News ECB could still cut rates despite oil market volatility, policymaker Villeroy tells FT The European Central Bank can further cut interest rates at a time of huge volatility…splashJune 24, 2025
News How did Ireland become Europe’s second most expensive country? Analysis: We’re near the top of this league table due to economic growth, rising demand,…splashJune 24, 2025
News Most workers expect pay rise this year – survey Six out of ten workers in Ireland expect a pay rise this year, according to…splashJune 23, 2025
News Will Iran-Israel conflict mean a rise in Irish petrol prices? Analysis: Two key factors will determine if oil prices – and the price you pay…splashJune 23, 2025
News House asking prices rose by average of 12% in last year Asking prices for houses have risen by an average of 12.3% to €357,851 in the…splashJune 23, 2025
News UK budget deficit undershoots official expectations Britain’s government borrowed less over the first two months of the 2025/26 financial year than…splashJune 20, 2025
News EU increasingly resigned to 10% baseline tariff in US trade talks, European sources say European officials are increasingly resigned to a 10% rate on “reciprocal” tariffs being the baseline…splashJune 20, 2025
News First time buyer property and mortgages rise significantly – BPFI One in three first time buyer (FTB) homes were valued over €400,000 in 2024, three…splashJune 20, 2025
News US added over 1,000 new millionaires a day last year – report Wealth grew disproportionately quickly last year in the US, where over 379,000 people became new…splashJune 19, 2025
News Swiss National Bank cuts interest rates to zero The Swiss National Bank cut its interest rate to zero today in response to falling…splashJune 19, 2025
News Central Bank revises down housing and growth forecast The Central Bank is revising downwards its forecast for how many homes will be built…splashJune 19, 2025
News Climate body recommends rise in grants to buy EVs The Climate Change Advisory Council (CCAC) is recommending that the Government provides an additional €10,000…splashJune 18, 2025
News Transatlantic airfares slump as Europeans skip US travel Airfares from Europe to the United States have dropped to rates not seen since before…splashJune 18, 2025
News Amazon’s corporate workforce may shrink as AI takes over routine tasks Rollout of generative AI and agents will reduce Amazon’s total corporate workforce in the next…splashJune 18, 2025
News Household saving rate slows to 14% in first quarter New figures from the Central Statistics Office show that households saved 14% of their income…splashJune 17, 2025
News Minimum standard of living costs rise by almost 20% since 2020 – SVP Essential minimum living costs increased by 1.8% in the past year with a cumulative increase…splashJune 17, 2025
News State sells final AIB shares 15 years after banking crisis The State has sold its remaining shares in AIB, Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe said…splashJune 17, 2025
News 29% of adults in Ireland couldn’t go a full hour without internet – survey A new survey reveals that 29% of adults in Ireland said they could not last…splashJune 16, 2025
News ECB should neither signal pause nor rate cut, Nagel says Euro zone inflation is now on target and no sustained undershooting is likely but the…splashJune 16, 2025
News Did Ireland’s ‘bad bank’ NAMA work? At the height of the financial crisis in 2009 Ireland set up the National Asset…splashJune 16, 2025
News Fall in number of homes approved for planning permission The number of homes approved for planning permission fell by 2.5% in the first three…splashJune 13, 2025
News Annual inflation slows to 1.7% in May – CSO New figures from the Central Statistics Office show that the annual rate of inflation slowed…splashJune 13, 2025
News Ireland, Switzerland added to US Treasury monitoring list No major US trading partner manipulated its currency in 2024, the Treasury Department said in…splashJune 13, 2025
News NAMA to return €300m more than expected to Exchequer NAMA, the State body responsible for handling property loans from the financial crisis, plans to…splashJune 12, 2025
News Central Bank warns of impact of US tariffs on Irish economy The Central Bank has warned about the effects of global uncertainty caused by US tariffs…splashJune 12, 2025
News Wind farms provided 33% of Ireland’s electricity so far this year Irish wind farms have produced 33% of the country’s electricity since the start of the…splashJune 12, 2025
News World Bank slashes global growth forecast as trade tensions bite The World Bank has slashed its global growth forecast for 2025 by 0.4 percentage point…splashJune 11, 2025
News Significant drop in people buying health insurance – HIA There has been a significant drop-off in the number of people buying health insurance, according…splashJune 11, 2025
News Data centre electricity usage increased by 10% from 2023 to 2024 – CSO The amount of electricity used by data centres increased by 10% between 2023 and 2024,…splashJune 11, 2025
News €40m paid in Residential Zoned Land Tax, according to Revenue Revenue has announced that approximately 1,800 Residential Zoned Land Tax returns have been filed to…splashJune 10, 2025