Eoin Burke-Kennedy

Eoin Burke-Kennedy

Eoin Burke-Kennedy is Economics Correspondent of The Irish Times.

ESRI: ‘House prices are above where we would predict them to be’

Think tank sees ‘overvaluation’ in housing market

Irish households facing biggest fall in living standards since 2008 financial crisis, ESRI warns

Persistent inflation and uncertainty due to war will eat into economic performance

European stocks gain but investor jitters continue

Ryanair dives 4% after warning of further disruption due to staff shortages

Kerry Co-op shareholders stage protest vote over possible joint venture deal with plc

Farmers uneasy about how co-op plans to finance purchase of Kerry’s legacy dairy business

Ireland and Denmark ranked as most expensive EU countries

Cost of basic goods and services in Ireland 40 per cent higher than EU average in 2021, Eurostat figures show

Frequency and intensity of shocks hitting global economy unprecedented, says Donohoe

Minister appears to rule out further inflation-easing measures in advance of October’s budget

Kingspan warns of deteriorating conditions but remains on course for record half-year profit

Insulation-maker says it expects to report a record half-year trading profit of approximately €415 million later this year.

Britain’s Brexit gamble: will it reinvigorate economy or trigger permanent decline?

Isolating Brexit's impact amid the lingering effects of the pandemic and the current surge in inflation is next to impossible

Irish mortgage holders may be facing bigger interest rate hikes than expected

ECB’s Klaas Knot says several 50 basis point hikes possible if inflation worsens

State fund to invest €500m in five regional cities

ISIF announces post-pandemic investment for Cork, Galway, Limerick, Waterford and Kilkenny

Nearly a third of Irish households now living in energy poverty

ESRI says cutting indirect taxes on fuel represents a ‘poorly-targeted’ response

Irish house price inflation cools for first time in nearly two years

Property prices rose by 14.2 per cent year on year in April, down from a rate of 15.1 per cent previously

Ireland ranked third-most competitive country in the euro area

Latest IMD rankings highlight Ireland’s improved fiscal position and ability to attract investment

UK’s largest asset manager raises concern over Ireland’s climate targets

Legal & General Investment Management votes against chairpersons in 80 companies for failing to tackle issue

Incidence of low paid work in Ireland higher than expected

Study finds greater proportion of young workers earning less than €20,000 a year