Inbound visitor groups seek extension of State financial supportsTourism trade body calls for aid and claims to face losing 90% of revenue over two yearsThu Jun 10 2021 - 18:58
An Post ‘pandemic fund’ to deliver cash payments to postmastersFund will plug income gap for independent post office operators over next 18 monthsWed Jun 09 2021 - 17:19
Eco-resort planned for Midlands peninsula sold by Lenihan familyYewpoint by Lough Ree purchased by Hodson Bay group is set for tourism developmentTue Jun 08 2021 - 07:56
Government fooling nobody with its deliberate foot-dragging over restarting international travelThe Government is play-acting about wanting to join the EU’s green cert travel schemeFri Jun 04 2021 - 04:56
Tobacco firm frustrated over delay in menthol ban investigation‘Inaction’ causing release of new products to replace banned menthol flavours, says BATFri Jun 04 2021 - 04:50
Subdued trading day as US investors fret over inflationIseq down by 0.26% as domestic index heavyweights fail to fire on thin volumesThu Jun 03 2021 - 19:39
PwC calls for tax breaks for “green” funds and their managersAdvisory firm makes a suite of environmentally-oriented finance suggestions in pre-Budget submissionThu Jun 03 2021 - 06:58
Young adults booking hotels while over-55s buying flights, Revolut data showsDifference in vaccination rates among the generations driving tourism expenditureThu Jun 03 2021 - 05:10
Iseq falls back slightly in subdued trading due to holidays in US and UKLack of activity from New York and London dampens trading in Irish multinationalsMon May 31 2021 - 19:44
Kerry-based Garvey group’s finances were on the rise before pandemicSuperValu shops subsequently benefited from Covid while hotels were hit hardMon May 31 2021 - 18:56
Randox diagnostics records big sales surge on Covid-19 testingRevenues 25% ahead of normal projections on an annual basis, pre-pandemicMon May 31 2021 - 18:29
Revenue warns online shoppers of price increase due to VAT changeProducts bought for less than €22 from outside EU will be subject to VAT from July 1stMon May 31 2021 - 16:06
Irish bars and restaurants invest in medical-grade air purifiers for indoor diningFáilte Ireland operating guidelines criticised for not focusing more on technologySat May 29 2021 - 05:15
Hair salons say PUP and black market ‘nixers’ have created a staff crisisSome salons say they are forced to turn away up to 40% of customersFri May 28 2021 - 05:45
Tourism industry is in for enduring rough ride after international travel resumesRelaxed rules for summer may lift mood but it won’t stop what’s comingFri May 28 2021 - 05:21
Banks and property stocks drive Iseq higherUS shares ahead on positive labour statisticsThu May 27 2021 - 20:08
Lockdown delivers 3% sales boost to Spar owner BWGBrexit had ‘minimal impact’, South Africa-owned operator of franchise in Ireland saysTue May 25 2021 - 18:19
Pandemic causes surge in losses at Rupert Murdoch’s Irish radio stationsGroup that owns FM104 and Q102 cuts pay bill by 16% to limit damageTue May 25 2021 - 17:52
Carroll Cuisine tapped for €15m to facilitate sell-off by private equitySliced ham maker’s parent Eight Fifty is being bought out by Sofina for £1.2bnTue May 25 2021 - 05:51
Receding inflation worries calm US markets as tech stocks bounce backMany European bourses shut for holidays, bitcoin regains ground following slumpMon May 24 2021 - 19:12
'Bad service is what freaks me out'Interview: Incoming Dalata chief Dermot Crowley hopes to clock up new lease deals in EuropeFri May 21 2021 - 13:30
Choking off Airbnb offers little upside for housingAccommodation portal ends up in crosshairs whenever housing crisis heats upFri May 21 2021 - 06:00
US college football game planned for 2022 in DublinAer Lingus College Football Classic could generate up to €63 million for economyFri May 21 2021 - 05:29
Inflation concerns stoke fear as global markets retreatIseq in Dublin declines by more than 1.5% with resource stocks faring particularly badlyWed May 19 2021 - 19:23
Brexit sees Irish buyers switch from UK to EU suppliersLatest Central Statistics Office figures show Republic’s trade surplus fell 7% in MarchWed May 19 2021 - 17:03
