Irish fertiliser prices rose by 11.6% ahead of energy price spikeFarmers and food producers are facing an incoming price rise as a result of Iran conflict Thu Mar 12 2026 - 13:56
Irish inflation at 2.7% ahead of expected price surge from Iran conflictLatest Consumer Price Index compiled before start of Middle East warThu Mar 12 2026 - 12:32
Median household income in Ireland passes €60,000 for first timeWhile incomes rose, the proportion of people at risk of poverty also moved higher, CSO saysWed Mar 11 2026 - 12:05
Ireland now fifth largest investor in USTaoiseach is expected to highlight €6.1 billion in planned US investment by Irish firms this year as part of St Patrick’s Day eventsWed Mar 11 2026 - 10:19
Company directors and landlords dominate latest tax defaulters’ listRevenue publishes list of 25 settlements with a total value of €7.9 millionTue Mar 10 2026 - 15:26
Commercial property recovering but Middle East conflict threatens new inflation spikeNew report from SCSI predicts rents and capital values, across three main classes, will rise in 2026Tue Mar 10 2026 - 06:00
Ireland falling well short of its retrofit targets, ESRI report findsUnderdelivery linked to several factors including high costs, administrative complexity and information constraintsTue Mar 10 2026 - 01:00
Two-thirds of Irish companies operating in UK plan to scale upEnterprise Ireland sentiment survey highlights increasing business engagement in UK economyMon Mar 09 2026 - 13:15
Shares tumble as oil prices post biggest weekly gain since 2020Benchmark Brent crude prices shot up by as much as another 7 per cent to $91 a barrelFri Mar 06 2026 - 18:01
Number of women in employment in Ireland up 82% since 2000 Total amount in employment stood at 1.3 million in the final quarter of last yearFri Mar 06 2026 - 13:11
Is Iran near collapse or is the US walking into an escalation trap?Tehran’s attempt to widen the conflict, drawing in multiple countries to maximise the political and economic fallout has caught the US off guardFri Mar 06 2026 - 06:00
€647bn in crime proceeds washed through Europe every year, conference toldNational payments convention hosted by BPFI hears about new EU crackdown on money launderingThu Mar 05 2026 - 18:54
Stocks recoup some lost ground as oil prices coolEuropean shares rally on Wednesday after two days of heavy lossesWed Mar 04 2026 - 18:14
First-time buyers with Government grants now 50% of Cairn’s customer baseDublin-listed homebuilder reports strong growth on back of exceptional demand Wed Mar 04 2026 - 16:35
Buoyant labour market keeps exchequer finances flowingGovernment collects €2.9bn in income tax in February, 10% up on last yearWed Mar 04 2026 - 16:30
Service sector growth slows amid ongoing cost pressuresElevated costs were linked to wages, pensions, energy and fuel pricesWed Mar 04 2026 - 06:00
Energy price jump ignites inflation fears as stocks dropUS stocks follow Europe and Asia lowerTue Mar 03 2026 - 17:54
Irish inflation at 2.4% as Middle East conflict threatens price shockLatest flash estimate for inflation indicated that energy prices went up by 0.4 per cent last monthMon Mar 02 2026 - 12:41
Cork ice-cream maker Silver Pail to be acquired by Spain’s Grupo AlacantFermoy business is the country’s largest ice-cream manufacturerFri Feb 27 2026 - 08:48
Aer Lingus on course to be Europe’s second largest transatlantic carrier Irish carrier benefits from favourable fuel pricing and capacity growth Fri Feb 27 2026 - 07:30
The weight-loss drug revolution looks like a winner for Ireland’s economyEli Lilly reconfigures Irish operation in anticipation of rapid demand for medicinesFri Feb 27 2026 - 06:00
Trump’s chaotic tariff polices are poisoning the global economyUS supreme court ruling raises fundamental questions about US trade deals and company-specific deals that have insulated Irish exportsFri Feb 27 2026 - 06:00
Richest 10% of Irish households command almost half the wealth Overall amount comes to €1.34 trillion or €245,000 per personThu Feb 26 2026 - 13:51
European shares close higher but trade uncertainty lingersStoxx 600 index reverses earlier declines to close 0.2 per cent higherTue Feb 24 2026 - 18:13
Irish exporters have no choice but to trade through tariff uncertainty, Ibec saysLatest ruling narrows potential paths US government has to achieve trade aims, employers’ group saysMon Feb 23 2026 - 17:08
