Irish consumers have remained cautious in the face of uncertain economic conditions, contrasting with changing attitudes in other areas, according to the November Consumer Sentiment Index, released by the ESRI
Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade Charles Flanagan led an Enterprise Ireland Trade Mission to Lyon, on Wednesday, November 30, focusing on the high potential Cleantech sector. Today he will
Net asset value of money market funds (MMFs) in Ireland decreased by €16 billion to €444 billion in September 2016, according to statistics on money market funds during the third
2016 is set to be the best year ever for Irish tourism, surpassing all previous records, according to Tourism Ireland who launched its marketing plan to promote Ireland as a
Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation Mary Mitchell O’Connor attended a day-long meeting of EU Single Market Ministers in Brussels on Monday, November 28, to support the proposal for an
Preliminary estimates released by the Central Statistics Office on Friday, November 25, show that average weekly earnings and average hourly total labour costs both rose by 0.2% in the third
A report by PwC and the World Bank Group, released on Tuesday, November 22, says that Ireland is the most effective country in the EU for paying business taxes, and
Dublin-headquartered medical device company Medtronic reported the financial results of its second quarter on Tuesday, November 22. The company reported second quarter worldwide revenue of $7.345 billion, an increase of
The Department of Finance announce on Thursday, November 17, that they have launched a competition to appoint investment banks to help coordinate in a potential Initial Public Offering (IPO) of
Research by Knowledge Transfer Ireland found that 748 collaborative new research agreements between research performing organisations and industry were signed in 2015, a record number, according to a November 18
Figures released by the Central Statistics Office on Thursday, November 18, show that 14,270 days were lost to industrial disputes in the third quarter of 2016. The figures can be
136 new office buildings, totaling more than 12 million square feet, are planned to be built in Dublin over the next five years, according to Savills’ 2016 Skyline Survey. The
Preliminary figures released by the Central Statistics Office on Tuesday, November 15, indicate that Ireland’s seasonally adjusted trade surplus will fall to €3.7 billion in September 2016, from €4.6 billion
Minister Mary Mitchell O’Connor has announced that new legislation will allow Irish SME’s involved in research and development activities to avail of a lower corporation tax rate of 6.25% in
After Brexit, the Central Bank has revised its growth projections for the Irish economy for the next year.
According to Investec’s latest Purchasing Managers’ Index, the service sector is experiencing growth. It showed that this sector has been increasing in activity for the past 47 months.
While the service sector is expanding, the travel and leisure sector fell. New businesses rose significantly in the past month as well.
Many of Ireland’s largest companies are seeing downgraded stock ratings as recent analysts are predicting lower earnings as a result of the Brexit.
The business sector in Ireland is preparing for the blows that the economy will face after hearing the results of the Brexit vote.
New construction for a commercial property company is expected to create 150 jobs for Cork as they are looking for employees to run the new data center.
Argos total sales have risen by 2.6% in the past 13 weeks due to the rise in online sales.
According to the latest Purchasing Managers’ Index, growth in Manufacturing rose to an eight month high in March. Expansion has slowed compared to the strong growth that was seen in 2014 and the beginning
Political and economic reunification of both the North and South of Ireland could potentially deliver a €35.6bn boost in GDP for the island in the first eight years – according
New preliminary figures from the Central Statistics Office show that GDP increased by 7.8% for the whole of 2015. This made the Irish economy the fastest growing economy in the Europe
Property website MyHome.ie has predicted another year of “robust” house price growth this year on the back of rising incomes
According to a survey by consultant company, Mercer, salaries in Ireland are forecast to rise by over 2% in 2016.
The Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) has forecast that the economy will grow by 6.7% this year and close
Business group Ibec has improved its GDP forecast for the Irish economy this year, and now expects it to grow
The Irish economy is expected to grow by almost 6% this year, according to a new forecast. The EY Economic
OPEC appeared unlikely to cut oil production to lift languishing prices at a meeting in Vienna on Friday, potentially worsening
Irish shoppers are expected to spend €100 million (or €4 million an hour) on Black Friday, but only 35% of
Recruitment company CPL Resources announced the creation of 200 skilled, operational roles across the Group’s extensive branch network in the
Swiss bank, Credit Suisse, is on course to become the first international bank to set up a major trading floor in
Today Fiona Hyslop, the Scottish Cabinet Secretary for Culture, Europe and External Affairs announced the appointment of John Webster to the new
Bank of Ireland said it approved €3.6bn of new credit for Irish business in the nine months to the end
Sales at Kildare Village are at a record high as they increased by 17.7 percent in the year to date
The Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland (SBCI) is to make lending of €50m available to small and medium-sized businesses looking
HBAN, a joint initiative of InterTradeIreland and Enterprise Ireland responsible for the all-island promotion of business angel investment, today announces
Aircraft leasing is a multi-billion euro industry yet it paid €23m in Irish corporation tax last year. Ireland is home
Philip Lane, an economics professor at Trinity College Dublin, has been named as the new Governor of the Central Bank.
In a note circulated this morning Conall MacCoille said the just-published White Paper on Estimates of Receipts and Expenditure showed
The forecast, carried out by DKM Economic Consultants, based its estimate on projections from both Irish and international bodies such
Ireland’s economic recovery accelerated in the first-half, expanding from the export sector to the domestic economy, prompting the Central Bank