Dublin city footfall 54% of ‘normal’ for Monday’s reopeningDublin Town’s camera system estimates 140,000 people were on city shopping streetsTue May 18 2021 - 15:26
‘Brisk’ footfall as retail fully reopens with shopping centres busier than city streetsAverage transaction values said to be high as shoppers satisfy pent-up demandMon May 17 2021 - 20:07
Russian billionaire sells Morrison Hotel to UK-based private equity firmDublin hotel market springs back to life with two big sales in past ten daysSun May 16 2021 - 15:29
Charlie Chawke: ‘I want to hold onto everything’His application to develop a five-acre site beside his Goat pub has sparked controversyFri May 14 2021 - 12:30
Dublin whitewater rafting plan a scapegoat for all the State's illsIreland needs tourism attractions. Pursuing them won’t affect house-buildingFri May 14 2021 - 05:25
Government plans to open travel bubble with BritainNew arrangements expected by end of May or mid-JuneFri May 14 2021 - 05:14
Opening of travel bubble between Britain and Ireland plannedIrish citizens could holiday in UK within weeksFri May 14 2021 - 05:00
Micksgarage founders complete partial MBO, almost doubling stakeUlster Bank backs buyout of some private investorsThu May 13 2021 - 13:36
Decathlon Ballymun surfboard sales highest out of 1,700 storesFrench sports retailing giant still planning more Irish investment ‘where it is welcome’Mon May 10 2021 - 19:43
European and US stocks rise as investors see light at end of pandemic tunnelIseq up by 0.4% as some of its heaviest weighted stocks tread waterFri May 07 2021 - 18:43
Changes may be needed to make banks address bad loans faster – McGuinnessCommissioner expresses ‘concern’ over likely loan defaults after pandemicFri May 07 2021 - 16:45
Sales of takeaway pints spiked in April, figures showOverall spending down with falls in supermarkets, electrical goods and furnitureFri May 07 2021 - 05:39
It would be a shame if we let Covid damage Ireland’s Céad Míle FáilteTime will come later in summer when it is safe and sensible to open up to outsidersFri May 07 2021 - 05:36
Boohoo’s Irish-born chief on course for €58m payout despite share dropOnline retailer’s share price falls 2% even though annual revenues rise 41%Thu May 06 2021 - 05:30
Iseq soars as most European markets buoyant on economic recovery hopesDublin market ahead by 3.6 per cent as globally-focused heavy hitters in vogueWed May 05 2021 - 19:58
Henry Street vacancies ‘to hit 31%’ as traders seek ‘urgent’ action over declineSurvival of retail core north of the Liffey is ‘in doubt’, says local traders’ groupFri Apr 30 2021 - 19:00
Local newspapers call for ‘level playing field’ as radio stations get State supportLocal radio stations recently received €2.58m in funding from the BAIFri Apr 30 2021 - 18:59
Caveat: When large corporates repay State wage subsidies it’s often a smart PR moveCarphone Warehouse’s parent would have been pilloried if it hadn’t repaid Irish taxpayers after axing almost 500 jobsFri Apr 30 2021 - 05:45
Restaurant lobby group slams reopening planRAI calls on Government to allow hotels and gastropubs to open alongside hotelsThu Apr 29 2021 - 19:05
Dalata plans Dublin marketing campaign as its hotels record €3.6m Q1 lossIreland’s biggest hotel chain said it had a 14% Dublin occupancy level in first three monthsThu Apr 29 2021 - 07:47
Iseq outpaces flat European peers as investors await policy news from US FedEuropean bank stocks rise on positive trading updatesWed Apr 28 2021 - 18:26
Carphone Warehouse owner returns €3.75m of pandemic wage subsidies to StateDixon Carphone also owns Currys PC World, which is booming in the pandemicWed Apr 28 2021 - 16:46
AerCap sees signs of growing confidence among airlinesNYSE-listed lessor’s Q1 revenues down 12% but it sees ‘pent up demand’ for travelWed Apr 28 2021 - 16:12
Chef ‘Gaz’ Smith: ‘Last 12 months have been toughest of my career, but also the most rewarding’Mount Merrion restaurateur on his appetite for expanding his businessWed Apr 28 2021 - 05:08
Insolvent SMEs may be able to write down tax debts in ‘examinership lite’Minister says business community will be happy with proposals in front of CabinetFri Apr 23 2021 - 15:59
