The Irish manufacturing sector showed further signs of recovery following the UK’s decision to leave the EU, with business conditions strengthening to the greatest extent in almost a year-and-a-half during
The number of mortgages approved rose by 30.8% year-on-year and increased by 2.0% month-on-month for the three months ending November 2016, according to the latest figures from the Banking & Payments
The wealthiest 10% of households own 52.2% of the total net wealth in the Euro area, except Lithuania, and Hungary and Poland, according to the results from the second wave
The economy is growing at a solid pace, and the quantity and quality of buildings and infrastructure delivered by the construction industry will play an important role in that economic
Monthly factory gate prices increased by 0.9% in November 2016, according to data released by the CSO on Thursday. This compares to an increase of 2.9% for November of last
Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Davy and Deutsche Bank were appointed as ‘Global Coordinators’ to assist in a potential future Initial Public Offering (IPO) of AIB, the Department of Finance
Over 99% of business in Ireland are Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SME), however these generate less than half (49.6%) of the Gross Value Added (GVA) in the Irish economy, while
Eight out of ten CFOs were confident about prospects for the economy in the year ahead, according to a survey executed in Summer 2016 by PwC. The survey report, released
The first interim dividend of 25% was paid to all admitted unsecured creditors of the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation (IBRC), the Department of Finance said on Tuesday. “The payment of
A record rise in new export orders was signaled as companies benefited from Sterling weakness in November, according to data from the Ulster Bank Northern Ireland PMI. The data also
The Construction Industry Federation (CIF) launched a website featuring career opportunities on Monday in the wake of a report that construction activity can sustain an additional 112,000 jobs up to
Irish construction firms continued to record strong activity growth during November, supported by a further sharp increase in new orders, according to the Ulster Bank Construction PMI released on Monday.
Dublin is the fourth most attractive city in Europe for real estate investment, according to an analysis by PwC and the Urban Land Institute (ULI) released on Thursday. Dublin saw
A research technical paper published by the Central Bank of Ireland on Monday, shows that the cost of bank finance “increased disproportionately for smaller enterprises” during the euro crisis. The
The Central Statistic Office released “Brexit: Ireland and the UK in numbers”, on Wednesday, December 7. The publication provides the available figures covering the main areas of Ireland’s engagement with
The Economic and Social Research Unit (ESRI) published a medium-term outlook for the Irish economy on Monday, December 5. Called “Ireland’s Economic Outlook: Perspectives and Policy Challenges”, the research uses
The European Commission and ECB finished the sixth post-programme surveillance review for Ireland on Friday, December 2, in which they said that Ireland’s economic prospects remained bright, but warned that
Irish consumers have remained cautious in the face of uncertain economic conditions, contrasting with changing attitudes in other areas, according to the November Consumer Sentiment Index, released by the ESRI
Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade Charles Flanagan led an Enterprise Ireland Trade Mission to Lyon, on Wednesday, November 30, focusing on the high potential Cleantech sector. Today he will
Net asset value of money market funds (MMFs) in Ireland decreased by €16 billion to €444 billion in September 2016, according to statistics on money market funds during the third
2016 is set to be the best year ever for Irish tourism, surpassing all previous records, according to Tourism Ireland who launched its marketing plan to promote Ireland as a
Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation Mary Mitchell O’Connor attended a day-long meeting of EU Single Market Ministers in Brussels on Monday, November 28, to support the proposal for an
Preliminary estimates released by the Central Statistics Office on Friday, November 25, show that average weekly earnings and average hourly
A report by PwC and the World Bank Group, released on Tuesday, November 22, says that Ireland is the most
Dublin-headquartered medical device company Medtronic reported the financial results of its second quarter on Tuesday, November 22. The company reported
The Department of Finance announce on Thursday, November 17, that they have launched a competition to appoint investment banks to
Research by Knowledge Transfer Ireland found that 748 collaborative new research agreements between research performing organisations and industry were signed
Figures released by the Central Statistics Office on Thursday, November 18, show that 14,270 days were lost to industrial disputes
136 new office buildings, totaling more than 12 million square feet, are planned to be built in Dublin over the
Preliminary figures released by the Central Statistics Office on Tuesday, November 15, indicate that Ireland’s seasonally adjusted trade surplus will
Minister Mary Mitchell O’Connor has announced that new legislation will allow Irish SME’s involved in research and development activities to
After Brexit, the Central Bank has revised its growth projections for the Irish economy for the next year.
According to Investec’s latest Purchasing Managers’ Index, the service sector is experiencing growth. It showed that this sector has been increasing in activity for the past 47 months.
While the service sector is expanding, the travel and leisure sector fell. New businesses rose significantly in the past month as well.
Many of Ireland’s largest companies are seeing downgraded stock ratings as recent analysts are predicting lower earnings as a result of the Brexit.
The business sector in Ireland is preparing for the blows that the economy will face after hearing the results of the Brexit vote.
New construction for a commercial property company is expected to create 150 jobs for Cork as they are looking for employees to run the new data center.
Argos total sales have risen by 2.6% in the past 13 weeks due to the rise in online sales.
According to the latest Purchasing Managers’ Index, growth in Manufacturing rose to an eight month high in March. Expansion has slowed compared to
Political and economic reunification of both the North and South of Ireland could potentially deliver a €35.6bn boost in GDP
New preliminary figures from the Central Statistics Office show that GDP increased by 7.8% for the whole of 2015. This
Property website MyHome.ie has predicted another year of “robust” house price growth this year on the back of rising incomes
According to a survey by consultant company, Mercer, salaries in Ireland are forecast to rise by over 2% in 2016.
The Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) has forecast that the economy will grow by 6.7% this year and close
Business group Ibec has improved its GDP forecast for the Irish economy this year, and now expects it to grow
The Irish economy is expected to grow by almost 6% this year, according to a new forecast. The EY Economic
OPEC appeared unlikely to cut oil production to lift languishing prices at a meeting in Vienna on Friday, potentially worsening
Irish shoppers are expected to spend €100 million (or €4 million an hour) on Black Friday, but only 35% of
Recruitment company CPL Resources announced the creation of 200 skilled, operational roles across the Group’s extensive branch network in the
Swiss bank, Credit Suisse, is on course to become the first international bank to set up a major trading floor in
Today Fiona Hyslop, the Scottish Cabinet Secretary for Culture, Europe and External Affairs announced the appointment of John Webster to the new
Bank of Ireland said it approved €3.6bn of new credit for Irish business in the nine months to the end
Sales at Kildare Village are at a record high as they increased by 17.7 percent in the year to date
The Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland (SBCI) is to make lending of €50m available to small and medium-sized businesses looking
HBAN, a joint initiative of InterTradeIreland and Enterprise Ireland responsible for the all-island promotion of business angel investment, today announces
Aircraft leasing is a multi-billion euro industry yet it paid €23m in Irish corporation tax last year. Ireland is home
Philip Lane, an economics professor at Trinity College Dublin, has been named as the new Governor of the Central Bank.
In a note circulated this morning Conall MacCoille said the just-published White Paper on Estimates of Receipts and Expenditure showed
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3.5% GDP Growth Forecast for 2017
The ERSI forecast GDP growth at 4.2 percent for 2016, and 3.5 percent for 2017 in the Quarterly Economic Commentary for Winter 2016, published on Thursday. The report notes that