The Irish Times

Ireland ranks 14th in Europe as pro-business jurisdiction

State scores well in terms of macroeconomics but poorly on tax and infrastructure

Tue May 10 2022 - 05:20

Republic touted as possible location for new EU money laundering regulator

Agency is expected to create 600 high-paying finance and regulatory jobs

Tue Apr 26 2022 - 12:41

Inflation jumps to 22-year high of 6.7% in March

Soaring energy prices expected to push level of price growth higher in coming months

Thu Apr 07 2022 - 11:13

KPMG urges overhaul of Irish personal tax system to attract investment

KPMG calls for more competitive tax system and more spending on housing and climate

Tue Feb 15 2022 - 05:21

Republic of Ireland ‘16th most expensive’ place to live

Latest rankings from price comparison site Numbeo contrasts living costs in 139 countries

Fri Jan 21 2022 - 16:26

State may see another surge in corporate tax from new 15% rate, says Ifac

Irish Fiscal Advisory Council chairman casts doubt on Government’s €2 billion loss forecast

Wed Dec 08 2021 - 19:23

Ireland bucks OECD tax trend on account of reduced VAT receipts

Agency report reveals pandemic has less impact on tax revenue than previous crises

Mon Dec 06 2021 - 11:41

Unemployment falls to pandemic low of 7.9% as labour market recovers

Latest CSO data shows more than 205,000 people were out of work or in receipt of PUP

Wed Nov 03 2021 - 11:24

Will Ireland forsake beef for dairy in agri emissions trade-off?

Carbon budgets in agriculture are likely to accelerate an ongoing reduction in beef herd

Sun Oct 31 2021 - 10:58

Ireland has 10th highest rate of vacant homes in the world, study finds

Research shows 183,312 of State’s housing stock are classified as vacant

Mon Oct 25 2021 - 06:00

Ireland needs ‘absolute certainty’ before signing up to tax deal

Michael McGrath says outline of deal not entirely clear at this stage

Tue Sept 21 2021 - 16:17

Unemployment hits pandemic low of 12.4% as economy begins to rebound

Latest jobless numbers detail another drop in headline unemployment rate

Wed Sept 01 2021 - 11:40

Ireland among three EU states to record increase in agricultural emissions

EU’s €100 billion CAP spending fails to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, report finds

Wed Jun 23 2021 - 05:55

State needs to invest €20bn a year to achieve emissions target, IMF says

Government’s climate legislation commits to annual emissions cut of at least 7%

Wed Jun 16 2021 - 17:58

Income inequality in Ireland at lowest recorded level, study finds

ESRI reports ‘consistently high incidence’ of income poverty among certain groups

Fri May 14 2021 - 04:16

Ireland risks being lockdown ‘outlier’ again if reopening is delayed

Goodbody warns current restrictions will lead to another big contraction in domestic demand

Fri Feb 12 2021 - 12:43

Irish tax and welfare system offset income inequality, ESRI finds

Study highlights impact of tax and benefits on income after 2008 financial crisis

Mon Feb 01 2021 - 13:12

Ireland’s billionaires saw their fortunes rise by €3.28bn last year in ‘worrying trend’

One-tenth of that extra wealth could pay to have entire country vaccinated, Oxfam says

Mon Jan 25 2021 - 05:00

Planning system from last century stalls housebuilding – report

Irish Homebuilders Association calls for urgent overhaul of permissions

Thu Jan 21 2021 - 12:10

Ireland is 13th most expensive place to live, survey shows

Latest Numbeo rankings compared living costs in 139 countries

Mon Jan 18 2021 - 12:05

State can change ‘from climate laggard to climate leader’, report claims

Study suggests country is uniquely placed to capitalise on shift to green energy investment

Wed Dec 09 2020 - 14:28

Supermac’s owner says hospitality sector may take four years to recover

Pat McDonagh says vital US tourist trade will be slow to return to pre-pandemic levels

Mon Nov 30 2020 - 07:55

Food industry facing triple threat: Brexit, Covid and UK recession

Bord Bia warns of looming threat to sector ahead of virtual trade mission to the UK

Thu Nov 05 2020 - 19:10

Western counties suffer greater economic hit from Covid-19, study finds

Prevalence of small businesses in tourism sector leaves region more exposed

Fri Oct 23 2020 - 14:02

State had fourth-highest home-working rate in EU last year

CSO data predates coronavirus, which has triggered a jump in working from home

Thu Oct 15 2020 - 14:00

Ireland had one of highest rates of home-working during Covid-19 crisis

EU survey finds Ireland had the second-highest levels of working from home after Belgium

Thu Oct 01 2020 - 08:02

Will Ireland’s long winning streak on tax soon come to an end?

Our tax regime has withstood many attacks, but Brexit and Covid could change the game

Wed Sept 16 2020 - 01:00

Varadkar warns Ireland could suffer ‘multiple economic hits’

Tánaiste compares Covid-19 pandemic to a war or an invasion

Fri Sept 11 2020 - 16:25

Negative narrative around Irish economy is ‘fundamental misreading’

Ibec chief executive says Ireland likely to be one of this year’s top performing economies

Thu Sept 10 2020 - 18:26

‘Aggressive’ tax reassessments damaging Ireland’s reputation, group claims

Edmund Burke Institute says tough line taken by tax authority here could undermine investment

Tue Mar 24 2020 - 03:10

Ireland still facilitating multinational tax avoidance, commission says

Brussels says Irish tax code allows aggressive tax planning

Wed Feb 26 2020 - 14:29

State ranked highly for attracting skilled workers but low on gender equality

Survey suggests State and Dublin are among top global talent hub locations

Wed Jan 22 2020 - 14:32

Donohoe warns of €2bn corporation tax loss to State

Changes to OECD regulations are inevitable and the Republic must prepare, says Minister

Thu Jan 09 2020 - 20:20

Does Ireland’s roaring economy have a soft centre?

We are now in solid recovery mode, but consumers and businesses are looking over their shoulders at the possibility that things can go wrong

Fri Dec 13 2019 - 05:25