Fergal O'Brien

Business Correspondent

Close-up of female driver holding steering wheel in a car while locating with GPS navigation on screen. Car rental. Car insurance.

Average cost of motor insurance was €655 last year

The average price of motor insurance during the first half of last year was €655, which is 4% higher than the previous year.

Business • 31 Mar

Mortgage approvals reach almost €1.2 billion in February

New figures show the number of mortgages approved in February was up on the previous month and up on the same period last year, according to Banking & Payments Federation Ireland.

Business • 31 Mar

Dublin property price increase moderates to 4.8%

The annual rate of price increase in the Dublin residential property market has moderated for a fourth quarter in a row, according to property advisors DNG.

Dublin • 31 Mar

33% increase in overseas visitors year on year, CSO

There was a 33% increase in the number of foreign visitors to Ireland in February compared with the same month last year.

Business • 30 Mar

Minister 'satisfied' fuel cuts are passed to motorists

The Minister for Transport has said the government is "satisfied" that the tax cut on fuel is being passed on to motorists.

Business • 27 Mar

A close up picture of scrambler bike tyres

Ban on scrambler bikes set to come into force next week

A ban on the use of scrambler bikes in public spaces is set to come into force next week.

Politics • 27 Mar

Arrivals sign at the airport, Dublin, Ireland

Passenger cap removal 'possible' by September - minister

The Minister for Transport has said it "is possible" that the legislation to abolish the passenger cap at Dublin Airport will be in place by September.

Ireland • 27 Mar

Figures from FraudSMART show that companies impacted by email-related scams suffered average losses of more than €22,000

Email-related scams cost Irish SMEs €19m over two years

Small and medium-sized Irish businesses lost almost €19 million in email-related scams over the past two years.

Business • 27 Mar

The average listed price nationally of a three-bed semi-d in the first quarter of this year was €435,000

Home list price average rises, rate of increase slows

The average home list price nationally rose by 3.7% during the last year, according to the latest sales report from Daft.ie.

Business • 26 Mar

Cap would result in 'fewer flights', warns Ryanair CEO

The chief executive of Ryanair has warned that if the Dublin Airport passenger cap was to be reinstated it would result in "fewer flights" and "higher fares".

Ireland • 25 Mar