neutralFri Oct 03 2014 - 14:23
Agri-food firms say new labelling rules threaten businessSurvey suggests a quarter of Irish food and drink companies will stop investing in their brandsThu Oct 02 2014 - 14:37
Long-term joblessness won’t be easily solvedChallenges ahead despite CSO figures showing Ireland’s unemployment rate will fall to about 10.8%Wed Oct 01 2014 - 14:46
Cork’s Trend Micro to aid Interpol in tackling cybercrimeSecurity software firm to advise police agency on tactics as part of three-year dealTue Sept 30 2014 - 12:52
Providence farm-out negotiations 'at advanced stage'Irish exploration firm is seeking to bring in a bigger company to advance Barryroe projectTue Sept 30 2014 - 08:54
Ormonde hopeful of mining concession for tungsten projectMining company reports losses for the six months to the end of June of £1.1 millionMon Sept 29 2014 - 16:57
Retail sales fall 2.9% in August on back of dip in car salesLatest CSO numbers show monthly increase if volatile car sales are excluded, howeverMon Sept 29 2014 - 16:14
Tesco’s market share still falling as Aldi and Lidl gainLatest Kantar Worldpanel figures show average in-store spends in big retailers are fallingMon Sept 29 2014 - 14:50
Qualtrics to create additional 95 jobs at its Irish operationBusiness software firm is on a major expansion drive after secuting $150m in venture capitalFri Sept 26 2014 - 18:15
Property debt overhang still hampering many Irish SMEsCentral Bank research suggests small and medium-sized firms are shouldering €26bn in debtFri Sept 26 2014 - 17:00
Capital gains tax exemption to be abolished in budget, says NoonanMinister upgrades economic forecast to 4.7%Fri Sept 26 2014 - 01:00
Irish firms are overly reliant on banks for finance, ESRI research findsFindings of report on SME financing options to be presented at conference in Dublin todayThu Sept 25 2014 - 22:36
Daughter’s list of missed events prompts CEO to quit $100m jobFormer head of Pimco investment fund says he left to be a better dadThu Sept 25 2014 - 11:36
Ovoca Gold seeks to buy back 20% of existing share capitalMining company believes its share price is trading at a significant discount to its net asset valueWed Sept 24 2014 - 19:11
Tesco in talks with Irish staff over possible redundanciesRetailer denies move has anything to do with revelations that it overstated profits by £250mWed Sept 24 2014 - 15:05
AIB to partner UCD in new social innovation initiativeNew programme will support academic-inspired initiatives to improve country’s well-beingWed Sept 24 2014 - 13:09
Property prices nationally up 15 per cent in 12 monthsLatest official figures property price inflation in Dublin still outstripping rest of countryWed Sept 24 2014 - 12:20
Government warned against acting unilaterally on taxFF’s Michael McGrath says taking pre-emptive action on corporation tax could prove costlyMon Sept 22 2014 - 17:26
Ibec wants State to close tax loopholesCalls for pre-emptive Government moves to deal with the ‘double Irish’ tax issueSat Sept 20 2014 - 01:00
New regulatory framework to allow for specialist loan fundsMove seen as response to increased demand for alternatives to bank financeFri Sept 19 2014 - 01:00
Permanent TSB reports 21% decline in mortgage arrearsState-owned lender says 25,000 borrowers have now been offered restructuring arrangementsThu Sept 18 2014 - 15:28
Irish economy growing at fastest rate in seven yearsLatest Quarterly National Accounts show economy grew by 7.7% in year to JuneThu Sept 18 2014 - 14:41
NTMA auctions €500m in three-month notes at 0% returnAgency says it received bids amounting to €2.5bn, so positive is sentiment towards IrelandThu Sept 18 2014 - 10:59
Taxpayers may end up paying for collapse of Setanta InsuranceDepartment confirms outstanding third-party claims relating to the Maltese-registered insurer will be sent to the Insurance Compensation FundWed Sept 17 2014 - 17:48
Buyers’ strike puts Connemara Mining on the back footChairman comes up with a unique explanation for his company’s difficulty in sourcing new fundsWed Sept 17 2014 - 16:25
Consumers targeted by scam Revenue emailsFake messages claim to inform recipients that they are owed €138.50 as a tax refundWed Sept 17 2014 - 14:53
Tullamore Dew returns home after more than 60 yearsOwners behind popular whiskey brand opens new €35m distillery in Co Offaly townWed Sept 17 2014 - 11:56
Q&A: The OECD proposalsSeries of proposals to reform the international tax codeWed Sept 17 2014 - 01:00
Ireland has 'nothing to fear' from OECD proposalsNoonan says Ireland has been actively involved in all aspects of discussions on taxTue Sept 16 2014 - 14:04
IT workers skip recession as wages jump 10% since 2009CSO figures provide snapshot of income trends during height of economic downturnMon Sept 15 2014 - 14:11
Irish borrowers being hit with higher rates despite ECB cutsCentral Bank figures show lenders have been gradually increasing rates on overdrafts and loansFri Sept 12 2014 - 17:50
Smartphone use in Republic hits record high of 59%Comreg says latest figures for second quarter represent 14.7% jump on previous periodThu Sept 11 2014 - 17:16
Ireland wins backing of Germany for early repayment of IMF loansNoonan predicts Irish economy will grow by a better-than-expected 3 per cent this yearThu Sept 11 2014 - 16:52
Nama identifies potential for 25,000 houses on debtor sitesFunding in place to deliver 4,500 new houses and apartments in Dublin over next 18 monthsThu Sept 11 2014 - 14:56
Mortgage restructures continue to rise, official data showAgreements between consumers and State’s main banks result in 75,605 mortgage restructuresThu Sept 11 2014 - 14:09
ComReg investigates telecoms firm Yourtel following complaintsWatchdog says many consumers were unaware exactly what type of product they were buyingWed Sept 10 2014 - 17:35
Volume of house building still falling despite supply shortagesCSO figures show volume of residential building fell by 1.9% in second quarterWed Sept 10 2014 - 13:01
Irish mortgage book still shrinking despite recoveryCentral Bank figures tally with suggestions that recent price increases driven by cash buyersMon Sept 08 2014 - 17:29
Government has scope for €400m in tax cuts, Ibec claimsEmployers’ group says reduction in tax burden would lead to 4% rise in disposable incomeMon Sept 08 2014 - 12:11
Q&A: What is the European Central Bank trying to do?The ECB’s plan to buy asset-backed securities is intened to encourage banks to lendSat Sept 06 2014 - 01:00
Short-term bond yields enter negative territory for first timeInvestors will get back less than they paid when debt maturesSat Sept 06 2014 - 01:00
Flying the flag for US business as tax dominates the agendaThe American Chamber of Commerce Ireland chief says ‘can-do attitude’ of Irish workforce is key ingredient for multinationalsFri Sept 05 2014 - 01:10
Ireland moves up three places in competitiveness rankingsWorld Economic Forum’s latest survey paints mixed picture of Ireland’s economyWed Sept 03 2014 - 17:07
Irish Dairy Board snaps up Spanish pizza cheese plantCo-op makes acquisition through newly established entity Irish Dairy Board EspanaWed Sept 03 2014 - 14:25
