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European Commissioner for Competition Margrethe Vestager. Photograph: Olivier Hoslet/EPA

Ireland set for courtroom showdown over €13bn Apple tax case

Economy
Joe Brennan
September 17, 2019, 00:15

EU’s second-highest court to hear arguments from teams representing Ireland and Apple

Specialist beef production is the most common farm type or activity but also delivers the worst returns. Photograph: Alan Hopps via Getty

Hard Brexit could drive a third of Irish farms out of business

Economy
Eoin Burke-Kennedy
September 17, 2019, 00:01

Central Bank research says beef and sheep farms the most economically vulnerable

Figure comes on the back of another surge in exports of medical and pharmaceutical products

Irish exports hit near record €13.6bn in July despite global slowdown

Economy
Eoin Burke-Kennedy
September 16, 2019, 11:59

Strong trading performance comes amid ongoing Brexit uncertainty

The State’s tourism sector could be in decline, according to the boss of Fáilte Ireland, resulting from the Government’s decision to increase the hospitality VAT rate in last year’s budget

Dublin’s labour market, tourism declines and tariff concerns

Economy
Michael McAleer
September 16, 2019, 06:37

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Mobility is a concern for consumers in the North too, with 60 per cent worried about cross-Border travel. Photograph: Niall Carson/PA Wire

NI consumers fear Brexit will leave them worse off, research finds

Economy
September 16, 2019, 03:29

A majority of people surveyed are worried about Brexit effect on buying groceries and fuel

Forty per cent of those surveyed felt they were likely to save more as a result of Brexit concern. Photograph: iStock

Investor sentiment dampened in August over Boris Johnson ascension – BoI

Economy
Peter Hamilton
September 16, 2019, 02:29

Bank says saving sentiment improved in the month with favourable economic conditions

There were roughly two unemployed people for every job vacancy in Dublin, the study found. Photograph: Getty

Dublin labour market now as tight as central London, study finds

Economy
Eoin Burke-Kennedy
September 16, 2019, 02:28

Research suggests high-demand areas are finance, skilled construction, IT and health

French economist Thomas Piketty has transformed our understanding of inequality via an extraordinary research programme.

Chris Johns: Tech monopolies are getting away with financial murder

Economy
Chris Johns
September 15, 2019, 12:33

Piketty’s call for more aggressive redistribution may finally be answered by politicians

Paschal Donohoe will pay a full Christmas social welfare bonus this year in the forthcoming no-deal Brexit budget, the Sunday Times states.

Voters opt to forgo tax cuts but Christmas bonus will survive

Economy
September 15, 2019, 12:12

Seen & heard: Wetherspoon boss plans Irish expansion as Dolan bids to buy Coppers

The Government has highlighted its concerns that proposals for a EU-wide aviation tax pose cost and access issues for Irish citizens. Photograph: Getty Images.

Ireland fears EU aviation tax could pose cost and access issues for citizens

Economy
Joe Brennan
September 14, 2019, 13:13

Finance ministers discuss plan to simplify bloc’s complex fiscal rules at Helsinki meeting

Robert Watt: ‘The cost-benefit analysis of significant investment in rail, and I’ll get shot for saying this, is challenging.’ Photograph: Jenny Barker

New spending rules promised after broadband and hospital sagas

Economy
Eoin Burke-Kennedy
September 13, 2019, 20:16

Senior civil servant acknowledges State has had difficulties delivering big capital projects

Prof Kieran McQuinn of the ESRI said modelling the impact of a no-deal Brexit was extremely difficult. Photograph: Jenny Barker

Brexit may have stopped Irish economy from overheating – economist

Economy
Eoin Burke-Kennedy
September 13, 2019, 19:40

ESRI’s Kieran McQuinn says uncertainty has cooled consumption and investment

Ready to depart the euro zone stage: ECB president Mario Draghi Photograph: Bloomberg

Draghi has done his bit – now it’s over to Germany to save the euro

Economy
Joe Brennan
September 13, 2019, 17:09

Market Beat: The outgoing ECB president has long been calling on governments to start spending

Russian media magnate Alexander Lebedev calls for more transparency over tax avoidance.

Lebedev says Ireland facilitates ‘global financial apartheid’ with tax avoidance

Economy
Mark Paul
September 13, 2019, 15:30

One-time oligarch controls Independent and London Evening Standard titles in UK

Photograph: iStock

Malta must do more to fight money laundering, says European watchdog

Economy
September 13, 2019, 14:31

The country’s financial system dwarfs that of other EU countries despite population of 420,000

Apple Sales International paid less than €10 million of corporate tax in Ireland in 2011.

Apple’s impending €13bn tax appeal has huge implications

Economy
Patrick Smyth
September 13, 2019, 13:43

Case is of massive significance for Ireland and for the policing of state aid by the European Commission

European Stability Mechanism managing director Klaus Regling hailed Ireland’s economic development.

ESM chief warns Ireland of twin Brexit and overheating risks

Economy
Joe Brennan
September 13, 2019, 13:27

State has had ‘fantastic development’ since exiting bailout, Klaus Regling says

The global clampdown on multinational tax avoidance has precipitated a massive transfer of assets to Ireland which is expected to continue well into next year.

Looming closure of tax loopholes prompts surge in asset transfers

Economy
Peter Hamilton
September 13, 2019, 12:53

State’s economy grew three times faster than euro-zone average in second quarter

Emerald Contact Centre will employ 340 staff in Waterford by 2021.

Call centre group to create 200 jobs in Waterford

Economy
Peter Hamilton
September 13, 2019, 10:01

Emerald Contract Centre will increase its headcount to 340 by 2021

Property prices in Dublin are now falling for the first time in seven years, according to the official figures

Dublin house prices fall, Stillorgan redevelopment, and what a no-deal Brexit means

Economy
Michael McAleer
September 13, 2019, 06:35

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