Female participation in Irish workforce jumps 90% since 2000
More than 1.3 million women were employed in second quarter of 2026
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Data gives optimistic view of Irish housing sector that few want to hear
A glowing review of Ireland’s home-building sector presents headaches for Minister for Housing James Browne
NTMA prepares for bond sale amid wider market turmoil
The US government bond market is in flux and threatens to spill into Europe
Is it time to dissolve the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council?
State budgetary watchdog has long been a singular voice of fiscal rectitude, but is routinely ignored by Government
Ifac takes aim at Government’s Alice in Wonderland budgeting
Budgets are drawn up and delivered every October only to be torpedoed by spending overruns, council says
Actions fail to match words among DCC investors objecting to deal
Sale of shares at levels below an offer they dismiss as not good enough adds to summer turmoil at listed targets
Gift cards a poor option in tight retail market
Harvey Nichols collapse a timely warning for Irish consumers who hold millions of euro on gift cards
Bond investors dismiss Trump administration’s ‘band-aid on a bullet hole’ intervention
Record US debt, persistent inflation and concerns over economy’s health are weighing on bondholders
Stripe hits the acquisition trail, but will it work?
Company spending billions on AI and and possibly billions more on PayPal
What would it take for you to change your EV charging habits? The ESB wants to find out
Company has teamed up with Cork-based Ohme to research EV charging habits
US borrowing costs jump as investors fret about inflation and debt
Interest rate attached to 30-year US government bonds jumped to highest level since 2001
Harvey Nichols Dundrum was kept on life support for 20 years. But could it still have a future?
Dundrum Town Centre opened in early 2005 with Harvey Nichols as an anchor tenant but the British department store was consistently loss making here
Fed chief Warsh’s hawkish credentials on the line in advance of inflation data
Biggest clue as to US central bank’s direction to come after emergence of July numbers this week
Crisis-stricken Volkswagen is emblematic of Germany’s ailing economy
German car maker plans to lay off 100,000 employees, a sixth of its global workforce
What does billionaire Dart plan to do with his Flutter shares?
Cayman Islands based investor has economic interest in close to 30% of Paddy Power owner
Re-turn disputes its own figures as questions over executive pay persist
The non-profit behind the deposit return scheme feels it’s inaccurate for media to report figures from its own annual report
The banker who never took his bonus
Over Nama’s 16-year lifetime, boss Brendan McDonagh never took pay he was due
Ornua and Tírlan at loggerheads over US butter deal
Tírlan, one of Ornua’s largest suppliers, has separately signed a deal with US retailer Costco
US Federal Reserve’s direction of travel on interest rates has rarely been this opaque
Markets are expecting bank to hold rates steady but some believe a rate hike isn’t off the table
Dublin exchange faces Iseq 20 crisis as ICG eyes exit
Is it time for Euronext Dublin to do away with the Iseq 20 and replace it with an Iseq 15 or Iseq 10?
How bad would an AI crash really be for Ireland?
Department of Finance’s attempt to gauge potential damage is limited but useful
Ireland has been lucky with Trump tariffs so far, but for how much longer?
Latest tariff barrage won’t impact EU or pharma but shows Trump can change tack at a stroke
Samsung bets even bigger on foldable phones
Korean giant plants its flag with Apple set to release its first foldable iPhone
Tax and spending plans in budget will become a little clearer this week
While the Government is seeking to control overruns, backbenchers want tax and spending giveaways
Chipmaker rout delivers dose of reality in markets
Investors have been living in a fantasy this year in the face of troubling global developments
China makes its latest play to become dominant player in AI
China has formed the World Artificial Intelligence Cooperation Organization, based in Shanghai, to promote AI governance
Irish lenders to gain little from key part of EU banking competitiveness plan
Central plank of reform limits ability of national regulators to require banks to hold extra capital on top of EU-wide rules
High streets recover but Irish shopping centres struggle for tenants
Rebound in the market post-pandemic has been uneven and left some landlords with difficult units to let
Iarnród Éireann takes the mickey... in more ways than one
Poking fun at the Cork hurlers’ misfortune might come better from a group less prone to service hiccups
Spain shrugs off Trump’s latest threat to cut off trade with US
US president called Spain a `terrible partner in Nato’ at Ankara summit
Irish home completions predicted to hit 75,000 units a year, but not until 2035
Davy says long wait will leave a shortfall of about 210,000 homes by then
Broker downgrade extends AIB share dip from post-crash high
Analyst says bank’s valuation ‘looks toppy’ as he warns recent good run ‘could be as good as it gets’
New Fed chief seeks to end forward guidance
Warsh believes forward guidance boxes the Fed in and makes it harder to shift course
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