Ian Curran

Ian Curran

Ian Curran is a Business reporter with The Irish Times

Slowdown in mortgage approvals despite ‘strong’ demand for home loans

First-time buyers continue to dominate market but mismatch between demand and supply persists

House prices edge higher as available secondhand properties tumble - Daft.ie

Second-hand market remains ‘tight’ and has not recovered from the pandemic

Shares tread water despite hawkish central bank comments

Iseq index underperformed its peers, shedding 0.1%

Irish inflation picks up again in September

Rising energy and food prices drive headline price growth

Revenue booms at luxury Ashford Castle estate

Business booms even as hotels on estate struggle to find housing for staff

Comer-linked firm told to demolish two London apartment blocks

Planners found the quality of residential accommodation lower than perceived in the original plans for the scheme

Consumers favouring secondhand goods amid cost of living crisis, survey finds

PayPal says clothes, books and furniture are the most popular categories of preowned items

Profits rebound at Ashford Castle Estate

Revenue at five star hotel surpasses pre-Covid levels

Charlie Chawke pub business takes €2m property write-down

Publican paid €22m for two-acre site at The Orchard Inn in 2005

Lidl agrees €60m deal with O’Brien Fine Foods

Irish firm to supply cooked meats in Ireland, UK and mainland Europe

‘Strong’ recovery at Merrion Hotel sees revenue rise above pre-Covid levels

Having dropped to zero during the pandemic, occupancy levels climbed to 80% last year

‘Small number’ of jobs to go at Irish Distillers amid reorganisation

Parent group Pernod Ricard announced plans to simplify global structure in August

Aircoach sees post-Covid bounce as revenues climb to €26.2m

The private coach operator swung to a €1.6m profit last year after losing money in 2021

Average price of three-bed semi in Ireland rises above €300,000 for first time since 2007

Average prices in Dublin rose to €504,167 in past three months

Donegal communications firm launches ‘Ireland’s first’ online PR service

Web-based toolkit allows firms to manage strategic communications and improve web presence, says founder