News Number of female business leaders continues to rise, but slowly – CSO New figures from the Central Statistics Office show that Irish businesses continue to increase female…splashSeptember 12, 2023
News Lack of state support a barrier to fintech expansion – report A lack of government support for growth and innovation has been identified as a major…splashSeptember 11, 2023
News Oil prices ease but supply cuts keep Brent above $90 a barrel Oil prices eased today as a stronger US dollar and economic concerns in China weighed…splashSeptember 11, 2023
News 64% of consumers buy sustainable goods, cost an issue Two thirds of Irish consumers buy sustainable products sometimes or often, a new survey has…splashSeptember 11, 2023
News Texts and phone calls down, data usage up A new report reveals that mobile phone users are sending less texts and making less…splashSeptember 8, 2023
News Euro zone economy grew just 0.1% in second quarter The euro zone economy grew by a mere 0.1% in the second quarter, lower than…splashSeptember 8, 2023
News Higher mortgage rates, oil costs push inflation to 6.3% Inflation rose at an annual rate of 6.3% in August, up from 5.8% in July,…splashSeptember 8, 2023
News Women encouraged to consider construction careers The shortage of construction workers is one of the biggest challenges facing the building industry…splashSeptember 7, 2023
News Commercial vacancy rate hits 14.1% – highest on record There were 29,798 vacant commercial units recorded across the country between April and June. There…splashSeptember 7, 2023
News National Broadband Plan marks 50,000th connection in Cork The company marked the latest milestone in the NBP rollout at a farm in rural…splashSeptember 6, 2023
News Euro zone August downturn deeper than was thought – PMIs The decline in euro zone business activity accelerated faster than initially thought last month as…splashSeptember 6, 2023
News Banking industry’s new support measures for mortgage customers The main Irish bank and non-bank lenders have agreed a new set of criteria designed…splashSeptember 6, 2023
News Activity in Ireland’s service sector continues to grow The latest Purchasing Managers Index from AIB marks two and a half years of successive…splashSeptember 5, 2023
News Study reveals stress and financial woes facing workers Many employees are increasingly feeling cash-strapped as inflation continues to impact their ability to spend,…splashSeptember 5, 2023
News Corporation tax take in August down over €1bn on last year The amount of corporation tax collected in August was over a billion euro less than…splashSeptember 5, 2023
News ‘Concerning gaps’ in pension coverage – CCPC The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) has said that research it has carried out…splashSeptember 4, 2023
News Deposit rates finally rise but ‘the devil is in the detail’ When the banks published their half year results in the early part of last month,…splashSeptember 4, 2023
News Economy sees growth of 0.5% in second quarter – CSO The economy continued to grow in the second three months of the year, according to…splashSeptember 4, 2023
News AIB and EBS increase rates on saving accounts AIB has become the latest bank to increase its interest rates on certain savings products,…splashSeptember 1, 2023
News NTMA to increase State Savings interest rates The National Treasury Management Agency said it is increasing the rates that apply to new…splashSeptember 1, 2023
News Motorists facing hike in petrol and diesel prices Motorists are facing a hike in the cost of refuelling their vehicles from midnight tonight,…splashAugust 31, 2023
News Reduced 9% VAT rate to expire at midnight The reduced 9% VAT rate for tourism, hospitality and some other services will expire at…splashAugust 31, 2023
News Inflation rises to 4.9% in August – flash estimate An initial estimate for inflation, measured by the Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP), shows…splashAugust 31, 2023
News Europe’s bumper Q2 puts global dividend payouts on track for record year Companies around the world are on track to pay investors a record $1.64 trillion in…splashAugust 30, 2023
News McGrath: Excise duty hike will go ahead in September Minister for Finance Michael McGrath has confirmed that the planned hike in excise duty will…splashAugust 30, 2023
News European car sales rise 15% in July, EVs up nearly 61% European new car registrations jumped 15.2% in July, the 12th consecutive month of growth as…splashAugust 30, 2023
News Irish economy tops OECD league table for growth in Q2 Ireland recorded the highest level of economic growth in Gross Domestic Product terms among OECD…splashAugust 29, 2023
News Annual retail sales up 5.9% in July, CSO figures show The volume of retail sales increased by 5.9% in the 12 months to July, new…splashAugust 29, 2023
News €17m fund for community-based tourism projects A fund of €17 million for private and community-based small tourism projects is opening for…splashAugust 29, 2023
News Third of workers do not feel companies treat everyone fairly A third of workers in Ireland do not feel their organisations treat everyone fairly according…splashAugust 28, 2023