Profits up 15% at clamper firm as pre-Covid commuter rhythms returnTrading environment ‘much improved’ in 2023 as business levels recover from the pandemicMon Aug 19 2024 - 06:00
Sales at Dyson’s Irish arm jump to €45.4m as firm ramps up staff numbersAppliance-maker announced plans to cut 1,000 jobs in the UK last month, part of a wider group restructuringMon Aug 19 2024 - 05:00
Ireland will have highest diesel taxes in EU after Budget 2025, says industry groupCost of increases will fall on people in border region, says Fuels for Ireland, due to differential in prices between Republic and Northern IrelandMon Aug 19 2024 - 00:00
Coalition mulls delay to ‘living wage’ with spotlight on business costsSeen & Heard: VAT surprise for Uber drivers; McKillen’s ‘informal contract’ with Sheikh; renewable firms’ crisis profits; pension deadlineSun Aug 18 2024 - 10:51
Deposit return scheme: more than 400m containers processed since February Operator Re-turn has teamed up with events such as Electric Picnic to offer attendees the chance to donate to charitySat Aug 17 2024 - 06:00
WhatsApp Ireland swings to loss as company sets aside more money to deal with finesIrish entity lost €8.2m after tax last year, down from profits of more than €41m in 2022Fri Aug 16 2024 - 17:52
Lone Star completes €200m sale of Irish developer Quintain Deal will see TPG invest in the Irish platform to further develop its Dublin landbank, capable of accommodating more than 7,700 homesThu Aug 15 2024 - 12:41
Virginia Transport moves ahead with purchase of Kilkenny freight firm Allmed Deal creates a new logistics group with €70m in annual revenues, with acquisition backed by London-based MML CapitalThu Aug 15 2024 - 11:00
Three Ireland boosts market share as it adds 600,000 new customers First-half revenues and earnings up as broadband and mobile network provider increases market shareThu Aug 15 2024 - 10:14
C&C ‘confident’ of full-year earnings growth despite consumer headwindsBulmers owner appoints Feargal O’Rourke as independent director after months of boardroom upheavalThu Aug 15 2024 - 07:19
Profits at Fane Valley agri-food group jump 4.7% to €4m Revenues at Fane Valley co-op’s Republic of Ireland arm climb to €175m after acquisitions and reorganisation involving Silver Hill Duck businessThu Aug 15 2024 - 05:00
Ireland’s housing crisis ‘on a different level’ with population growing at nearly four people for every new home builtHousing crisis: Affordability is declining faster than in the US, UK, Australia, Germany or Spain, says SavillsThu Aug 15 2024 - 05:00
Global shares edge higher on promising US inflation dataIseq index slips 0.4% amid declines for Glanbia and RyanairWed Aug 14 2024 - 20:15
Loans issued for home purchase fall 6% over past year as borrowers await ECB rate cutsAverage interest rate charged on new fixed-term mortgages falls after ECB cut in JuneWed Aug 14 2024 - 17:09
Irish house price inflation edges closer to 9% with average prices well ahead of 2007 boomProperty prices in Dublin rose at an even higher rate than the national average, up 9.3% in June from a revised 8.8% in MayWed Aug 14 2024 - 11:09
Azets to double its corporate finance team Accountancy firm hires former Mazars corporate finance director to lead expanded teamWed Aug 14 2024 - 00:01
The Irish Times Group acquires luxury and lifestyle publisher behind The GlossDeal is part of a wider move to expand the group’s media services and product offering, says managing directorTue Aug 13 2024 - 13:11
Kenmare names financial director Tom Hickey as managing director at mining companyMr Hickey replaces founder Michael Carvill, who will step down this weekTue Aug 13 2024 - 07:33
Muckross Park Hotel owner hails ‘successful year’ as Covid rebound continuesiNua, which completed a crucial debt refinance deal last year, sees decline in bar revenues in 2024 amid consumer pullbackMon Aug 12 2024 - 18:21
AIB reports annual jump in card spending as customers flock to FranceBut pub and restaurant spending slumps amid ongoing consumer pullbackMon Aug 12 2024 - 18:01
Wind has generated almost one-third of Ireland’s electricity in 2024Solar and other renewables account for larger share of power generation in July amid warm weather, says Wind Energy IrelandMon Aug 12 2024 - 08:05
Donohoe defends Coalition’s record as it breaks spending rule againGovernment will make additional €1.2bn available for health service despite almost 10% cost overrun so far this yearThu Aug 08 2024 - 12:49
Hostelworld bookings rise 9% on stronger Asia, Central America demandBut average booking value declines as European tourists look to cheaper destinationsThu Aug 08 2024 - 07:51
Long-awaited strategic review at Ires rules out sale of companyIres Reit to sell 8% of apartment portfolio over five yearsThu Aug 08 2024 - 07:34
