News Residential building activity picks up by close to a fifth in first half – GeoDirectory The construction of residential buildings picked up quite substantially in the first half of the…splashJuly 28, 2022
News Slowdown may already be under way in domestic economy – Ibec A slowdown may already be under way in certain sectors of the domestic economy, according…splashJuly 28, 2022
News Cost of data breaches hits record high The global average cost of a data breach has hit a record high of $4.35…splashJuly 27, 2022
News EU to seek cuts in heating, cooling of buildings to save gas The European Commission is expected next week to ask EU countries to reduce heating and…splashJuly 27, 2022
News IMF cuts global growth forecasts, warns high inflation threatens recession The International Monetary Fund cut global growth forecasts again today, warning that downside risks from…splashJuly 27, 2022
News Switching activity drives mortgage approvals in June – BPFI The latest figures from the Banking & Payments Federation on the mortgage market point to…splashJuly 26, 2022
News House hunters have less spending power than a year ago – daftmortgages House hunters have €27,000 less spending power than a year ago, according to daftmortgages.ie. The…splashJuly 26, 2022
News Dublin Port volumes recover strongly in the first half of 2022 with growth up 10% Dublin Port volumes recovered strongly in the first half of 2022 with growth of 10.1%…splashJuly 26, 2022
News New digital training scheme launched for SMEs Google, Enterprise Ireland and the Local Enterprise Offices have partnered to launch a new digital…splashJuly 25, 2022
News Plan on reduction of greenhouse gas emissions delayed A plan to apply stringent greenhouse gas emission reduction targets on different parts of the…splashJuly 25, 2022
News Plans to extend DART to Maynooth and M3 Parkway Iarnród Éireann will lodge plans this week for the extension of the electrified DART network…splashJuly 25, 2022
News Euro gets boost after ECB supersizes rate hike The euro advanced against the dollar after Russia resumed gas supplies to Europe and the…splashJuly 22, 2022
News National Lottery ticket sales exceeded €1bn last year National Lottery ticket sales exceeded €1 billion last year, up 14.7% on the previous year,…splashJuly 22, 2022
News HBFI reports busiest 6 month period for loan approvals The state agency established to help fund the delivery of new homes grew loan approvals…splashJuly 22, 2022
News Used car asking prices now 64% above pre-pandemic levels Asking prices for used cars rose 29% in the year to the end of June,…splashJuly 21, 2022
News Consumer sentiment hits 21-month low in July Consumer sentiment has dropped to a 21-month low this month on broad based concerns about…splashJuly 21, 2022
News €5m in funding for new construction technology centre The Government has announced funding of €5 million over five years for a new construction…splashJuly 21, 2022
News Upskilling programme launched for bank staff A new upskilling programme has been launched to help financial services employees who will be…splashJuly 20, 2022
News ECB to discuss rate rise of 25 or 50 points on Thursday European Central Bank policymakers will discuss whether to raise interest rates by 25 or 50…splashJuly 20, 2022
News 57% of women in Ireland feel obligated to work while sick compared to 34% of men A new survey reveals that 57% of women in Ireland feel obligated to work while…splashJuly 20, 2022
News Recruitment squeeze felt by 63% of construction firms here Nearly two thirds of construction companies here are finding it difficult to recruit skilled workers,…splashJuly 20, 2022
News Mullingar film studio gets county council approval A new film studio in the midlands, which has been hailed as “transformative” for the…splashJuly 20, 2022
News €9.3m in funding announced for online retail Over 210 retailers are to receive €9.3m in grants through the latest round of a…splashJuly 20, 2022
News Hiring rate in first five months 27% higher than 2019 Hiring rates in the first five months of this year were on average 27% higher…splashJuly 18, 2022
News Business confidence plummets on inflationary pressures Business confidence here has dropped sharply to its lowest level since October of 2020 as…splashJuly 18, 2022
News Oil prices extend gains on weak dollar and tight supply Oil prices have extended gains, propped up by a weaker dollar and tight supplies that…splashJuly 18, 2022
News 200 new R&D jobs for Medtronic in Galway Medtronic is further expanding its presence in Galway with a $30m investment that will see…splashJuly 15, 2022
News Diageo to build new €200m brewery in Kildare Drinks company Diageo, which owns Guinness, is to build a new €200m brewery near Newbridge…splashJuly 15, 2022
News FinTrU to create 300 new jobs in Donegal Three hundred new jobs are to be created by regulatory solutions company FinTrU in Letterkenny,…splashJuly 15, 2022
News Euro clings to parity as markets await U.S. inflation data The euro hovered a whisker above parity to the dollar today, with traders wary of…splashJuly 13, 2022