IPAV says rules should be tweaked to allow people borrow 4.5 times their income

If a longer term appeals, there are a number of things to consider before taking the plunge

Reopening grant and tax concessions needed after Covid-19 shutdown, says confederation

Government urged to designate bookshops essential service, as in France and Italy

Hospitality group is suing Government for compensation over shutdown of its sector

Minimum purchase reduced from €175 to €75 to support Covid-hit tourism and retail

Economist Jim Power says scheme in Brexit legislation will risk the loss of €108m to business

One4All firm proposes €2,000 wages go in tax-free vouchers to boost shops and hospitality

Economist’s analysis estimates turnover had initially fallen 95% for most operators

Restaurants Association of Ireland says landlords need to reduce their commercial rents in line with business turnover

Opinion: Many establishments can be saved but only with State supports

Coach sector calls for bailout to help save the 1,720 operators who carry over 27m passengers per year

Economist warns it may take two years for restaurants to see pre-Covid business levels

It is essential for the social, economic and financial wellbeing of the overall economy, that this crisis is not followed by a period of fiscal austerity like 2007/08

You might not have to take the horse to France to get consumers to spend again

Short memories about cost of past excess mean we are doomed to repeat mistakes

Target to have 1 million EVs on roads by 2030 ‘near impossible to achieve’, conference told

With a number of State supports available, now may be the right time to buy

Irish motor industry warns of massive job losses if taxes on new cars rise in the budget

Obama’s UN ambassador on her traumatic Irish childhood, Trump and ‘that’ interview