Erisbeg-backed ORS buys Naas-based fire safety consultancyIntroduction of new building regulations this year increases upside for consultancy sector, says ORS chiefWed Aug 07 2024 - 14:15
Greencoat completes €35m deal for stake in its first solar project'Leading tech company' has signed agreement to take energy from solar farmWed Aug 07 2024 - 07:46
Crude production ahead of expectations at Tullow Oil as first-half profit jumpsGroup revenue at Irish-founded explorer down despite higher oil pricesWed Aug 07 2024 - 07:18
Home sales volume slumps as second-hand housing stock plungesNumber of homes available on second-hand market down 50% in 10 years, says MyHome.ieWed Aug 07 2024 - 00:00
‘Challenging’ mining environment sees revenues plunge 16% at MinconBut Irish engineering group sees light at the end of tunnel with activity ramping up again in recent monthsTue Aug 06 2024 - 14:05
Irish unemployment still near historic lows despite July spike - CSOJobless rate touched 4.7% in July, the highest level since March 2022 with youth unemployment also risingTue Aug 06 2024 - 11:40
Private equity-backed Bellew Electrical acquires Louth electrical wholesalerWaterland Ireland acquired a controlling stake in Crossmaglen-anchored electrical wholesaler earlier this yearMon Aug 05 2024 - 00:00
Inside the US biomedical behemoth ‘down a boreen in east Clare’Irish man Kevin O’Reilly is global president of the medical diagnostics company Beckman CoulterFri Aug 02 2024 - 06:00
CSO study highlights steep increases in food and energy prices since 2016Households are spending a lower proportion of their total expenditure on housing costs, including rentsThu Aug 01 2024 - 18:58
European equities retreat as bank stocks tumbleIseq index down almost 1.8% as AIB and Bank of Ireland slip after PTSB’s strong resultsThu Aug 01 2024 - 17:54
Domino’s Pizza’s biggest Irish franchisee pays owners €3.8m in dividends Shorecal had accumulated profits of close to €15.5m when its UK parent acquired the franchisee in MarchWed Jul 31 2024 - 15:59
Kerry Group revenues down 5.9% as lower prices hit food groupFood group raises full-year earnings per share guidance as other regions offset challenging markets in EuropeWed Jul 31 2024 - 07:26
Ardcairn Capital deploys €400m for social and affordable homesBacked by £5bn M&G fund, the firm offers loans from €3m upwards to small and medium-sized developersWed Jul 31 2024 - 05:00
Irish inflation unchanged in July at 1.5% as food and energy prices remain stableTransport prices, including air fares, jumped by 2% in July alone and by 5.9% over the past yearTue Jul 30 2024 - 11:08
Dublin office vacancies yet to peak with more space due for completion in 2024Vacancy rate hit 15.9% in the second quarter, says Knight FrankMon Jul 29 2024 - 09:44
EY quits as auditor of Irish company owned by sanctioned Russian businessmanChief executive of Russian state oil company Igor Sechin was added to the EU sanctions list in 2022Fri Jul 26 2024 - 06:00
County councils frustrating wind energy targets, says industry bodyFour projects approved in first half of 2022, a quarter of what is required, says Wind Energy IrelandFri Jul 26 2024 - 00:01
Queally family group paid €1.8m dividend to shareholders in 2023Profits at Arrow Group jump to €20.3m as turnover tops €759m at parent of Irish Dog FoodsThu Jul 25 2024 - 14:04
Digital marketing firm Ebow sells majority stake to finance expansion plansIrish firm has retained a broker to identify potential acquisition and merger candidates, says founderThu Jul 25 2024 - 05:00
Europe’s main indices dragged lower by falling luxury stocksIseq index shed 0.6% despite relief for RyanairWed Jul 24 2024 - 17:39
Home purchases by private investors fell last year, says CSOState bodies purchased 5,778 homes worth €1.9bn, with just €302.5m of property bought by entities registered outside the StateWed Jul 24 2024 - 15:25
Builders break ground on new €40m hotel beside Croke ParkDalata will operate the four-star property under its Maldron brand, under an agreement with the GAATue Jul 23 2024 - 05:30
PennEngineering to invest €14m in Galway facilityExpansion of firm’s Mervue site will create 70 jobs over next five years, says companyMon Jul 22 2024 - 09:00
Ryanair’s shares slump as it reports lower profits amid ‘weaker than expected’ air faresAverage air fares fell 15% between April and JuneMon Jul 22 2024 - 06:37
Diagnostics firm Beckman Coulter to invest €10m in Clare facilityCompany currently employs 550 on site at O'Callaghan's MillsThu Jul 18 2024 - 14:40
Car insurers should prove they are passing reduced claims costs on to motorists, says Sinn Féin’s DohertyCar insurance premiums have increased by more than 8% in the past year, CSO figures showWed Jul 17 2024 - 15:50
