News Residential vacancy rate falls to new low of 3.8% The national residential vacancy rate fell to a new low of 3.8% in the final…splashFebruary 19, 2025
News Exports hit record level of €224 billion last year, with exports to US up 34% – CSO Exports of goods from Ireland to the US surged by 34% last year, driven by…splashFebruary 18, 2025
News Household spending pace accelerates in January Bank of Ireland said its customers increased their debit and credit card spending in January,…splashFebruary 18, 2025
News Record employment levels in state agency supported firms New figures show that jobs in client companies of Enterprise Ireland, IDA Ireland and Údarás…splashFebruary 18, 2025
News EU poll shows strong support for AI protections at work A new Europe-wide survey shows strong public support for EU action to address the risks…splashFebruary 17, 2025
News Grid capacity prevents more wind energy savings Spending on gas for electricity in Ireland was cut by almost one billion euro last…splashFebruary 17, 2025
News Cabinet to discuss move to allow local authorities zone more land for housing Local authorities will be able to zone more land for housing under changes to the…splashFebruary 17, 2025
News The price of romance on the rise, CSO figures show New analysis from the Central Statistics Office has found that the cost of a typical…splashFebruary 14, 2025
News Euro zone industry shrinks faster than feared in December Euro zone industrial production shrank by more than expected in December, indicating that the sector’s…splashFebruary 14, 2025
News Reduced VAT rate should concentrate on food and catering sectors – Donohoe Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe has said that the promised VAT reduction for the hospitality sector…splashFebruary 14, 2025
News Rents should be freely adjusted between tenancies, OECD recommends Rents should be freely adjusted between tenancies in a significant change to existing restrictions, a…splashFebruary 13, 2025
News Introduction of tariffs not good for Ireland, IDA chief told Briefings for the CEO of the IDA said he needed to be prepared for questions…splashFebruary 13, 2025
News Irish mortgage rates at lowest level since April 2023 – Central Bank New figures from the Central Bank show that the average interest rate on new Irish…splashFebruary 13, 2025
News Flexible work remains essential for attracting talent – study Recruitment firm Cpl has released its salary guide for 2025 detailing the expected pay levels…splashFebruary 12, 2025
News Tánaiste to attend EU trade meeting on US tariffs Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Harris will join an emergency meeting of EU…splashFebruary 12, 2025
News Irish CEOs optimistic about economy’s growth this year Three quarters of Irish CEOs expect economic growth to pick up in the coming year,…splashFebruary 12, 2025
News Govt examines introduction of ‘reference rents’ system The Government is examining a recommendation in the Housing Commission’s report which backed the introduction…splashFebruary 11, 2025
News US tariffs will have some ‘secondary effects’ on Irish economy – Taoiseach Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said there would be some “secondary effects” on the Irish economy…splashFebruary 11, 2025
News Potential replacement of GMT for Ireland to be discussed at forum The potential replacement of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) with a domestic Irish equivalent will be…splashFebruary 11, 2025
News Mortgage switching activity picks up again as rates fall Mortgage switching activity is growing again as customers try to take advantage of falling European…splashFebruary 10, 2025
News Oil prices climb as investors weigh new US tariffs Oil prices moved higher today even as investors weighed US President Donald Trump’s latest tariff…splashFebruary 10, 2025
News New registry to clamp down on scam text messages The Commission for Communications Regulation (ComReg) is setting up an SMS Sender ID Registry to…splashFebruary 10, 2025
News Significant rise in car and home improvement loans – BPFI There has been a significant jump in the number of people borrowing money to buy…splashFebruary 7, 2025
News Tax take rises in January There was a further payment of €1.7 billion from Apple’s tax money into the Government’s…splashFebruary 7, 2025
News Highest earnings for workers in non-EU multinationals – CSO Workers in non-EU multinational companies accounted for the highest average earnings in 2023, according to…splashFebruary 7, 2025
News Positive outlook for tourism in 2025 – Fáilte Ireland Fáilte Ireland drove over 1.2 million referrals from its website and social media channels to…splashFebruary 6, 2025
News Ireland will need to build 93,000 homes a year up to 2031 – Davy Ireland will need to build 93,000 homes a year meet demand between now and 2031,…splashFebruary 6, 2025
News Services growth slows abruptly in January, PMI shows The country’s services sector grew at its slowest pace in nine months in January as…splashFebruary 6, 2025
News Over 500,000 people missing out on tax refunds – Revenue More than half a million people are missing out on tax refunds, according to estimates…splashFebruary 5, 2025
News New electric vehicle registrations up 20% in January – SIMI New figures from the Society of the Irish Motor Industry show that electric vehicle (EV)…splashFebruary 5, 2025