US, European stocks rise after supreme court strikes down Trump tariffsGroups worst hit by tariffs among those to bounce following long-awaited ruling from top US court Fri Feb 20 2026 - 18:32
Why haven’t Trump’s tariffs caused a downturn in the US?Despite the negative predictions, the US economy is performing better than expectedFri Feb 20 2026 - 06:00
Government plans to spend almost 90% of corporate tax windfall, says Ifac Ifac economist Brian Cronin says Government plans to save just €1 out of every €8 generated by business tax out to 2030 Thu Feb 19 2026 - 16:03
These three US firms paid nearly half of State’s corporate tax in 2024Report by Irish Fiscal Advisory Council highlights ‘exceptionally concentrated’ nature of Ireland’s corporate tax baseThu Feb 19 2026 - 06:00
Cost of buying typical home in Dublin hits €500,000Home prices increased by 7% last year, CSO figures showWed Feb 18 2026 - 11:29
Iput raises €175m in new equity investment from CBRE Irish property firm says additional funding would be used to grow its Dublin office portfolioWed Feb 18 2026 - 07:34
Only solution to Trump is deeper EU integration, Letta saysFormer Italian prime minister Enrico Letta says Europe must move to one integrated market if it wants to compete with US and ChinaMon Feb 16 2026 - 18:21
Weekly earnings of IPA workers €544 in 2024CSO figures indicate 74.1% of International Protection Applicants (IPAs) in employment were maleFri Feb 13 2026 - 15:01
Swiss giant ABB acquires Dublin-based Premium PowerFinancial terms of the deal, which is expected to close in the first quarter of 2026, not disclosedFri Feb 13 2026 - 09:44
IFA’s ‘head-on-a-plate melodrama’ over Bord Bia chairman creates rift with GovernmentFarmers’ lobby backs itself into corner by demanding Larry Murrin be sackedFri Feb 13 2026 - 06:00
Mercosur deal may take up to two years to ratify, Burke saysEU’s trade deal with South America was referred to the European Court of Justice last monthThu Feb 12 2026 - 06:00
Too early to say whether measures to lure property investors back are workingHooke and MacDonald boss says new forward sales of apartments are still curtailed by viability issues Thu Feb 12 2026 - 06:00
Gabriel Makhlouf sticks to ECB line on rates as US tariffs help keep inflation anchoredTariff impact coinciding with marked fall-off in inflationWed Feb 11 2026 - 06:00
Central Bank boss urges Government to save more of State’s tax windfallGabriel Makhlouf declines to make clear whether he is seeking second term as governorWed Feb 11 2026 - 06:00
Live register total falls in January but rise in number of under 25s who are claiming While register is not an accurate measure of unemployment, it does track employment trendsMon Feb 09 2026 - 13:36
Explainer: One big reason why Ireland’s home-buying process is so fraughtESRI Research suggests bidding system may egg on prices and that many did not trust the processMon Feb 09 2026 - 13:15
Homebuying headaches and more DAA trouble for the ministerBusiness Digest: The best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business deskMon Feb 09 2026 - 06:32
Ireland’s bidding system for homes ‘driving prices higher’Tendency for offers to be pushed higher in open auctions managed by estate agents, reveals ESRI study Mon Feb 09 2026 - 06:00
Investment in hotel sector hits record level of €1.7bn on back of Dalata sale Savills Ireland report says revenue growth outpaced inflation for many hotel operators in 2025, despite slow start to the year Fri Feb 06 2026 - 13:40
‘Strong base from which to grow’: The rise, fall and revival of Irish whiskeySpread of fake Irish whiskeys during US Prohibition hit sector, but in recent years it has bounced backFri Feb 06 2026 - 06:00
Government collects €8.5bn in tax in January as Christmas sales boost VATDepartment of Finance says January is generally the strongest VAT month as it encompasses Christmas trading periodThu Feb 05 2026 - 16:38
ECB keeps rates unchanged despite stronger euroFrankfurt policymakers keep bank’s headline deposit rate steady at 2 per centThu Feb 05 2026 - 13:15
Unemployment rises slightly year on yearCSO indicates State’s youth jobless rate was 11.8 per cent in JanuaryThu Feb 05 2026 - 12:26
Disposable income in Dublin 12% higher than State average, CSO findsLimerick and Cork follow capital in CSO report with Longford propping up table as experts note higher costs in Dublin absorb additional income Wed Feb 04 2026 - 12:45
DCC shares soar on reassuring trading updateLondon-listed group maintains its full-year earnings guidanceWed Feb 04 2026 - 08:12
