Exchequer to end year €622m in deficit, ESRI warnsPublic finances will end the year in deficit as a result of a slowdown in the economy, while house prices will fall 3 per cent…Tue Jul 3 2007 - 01:00
Proposed solution to crisis may leave savers down 20%Pensions The proposal to introduce individual retirement accounts to solve the pensions crisis offers poor value for savers, …Tue Jul 3 2007 - 01:00
Warning on falling house pricesProperty Up to 60 per cent could be wiped off the real value of houses over the next eight years if the Republic's housing market…Tue Jul 3 2007 - 01:00
Trinity hopes to be blessed with IEX and AIM listingsTrinity Venture Capital (TVC) has confirmed that it is to seek a listing on the IEX market of the Irish Stock Exchange and the…Fri Jun 29 2007 - 01:00
Iseq climbs following US trading rallyMarket Report: A rallying US market on Wednesday evening spilled over into a positive day for the Irish Stock Exchange yesterday…Fri Jun 29 2007 - 01:00
Survey shows nervousness about investing in propertyThere is a growing nervousness among consumers about investing in property, with four in 10 people saying it is a bad time to…Fri Jun 29 2007 - 01:00
Irish banks suffer another bad dayIrish banks endured another bad day on the Irish Stock Exchange yesterday, with a negative trading update from British bank Northern…Thu Jun 28 2007 - 01:00
Decline in consumer sentimentThe election has not produced an economic "feelgood" factor among consumers, who became more pessimistic about their financial…Thu Jun 28 2007 - 01:00
Major review into how Ireland is marketed abroadTourism Ireland has announced a major review into how Ireland is sold as a tourist destination overseas, appointing an expert…Tue Jun 26 2007 - 01:00
Airlines criticised for 'rip-off' baggage chargesAirlines were criticised yesterday by Ireland's largest tour operator for having a "rip-off mentality" on baggage charges.Tue Jun 26 2007 - 01:00
DSG's Irish sales rise 8%Satellite navigation systems, flatscreen TVs and laptops helped electrical retailer DSG Ireland to an 8 per cent rise in sales…Thu Jun 21 2007 - 01:00
Exports up by 6% in first quarterExports increased 6 per cent in the first quarter of the year, but slipped back in April, according to the latest external trade…Wed Jun 20 2007 - 01:00
Interchem set to carry on tradingManagement at former Greencore subsidiary Interchem has decided to carry on trading following the food group's decision to quit…Wed Jun 20 2007 - 01:00
Firm to cut cost of switching mortgageA British company is claiming it will shake up the Irish conveyancing market by opening an office here.Tue Jun 19 2007 - 01:00
Creditors, advisers in talks on debt reformThe Money Advice and Budgeting Service (Mabs) and the Irish Banking Federation (IBF) are in talks to establish a new set of protocols…Tue Jun 19 2007 - 01:00
Department criticised over collapsed insurance firmThe Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment is sharply criticised in a report into the handling of collapsed British insurer…Tue Jun 19 2007 - 01:00
ISE introduces new stock weighting methodThere should be few surprises today as the Irish Stock Exchange (ISE) introduces a new methodology for calculating the weighting…Mon Jun 18 2007 - 01:00
Dublin the world's 16th most expensive city, survey findsDublin is the 16th most expensive city in the world and a more expensive place to buy a cup of coffee than London, Paris or New…Mon Jun 18 2007 - 01:00
Health insurance campaign a reminder on switching rightsConsumers will be reminded of their right to change health insurance plans without penalty in a new national information campaign…Mon Jun 18 2007 - 01:00
New Fyffes shipping link to AmericasFruit group Fyffes has started the first direct shipping link between Ireland and North and South America, with the first ship…Sat Jun 16 2007 - 01:00
AIB highest climber among financialsMarket Report: The banks put in a good performance on a positive day for the Iseq index of Irish shares, which moved up more…Fri Jun 15 2007 - 01:00
Irish Nationwide raises €1.3bn more in fundingIrish Nationwide Building Society (INBS) said it was happy yesterday with the progress it has made on its demutualisation programme…Fri Jun 15 2007 - 01:00
Dublin WestFine Gael gained a seat in Dublin West at the expense of outgoing TD Joe Higgins of the Socialist Party.Mon May 28 2007 - 01:00
