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CSO figures show value of exports of medical and pharmaceutical products increased by €3.5 billion (66 per cent) to €8.8 billion in April alone
Business tax receipts have tended to exceed even the most optimistic projections and there are reasons to suspect receipts will go up again, even from this high point
ESRI claims regulator’s move to relax rules has fuelled house price growth and lifted loan-to-income ratios back to Celtic Tiger levels
Study by Irish energy group UrbanVolt highlights disconnect between business and the State’s low carbon economy plans
Interest rates attached to home loans are expected to fall over the coming months as ECB reduces headline rates
The former lawyer, banker and at one time the State’s most recognisable civil servant has been elected the country’s first directly-elected mayor in Limerick
Washington-based institution cautions that better outlook comes with several high-profile risks including possibility of another commodity price shock.
Only small fraction of Irish-based firms export goods abroad despite the State’s reputation as a small, export-led economy
The 35-44 age cohort make up the largest number of those on list
New head of Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland highlights lack of enforcement of building regulations
Ulster Bank’s latest purchasing managers’ index (PMI) points to pick-up in output, new orders and employment
Latest BNP Paribas Real Estate Ireland barometer indicates housing and commercial projects continued to increase in May
Ireland has had a unique experience with housing – centring on a spectacular build-up and blow-up in the 2000s – but it is also a microcosm of a global housing problem
Economists consider a jobless rate of 4% or less in the Irish labour market as tantamount to full employment
Patrick McMahon quits after company takes underlying charge of €5m on previous years’ accounts