The Government’s 'Jobs Initiative' will dominate events once the Fine Gael-Labour coalition unveils its plan tomorrow to reduce the country’s unemployment rate.
On the corporate front, United Drug is due to report results tomorrow, while Glanbia and Kingspan will release trading updates later in the week.
Meanwhile on Friday the Central Statistics Office will publish a new economic indicator, the Irish residential property price index, which should provide a fresh insight into the state of the market.
Monday - May 9th
Results: Thomas Cook
Meeting: Tascnet.ie symposium on smart taxes
Indicators: EMU Sentix Investor Confidence (May); Irish Ulster Bank Construction PMI (Apr); UK RICS House Price Balance (Apr) and BRC Retail Sales Monitor (Apr)
Other: Taoiseach Enda Kenny to launch 'Getting Irish business online' campaign (Google HQ); Bord Gáis Energy Index (Apr); Morgan McKinley to publish Irish employment monitor; Travis Perkins interim management statement; OECD economic survey of Italy
Tuesday - May 10th
Results: Deutsche Post DHL; DCC; Easyjet; United Drug; Wienerberger; Zurich Life Ireland
Meeting: Kerry Group agm (Brandon Hotel, Tralee); ACCA Ireland debate 'Economic renewal and recovery - the challenges for Ireland in 2011'; Enterprise Ireland 'Lean Works' conference(Dublin Castle); UCD Executive Education Webinar - with Prof Niamh Brennan
Indicators: US Import Price Index (Apr) and IBD/TIPP Economic Optimism (May)
Other: Government's jobs initiative announcement; launch of strategic marketing group report to grow attendances at Irish race meetings (Westbury Hotel)
Wednesday - May 11th
Results: Carlsberg; Cisco Systems; Endesa
Meeting: Glanbia agm; SIG agm; Bovis Homes agm
Indicators: Irish Industrial Production & Turnover (Mar); US Trade Balance (Mar), MBA Mortgage Applications and Monthly Budget Statement (Apr); UK Trade Balance - non-EU (Mar) and Bank of England Quarterly Inflation Report (Apr); German CPI (Apr)
Other: Glanbia and Barratt Developments interim management statement
Thursday - May 12th
Results: bwin.party; KBC
Meeting: 'Common Cents 2011' conference - with keynote speaker Michael D Higgins (Radisson Blu Hotel, Athlone)
Indicators: ECB Monthly Report and EMU Industrial Production (Mar); Irish Consumer Price Index (Apr); US Producer Price Index (Apr) and Retail Sales (Apr); UK Industrial Production (Mar)
Other: Kingspan interim management statement; Tullow Oil interim management statement and agm
Friday - May 13th
Indicators: EMU GDP (Q1); Irish Residential Property Price Index (Mar); US CPI(Apr) and Reuters/Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index (May); German GDP (Q1)