Delayed payments harming Irish firms - studyThe strong economy is masking poor debt management by Irish businesses, according to a study by credit management services company…Fri May 25 2007 - 01:00
Shareholders approve €100m fundraising planShareholders in troubled luxury goods company Waterford Wedgwood have approved a plan to raise another €100 million through an…Fri May 25 2007 - 01:00
Bord Bia event showcases new food productsThe family meal is dying and cooking from scratch is "a disappearing skill", food producers were told yesterday at an industry…Thu May 24 2007 - 01:00
Business tourism 'to reach €1bn by 2013'Business tourism will be worth more than €1 billion to the economy by 2013, more than double its current value, according to …Wed May 23 2007 - 01:00
Positive day drives market up 1%Market Report: Elan, Tullow Oil, Smurfit Kappa, Irish Life & Permanent and Kerry were the main winners on the Irish Stock…Sat May 19 2007 - 01:00
Complaints to financial ombudsman rise by 21%Complaints to the Financial Services Ombudsman have jumped by 21 per cent in the first four months of 2007, according to the …Wed May 16 2007 - 01:00
Independent group executives share almost €7m pay packageSir Anthony O'Reilly was paid €1Wed May 16 2007 - 01:00
C&C sells soft drinks unit for €249mDrinks group C&C is to focus purely on alcohol following the sale of its soft drinks and bottled water division to Britvic…Tue May 15 2007 - 01:00
B of I more bullish on economyBank of Ireland's chief economist has hit out at recent negative forecasts for the Irish economy, saying they were not supported…Sat May 12 2007 - 01:00
Debit card giants face rival European planDebit card issuers Visa and MasterCard have shrugged off plans by a group of European banks to set up a pan-European debit card…Sat May 12 2007 - 01:00
Amarin turns to new drugs as losses increaseDrug company Amarin said yesterday that it had built a "valuable" development pipeline for new drugs, despite the recent publication…Fri May 11 2007 - 01:00
Republic slips 3 places in global competitivenessRising rates of inflation and a drop in investment by international companies have damaged Ireland's global competitiveness ranking…Fri May 11 2007 - 01:00
Ailesbury raises $20m for projectsIrish-owned property investment company Ailesbury Investments has raised $20 million (€14Mon May 7 2007 - 01:00
Two interest rate rises expected by September, warns DavyHomeowners should brace themselves for two further increases in interest rates between now and September, Davy Stockbrokers has…Mon May 7 2007 - 01:00
Unemployment rises to 4.3%The seasonally adjusted live register of people claiming unemployment benefit or assistance rose by 700 in April to 158,200.Sat May 5 2007 - 01:00
CRH gains as Ryanair drags Iseq downDublin report: The Iseq index of Irish shares was the poor relation of the European stock markets yesterday, being the only …Sat May 5 2007 - 01:00
CRH gains as Ryanair drags Iseq downDublin report: The Iseq index of Irish shares was the poor relation of the European stock markets yesterday, being the only …Sat May 5 2007 - 01:00
Unemployment rises to 4.3%The seasonally adjusted live register of people claiming unemployment benefit or assistance rose by 700 in April to 158,200.Sat May 5 2007 - 01:00
Prime investment hot spotGermany Germany is tipped by some pundits to head the list of investment hot spots for Irish investors, a remarkable achievement…Fri May 4 2007 - 01:00
The rain in SpainSpain: The original destination for sunshine-lovers fed up with slumming it with the masses in overcrowded holiday complexes…Fri May 4 2007 - 01:00
Top 10 tips when buying abroad• Be clear about what you want from your foray overseas: is it a holiday getaway or an investment wealth-generator?Fri May 4 2007 - 01:00
IAWS to list spin-off firm on Dublin and London marketsFood group IAWS is to seek a listing for its feed and fertiliser business Origin on the Irish Stock Exchange's IEX market and…Thu May 3 2007 - 01:00
Redundancies rose 15.1% year-on-year last monthThe number of redundancies rose 15Thu May 3 2007 - 01:00
Credit card debt up 20% to €2,698mCredit card indebtedness is increasing at its fastest rate in four years, but growth in outstanding mortgage balances has fallen…Tue May 1 2007 - 01:00
Coillte to target contracts for Olympics in LondonCoillte, the State-owned forestry group, yesterday said it would target wood panel supply contracts for the London 2012 Olympics…Thu Apr 26 2007 - 01:00