Fresh Covid onslaught sends consumer sentiment down

Latest KBC Bank Ireland index suggests consumers have scaled back expectations

Covid-19 crisis likely to make home-buying more exclusive – survey

While some see home-buying as a priority, others are more financially constrained

Consumer sentiment nosedives again amid fresh spike in coronavirus

Public mood plummeted ahead of move to Level 5, KBC Bank Ireland index shows

Almost half of Irish consumers to rely on State pension when they retire

Survey finds worrying disconnect between expectations and planning for retirement

Consumer sentiment falls again amid new spike in Covid-19 cases

Having risen for three straight months, KBC Bank’s latest index dips in August

Ryanair to cut 250 office jobs as passenger numbers collapse

Airline already negotiating with unions to reduce pilot and cabin crew staff by 3,000

Dublin estate agent offers free accommodation to hospital workers

Initiative matches vacant properties with healthcare staff who need to live away from home

Irish consumer confidence plunges as coronavirus bites

Latest monthly index drops nearly eight points as consumers digest possible fallout

Irish consumer sentiment lifts as Brexit crash-out threat declines

KBC Bank Ireland/ESRI consumer sentiment index jumps to 77 points in November

Change in homebuyer behaviour causing slowdown in sales, says KBC economist

Austin Hughes says buyers increasingly want to future-proof their home purchases because of dysfunction of the market

‘Boris blues’ sends Irish consumer sentiment to five-year low

Latest barometer slumps as prospect of no-deal Brexit looms on horizon

Sterling could move to parity with euro ‘and beyond’ if Brexit turns ‘messy’

Investec currency analyst predicts another major slide in event of no-deal exit

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Irish analysts broadly agree on likelihood of some type of reversal for economy

Strong retail sales suggest Irish consumers unperturbed by Brexit

When car sales are excluded, spending rose by 8.2% in March, highest rate in three years

Dublin house prices more than nine times the average salary

Capital’s housing market may have reached ‘peak affordability’ as median prices rise to €370,000

Consumer confidence slumps amid Brexit uncertainty

KBC Bank/ESRI consumer sentiment index falls to 86.5 in February from 98.8 in January

Consumer sentiment inches up in January despite Brexit worries

Latest barometer suggests consumers are still very cautious about outlook for economy

Property prices up by 13% in year to April

Demand still far out-strips supply but Central Bank rules could start to curb inflation

Irish consumer sentiment falls to four-month low

Fall mirrors declines in similar measures of consumer well-being in US and UK

Consumer sentiment falls as consumers fail to really feel recovery

Latest KBC Bank/ESRI consumer sentiment index shows decline in month of February

Ryanair rejects claims its pilot pay negotiations are ‘a sham’

Airline’s HR director questioned in continuing action against pilots’ group

Surprise as consumer sentiment hits 18-month high

Upswing comes despite low expectations from budget and worries over Brexit

Irish consumer sentiment hits highest level in 16 months

‘Surprisingly strong’ June results reflect improving Irish economy, says KBC analyst

Irish consumer sentiment dips amid uncertain outlook

Latest barometer detects slight fall but authors suggest consumers remain optimistic

Only 1 in 4 consumers report upturn in financial circumstances

Sentiment regarding employment and general economy improved despite concerns

Trump ‘honeymoon’ lifts Irish consumer sentiment

KBC Bank/ESRI index records biggest monthly increase in two years

Irish consumer sentiment bounces back from Brexit dip

Survey suggests consumers buoyed by absence of major fallout from UK vote

Irish consumer sentiment rises as job prospects improve

Latest survey conducted before result of the UK’s referendum on EU membership

Consumer sentiment weakens sharply in wake of election

Darker mood among consumers linked to prospect of prolonged political uncertainty

Consumer sentiment at strongest since February 2001

New survey shows households are optimistic despite concern over global economy

Widow of man killed at Loughgall can challenge inquest decision

Anthony Hughes and eight IRA members killed by undercover soldiers in Co Armagh in 1987

Dip in consumer sentiment blamed on post-Christmas blues

Latest latest KBC Bank/ESRI Consumer Sentiment Index falls in February

Consumer sentiment at highest since January 2007

New survey emphasises that an improvement in circumstances is uneven

Examinership helps save 1,204 jobs in first half of the year

Study shows 794 jobs saved in second quarter as companies concluded examinership process

Irish consumer sentiment falls sharply in May

All five index components decline, the first time this has happened in sixteen months

Spike in consumer sentiment comes with weather warning

Economist says lift in public mood linked to period of exceptionally good weather

Employment activity on the up - survey

Lay-offs down but emigration poses problem

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